[Old Yeller]

I have heard Arkansas’ recruiting pool in Texas dried up with Texas A&M moved into the SEC. Before that Arkansas was able to attract players from Texas who wanted to play in the SEC.

Yep. Best move A&M ever made.

[JohnC2004]

I will 2nd this. Or 3rd it, whatever. I agree.

Additionally, them changing coaches every few seasons and in the process, selecting a coach that is the COMPLETE OPPOSITE in terms of offense has not helped. Going from Houston Nutt run game to Bobby Petrino spread, to Bret Bielema Big Ten 3 yards and a cloud of dust offense to... whatever the heck they’re doing now. In about a 12 year span they’ve changed 4-5 times and it takes a solid 3 years to get the right recruits in to run your scheme even halfway effectively, but especially to run it effectively in a conference as competitive as the SEC West.
They hamstrung themselves doing what they’ve done.