Comments on: The Great Stadium Debate Lives! http://bloghawgs.com/2009/07/29/the-great-stadium-debate-lives/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-great-stadium-debate-lives Sports & Pop Culture for the Arkansas Man Fri, 18 May 2012 02:18:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Blake Freeman http://bloghawgs.com/2009/07/29/the-great-stadium-debate-lives/comment-page-1/#comment-130 Blake Freeman Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:09:44 +0000 http://bloghawgs.com/?p=515#comment-130 Leave games in Little Rock. There will be alot of fans who wont get to see games. Northwest Arkansas is a long drive and a big expence for a family gas, tickets,food,motel, family of four thats atleast a $500 weekend. That will leave some people out. Some of those people are just as big of fans as the people who can afford that trip or live close. Leave games in Little Rock. There will be alot of fans who wont get to see games. Northwest Arkansas is a long drive and a big expence for a family gas, tickets,food,motel, family of four thats atleast a $500 weekend. That will leave some people out. Some of those people are just as big of fans as the people who can afford that trip or live close.

]]> By: Adam Butler http://bloghawgs.com/2009/07/29/the-great-stadium-debate-lives/comment-page-1/#comment-128 Adam Butler Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:13:47 +0000 http://bloghawgs.com/?p=515#comment-128 I agree. I live in Little Rock, but I "vote against interest" on this. I think the games should be on campus. That said, I also understand the economics of why there are still games in Little Rock. We lose a lot of money at the gate, but gain of ton of money by having an absolute strangle hold on the state in terms of fan base, recruiting, $$, etc. That monopoly would, at the very least, be comprimised if the Hogs were tucked away in NWA and didn't have such a presence in LR. I know the folks in NWA REALLY don't like to hear that (I used to be one of them) but the Hogs do benefit from playing here. I agree. I live in Little Rock, but I “vote against interest” on this. I think the games should be on campus. That said, I also understand the economics of why there are still games in Little Rock. We lose a lot of money at the gate, but gain of ton of money by having an absolute strangle hold on the state in terms of fan base, recruiting, $$, etc.

That monopoly would, at the very least, be comprimised if the Hogs were tucked away in NWA and didn’t have such a presence in LR. I know the folks in NWA REALLY don’t like to hear that (I used to be one of them) but the Hogs do benefit from playing here.

]]> By: LittlePope http://bloghawgs.com/2009/07/29/the-great-stadium-debate-lives/comment-page-1/#comment-127 LittlePope Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:44:52 +0000 http://bloghawgs.com/?p=515#comment-127 So one game in Little Rock, one game in Dallas, why don't we schedule one in KC against Missouri. We can become the Harlem Globetrotters. I am from South Arkansas(2hrs south of LR) and love going to Little Rock games but still believe we should play our home games at home. So one game in Little Rock, one game in Dallas, why don’t we schedule one in KC against Missouri. We can become the Harlem Globetrotters. I am from South Arkansas(2hrs south of LR) and love going to Little Rock games but still believe we should play our home games at home.

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