Letters to Ramon: To the Big 12

From Lonesome Traveler:

And by the way... OK I'm saying it.

I think Arkansas should go to the former Big 12. It's a better fit for a lot of reasons and a move away from the insanity of the SEC. Money isn't everything, but sadly it is. (See republican party.)

Then the Big 10 can be officially changed to the Big 12, which would seem appropriate and the former Big 12 could be re-named the Southwest Conference, which is even better. Of course you would need to add like a Colorado St. (I think that would be a good choice) to round out the divisions and give it a few seasons and the fans would settle in. That's Arkansas' heritage, and the program will never get the respect it deserves (does it deserve respect anymore?) playing in the SEC.

If that were magically the scenario this season, the Razorbacks could very well be playing for a national title. That will never happen in the SEC cause it's like a national title almost every week. Too many bruising games to get over the hump. The program has never seen the glory it once had. Do you want the money and prestige and decent seasons? Or do you want a winning program and still make a decent bundle. I would chose the latter.

Plus the fans don't have as far to go and as it's been stated a million times, the program would recruit better in the hotbed of football (Texas). Cause Arkansas sure ain't recruiting in the other so-called hotbed, Florida.

On a personal note it would be tough to play Texas every year as much as I hate them. I think my response at the Razorback Club meeting when asked by Ch. 4 how much I hated Texas was "more than the amount of water on the face of the earth."

But then I hate Alabama, Tenn. (oh I hate Tenn.), and Florida, so as Johnnie Cochran might have said, my hate will not abate.... just realign, which is what Arkansas needs to do while it has the chance.