Apparently, Southern Illinois Coach Barry Hinson hasn’t received the memo: Arkansas basketball is no longer a major draw.
Well, at least not in November against a Missouri Valley Conference opponent, and probably not the rest of the nonconference season when the most notable home opponent is Houston.
After Arkansas dismantled the Salukis on Monday, Hinson - who has coached at Bud Walton Arena previously with Oral Roberts and Missouri State - went on a rant. It wasn't about his team, but the Arkansas fans.
“That was not an Arkansas crowd," he said. "That is not a Razorback crowd.