The Southeastern Conference is rich, and the old saying that the rich get richer is very true this summer. The conference's revenue-sharing program, thanks to some huge TV contracts with CBS and ESPN, went up 57 percent compared to a year ago, according to figures released by the SEC this afternoon...
Read More Post a comment (1)Remember the Arkansas hockey club we were talking about not that long ago here on the Slophouse and WholeHogSports.com? Well, after maneuvering through a web of red tape, the club will be the recipients of a generous donation from the kind folks at Woopig.net. You may remember the story of the Ice...
Read More Post a comment (2)Arkansas' 19 athletic programs are nowhere to be found this year among the top 10 percent of scores based on the multi-year Acadeic Progress Rate, according to the NCAA. The women's golf team had scored a perfect 1,000 the previous five years, earning NCAA Public Recognition Awards every year, but that...
Read More Post a comment (0)The departure from the Southwest Conference to the Southeastern Conference won't soon be forgotten by many Arkansas fans. And it's one that may be re-lived or, in the very least, remembered in the coming months and years as expansion becomes a hot topic again across the country. Frank Broyles, the man...
Read More Post a comment (2)If the Big Ten makes the move toward a significant expansion to 14 or 16 teams, Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long believes the SEC is in good position to follow suit if push comes to shove for league commissioner Mike Slive. "The SEC, we're in a position of strength," Long told...
Read More Post a comment (0)South Carolina Coach Steve Spurrier was asked Thursday for his take on the possibility of the Southeastern Conference expanding in the future if the Big Ten goes forward with its own expansion as most believe is inevitable. And the Head Ball Coach didn't hesitate to stir the pot. "I don't know if...
Read More Post a comment (22)The Arkansas club hockey team didn't have its best day on the ice Wednesday in a 7-1 loss to Colorado in the first game of pool play at the American Collegiate Hockey Association national championships. "It kind of falls in the overarching category of, 'mom told me there would be days...
Read More Post a comment (2)In my opinion, Fayetteville is a beautiful town, one which has everything you want from a big city when it comes to entertainment but without the horrendous traffic jams and crime rate. Apparently this, along with other amenities, has led Forbes to list the city in its top 10 college towns....
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Arkansas athletics director Jeff Long still strongly supports Coach John Pelphrey, and believes the coach deserves time to turn the basketball program around. And success, Long said, will return to the basketball court in a "reasonable amount of time." But it won't be this year or next year, the athletics director...
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