2010 College Football Predictions - Arkansas

Arkansas is one of the more popular darkhorse picks to win this season's national title because of all the offensive fire power it brings back. But if you're a believer in defense winning championships, you may not be so quick to make Arkansas your sleeper.

Led by quarterback Ryan Mallett, the Razorbacks boasted the No. 1 scoring offense in the SEC last season. However, the defense ranked No. 12 in the SEC in total defense, giving up 401.2 yards per game. The offense will once again be tough to tame, but a defense that has ranked dead last in the SEC the last two years could keep the Razorbacks from a claiming an SEC West title.

Offense: Mallett led the No. 1 passing attack in the SEC last season, one that averaged 295.5 yards per game through the air. With one of the best wide receiver units in the country returning, Arkansas will be ready to air it out again in 2010. Head coach Bobby Petrino wants to be a little more balanced this season. Running the ball more will eat clock, which will help keep his weaker defense off the field. Mallett threw for 3,624 yards and 30 touchdown strikes with just seven picks in 2009. Returning wide receivers Greg Childs, Joe Adams, Jarius Wright and Cobi Hamilton combined for 2,490 of those yards and 22 of those touchdowns. Childs is the top returning receiver. He caught 48 passes for 894 yards and seven scores a season ago. The Razorbacks lost running back Michael Smith, but Ronnie Wingo Jr., Dennis Johnson, Broderick Green and Knile Davis are all talented backs. They will also benefit from an experienced offensive line which returns four starters.

Defense: If Arkansas is going to win the West, it's going to need improved play from a defense that allowed 25.1 points per game last year. The Hogs must especially improve their pass defense. They finished last in the SEC in defending the pass, allowing 248.5 yards per game last season. While the Razorbacks' gambling defense finished No. 2 nationally in turnover margin, it gave up way too many big plays in the process. I have no doubt that this unit will be better this season, but it's hard to think it will be drastically better. With guys like Jake Bequette, Patrick Jones, Zach Stadther and Tenarius Wright back up front, the Hogs should continue to improve against the run. But the true key to their success will be how well they defend the pass. Key personnel returns in the secondary, but the Razorbacks must be able to mount a better pass rush in order to keep teams from picking them apart through the air.

Prediction: 2nd SEC West - I won't be at all surprised if Arkansas finds a way to win the West, but I'm giving the early edge to defending national champion Alabama. Bama may have lost a lot of key players on defense, but coach Nick Saban has proven that he can reload. Bama looks to be the better defensive team, and that's why I'm giving the Tide the edge in the West. Check out my 2010 SEC football predictions to see how I have the rest of the league playing out.

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Week Three Open Thread | #1 Alabama at Arkansas

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Alabama v. Arkansas Postgame Thread

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by outsidethesidelines on Sep 15, 2012 5:56 PM CDT

Boy, that escalated quickly. First shutout of Arkansas in Fayetteville since 1966 as 'Bama rolls 52-0. Chime in here with your postgame thoughts.

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Animated Drive Chart | #1 Alabama 52 - Arkansas 0

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Alabama v. Arkansas Second Half Thread

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by outsidethesidelines on Sep 15, 2012 4:10 PM CDT

Ugly football early in Fayetteville, but Arkansas absolutely imploded in the second quarter and 'Bama takes the big lead to the locker room at halftime. Good health and protecting the football will be the name of the game in the second half. Chime in here with all of your thoughts and comments.

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Initial Impressions from the Arkansas Game

A few initial impressions from the early aftermath of Alabama's 52-0 victory over Arkansas:
Given the lopsided final score, it's somewhat difficult to make many meaningful observations under the circumstances. At best, you can really just go back to when the game was actually in doubt, try to glean something of note from that relatively short period of time, and then try to make some sense of the reserves from their garbage time performances. Let's start from the beginning and try to figure out how things became so lopsided.
In hindsight, the first half was actually surprisingly close given the final score. The first quarter was a sloppy affair by both teams in nearly all phases of the game, featuring three-and-outs, botched snaps, dropped passes, missed throws, major penalties, and doinked field goals. Alabama had a 7-0 lead at the end of the first quarter, but that lead was only due to the misfire of Arkansas long snapper Alan D'Appollonio, and in general 'Bama looked lackluster in the opening quarter. The offense went three-and-out twice and managed only 47 yards of total offense on four possessions. Defensively, 'Bama allowed Arkansas to drive the length of the field, fueled in large part by costly penalties, and the drive only stalled when Brandon Allen missed a wide open Chris Gragg, who had ran free down the seam after a coverage bust in the defensive backfield. Brandon Mitchell was being used as a running threat, and Arkansas was having some success with the zone read and the option game.
Offensively, the second quarter didn't start much better, after Alabama failed to move the chains after having a 2nd a 3 inside the Arkansas 35-yard line. Eddie Lacy was stuffed at the line of scrimmage by Alonzo Highsmith on second down, and Kevin Norwood dropped what should have been an easy conversion on third down. Cade Foster, however, hit a 51-yard field goal attempt perfectly in the rain, and despite the relatively poor play Alabama had a 10-0 lead on the road.
Defensive struggles continued on the following Arkansas drive, with the Hogs quickly picking up two first downs and moving the ball into Alabama territory, and at this point it still looked very much like a competitive contest. However, on the 2nd and 7 at the Alabama 42, Allen passed up an open Knile Davis in the right flat and instead tried to throw the deep crossing route. Vinny Sunseri executed the shifting zone perfectly, passing off the other crossing receiver and quickly retreating back toward the sideline, which put him in place for an easy interception. After Sunseri's interception, Arkansas simply imploded. The Alabama offense finally took off, another touchdown went up on the board, a sack and another interception of Allen followed, and Eddie Lacy carried it in from two yards out.
At this point Alabama had only mustered one particularly successful drive and the defense had allowed Arkansas to penetrate into Alabama territory twice, but 'Bama nevertheless sported a 24-0 lead due to the botched snap and the Allen interceptions. In general, the first half was played relatively close, but Alabama took advantage of Arkansas turnovers led to a lopsided scoreboard.
From there, there is no use in sugarcoating the obvious, Arkansas quit in the second half, just as Tyler Wilson accused his teammates of doing in the postgame interview. Exactly how badly did they quit in the second half? Consider it this way, the second and third-team Alabama units had far more on-field success than did the starters. Obviously Alabama is a very good football team, but no one is that that good.
Looking at the overall performance in the competitive stages of the game, the Alabama offensive line played much better than it did a week ago against Western Kentucky. The running game was never really dominant with Eddie Lacy and T.J. Yeldon, but it was sufficient and very effective in goal line situations. Lacy, in fact, looked better than he has since he first injured his foot against Arkansas a year ago.

Alonzo Highsmith and Tenarius Wright were largely rendered non-factors. Pass protection outside at tackle was still somewhat spotty, and D.J. Fluker in particular is still struggling with speedy edge rushers who crash down the line on inside moves. Interior line play, however, was strong across the board, and Cyrus Kouandjio held up well at left tackle in his first start in a hostile environment. Kelly Johnson did some good things as a blocker at both fullback and H-back.
The passing game with A.J. McCarron was largely successful, even if not overly explosive. McCarron got the ball out much quicker yesterday than against Western Kentucky, and generally had a strong day distributing the football to numerous receivers. Amari Cooper put any ill effects of his foot injury aside and had his best day to yet, and the same goes for Christion Jones. Kevin Norwood never really got involved after his early drop, but he commanded a good deal of attention from the Arkansas secondary, and it is now clear that opposing defenses view him as a legitimate threat in the passing game.
Defensively, the pass rush never really materialized while the game was still in doubt, though that was largely by design more than anything else. The game plan yesterday was generally to rush three and four defenders while forcing Brandon Allen to throw into heavy zones and he struggled mightily in attempting to do so. He missed a handful of open throws early, and then simply self-destructed after Vinny Sunseri intercepted him on the Alabama side of the field in the shifting zone. Alabama wanted to force him to make difficult throws into tight zones, and Allen simply could not get the job done.
The run defense was as stout as it was a year ago. Jesse Williams was absolutely dominant at nose guard, and he lived in the Arkansas backfield all afternoon. The defensive ends held strong at the point of attack, and from there the play from the interior linebackers controlled the running game, with Nico Johnson, C.J. Mosley, and Trey DePriest combining for twelve tackles. Williams is clearly the one who holds it all together, but with him healthy and in the line-up the run defense looked outstanding.
The defensive backfield was somewhat of a mixed bag. DeMarcus Milliner was outstanding, further cementing notions that he will be a three-year player, Deion Belue continues to progress significantly, and Robert Lester was solid as always. Outside of those three, however, there were some issues, particularly in nickel and dime packages. Vinny Sunseri had the big interception, but also had a couple of coverage breakdowns and one missed tackle, and Nick Perry did nothing to stand out in pass coverage. Ha'Sean Clinton-Dix had the best day of the three, but even he was somewhat quiet outside of his interception. John Fulton picked up significant time at cornerback in the second half, but he alternated between solid and sporadic against an overwhelmed passing game. Obviously none of it was a concern yesterday, but a critical eye would say there were opportunities for a team with a bona fide passing game to take advantage of on the back end.
In other quick hitters, Jeoffrey Pagan played a lot of snaps with the first team yesterday. Cade Foster may be the most improved player on the team. Blake Sims played well in the back-up role yesterday; he has improved in the passing game, and clearly he can run the zone read. T.J. Yeldon has received all of the hype, but Kenyan Drake has been highly impressive in his own right, great speed to the corner and several impressive open-field moves. Landon Collins did some good things on special teams. How in the world do you fumble eight times in one game? Game roster was practically like an A-Day game yesterday afternoon, anyone and everyone who made the trip played. Marvin Shinn and Danny Woodson, Jr. both had catches yesterday afternoon, and walk-on tailback Ben Howell got some carries. True freshmen Geno Smith, Denzel Devall, Dillon Lee, and Darren Lake all saw time. Tyler Hayes and Cyrus Jones and also played yesterday, so there goes those redshirts. The game participation chart shows true freshman quarterback Alec Morris as playing, but if he actually saw the field then I missed it; in all likelihood it's just a typo.
All in all, a very strange day yesterday in Fayetteville, clearly with the degree of the end result being what no one could have expected. The final scoreboard is nothing to overly obsess over, and clearly at some point in the weeks ahead this 'Bama team will be legitimately tested by better opponents. Nevertheless, Alabama came into this season with two key games in the opening three weeks, and now stands 3-0 with blowout wins over both Michigan and Arkansas. Not a flawless team by any stretch, of course, but 'Bama has successfully navigated the early obstacles and can now focus on correcting the few issues it has before the stretch run takes over in full force in mid-October.
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Alabama vs. Arkansas – a historical retrospective

by kleph the 21 of September, 2010 10: 00 AM CDT on history

Alabama and Arkansas are odd rivals, computers whose respective affiliations conferences maintained meeting on the gridiron during most of its long history, but which have met on an annual basis since the expansion of the SEC in 1992 was divisional enemies.

It is a rivalry without a background except for two memorable games played for highest bets - the 1962 and 1980 Sugar Bowls.Ganador which first gave the Crimson Tide his first national title in coach Paul w. Bryant and winning the second win Alabama his last under its mandate.

The 1962 Sugar Bowll compared to Coach Bryant against of legendary Razorbacks coach, Frank Broyles (who also recognises the Alabama fans for his work comment color for the issuance of the 1979 ABC Sugar Bowl).

Unbeaten laminated Alabama in New Orleans one of the most successful defenses Tulane Stadium program had ever seen.The tide had given up to a total of 22 points on ten games ask Coach Bryant to joke, "played as it was a sin to renounce a point".

Alabama had been named the winners before the competition and were favored against the loss of two pigs had co-champions Southwest Conference season. In spite of the different perceptions of the two teams, the game became a defensive battle.

The Crimson Tide took six works to score his first touchdown that turned out to be the difference as both squads could only are fighting for a single field goal after eso.El final score was 10-3 and coach Bryant confessed to having "had nine heart attacks there out" due to the intensity of the competition.

"We knew that when we went in the game that we were going to have problems to grind out against this team yardage".Broyles, said after the game. But, we never thought it would be this hard.

Only less than two decades later, the two teams met again in the Superdome drastically different circumstances.Alabama - advocates - national champions were not.2 land and Arkansas was no. 6 as a pair in the 1980 Sugar Bowl.

Alabama had blasted its way from the season unbeaten regular but 1979 had proved to be tumultuous for the Razorbacks who came to New Orleans with a 10-2 record.The pigs were pounding, then not.2 Texas in Little Rock, but then saw the SWC title escape when fell to not.6 Houston in Fayetteville. redemption was not in cards for Arkansas in 1980 of new year's day.

The Crimson Tide blasted the Razorbacks 24-9, behind a powerful execution attack Center won again Major Ogilve rather than the previously undefeated Sugar Bowl MVP.Con linked not.1 Ohio State in the Rose Bowl earlier in the day, dropping the Trojans of USC Alabama won his 11th National Championship.

After the victory of Sugar Bowl, defensive lineman of Alabama Byron Braggs famously quipped: "the best unique sensation who plays for the national title in New Orleans January 1 is being in Tuscaloosa January 2 to celebrate win."

Among the two legendary meetings was one controversial not revelarse.después at the end of the season regular 1964 the undefeated Crimson Tide were intercepted as national champion by the Associated Press and the UPI "Coaches Poll" ahead also unbeaten not.2 Arkansas.

But was tapping Nos 5 Texas at the Orange Bowl - had defeated a team of Arkansas during the season.(Arkansas topped No. 7 Nebraska at the Cotton Bowl)Since no other were surveys, Alabama retained National Championship.

Writers of American football, in a post-bowl had recognized the Razorbacks as the national champion in his separate place Bowl, Grantland trofeo.Debido controversy, rice award access point began the practice of the selection of its national champion after bowl games next season.

Ironically, the first game of the "season" between computers also had consequences for the Championship, as the defeat of razorback was unbeaten run part of Alabama through 1992 which earned a berth in the Sugar Bowl against No. 1 Miami Crimson Tide.

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Tide heads to Arkansas Saturday to Face Razorbacks

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Sept. 20, 2010

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Top-ranked Alabama opens Southeastern Conference play with a visit to Fayetteville, Arkansas, to take on the No. 10/11 Arkansas Razorbacks at 2:30 p.m. (CDT) on Saturday, Sept. 25, at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. It will be the 21st meeting between the two schools and the eighth trip to Fayetteville. The Razorbacks are 3-0 on the season after a final-minute touchdown pass gave them a 31-24 win at Georgia last Saturday. The game will be televised on CBS with Verne Lundquist calling the action, Gary Danielson as the color analyst and Tracy Wolfson reporting from the sideline. Eli Gold and Phil Savage will handle the radio call on the Crimson Tide Sports Network with Barry Krauss on the sidelines. ESPN Radio will also carry the game to a national audience.

HEAD COACH Nick Saban: Alabama head coach Nick Saban (Kent State, 1973) is in his fourth season with the Crimson Tide. He was named the school's 27th head coach on Jan. 3, 2007. Saban has compiled a 31-8 record (36-8 before five vacated wins in 2007) at Alabama while leading the Tide to two SEC Western Division championships, one conference title and one national championship. Saban holds a career record of 122-50-1 (127-50-1) as a collegiate head coach, while also serving at Toledo, Michigan State and LSU. Saban won his first national championship as head coach of the LSU Tigers in 2003, guiding the Tigers to a 13-1 record that season. Overall, Saban has coached four conference championship teams (1990 Mid-American, 2001 SEC, 2003 SEC and 2009 SEC) and 10 of his 13 teams have played in postseason bowl games with the Tide appearing in a bowl game each year under Saban's direction. Saban is also one of two coaches (Urban Meyer, Florida) to win two BCS National Championships and the first to accomplish the feat at two different schools.

RANKINGS: Alabama opened the 2010 season ranked first in the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches' preseason polls and have maintained that ranking through the first three polls of the season. The preseason No. 1 ranking was just the third such honor in school history (1966, 1978 & 2010). Arkansas enters this Saturday's contest ranked 10th in the Associated Press poll and 11th in the USA Today Coaches rankings.

ARKANSAS SERIES: Alabama leads the series 10-8 (13-7 without NCAA rulings) after a dominating 35-7 win over the Razorbacks last season in Tuscaloosa. The Tide has now won three straight in the series and four of the last five contests. Alabama's last visit to Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium came in 2008, a commanding 49-14 Alabama victory. The Crimson Tide is 5-4 against Arkansas on the road, including a 3-4 record at Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville and a 2-0 mark at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock. The two schools met two times before Arkansas joined the SEC in 1992 with the Crimson Tide defeating the Razorbacks in both the 1962 and 1980 Sugar Bowl games.

NEXT GAME: Alabama opens its SEC home schedule on October 2 with a visit the from the No. 9/8 Florida Gators. The Crimson Tide and Gators have hooked up in the last two SEC Championship Games with UF winning in 2008 and UA in 2009. Both teams followed up those SEC title game wins with national championships. It is the first time for the Gators to visit Tuscaloosa since the Tide's 31-3 victory in 2005. The last regular season meeting between the two schools was a 28-13 UF victory in 2006 in Gainesville. Alabama leads the series 21-14 overall and 6-5 in Tuscaloosa. ALABAMA DEGREES: Alabama's success on the field over the past two seasons under the direction of head coach Nick Saban has also coincided with the Crimson Tide's success in the classroom. After playing the 2010 BCS National Championship Game with 21 players that already had their degrees, the 2010 Crimson Tide begins the season with four players that already have degrees in hand, including Earl Alexander (financial planning), Greg McElroy (business marketing), Brian Motley (general studies) and David Ross (consumer affairs). Over the past three seasons (2008-10) the Crimson Tide has seen 31 players compete for the Crimson Tide after having already graduated.

STADIUM RENOVATION: The latest expansion project for Bryant-Denny Stadium raised seating capacity to 101,821, making it one of the five largest on-campus football stadiums in the nation. The expansion is the fourth expansion of the stadium since 1988 and the seventh expansion in the stadium's history. It consists of roughly 9,600 additional seats, 1,700 South Zone Club seats, two corner video boards, an upper concourse with concessions and restrooms, 36 skyboxes, the Crimson Tide Foundation offices, a Donor Hall of Recognition and an outdoor market featuring Zoe's Kitchen, Yogart Lab and a new university admissions office welcome center. UA's season-opening crowd of 101,821 set a new record for the school and was the most to ever watch a football game in the state of Alabama.

BEATING THE BEST: Alabama is 10-2 against the Associated Press Top 25 over the past three seasons and 6-2 against AP top 5 teams. The Crimson Tide's 37-21 win over No. 2 Texas in the Citi BCS National Championship Game was the Tide's sixth win over a top-10 team dating back to the start of the 2008 season. Alabama is 1-0 against the AP Top 25 this season.

STREAKING AT BRYANT-DENNY: Alabama has won 16 consecutive games at Bryant-Denny Stadium dating back to the home opener against Tulane in 2008. It is tied for the fourth-longest streak in school history at Bryant-Denny Stadium and is just two shy of the third-place streak. The longest winning streak at Bryant-Denny Stadium is 57 games from Oct. 26, 1963, to Nov. 13, 1982. During the current streak, the Crimson Tide is 8-0 against SEC competition and 3-0 against top 25 teams.

27 STRAIGHT REGULAR-SEASON WINS FOR TIDE: Alabama has reeled off 27 consecutive regular-season victories. The win streak dates back to the 2008 season opener against Clemson. UA's last regular-season loss came at Auburn on Nov. 24, 2007. During that stretch, the Crimson Tide boasts a 29-2 overall record with its only losses coming to Florida in the 2008 SEC Championship Game and Utah in the 2009 Allstate Sugar Bowl. The Tide is also a perfect 16-0 in SEC play over the last two years, becoming just the second team (Florida - 1995 & 1996) in conference history to post back-to-back undefeated 8-0 records since the league split into a divisional format in 1992.

NO. 1 ROLLS ON: With the Crimson Tide's 24-3 win over then-No. 18/14 Penn State, in the last 15 years the Associated Press's No. 1-ranked team is 27-0 on its home field against a ranked opponent. That streak dates back to a 36-33 Auburn win at No. 1 Florida in 1994.

TOUGH SLATE: Alabama once again has one of the most difficult schedules in the nation with five games against teams ranked in the USA Today Coaches' Poll Preseason Top 25. The Tide beat then-No. 14 Penn State on Sept. 11 and travels to No. 11 Arkansas on Sept. 25. Alabama then welcomes No. 8/9 Florida to Tuscaloosa on Oct. 2 and then travels to No. 12/15 South Carolina on Oct. 9. RETURNING SUCCESS: Much of the talk in the preseason was about Alabama`s high-powered offense, and the offensive side of the football is where the Crimson Tide returns the biggest portion of its players from last year's BCS National Championship team. UA features 10 total returning starters and 39 lettermen this season, but eight of those returning starters are on the offensive side of the football with two on defense. The offense returns 84 percent of the rushing yards from last season (2,526 of 3,011). Greg McElroy, who took 94 percent of the snaps at quarterback last season, returns with five of his top six receivers from 2009 (Jones, Ingram, Maze, Hanks and Richardson).

TIDE PLAYERS EARN EARLY ACCOLADES: Ten Alabama players were named to 15 different preseason awards watch lists prior into the 2010 season. The players were recognized before the start of the 2010 season as potentially the top players at their position nationally.

Mark Barron, Marcell Dareus, Dont'a Hightower and Greg McElroy appeared on four watch lists. Barron, Dareus and Hightower were on the watch list for the Chuck Bednarik Award (best defensive player), as well as the Bronko Nagurski Award (defensive player of the year). McElroy was named to every major quarterback award watch list announced, including the Manning Award (top quarterback), Davey O'Brien Award (top quarterback) and the Unitas Golden Arm Award (top senior quarterback). McElroy was also named to the Maxwell Award (most outstanding player) watch list.

Crimson Tide offensive stars Mark Ingram and Julio Jones were prominent in watch lists as well. Jones appeared on the lists for the Biletnikoff Award (best receiver) and the Maxwell Award, while Ingram appeared on watch lists for the Walter Camp Award (player of the year), the Maxwell Award and the Doak Walker Award (best running back). Last year as a sophomore, Ingram ran for a school single season record 1,658 yards in route to winning the school's first ever Heisman Trophy.

TWO TIDE PLAYERS NAMED PLAYBOY ALL-AMERICANS: Alabama landed two players on the 2010 Playboy Magazine annual preseason College Football All-America Team. Mark Ingram was selected as a running back and Julio Jones was picked at wide receiver. Alabama has now had six Playboy All-Americans in the last three years after Andre Smith was chosen in 2008 and Rolando McClain and Javier Arenas were selected in 2009. This is Julio Jones' second straight year on the Playboy All-America team.

PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS: The Crimson Tide had six players earn preseason All-America accolades from various publications prior to the 2010 campaign. The list includes Mark Barron, Marcell Dareus, Dont'a Hightower, Mark Ingram, Barrett Jones and Julio Jones. Both Ingram and Julio Jones were selected to the Playboy Preseason All-America Team.

McELROY WINS ANSON MOUNT: Senior quarterback Greg McElroy was selected as the winner of the Anson Mount Student-Athlete Award by Playboy when the publication named its preseason All-America team. Playboy will send a check for $5,000 to the University of Alabama's general scholarship fund in McElroy's name.

SABAN AMONG THE BEST: Head coach Nick Saban's arrival in Tuscaloosa led to the Crimson Tide's rapid rise up the national rankings. That success in such a short period of time has impacted the Tide's record book. Saban produced the largest win increase from year one to year two in school history as Alabama went from seven wins in 2007 to 12 wins in 2008. He now has won 17 straight games with the Tide. Saban is one of two coaches (Bob Stoops, Oklahoma) in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) to have coached 10 years and never suffered through a losing season. Saban achieved more firsts in 2009 with back-to-back 10-win seasons and his first undefeated campaign. He ranks fourth in winning percentage (70.8 percent) among active coaches who have coached at least 10 years of FBS football. Saban is also one of two coaches (Urban Meyer, Florida) to win two BCS National Championships and the first to accomplish the feat at two different schools.

ALABAMA TIED FOR MOST WINS SINCE 2008: Alabama has won 29 games dating back to the start of the 2008 season, which is tied for the most in the Football Bowl Subdivision. The Crimson Tide won 12 games in 2008, followed that with a perfect 14-0 record in 2009 and is off to a 3-0 start in 2010 after a win at Duke. Alabama is joined by Florida with 29 wins over the past two-plus years.

FIRST-TIME STARTERS FOR THE CRIMSON TIDE: A total of 19 Alabama players have made their first collegiate starts this season - 14 positional starters and 5 specialists. Three first-time starters have been on offense: LG Chance Warmack, RT DJ Fluker, RB Trent Richardson. There have been 11 first-time starters were on defense: DE Damion Square, DE Luther Davis, NG Kerry Murphy, Sam LB Chavis Williams, Will LB Jerrell Harris, Jack LB Ed Stinson, CB Dre Kirkpatrick, CB DeQuan Menzie, CB DeMarcus Milliner, FS Robert Lester and CB Phelon Jones. Five more have made starting debuts on special teams: deep snapper Carson Tinker, kickoff specialist and distance field goal kicker Cade Foster, punter Cody Mandell and placekicker Jeremy Shelley.

2010 OFFENSE PUTTING UP NUMBERS: Alabama returned eight starters from the 2009 offense that put together one of best seasons in school history. The Crimson Tide set a school-record with 5,642 yards of total offense, including 3,011 rushing yards (11th in school history) and 2,631 passing yards (5th in school history). The Tide also scored the second-most points in the 115-year history of the program with 448 (32.1 points per game).

However, the 2010 Crimson Tide offense is off to an even better start. Alabama is averaging 542.0 yards of total offense per game to rank fourth nationally and first in the SEC. The rushing offense is ranked 13th at 250.67 yards per game (2nd in the SEC) while the passing offense is 19th at 291.33 yards per game (also 2nd in the SEC). The Crimson Tide is scoring 44.67 points per game to lead the conference and rank ninth nationally.

MILESTONES - POINTS, VICTORY MARGIN & TOTAL YARDS: Alabama's 62 points scored vs. Duke is the most in a game since a 62-0 win over Tulane on Oct. 12, 1991, and the most in a road game since a 62-27 win over Mississippi on Oct. 7, 1989. The 49-point margin of victory is the largest for Alabama since a 52-0 win over Western Carolina on Sept. 18, 2004. Alabama amassed 626 yards of total offense (315 rushing, 311 passing) against Duke, the most since gaining 644 against LSU in Baton Rouge on Nov. 11, 1989 (257 rushing, 387 passing). The 45 points scored in the first half by Alabama was the most scored by the Crimson Tide in any half since Sept. 15, 1973, when Alabama scored 45 points in the second half of a 66-0 victory over California at Legion Field in Birmingham, Ala.

RETURNING HEISMAN WINNER: Alabama running back Mark Ingram returned for his junior season after capturing the school's first Heisman Trophy on the 75th anniversary of the award in 2009. He missed the Crimson Tide's opening two games after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery on Tuesday, August 31, just prior to UA's season opener but returned last Saturday at Duke. Ingram rushed for 1,658 yards and 20 total touchdowns in 2009 to become the first Heisman Trophy winning running back to also help his team win the national championship in the same season since Tony Dorsett in 1976. Ingram is also one of just six players to win the Heisman Trophy and a national championship in the same season since 1950. He is also the first Heisman Trophy winning running back to return the following season since Oklahoma's Billy Sims returned for his senior year in 1979. Sims won the 1978 Heisman Trophy, but finished second to Charles White of Southern California in 1979.

McELROY'S SENIOR SEASON STARTING RIGHT: Senior quarterback Greg McElroy has gotten off to a great start in 2010, showing a commanding presence as both a leader and playmaker for the Crimson Tide. The Southlake, Texas, native has completed 71.7 percent of his passes for 705 yards and six touchdowns with one interception while leading the nation in passing efficiency at 200.03.

Although McElroy's streak of 149 consecutive pass attempts without an interception ended last Saturday against Duke -- the third-longest streak in school history -- he has still thrown just six interceptions in 405 career pass attempts. That comes out to one interception every 67.5 pass attempts, which is the best mark in SEC history (Tim Tebow of Florida, 1:62.2).

McELROY EXTENDS STREAK: Greg McElroy has yet to lose a game as a starting quarterback at the University of Alabama. With the win over Duke, the Southlake, Texas, native has a perfect 17-0 mark over the last two seasons as a starter. In fact, dating back to his senior year at Southlake Carroll High School, McElroy has started 33 consecutive games and walked off the field as a winner each time. McElroy's last loss as a starting quarterback was in the eighth grade. McElroy's 17-0 start to his career is the second best in school history and he is currently the only Alabama quarterback to have never lost during his career as a starter (minimum 10 starts). It also ranks as the second-longest streak of consecutive wins by a starting quarterback in school history. Jay Barker owns both records, winning the first 22 games of his career from 1991-93.

INGRAM IMPRESSIVE IN RETURN: Junior running back Mark Ingram -- the returning Heisman Trophy winner -- quickly announced his presence in his first action of the season last Saturday at Duke. After missing the first two games of the season because of arthroscopic surgery on his left knee on August 31, Ingram tore off a 48-yard run around right end, shedding a tackler and stiff-arming his way down the sideline on the first play of the game. The native of Flint, Mich., had cracked the 100-yard mark on his third rush from scrimmage and finished with 151 yards on only nine carries while scoring two touchdowns.

Ingram's two rushing touchdowns against Duke gave him 31 rushing touchdowns in his career at Alabama. He is currently fourth in school history behind Shaun Alexander (41, 1996-99), Johnny Musso (34, 1969-71) and Bobby Humphrey (33, 1985-88).

INGRAM SURPASSES 2,500 CAREER RUSHING YARDS: Junior running back Mark Ingram rushed for 151 yards against Duke, moving him up the Alabama career rushing yards chart into 7th place with 2,537 yards in his career. Shaun Alexander (1996-99) is the Alabama career rushing yards record holder with 3,565 yards.

SCORING DEFENSE: The Alabama defense replaced nine starters from its 2009 national championship-winning defense that finished second nationally in all major defensive categories. The process, although still far from complete, has been a success to this point. The Crimson Tide ranks second nationally once again in scoring defense, surrendering just 6.33 points per game or 19 total points in three games. The 19 points is the fewest points allowed to open a season since Alabama's 1979 defense gave up only nine points in its first three games against Georgia Tech (30-6), Baylor (45-0) and Vanderbilt (66-3). The secondary, which was forced to replace 3 of 4 starters and six of its top seven players, has also fared well in the national rankings with the No. 2 pass efficiency defense (73.66) and the No. 11 pass defense (132.67 ypg). The rush defense has not put up the numbers of the past two seasons, but still is just allowing 120.67 yards per game, while the total defense is ninth nationally at 253.33 yards per game.

GROUND DEFENSE: The Crimson Tide has not allowed a 100-yard rusher in an astonishing 37 games, dating back to Oct. 13, 2007, when Mississippi's BenJarvus Green-Ellis went for 131 yards. That is the longest streak in the nation, 11 games more than second-place Ohio State (26 games). Alabama was one of three teams not to allow a 100-yard rusher in 2009 and is the only team not to surrender a 100-yard rusher in 2008 or 2009. Over the 2008 and 2009 seasons, the Crimson Tide held 24 opponents to under 100 yards rushing with only LSU and Florida in 2008, Kentucky, Mississippi State and Auburn in 2009 and Penn State in 2010 able to crack the 100-yard barrier as a team.

FORCING TURNOVERS: Alabama's ability to produce turnovers in recent years has fueled the Crimson Tide's success. The Crimson Tide is off to a decent start in 2010 with six turnovers and five giveaways in the first three games. UA has intercepted five passes and recovered on fumble for a +0.33 turnover margin that ranks tied for 50th nationally. Alabama has forced 86 turnovers in 44 games under head coach Nick Saban (an average of 1.95 per game) while forcing 37 turnovers over the last 17 games. The Tide finished the 2009 season ranked fourth nationally in turnover margin at plus-19 (1.36 per game). The UA offense only turned the ball over 12 times (5 interceptions, 7 fumbles) in 2009. Alabama forced 24 turnovers in 2007 for a plus-4 turnover ratio and then recorded 25 turnovers and ended the season with a plus-6 turnover margin in 2008. Alabama has recorded at least one turnover in 39 of 44 games under Saban. UA is 33-6 under Saban when gaining at least one turnover. Alabama is 3-2 in games without a turnover over the last three seasons.

DEFENSE TOUGH ON THIRD DOWN: Third down defense has been crucial for Alabama over the past two-plus seasons. The Crimson Tide defense was strong on third down in 2009, ranking sixth nationally and allowing a 29.90 conversion rate (58 for 194). The Crimson Tide finished third nationally in third down conversion defense in 2008, holding opponents to a 28.14 percent (56 of 199) conversion rate. Alabama is strong once again in 2010, allowing just 13 third down conversions in 46 attempts (28.26 percent) to rank 19th nationally.

POINTS HARD TO COME BY AGAINST TIDE: Alabama has surrendered only one touchdown in 2010 and a total of 19 points in 12 quarters this season (three games). The Tide allowed a field goal to both San Jose State in the opener and to Penn State on Sept. 11 before giving up 13 points (all in the second quarter) at Duke. The Crimson Tide is second nationally in scoring defense at 6.33 points per game in 2010 after finishing second in scoring defense last season at 11.7 points per game. Over the last 31 games (start of the 2008 season), UA has allowed just 383 points or 12.35 points per game.

HIGHTOWER RETURNS: Sophomore linebacker Dont'a Hightower returns for his third season at the Capstone as the man in the middle of Alabama's complex defensive scheme. Hightower received a medical redshirt for the 2009 season after suffering a torn ACL in the fourth game of the season against Arkansas. An amazingly quick recovery returned him to the practice field with full contact during spring drills. Hightower, who played will linebacker during his first two years at UA, has moved over to fill the Mike linebacker role left by the departed Buktus Award winner Rolando McClain, who was the eighth overall pick of the 2010 NFL Draft. Hightower should also see time with his hand in the dirt on passing downs to take advantage of his pass-rushing skills. The Lewisburg, Tenn., native has 96 career tackles with 6.5 tackles for loss and nine quarterback hurries. Hightower has a team-high 16 tackles, a pass breakup and one quarterback hurry in 2010.

BARRON MAKING PRESENCE KNOWN: Safety Mark Barron is one of the most prominent safeties in the nation. The Mobile, Ala., native was a first-team All-SEC player a year ago, leading the league with seven interceptions while garnering third-team All-America honors. He registered 76 tackles to rank second on the Alabama defense in 2009. Barron led the SEC -- along with teammate Marquis Johnson -- in passes defended with 18 (11 PBU, 7 INT) and ranked tied for sixth nationally with 1.29 passes defended per game.

In 2010, Barron is off to a strong start as the leader of the Crimson Tide secondary. He is fourth on the team in tackles with 12 while recording one interception, one forced fumble, one quarterback hurry and one pass breakup.

THE ALABAMA/ARKANSAS SERIES: Alabama opens SEC play this week with a visit to Fayetteville, Ark., to take on the Arkansas Razorbacks. The Crimson Tide lead the all-time series 10-8 (13-7 without NCAA rulings) after a dominating 35-7 win over the Razorbacks last season in Tuscaloosa. The Tide has now won three straight in the series and four of the last five contests. Alabama's last visit to Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium came in 2008, a commanding 49-14 Crimson Tide victory. The Tide is 5-4 against Arkansas on the road, including a 3-4 record at Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville and a 2-0 mark at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock.

ARKANSAS SERIES IN THE SABAN ERA: The Crimson Tide have been successful against the Razorbacks since head coach Nick Saban's arrival in Tuscaloosa. Many of the series highs for Alabama have come in the past three years under Saban. The Tide's aerial attack in the classic 2007 game posted series highs in passing yards with 327 from John Parker Wilson, receiving yards (172) and catches (9) from DJ Hall. In 2008, Saban's first and only trip to Fayetteville to date (LSU played Arkansas in Little Rock during his time in Baton Rouge), the Crimson Tide posted a series-high 49 points, in large part because of dominance on the ground with the Tide picking up a series-high 328 rushing yards. The Alabama defense was successful last season in making the Razorbacks' offense one-dimensional by holding Arkansas to a series-low 63 rushing yards while the Tide's Greg McElroy threw for a career-best 291 yards and three touchdowns. During Saban's three games against the Razorbacks while at Alabama, the Tide has a huge edge on the scoreboard with 125-59 edge.

SABAN VS. ARKANSAS: Alabama head coach Nick Saban is 6-2 all-time against Arkansas, with his only two losses coming in his first three years at Louisiana State. Both of Saban's losses to Arkansas came in War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock. Saban has never lost a game to Arkansas in Baton Rouge, Fayetteville or Tuscaloosa.

COACHING STAFF PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: The Alabama coaching staff recognized eight players of the week following a 62-13 win at Duke. Left guard Chance Warmack, running back Mark Ingram and wide receivers Julio Jones and Darius Hanks selected on offense while Dont'a Hightower and Nico Johnson garnered defensive accolades. Trent Richardson and Wesley Neighbors were the special teams player of the week.

Warmack led an offensive line that cleared a path for 626 yards of total offense, including 315 rushing yards. Ingram led that rushing attack with 151 yards on nine carries for 16.8 yards per carry and two touchdown. He cracked the 100-yard mark on his third carry of the game after runs of 48, 3 and 50 yards. Jones spearheaded the passing game with five catches for 106 yards and a score while Hanks added three grabs for 51 yards and a touchdown.

Defensively, linebackers Hightower and Johnson combined for 14 tackles while helping the Tide defense limit Duke to 13 points. Hightower had a team-high eight stops while Johnson has six.

Richardson returned Alabama's first kickoff for a touchdown since 2004 with a 91-yard burst in the second quarter. Neighbors, playing in just his second career game registered two solo tackles on special teams.

Trent Richardson and Julio Jones lead the way through three games with three player of the week awards.

SEC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: Trent Richardson's 144-yard effort in Alabama's 24-3 win over No. 18/14 Penn State earned him SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week honors in week two. It is the only SEC Player of the Week honor for the top-ranked and undefeated Crimson Tide.

23 NATIONAL TV GAMES IN LAST 32 GAMES: The Arkansas game will be broadcast on CBS and will be the Crimson Tide's 23rd nationally televised game since the start of the 2008 season. In 2010, Alabama has had one game on ESPN and one on ABC. In 2009, UA played two games on ABC, including the BCS National Championship Game, and six games on CBS while ESPN broadcast two more Crimson Tide games. In 2008, Alabama had 10 of its 14 games broadcast nationally, including five games on CBS, three games on ESPN, one on ABC and one on FOX.

ALABAMA 32-1 UNDER SABAN WHEN LEADING AT THE HALF: With the win over Duke, the Crimson Tide is 32-1 when leading at halftime under head coach Nick Saban, including a 25-game winning streak. The only loss came against LSU in 2007 when UA held a 20-17 halftime lead before losing, 41-34, on Nov. 3, 2007, at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The Crimson Tide is 2-5 under Saban when trailing at halftime and 2-2 when tied at halftime. The two wins when trailing at the half came in a 34-24 win over No. 7 Virginia Tech on Sept. 5 in Atlanta and a 24-15 victory over No. 9 LSU on Nov. 7. Alabama's two wins when tied at halftime came at LSU (Nov. 8, 2008) with a 27-21 victory and at Auburn with a 26-21 win on Nov. 27, 2009.

ALABAMA'S TV?RECORD: Alabama has compiled a 173-122-4 (.585) all-time record in 299 televised games. This does not include pay-per-view, tape-delayed or closed circuit telecasts.

OVERTIME RECORD: Alabama is 4-7 (.364) all-time in overtime games. In its last overtime game, the Crimson Tide defeated LSU 27-21 at Tiger Stadium on Nov. 8, 2008. Alabama has lost six of its last nine overtime games. The Crimson Tide is 4-6 (.400) in overtime games against SEC teams. Alabama is 2-4 (.333) in overtime home games. The Crimson Tide is 3-4 (.429) in single-overtime games.

NEW HIRES: The Alabama football staff features a new face in 2010 with the promotion of Jeremy Pruitt to assistant coach of the secondary. Pruitt joined the Alabama staff as Director of Player Development in 2007 after a successful stint as an assistant coach at Alabama high school powerhouse, Hoover. At Hoover, he served for three seasons as defensive backs coach with the final two as the defensive coordinator. He tutored a defense that helped the Bucs reach the Class 6A State Championship in 2004, 2005 and 2006, winning titles in 2004 and 2005. Pruitt served as an assistant coach under his father, Dale Pruitt, at Fort Payne High School from 2001-03.

TOP AIDES: Alabama's coaching staff has a wealth of knowledge across all levels of football. The nine-man Crimson Tide staff features a former head coaches at the Bowl Subdivision level in Bobby Williams (Michigan State). The staff also has six coaches that have spent time as assistant coaches in the NFL in Bo Davis (Dolphins), Jim McElwain (Raiders), Joe Pendry (19 years with multiple teams), Kirby Smart (Dolphins), Sal Sunseri (Panthers) and Bobby Williams (Lions and Dolphins). Alabama's coaching staff boasts 40-plus years of combined NFL coaching experience.

NICK'S KIDS: At Michigan State, head coach Nick Saban and his wife Terry started the "Nick's Kids" Foundation, which the Sabans have continued in Tuscaloosa. Since their arrival at the University of Alabama, the Sabans have helped raise over $1.5 million - including over $450,000 this year - for "Nick's Kids" and made a total of more than 140 donations to children's charities throughout the state of Alabama.

NFL DRAFT: The Crimson Tide saw seven players selected in the 2010 NFL Draft, including first-round picks Rolando McClain (eighth overall to the Oakland Raiders) and Kareem Jackson (20th overall to the Houston Texans). Alabama also had two more second-round picks in cornerback Javier Arenas (Kansas City Chiefs) and nose guard Terrence Cody (Baltimore Ravens). Offensive guard Mike Johnson went in the third round to the Atlanta Falcons while cornerback Marquis Johnson (St. Louis Rams) and Brandon Deaderick (New England Patriots) were taken in the seventh round. The Tide had eight more players sign free agent contracts, including Colin Peek (Atlanta), Eryk Anders (Cleveland), Lorenzo Washington (Dallas), Justin Woodall (Chicago), Cory Reamer (New York Jets), Leigh Tiffin (Cleveland) and P.J. Fitzgerald (New Orleans).

CRIMSON TIDE PLAYERS ON NFL ROSTERS: The Alabama football program was well represented in the NFL during the 2010 season with former players and coaches dotting league rosters. The Tide has 39 former players and coaches working in the NFL this season. Roman Harper is the only Alabama player on the defending Super Bowl Champion New Orleans Saints. The Crimson Tide has 28 current NFL players. There are 13 former UA players and/or coaches serving as assistant coaches in the NFL this season, including Sylvester Croom (St. Louis), Freddie Kitchens (Arizona) and Richard Williamson (Carolina).

FRESHMAN ACADEMICS: Alabama's 2009 freshman class did more than just excel on the football field, the Crimson Tide placed 12 rookies on the 2010 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll, by far the highest total in the SEC -- double the second-place team. Mississippi State was second with six while Mississippi had five and Kentucky had four. The Crimson Tide's 12 honorees equaled the total number of Arkansas (3), Tennessee (3), Florida (2), Georgia (2), Auburn (1), Vanderbilt (1) and LSU (0) combined. Alabama freshmen that made the list include: Kenny Bell, Chris Bonds, D.J. Fluker, Nico Johnson, Kendall Kelly, Eddie Lacy, A.J. McCarron, William Ming, Kevin Norwood, Trent Richardson, Chance Warmack and Kellen Williams.

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Friday Night Hoodoo Thread: Dig Deep for Arkansas

by Todd on September 24, 2010 4: 55 PM CDT

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It is on Friday evening, so it means two things: players degenerate among you is pasted to the TCU @ SMU (7: 00 pm CST on ESPN!) and it is time for some embarrassing admissions, oaths of blood, or whatever it is doing to grovel before of the gods on behalf of our beloved Crimson Tide football.Digging deep for this week, the gente.Esta is our first real test of the season, so em recuento.En as me, there is a little skin waiting for the other side of the break...
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Q & A: Arkansas Expats Chimes in envelope the Razorbacks

Post were not able to do an Hour (ish) radio this week, the guys on Arkansas Expats obliged us to an old manufactured Exchange Q & a, as well as grandfather used to do so.  My in its QS is here and its in my Qs are below.

Arkansas has been much points and yards to date, but is still fighting game field. What do attributed these struggles and look them to improve anytime soon?

These are questions that have been asking many Hog.Deseamos fans that we had a ready answer. Hopefully that Bobby Petrine and staff – who are willing to admit might know a little more offensive that we have done - one or one will soon.

The Razorbacks taken to date, but before our eyes without training squad approach might make sense only undertake a guy for a semester or a game and see if he can establish some kind of a rhythm. It seems implausible replacements of almost constant would hinder their performances.

For all you ticket in this article, tight end to d.j. Williams seems to extend the responsibility for the problem, saying, "we need to do our job on the offensive line, including tight ends to open holes and backs need to hit the hole hard and that should take care of the problem. In that same piece, offensive tackle Ray Domínguez says that the pigs have been systematically "a boy away" peeling off big races.Then, once more, isn't sure what you'd expect to say.

An unpleasant possibility is that the current group of running backs is simply not as good as team necesita.esperamos which, undoubtedly, that is not the case, but the year past and three games, nobody has grabbed a role function. And, possibly best gang, Dennis Johnson, who averaged 6 yards per carry last season and rushed for 107 yards in nearly upset pigs for Florida - junior out of season with an injury in the appalling intestinal tube.This weekend would certainly be nice for one of their counterparts time to intensify.

We have criticised defense of Alabama (peak coverage and pass) pass in RBR all campaign long, however, team has resigned yet only one touchdown in three weeks and is leading the League in total defence and punctuation. Do you see how Petrine attacking high school and you think Mallet and its recipients will have the same kind of results that has been so far??

Quite doing just what you say: atacar.Petrino has never been shy to admit that his offensive philosophy is to be aggressive, and we would expect that they stick with that approach this weekend.He, Mallet and receivers go after high school every game with bombs long and short tilt routes allowing players such as Joe Adams - excels in yards of capture - get the ball and make your cosa.Si has any delicacy in its guidance, we seek you too tire.

In the results, we would be very surprised if larger than the QBs not much statistical Mallet has faced so far (and it is likely that the rest of the year, thus) .Concedidas, Alabama defense is extremely talented and well-coached, so every courtyard will be a battle, but pigs will have more success against the tide in this area than most teams will.

The defence of Hog has been... charity during the last seasons. where that unit has improved this year, and remained it the major areas of concern against the tide?

Well, if we look at the stats, both the rushing yards and defense of step have improved.Granted, it is only three games and two of which were from the variety of patsy (but it should be noted that even cousins accumulate some fairly gaudy statistics offensives against pigs in 2009).

Year past, pigs given 251.8 yards a game (placing them dead last in the SEC in that category) and 150.1 rushing (good for the ninth Conference) game .Hasta in 2010, the Razorbacks are now the third step, stingiest defense giving 144.3 yards per game on the air, and they are paying 118.2 yards per game on the ground that their ranks fifth in the Conference in stat.

Experience, some movements of personnel (such as the of switching Anthony Leon security linebacker and cornerback security Rudell Crim) and perhaps a good chip outmoded over your shoulder so far have yielded some significant dividends for the protection of pigs.

As of the concerns, defence appeared to wear really down in the fourth quarter against Georgia, and Aaron Murray was able to complete a series of long bombs against the pigs on the road to the rally of Georgia from a deficit of Q4 14 points to a tie of 24-24.puede stifling and sticky climate in Athens have played a role in the (not to mention offensive ineptitude of pigs for much of the second half keeping the defence in the field).But you have to worry about resistance in defence against the number one nation team.

And of course, we do not completely optimistic about the ability of pigs to keep and ' combined all of all-universe running back in check, it is.

Give us a player that might fly under the radar some this year but you expect to have a game of pace, if not this week, then soon.

Tight end D.J. Williams is someone to keep an ojo.Hubo a fair amount of talk of the Mallet need to make better use of Williams during the season of the stars for pigs during the 2008 season often treat baja.después, d. j. took a relatively invisible presence for Arkansas pasado.Sus year receptions fell 32 61 last year, and his total yards receiving fell 723 to 411.

Mallett is nevertheless already, make better use of D.J. Williams has caught 14 passes for 173 yardas.Es 44% and 42%, respectively, of their new totals elsewhere, he is averaging 57.6 yard reception by game, from 31.6 per game in 2009.Sus average yards per catch is basically the same - 12.4 this year, 12.8 in 2009.

Jarius Wright is the third receiver but has great potential, especially with the defence of Center is likely focused on Adams and Greg Childs.

And, in spite of the struggles of the game land so far, sophomore running back Ronnie Wingo, Jr is someone to maintain an ojo.Él has become detached from a few races long in his short career of Razorback, and has shown some nice versatility, cartage against Louisiana-Monroe 35-yard touchdown pass and against Georgia 22-yard touchdown pass.

If Alabama and Arkansas in Fayetteville played 10 times in today's conditions, which record of tide would? since then only playing once, what is your prediction for this Saturday?

We are fans of Hog, but we like to think we are in a land at least a little on the realidad.Debido, you say that Alabama win 7 10.Pero also believe that we are on Earth actually when we say that pigs will win a wild win, induction of heart attack, shredding finger nail the end marker sábado.Un sounds of 28 to 24 on right to us.

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