Three thousand or so luxury seats. This is what the University of Arkansas' Board of Trustees elected to borrow $120 million to construct. In doing so, they betrayed their vital and precious responsibility: to advance the state of Arkansas through the power of higher education. I wonder how many of them will be sitting in these new seats come 2018.
But let's be clear--this isn't the fault of Jeff Long. His job is to advance the interests of the Athletic Department. He has been--and continues to be--exemplary in this regard. The university is lucky to have him.
It's not even the sole responsibility of the Board of Trustees.