Should The Red Wolves Play A Game at War Memorial Stadium?

Opening the Sporting Life Arkansas Mailbag, we found a couple of questions related to the Arkansas State University Red Wolves and the Sun Belt Conference we thought Jeremy Harper of A-State Fan Rules would be perfect to address.

The first question: Is there any benefit to Arkansas State playing a football game in Little Rock at War Memorial Stadium?

A few months ago, Rex Nelson addressed this issue in his column Arkansas Has Lost Something That Can Never Be Recaptured, writing, in part:

If the administration at Arkansas State University doesn’t hold a news conference before the end of the year to announce that the Red Wolf football team will play at least one and sometimes two games each season in Little Rock, those folks aren’t as smart as I think they are. With ASU assured of a third consecutive winning season – under three head coaches at that – the program’s profile has never been higher. A central Arkansas football presence is needed on an annual basis since Jonesboro is in a bit of a media no man’s land. By that, I mean that Little Rock television stations – which cover the majority of the state – won’t send crews there for games. And the folks in the nearest big media market – Memphis – don’t care.

After attending the Razorback game last Saturday, I tuned in the Little Rock radio station that carries ASU games, hoping to hear the Red Wolves’ contest against Georgia State. Instead of the football game, a Fox Sports program was airing. When I called the station, I was told that I was the first person to have pointed this out. That’s a problem for ASU. It shows that the school needs to build football support in central Arkansas.

If you have any doubt that ASU wants to be a statewide institution, please note that the president of the Arkansas State University System, Chuck Welch, doesn’t live in Jonesboro. He lives in Little Rock.

If the president lives in the state’s largest city, doesn’t it make sense to play a football game there every year?

Provocative, indeed. Jeremy offers his thoughts on the subject as well as his opinion on the Sun Belt Conference expanding with Liberty University. And as always, below the video we make it easy for you to send your questions to us pull out of the mailbag and answer.