Published on: 7th November, 2009
Most conferences have their top tier (perennially elite) programs, their middle tier programs, and their bottom tier (cellar dweller) programs. The SEC is no exception. Arkansas has traditionally been in the middle tier. The key for middle tier programs to have successful years is to win your non-conference games, beat ...Published on: 30th October, 2009
Sometimes a team just needs a win. Arkansas was riding back-to-back wins headed into the Florida game and was feeling pretty good about themselves. Now, they're riding back-to-back losses. And it's not just the losses but the way that they lost. First, it was two consecutive road games which, in the ...Published on: 22nd October, 2009
There's been a lot made of the officiating calls in the Florida game. The SEC took the unprecedented step of suspending the crew that called the game. While it has given fans something to chatter about this week, the real question will be whether or not the team has been ...Published on: 16th October, 2009
Arkansas usually wins one game a year that they "shouldn't" win. The past two years it's been LSU. Arkansas won a couple against Texas in the early part of this decade. And Arkansas has beaten Bama a couple of times. Florida usually loses a game they shouldn't. Last year it was ...Published on: 5th October, 2009
Last year, Arkansas wasn't scoring 40+ points on anybody. This year, they've done it in three of their four games. And two of those were against Georgia and Texas A&M, both foes from BCS conferences. This certainly bodes well for the offense. The Arkansas offense had an off day against Bama, ...Published on: 17th September, 2009
Arkansas gets their first real measuring stick of progress playing Georgia this Saturday. In reading some of the comments on the Atlanta Journal Constitution web page, a few things seem to be emboldening the ever-hopeful and oft-disappointed Bulldog fans. They say that Petrino hasn't beaten a high quality SEC team ...Published on: 11th September, 2009
Big Ten team fans have this expression. I'm for (insert team name here) and whoever's playing (insert hated rival's name here). Therefore, it's been a point of constant wonder among fans of teams in the Big Ten why the SEC is so much like a brethren. I can still remember after ...Published on: 9th September, 2009
Here are some random thoughts to fill the space between now and the next Hog game. I never thought I would write this in my lifetime but the Arkansas Razorbacks have the nation's leading passing offense so far this season. Yes, we're only one week in. But, it's never been true ...Published on: 7th September, 2009
The Big Ten really needs to make a statement this year. Everyone is questioning the honor of this once-proud conference. Last year's bowl record of 1-6 certainly poured gasoline on an already burning fire. And while the overall record for opening weekend was very good on paper (10-1), one finds ...Published on: 2nd September, 2009
Arkansas has always been known as a run-first team. This was true during the Broyles era and the Holtz era. During the Hatfield era, it seems it's all Arkansas did. Between Hatfield and Nutt, Arkansas floundered around with three coaches in six years, but even still, they weren't known for ...