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When John McDonald was the coach he won 11 cross country, 10 indoor and 19 outdoor national titles.  I realize expecting another coach to do the same is asking a bit much.  However, the current head coach Bucknam has not won 1.  Shouldn't we expect more from our elite program?  Who thinks it is time to hire a new coach?

The other day, many athletes came together themselves to march and/or share their thoughts on social media during this pandemic in reference to social injustice.  My emotions are mixed. These athletes have a platform that most African Americans don't.  They play in a sport that is followed by millions of people.  While unarmed black men and women were being killed by police and nothing was being done, Kaepernick chose to use this platform as a means to bringing attention to racial profiling, police brutality social injustices in this country.  However white America decided to make it their narrative instead.  While he took a knee quietly during the anthem on the field the voices of white fans and this President yelled their displeasure and turned it into disrespecting the flag.  Few black athletes took a knee with him concerned more about their pay checks than what was happening in the rest of the world.  Soon their after, Kaepernick was black balled...

There is a SERIOUS problem with college football. Here are some interesting statistics I looked up. African Americans comprise 12% of the population in the US. They make up 60% of athletes that play football. In college FBS approximately 30% assistant coaches are African American. And there is less than 10% that are Head coaches. Black players have historically been steered away from positions that are direct lines to high-profile assistant coaching jobs. It’s called racial stacking, when minority groups are disproportionately relegated to lesser roles. The most visible example is black quarterbacks being moved to less-central positions. Data on 1,006 high school football players who did not play multiple positions and went on to power-conference college teams. Of black players who played QB in high school, 62% changed positions in college, per the study. Some moves are in the best interest of players, but only 16% of white QBs changed positions. Researchers found 22% of all players...

We can use this to as current blog thread for any topic / new while everything is suspended due to Coronavirus etc. Also to be used to just check in in general. Be safe.

Who:  #11 Arkansas Razorbacks (19-12) vs #6 South Carolina When:  Thursday – March 12 – approx. 8:00 pm (CT) Who:  #11 Arkansas Razorbacks (19-12) vs #14 Vanderbilt Commodores (11-20) What:  Round 1 of the 2020 SEC Championship When:  Wednesday – March 11 – approx. 8:30 pm (CT) Where:  Nashville, Tenn. – Bridgestone Arena (20,000) How (to follow): –  TV:  SEC Network (Tom Hart, Andy Kennedy, Jon Sunvold, Alyssa Lange) ^  CLICK HERE  to Watch ESPN/SEC Network Online –  Radio:  Learfield IMG College Razorback Sports Network (Chuck Barrett and Matt Zimmerman) ^ Listen to Razorback Sports Network Online:  CLICK HERE –  Sirius/XM:  Sirius: 138 – XM Channel 190 – Streaming Online on channel 961 –  Live Stats:   SEC Tournament Central –  Arkansas Game Notes:  CLICK HERE – Vanderbilt Game Notes:  CLICK HERE – SEC Interactive Bracket:  CLICK HERE Versus Vanderbilt This w...

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=401166391 Must win game on the road.  Laid an Egg in Athens against Georgia.  Need this win badly to go into SEC 4-1 of last 5.

2/29/20 @ 5:00 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=401166393