Welcome to Four Down Territory which is a post I will make weekly with a few thoughts I have about things that are going on.So, I’ll give you three thoughts on Arkansas State football or college football in general. Then, the last thought will be whatever I want it to be.

1: WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO GET OUT OF REBUILD MODE?

A few years ago this question would have been much easier to answer compared to today. A few years ago I could have easily said go recruit solid dudes that will come here, work their way into a role, then go to work for the team. That really is still the answer, but the problem today is the NIL and transfer portal. Every single coach in American is having to deal with that. We also have coaches that are beginning to call out other coaches for allegedly tampering with players before they ever enter the portal.

These days it is so hard to keep quality athletes, especially at Group of Five schools, because someone bigger with more money can and will come after those athletes. Let's be honest. There were a few dudes on last year's team that could really help this year that ended up hitting the portal and bouncing to other schools.

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