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Arkansas Is Cutting Sports to Win at Football But That Rarely Works
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Arkansas Is Cutting Sports to Win at Football But That Rarely Works

Arkansas Razorbacks On SI·Andy Hodges·29 days ago
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There's an old saying in coaching circles that you can throw all the money in the world at a football program and still lose every Saturday if the right people aren't making the right decisions. Arkansas seems determined to test that theory in real time. The Razorbacks have made it abundantly clear that football is the revenue engine, the brand and the identity of the athletic department. That's not exactly breaking news in Fayetteville. The latest chapter in the Hogs' pursuit of SEC relevance involves something that tends to make people uncomfortable by cutting back on other sports programs to funnel more resources toward the football operation. It's a strategy that sounds logical on a spreadsheet and looks a whole lot messier when real student-athletes lose their scholarships and competitive opportunities. History isn't particularly kind to this approach. Schools have tried it before. The results are mixed at best and genuinely painful at worst.…

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