LITTLE ROCK — Back and forth with a cohort about the future of Razorback football in Little Rock, the solution suddenly seemed obvious: a contract with rigid minimums for ticket revenue from games at War Memorial Stadium.
In other words, a legal “put up or shut up” between the University of Arkansas and the state Parks and Tourism Department, which oversees the stadium.
Clean. Simple.
Less than 24 hours later, Mother Nature reminded that wiggle room is mandatory in any such agreement.
A 7:30 a.m. oil change on Saturday was followed by a visit to the gym, gas station and grocery in the cold and spitting rain.