FROM THE VAULT: How Arkansas Joined the SEC

The Hog Pod with Bo Mattingly

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Arkansas, Hogs, Sports, Razorbacks

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🗓️ 8 July 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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FROM THE VAULT

Over thirty years ago, something happened that would change the course of Arkansas athletics forever—the Razorbacks left the Southwest Conference for the SEC. It’s a move that has been a boon for the Razorbacks—not only did they join what’s become the best conference in collegiate athletics, but the financial benefits have allowed Arkansas to be nationally competitive with some of the best facilities in the country. But the move didn’t happen overnight. It took thought, planning and vision from legendary Razorback athletic director Frank Broyles. Without him, who knows where Arkansas might’ve ended up? So how did everything come together? What were those meetings between Arkansas and the SEC like? And what made the Razorbacks attractive to a league looking to expand? In this episode, former SEC commissioner Roy Kramer takes us back to how it all happened… with the help of archived audio from the late Frank Broyles.

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0:00.0	Hey Hog fans, it's Bo Mattingly.
0:02.0	Thanks again for listening and for your continued support of the Hog Pot.
0:06.0	It means we get to continue telling amazing stories about your favorite Arkansas athletes, coaches, and moments.
0:13.6	As we approach a new athletic season,
0:15.7	we're also getting into the next era of SEC expansion
0:19.7	as Texas and Oklahoma join the league.
0:22.3	To commemorate the occasion, the Hog Pod crew decided to dive into the vault
0:26.8	and bring back an episode telling the story of how Arkansas joined the SEC.
0:32.3	We hope you enjoy it, and now here's the SEC. We hope you enjoy it and now here's the hogpot.
0:37.0	What was really disturbing was that when we played anybody but Texas, Texas A&M,
0:45.2	the football stadium was barely half full and basketball about a fourth field.
0:51.2	So the TV money was dropped, everything was going down, and I was worried
0:56.8	about where we're going to be if A&M in Texas pulled out. I was scared. I don't mind telling
1:01.1	you that A&M in Texas is going to pull out and go somewhere and we'd be left without
1:06.1	into the big draws in our comforts. We'd be playing good teams but they didn't have the
1:10.9	tennis because of the pros. and I thought well where are we
1:14.4	gonna go without a and m in Texas where are we gonna be and I started looking Welcome into the Hog Pot. I'm Bo Mattingly and this episode is made possible by our
1:35.0	friends at Bold Vision, Saracen Resort, and South by Northwest Hospitality. In 1990 there was a decision made that would change the course of Arkansas
1:51.2	athletics forever. It is an historic day for the University of of Arkansas Athletics Forever.
1:53.0	It is an historic day for the University of Arkansas and for the
1:56.2	southeastern conference as well.
1:58.0	SEC Commissioner Roy Kramer officially offered an invitation to join the SEC to Arkansas this afternoon and in a unanimous
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