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RB Kody Walker of Jefferson City, Mo. will visit the Arkansas campus tomorrow. He’s expected to choose between Arkansas and Missouri on Aug. 14.
DL Demarcus Hodge of Monroe, La. said in a text message on Thursday that he would be visiting Ole Miss today.
Late last night, LB Shaq Roberson of Reeltown, Ala. said in a text message that he talked to Razorback LB coach Reggie Johnson Thursday afternoon and planned to talk to him again today. Nothing is official as of 4:58 p.m. today.
DE Jordan Williamsof Gainesville, Fla. said Arkansas is one of his top three schools but isn’t ready to make his decison just yet.
The 16-under Arkansas Wings Elite lost to defending National Champion All Ohio Red 78-62 last night. The Wings were to play the Illinois Rising Stars for 3rd place at 12 20 central today. Archie Goodwin had 22 points and 7 rebounds while Dashawn Watkins added 16 in the loss to All Ohio Red.
** 8:14 UPDATE **
The 17-under Arkansas Wings Elite defeated Mississippi Lighthouse 84-65 to advance to the Elite 8 in the AAU National Championship Tournament in Orlando, FL. The Wings were led by Ky Madden with 16 points, David Rivers and Aaron Ross added 14, Hunter Mickelson and Archie Goodwin added 10 each. The Wings will play Long Island Lightening Saturday at 11:15 a.m central time with the winner advancing to the Final Four.
** 10:30 ** UPDATE
DL Demarcus Hodge said he enjoyed his visit to Ole Miss but Arkansas is still at the top of his list.
Comments
Thanks you Richard.
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I really hope we can land thes guys. Im marking August 14th on the calender right now. Is there any word on when Demarcus Hodge or Barron Dixon may decide?
Rumor is our defensive depth just got worse. Some guys in trouble and may be suspended. DL and safety.
Id love to land Hodges, Williams, and Walker.
Roberson: meh
Im with you TRJT.
Is Goodwin now playing with the 17=under team since the 16 under team is out?
Scout has Roberson as a commit.
Rivals doesn’t show that Ark has even offered Roberson but Recruit map also has Ark as offering. Scout says
Ht: 6-4 Wt: 220
2009: An All-State performer and the Class 2A Lineman of the Year as a Junior. Roberson was a big reason why the Reeltown Rebels won a state championship. Roberson made 152 tackles, 12 sacks, and picked off three passes in his first season playing linebacker.
Maybe we snagged a sleeper 25 minutes from Auburn. I’d love that.
ESPN show him as a verbal too. Rodney should like another LB recruit. I wonder if this is a guy who just hasn’t gone to the camps to get rated. Good size and stats.
I don’t care who’s offered him. All-State as a Junior and he’s 6-4 220? Let him get 12+ sacks again this year and see who’s all on him. I’m pretty sure we signed a guy in the last class that was 2A lineman of the year as a Junior and he was a “must get.” And you can bet that Alabama’s class 2A is probably more stacked than Arkansas’. This cat could be a monster if we can get him on campus.
Cmon Demarcus. Do the right thing.
Bama fans on tiger droppings say that class 2A is tiny and that the high school Shaq goes to is a complete dump. If the kid is just above average then he will dominate the opposition at this level.
I trust our coaches ability to evaluate and coach talent. I’ll sight Chris Smith as an example. He was a sleeper until he won the Defensive MVP at North Carolina’s All Start game and then everybody wanted him. I keep hearing that Mr. Smith is going to see playing time early.
Tiny and a complete dump but not similar to Junction City, AR?
bc is right. Penn St. tried to jump on the action late in the recruiting process, but Chris Smith stayed firm with the Hogs.
Were getting in on better and better defensive players with every recruiting class. Personally, I don’t see what the big fuss is all about.
6-4 220 and 4.6 sounds good to me… I do wish we had a better Def Coor to develope the young man though.. The Rivals and Scout crap is way overated! Not unless YOU are Alabama, Florida, Ohio St, and USC.. Then your players go from 2 or 3* to 4 and 5*..? But I would like to see us start getting those guys.. WIN WIN WIN HOGS!
We will be better on defense this year. Better than Auburn, Ole Miss and Miss. St. in the West, and better than SC, Kentucky and Vandi in the East, maybe even Tenn.
Yeah bc I do like us getting our 1st LB on the board.. Now just 2 more LBs atleast.. Anthony Wallace is our #1 LB must get! Also I like D Hodge being A RAZORBACK! The MORE D the Better!
Idk about SC Gonzo…? Ellis Johnson is OUR old #1 coach, O and he is a heck of a coach and SC has some D Studs. But I agree on those others.. I hope we are atleast 6th in the SEC in DEFENSE!
Ellis Johnson inherited a veteran defense when he left the Hogs for SC.
Willy Robinson inherited almost nothing. That’s why we started so many Freshmen that year. (2008)
The stats didn’t reveal it, but we were much improved on defense in ’09, compared to ’08.
If you look at the Texas A&M, Auburn and Florida games early on last season, we improved drastically over any game on the slate you can find in 2008. Basically, we sucked in 2008.
The reason for the dropoff later on in the season is because of depth.
If there is no depth, a defense will not sustain in this brutal league.
The main reason for our lack of depth wasn’t talent, but mostly guys who weren’t ready to contribute. (example) Terrell Williams in the Georgia game was completely lost as a True Freshmen, but the coaches had no one else to play at the time. That’s just the way it was.
This year will be much different. Maybe not in a dominant way, but much different.
Well said sir!
Unfriggin believable ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100731/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_rams_bradford_5
Rivals and Scout has Shaquille Roberson comitted to Arkansas.
I think Richard is waiting for the “Official” word before post him as a commit. Writers tend to look uninformed when the have to back up.
I don’t care how talented you are at anything. No one should make that much money, while we have people right here in our very own country starving to death. Redicules.
This is the very reason why I quit watching professional sports.
When the ordinary citizen attains this kind of money, the large majority of these people put themselves above everyone else, including the law.
78 million and i can’t afford air for my wheelchair tires.
rather have kelvin fisher
Unfriggin believable ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100731/ ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_rams_bradford_5
By Ron in Germany on Jul 31, 2010
This is just ridiculous. I too have mostly lost interest for pro sports for this reason. It really pisses me off that we have young men & women protecting our country and being killed for it while their families do without here in our own country but someone that can throw a football or baseball makes in a day what they make in a year + some. It’s just wrong and is just another sign of why our culture and country is in the shape it’s in. I for one am sick of it and am offended. I fully understand it’s a business and they should be compensated for their athletic skills and work but it’s gotten out of hand.
That really pushed a button if you couldn’t tell.
Just curious. Why did this specific one raise y’alls protest signs?
*y’all’s
Last year the #1 overall pick Stafford got 41 million in guaranteed money. This year Bradford got a 20% increase on that ! Give me a break !!!!!!!!!
Nobody, and I mean NOBODY is worth that kind of salary. And like the article says. He hasn’t even played a single down in the NFL.
There is only one way to put a stop to this madness. Stop supporting the pro sports teams alltogether. Don’t go, don’t buy, don’t watch. Money talks ! ! !
I personally don’t, but do any of you go to movies? Sometimes, $20 mil per or more for the lead actors. That means you support that.
I like my baseball. Salaries are crazy. I can’t bitch though, because I watch it and therefore help supply the $ for it.
It is odd that no one is bitching about the owners that are making the business decision that it is a good thing for them to pay these types of salaries. Think about it. Who is really making the $ on these deals?
Ron, I was typing (slowly) while you were posting.
It’s just wrong and is just another sign of why our culture and country is in the shape it’s in. I for one am sick of it and am offended. I fully understand it’s a business and they should be compensated for their athletic skills and work but it’s gotten out of hand.
By Hog n OKC on Jul 31, 2010 @ 2:05am
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It’s not just in the states. Take a look at the premier soccer league salaries in England. Basketball salaries in Spain and even here in Germany. The whole pro sports world is out of control.
By the time Alex Rodriguez is finished he will have made over 1/2 a Billion dollars in salary alone, not including endorsements. The Billion with a “B” people !
The average fan cannot even afford tickets to go see these (overpaid) athletes.
It’s not limited to Athletes either. Movie stars, Singers and CEO’s are right up there with em. Whew ! I need a xanex or somethin’.
LOL Randy, well we are thinking alike anyway.
Does that scare you????
We’d all be better off going back to the horse ‘n buggy days.
At least back then everyone worked for what they got.
That’s the problem with people these days. If your not seriously educated, your slaving economically for the ones who are.
LOL, I was talking to an old timer when I was young and we were talking about his old truck. I remarked: They sure don’t make em like that anymore. Then he said: No they don’t, Thank God !
Does that scare you????
By RazorRandy on Jul 31, 2010 @ 2:41am
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I’m shakin in my boots !
We’d all be better off going back to the horse ‘n buggy days.
At least back then everyone worked for what they got.
That’s the problem with people these days. If your not seriously educated, your slaving economically for the ones who are.
By GonzoHog on Jul 31, 2010 @ 2:44am
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Watch “The Book of Eli”. We’re gettin there
Was that a movie? With highly paid actors?? I’m stickin’ to my baseball right now.
Touche’
About the defense:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/426640-college-football-10-teams-that-must-improve-on-defense-for-bcs-hopes
Humor me
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/426201-top-10-douchiest-coaches-in-college-sports
Ron that was some weak stuff about CBP. They used basically the same event for their last two points. Who has not made a decision that they regretted. CPB will keep making lists like this for a while. At Ark he has been nothing but a class act. I kind of hope he keeps showing up on lists like this. Maybe he will think he has something to prove and stay at Ark longer.
Not that I don’t absolutely love the fact that the Titans are suing Kiffin, but why did Louisville not sue Atlanta for “luring Petrino to break his contract?”
I’ll never forget the Falcon’s DB “his name escapes me” who ripped Petrino citing the “team-concept” of football. Yup, this guy was a real authority of the team-concept having skippped out of all voluntary and involuntary workouts, mini-camps, and practices since he wanted more money. Yup, a real team player.
Rodney I agree that Wallace and Hodge would be great pickups. With them in a year or two we could be looking good in the middle of our D. Roberson has some real impressive stats 2A or not. Seems if I was an opposing coach it would be hard not to notice one player on a 2A team playing like that and avoid him. Either he is a good player or all the coaches he played against were sleeping.
Ellis Johnson took SC from a terrible defense to a good one in a year. I don’t see how we will be better than them this year. I think we will be better. The coaching staff has said a lot about individual D Line players improving in the spring and summer. Someone one commented about freshmen QBs running all over or defense in the spring game. The first half was low scoring as I remember and the O had a hard time moving the ball. That could be showing us signs of improvement. I’m hoping make that praying that moving Crim to safety stops two-thirds of the long plays we gave up last year.
Drive time was talking about us giving up 18 plays of 20 yards or more last year that ended in a score. If we could even knock that down to half that and keep our red zone defense and turnover ratio from last year we could be much improved. I think drive time said if you took those plays out it dropped our yards per game by almost 60. That may be all it takes to move our defense up to the middle of the pack in the SEC.
I believe the CB was named Hall.
I had decided to write my first article and since you guys are the ones I chat with I thought you would be the first I share it with ?
Please give me some feed back, thoughts. Thanks !
Are you ready ? By: Ron Manley
A lethal aerial assault lead by All-American Heisman Candidate QB Ryan Mallett will be complimented by the #1 ranked receiving corps in the entire nation consisting of Childs, Wright, Adams, and Hamilton. Then toss in All-American Tight End Williams. Can you say “WOW” boys and girls?
The running game that includes the hard nose backfield quartet of Johnson, Green, Wingo and Davis are expected to blow up this fall.
The special teams received a badly needed shot in the arm with the recruitment of a booming punter and kickoff man in Hocker. The addition of Camara could provide the field goal unit with the consistency it so desperately needs.
Now comes the defense lead by All SEC DE Bequette, but make no mistake, this defense will be different. Gone are the days of undersized, undermanned, and under confident men on the field. In comes a new era for Razorback defense. It is big, lean and fast and with 2 to 3 years of experience in each position going 2 deep. This defense will step up to the challenge of getting off the field to let the offense “Light it up”
Razorback fans have longed for the day when we took the field and expected to win. Our time has come so “Get Ready”
Last year the #1 overall pick Stafford got 41 million in guaranteed money. This year Bradford got a 20% increase on that ! Give me a break !!!!!!!!!
Nobody, and I mean NOBODY is worth that kind of salary. And like the article says. He hasn’t even played a single down in the NFL.
By Ron in Germany on Jul 31, 2010 @ 2:21am
You guys sound like those clowns in Washington.
It is called capitalism – If you don’t like it go somewhere else. There are millions climbing over that wall to get a shot at it!
oldhog, Remember the housing bubble. Over priced over valued realestate that then went bust. We are in the midst of a pro-athlete bubble. Over priced over valued. I think it is more a sign of our culture shift than capitalism. Athletes have not always been so over valued.
Guys, which do you think is fairer. A CEO making millions off of your hard work and paying you just enough to keep you on the job; Or the ath getting paid market value even it it is millions. Also, nice articule Ron.
Guys, the NBA is starting to show signs 0f overpayment to its stars. Baseball is not so far behind. Both have priced themselves out so far as the average fan going to the games with his family. NFL is still thriving, but for how long? The average fan cannot spend more than his weekly salary to take a family to a game. TV is starting to pull back; look out!
So, Archie can now play with the U-17 wings because his U-16 team lost?
Capitolism doesn’t work when slimeballs are in charge. That’s why we now have something like 20% of the nation’s population controlling all the wealth, with the other 80% just trying to survive.
They don’t believe in God, just more money.
Athletes wouldn’t be getting paid so much if there wasn’t consumer demand for professional sporting events. In the United States, we have a great deal of disposable income thanks to our great wealth, and so a lot of that money goes towards entertainment. When the Super Bowl is the most watched TV event, tickets sell for hundreds or thousands of dollars, and advertisement time is sold for millions of dollars, then of course you’re going to be paying the athletes that make all of that possible very large salaries. And of course they deserve it… these guys literally sacrifice their bodies for their jobs. It’s a game, but it’s a hard and punishing game.
Anyway, it all boils down to supply and demand. There aren’t many professional-caliber athletes, but there are lots of people who want to watch those athletes play their sport. That means lots of $$ for those few athletes.
Guys, which do you think is fairer. A CEO making millions off of your hard work and paying you just enough to keep you on the job; Or the ath getting paid market value even it it is millions. Also, nice articule Ron.
By jamhog on Jul 31, 2010 @ 9:43am
they’re equally fair.
In reality, there’s nothing fair about either one.
What happens to the guy born without legs? Does he get an equal shot at making this kind of money?
I bet he sits around all day thinking: “Yeah, I sure do feel sorry for those guys driving around in their BMWs, Ferraries, Jaguars and Bentley’s.” “They sure got it rough.”
What happens to the guy born without legs? Does he get an equal shot at making this kind of money?
By GonzoHog on Jul 31, 2010 @ 11:33am
Not in football, but he could invent the next Google or something and make way more than a guy that can run with a ball.
Life is just like John Wayne said ” Life is tough, its a lot tougher if you are stupid.
John Wayne lived his prime back in the days of pride, honor and respect for doing things right.
Where do you see this in todays society? MTV?
I agree with you life is tough, oldhog, not arguing with you there. It just doesn’t have to be as tough as what we’ve made it.
Sound, christian values mean nothing anymore. I think we can all agree on that.
I don’t the question is about fairness, I believe no matter if your a CEO or a great athlete you should take as much as is offered to you. Maybe the question is Why would it be offered in the first place.
Will the Rams get a 78 mil. dollar return on their investment?
arkfan4life,
As long as there are people dumb enough to keep paying that kind of money for tickets, rather than spend it on the important things in life, the answer to your question is simple, yes they will.
It’s like being addicted to smoking. Your going to smoke, regardless of the price. It’s stupid, but your going to do it anyway.
How ’bout gambling?
How ’bout renting porn flicks?
How ’bout buying a sports car you can’t afford?
How ’bout drinking a 30-pack in front of your kids every weekend?
No one needs any of them. They’re just dumb enough to believe they do.
lol gonzo, now i feel kinda sorry for your kids.
My kids are fine young men. I raised them that way. They don’t need anyone’s pity.
Hey guys,
If we could get the discussion back on the topic of recruiting for a bit…I’m really impressed with Horton, Petrino and staff and their obvious initiative. Seems like they understand exactly what kind of player they want, and they go after them, regardless of whether or not we think they have enough stars, other offers, etc.
However, I am concerned a bit by a couple of things:
- the lack of stars and other offers these commits are receiving (I know I just contradicted myself from the earlier statement)
- and still the lack of defensive linemen and linebackers
We’ve only got what, 10-12 more spots? Are we going to give the rest of them to defense? And, again, I’m not so worried about stars, but you know people will gripe come Signing Day if we’re not in the top 25 again. And, let’s be honest, I’m sure Florida and Alabama coaches dont’ necessarily pay attention to stars either, but they only seem to get four or five star recruits. See a difference?
Just some thoughts….
Capitolism doesn’t work when slimeballs are in charge. That’s why we now have something like 20% of the nation’s population controlling all the wealth, with the other 80% just trying to survive.
They don’t believe in God, just more money.
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No what we have currently is Corporatism, huge difference. Just looks the same if you don’t look at it with both eyes.
Capitolism created this corporatism you speak of. One eye should be all you need to see this.
Jay, it’s possible that we sign 28 this year, so we have more than 10-12 spots.
Let’s get back to talking football shall we?
I ran across these two articles a while ago. Kind of interesting.
http://arkansas.scout.com/2/987443.html
Here’s another:
http://arkansas.scout.com/2/987403.html
How many people were after Jerry Rice out of high school? Some coaches see potential that others miss.
Wasn’t their a LB from FL we signed and planed on grey shirting this year?
planned*
To Gonzo
But if you keep both eyes open you can avoid the slide into corporatism. As a question meant in good faith and not in disdain I must ask what would you like to see done?
Bog Boi, you’re thinking of Montaque Mack. He went to the same school as Marquel Wade.
*Big Boi. Sorry about that. I’m on my wife’s netbook. This tiny keyboard is killing me.
Thx Daniel M., Ppl shouldn’t forget about him as a LB commit in this class.
Richard, have you heard anything on the Kody Walker visit so far?
Sound, christian values mean nothing anymore. I think we can all agree on that.
By GonzoHog on Jul 31, 2010 @ 12:58pm
Matt 20:15 “Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?” The words of Jesus when he tells about workers grumbling about their pay when they got what they agreed to work for and the workers who only worked an hour got the same amount. Very powerful thought.
This year the defense will move faster, hit harder and cover better. We now have depth that was sorely missing the past two years. Our team now knows the Petrino system. We WILL win the SEC West and possibly the whole enchillada. This is my opinion, now everybody else…FALL IN LINE
Political and religious discussions on our sports blog. It must be July. This is absolutely the worst time of the year for a sports fan who’s not a big baseball fan.
Just 5 more days before practice begins on Thursday Aug 5th. WE CAN MAKE IT, I think.
Oh, and oldhog. Thanks for the advice about if you don’t like how your country is being run you can just leave it. The old Ron Kovic mindless sound bite. That would be great advice if this were a dictatorship. But since it is a democracy and the middle class is beginning to educate itself with the advent of computers, internet, etc. and are starting to vote in line with their own economic self interest instead of being manipulated by the rich and powerful, I think we will just stay here and change it into what we want. Isn’t that how it’s supposed to work?
just saw on CBSC while watching LSU vs Ole miss that Roberson committed to Ark.
Right there with ya Roger. There are just so many things falling into place; coaching stability, 3 years in the same system, so much experience returning, best talent at the most important position, great skill players, more depth on defense with JUCO and freshmen secondary knowing the system better now, everyone is healthy (need to stay lucky here of course).
I keep thinking our thinest area is DE and maybe LB but that depends on how the non-contributors from last year have improved to be able to contribute this year, i.e. Colton Nash, Caleb Evans, Austin Moss, Jermaine Love. Practice will be interesting because we will start to see some answers to these questions.
Very cute, oldhog. I wonder if Jesus new any millionairs back in the day? I’m quite sure he would have supported them 100%, correct?
Matthew 22:15-22 NIV
15Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words. 16They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You aren’t swayed by men, because you pay no attention to who they are. 17Tell us then, what is your opinion? Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
18But Jesus, knowing their evil intent, said, “You hypocrites, why are you trying to trap me? 19Show me the coin used for paying the tax.” They brought him a denarius, 20and he asked them, “Whose portrait is this? And whose inscription?”
21″Caesar’s,” they replied.
Then he said to them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
22When they heard this, they were amazed. So they left him and went away.
I believe Caesar was a “millionaire”.
Backwater, this a republic, not a democracy. “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America AND TO THE REPUBLIC…”
the greatness of our country is that anyone can be anything if they work hard and make the right decisions. To be upset at rich people for being rich is, well, unAmerican.
That’s all I got to say about that. If you want to respond or further discuss this my
email is mrprfct@live.com
the greatness of our country is that anyone can be anything if they work hard and make the right decisions. To be upset at rich people for being rich is, well, unAmerican.
By MRPRFCT on Aug 1, 2010 @ 6:30am
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i couldn’t agree more.
i get upset when people put money before all other things, but not all “rich” people are that way….
Rich people don’t get rich without taking the poor man’s dime.
If that’s being American, you can count me out.
No need for futher comment. This will be my last on this subject.
According to an article in Hogs Illustrated, RB Bryce Brown is leaving the Tennessee program.
The report said coach Dooley would not release him from his scholorship, but Brown decided to leave school anyway.
Brown’s brother is a LB at Kansas St. It’s possible he could transfer there and pay his own way.
It seems strange to me this kid isn’t getting more interest from div.1 schools.
http://arkansas.scout.com/2/987946.html
Rich people don’t get rich without taking the poor man’s dime.
If that’s being American, you can count me out.
No need for futher comment. This will be my last on this subject.
By GonzoHog on Aug 1, 2010 @ 6:50am
You sound like Karl Marx, Vlad Lenin, Joseph Stalin, Aldolf Hitler, and Barack Obama. They believe in “redistribution of wealth”. They’re all socialist too. Socialism is anti-American.
Gonzo, I saw Brad in person at the FCA combine and he’s a beast. I’m shocked we haven’t offered him.
You sound like Karl Marx, Vlad Lenin, Joseph Stalin, Aldolf Hitler, and Barack Obama. They believe in “redistribution of wealth”. They’re all socialist too. Socialism is anti-American.
By MRPRFCT on Aug 1, 2010 @ 7:46am
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you forgot Barak Hussein Obama, he’s a socialist as well – and very deserving of inclusion in that list.
maybe if i read the list instead of listening to her i would’ve seen that you DID include BO – my apologies, i’ll try to do a better job of keeping up.
<<<knows why Shearen is not being offered…the same reason Kissinger and a guy that was 6'3" -220 from last year's list is/was not offered.
My guess on why Shearin and Kissinger have not been offered.
Could be Grades are an issue.
Could be coaches are after other LB’s they see as better.
Could be Coaches want to see more.
And it could be for reasons we haven’t considered.
That’s weird. Mrp responded to a post of mine that I can’t see in the thread anymore?
Anyway, Mrp, you need to read people’s post a couple of times before responding as you are constantly mis-representing blogger comments and then arguing against your mis-representation.
I never said I was upset at rich people so why do you lie on this blog saying that I did? I don’t feel picked on because you do it to others as well.
I said that the middle class needs to educate itself to act and vote in their own economic self interest, like educated powerful rich people have been doing for decades. And that I felt encouraged that they were starting to do just that.
One example and then like Gonzo, oldhog and Ron, I’ll get off this subject as it doesn’t really belong here.
The most relavent tax rate of the wealthy is the long term captial gains rate. Guess what the rate is Mrp. It’s 15%.
Do you know what the tax rate is for the middle class after 30 something thousand in income is? It’s 28%. Then throw on payroll taxes that come right off the top and you are at 36%.
Who do you think has had the most influence on determining tax rates, the middle class or the wealthy and powerful?
You bring a lot of good info to this blog on the hogs, but you are concentrating too heavily on slamming other bloggers. Let’s discuss and disagree, but let’s do it with respect and not comments like “you’ve lost all credibility”. That’s not right.
Relate to story above on Les Miles – Glenn Gilbeau, the LSU version of Wally Wall has been a Miles apologist the last couple years up until a couple of weeks ago. Interesting is that living in LA and just by chance of work association I hear this story that the regents or board or whatever they call themselves that decide the coach’s fate there, supposedly had a meeting with Miles and said he needed to be 8-5 minimum this year or out you go. Then 1 week from hearing that we get the Glen Gilbeau article hitting the news stand blatantly attempting to turn the tide of public opinion against Miles. Conspiracy theory I guess on how these folks control the media in an attempt to hedge their bets in case Miles doesn’t make it to eight.
Sports site guys, love the opinions and all, but take it somewhere else.
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I gotta scroll through 10 lines of crap to find somebody talking sports…
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Like MRP said, email him if you like Backwater
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True, the deep pockets around many big schools try to control the media, because it influences the public opinion, which can drum support
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happens everything, in all business, and at every level
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where at the water cooler trying to convince somebody about something or a much larger level
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anything to do with business and money has people who are successful due to their ability to influence others
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I hope the Hogs admin stay happy with CBP and he with them
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same goes for Van Horn
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Jury is out on Pel
I didn’t hear it at the water cooler die hard, a little more direct than that. The meeting took place and before the article was published.
I just hope we get the opportunity to see if they stick with their decision, meaning seven wins or less for lsu.
On second thought, maybe eight is better and they keep him another year. What’s the odds of them hiring another coach as bad as Miles.
Gonzo, you’d be throwing arrows at Petrino. Isn’t he overpaid?
Here’s a good article for you guys to read if you haven’t already.
Brandon Marcello reports on some of our defensive players and newcomers.
Also, click on the home page of his blog. There are several good articles to scroll through.
http://blogs.nwaonline.com/slophouse/2010/07/extra-slop-petrino-mixes-up-practice-schedule-with-video/
All coaches in sports are overpaid, MRPRFCT. And no, I don’t throw arrows.
Hey guys, I’m trying to turn the conversation back to football with the link posted above at 12:59pm., like some folks on here suggested, so which one is it going to be, Politics or Razorbacks?
I’ve said enough on it.
OH COME ON!! We actually agreed on something Mr. P. Had it not been for this thread and off topic subject that never would have happened and the world would be less harmonious!!
Oh alright!! On to freakin’ sports.
(both Repubs and Dems in Washington suck and are money mongering, self absorbed swine that really could care less about every day Americans!!)
Oops!! Sorry about that! NOW…back to sports!
MRPRFCT,
If your fine with living in a country that talk’s the talk, but doesn’t walk the walk when it comes to everyday freedoms, great.
It’s your opinion that makes you think the way you do, and it’s mine that makes me think the way I do.
We simply disagree. That doesn’t mean I stand for socialism, communism or capitolism. Nor do I compare with any of those redicules names you mentioned above, just because my way of thinking doesn’t appeal to your personal agenda of what you think being a so-called American is supposed to be.
Now, once again, is it going to be politics or Razorbacks?
Politics! Politics! Politics!
Group hug !
I have to admit, I do get carried away sometimes.
Does anyone here have an online account to wholehogsports.com ?
If so I am hoping to read 1 certain article.
http://www.wholehogsports.com/news/2010/aug/01/razorbacks-report-20100801/
Hey Ron, did you see the link I posted above? It was a little suprising to me coach Reggie Johnson didn’t elaborate any on Chris Smith when talking about the newcomers on defense.
I think most people are expecting him and maybe Zac Hocker to push for the most playing time out of the newcomers this fall.
He doesn’t really seem to be all that informative to me when being interviewed. Thoughts?
Please copy and paste it. Then email it to me at Landstar44@hotmail.com if you can. Thank you very much ! ! ! ! !
Whoops! Sorry Ron. I was thinking of another article on the Slophouse. It was an interview with LB coach Reggie Johnson on the LBs.
Hey Gonzo ! Yes I did read it and I agree he plays the cards pretty close. You dont hear his name mentioned by the recruits either. Not sure why though.
Yea Ron, everybody is edgey right now with the lack of non-baseball related sports news. If we can just make it five more days without all becoming total enemies, then I think we can all make it back on the same team.