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Archive for August 11th, 2010

UA Football Season Ticket (Donation) Prices Going Up

Posted by Adam Butler on August 11, 2010

This is not a suprise. UA Athletic Director Jeff Long might as well change his name to “Revenue Stream” and now (while excitement over Hog football is, as it should be, very high) is the time to do this. I have no problem with it. In fact, we may up our donation in an attempt to capitalize on some folks dropping out.

If we want to be an upper tier SEC program, we have to have the resources. And, right now, relative to the rest of the league, our revenue is not lagging. So, I’ll pay this football tax without much gripping.

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Remembering Hawg Ball XVII: Razorback Legend Scotty Thurman Added to UA Basketball Staff

Posted by Adam Butler on August 11, 2010

as the Director of Student-Athlete Development. This (a return in some small way to the glory years) has been long overdue. I have no doubt Scotty can help these guys off of the court, while teaching them to have some pride in the uniform they are wearing on it.

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