FAYETTEVILLE — First-year Arkansas coach John Calipari said Thursday he was in contact with athletics director Hunter Yurachek over the upcoming seating overhaul at Bud Walton Arena and understands the need for it and the concern of average fans.
“Yeah, I’ve been through three of these now and all the places did it and they did it for the right reasons,” Calipari said, adding the process is a painful one. “You just don’t want to leave anybody behind, especially people who have been there since the mid-'90s.
“And Hunter has been on this. This is not a process that was six months.