You're talking about buildign a real program? Let me tell you something, son. I've been watching this sport since Frank Broyles was pacing the sideline, and I remember when real programs won championships. You want to talk about community and guys who want to be there? We invented that in Fayetteville. We had players like Steve Atwater and Dan Hampton who bled cardinal and white for four years, no quitting, no shopping around. You think your atmosphere is special? You should have been at War Memorial Stadium in '87 when we beat Texas, or in '99 when we took down Tennessee. That noise wasn't manufactured, it was generations of families who actually cared. Now you're sitting here on a high horse about other schools cheating? Every big program has skeletons. I remember the old Southwest Conference days when the bagmen were as common as the marching band. The difference is, we don't pretend to be saints. We've taken our licks and we're still here. This "mercenary" talk is rich. Your coach is no different. He's using the portal just like everyone else, he's just not as good at it. You can wrap it up in all this community flag-waving, but if you aren't winning, nobody cares. We learned that the hard way after the Houston Nutt era fell apart. Loyalty is a two-way street. It doesn't mean much when you're finishing 7-5 every year and getting rolled in the Cotton Bowl. Real connection is forged in seasons like 2011, when we were a play away from the big one. That's what matters. Not this holier-than-thou act you're putting on.