Razorback Media = Propaganda? I’m Calling ’Em Con Men

I'm calling it: Razorback fans are fed up — there's a real fight inside Razorback Nation about whether to keep showing up and funding this program. Some folks stayed away from the Georgia game, some want Hunter Yuracheck fired, and others turned to Sack Saturday and paper bags to make a point. That point got boiled down perfectly by 67-year-old Lisa Hancock, who called the Chuck and Bo show after 62 years of fandom and went viral because she spoke for thousands who say "enough." Instead of listening, local sports talk laughed and mocked her, which I call out as propaganda — these talking heads protect the institution while ridiculing the people writing the checks. Bottom line: college football became a business, so fans are allowed to act like customers — if the product ain't worth the price, stop buying. Woo Pig Suey.

Takeaways:

• I say staying home, wearing a paper bag, or canceling donations doesn't make anybody a disloyal fan.
• Ms. Lisa’s viral call — after 62 years of fandom — crystallized decades of frustration felt by longtime supporters.
• We called out the local sports media as propagandists who laugh at the fans they should be serving and protecting.
• Since college football acts like a business now, I say fans can act like customers and withhold money when the product fails.
• I pointed out the hypocrisy of wealthy pundits telling struggling Arkansans to 'just go to the game' when that actually costs real sacrifice.