“Unfathomable” and “superficial” best describe sports commentators’ opinions and the mass mentality regarding the Bowl Championship Series. BCS facilitators are just as bad. No one discusses that the BCS creators actually devised a system which thirty years of football experience taught them would produce […]
Alabama played a hellava game in Fayetteville. Congrats. Ingram is stronger and more durable than McFadden was in college although Ingram’s breakaway speed does not appear quite as explosive. McElroy is Mr. Steady, Mr. Efficient. Trent Richardson is a good back but not an […]
Alabama is favored by 7 to 7.5 points while Sagarin’s Predictor rankings have Alabama as 11 point favorites. The Razorbacks have played five No. 1 opponents in Fayetteville, Arkansas with a record of two wins and three losses. Two of Arkansas’ losses were by […]
Arkansas plays ULM Warhawks at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday at War Memorial Stadium. Coach Petrino and the players say that one of their favorite parts of coming to Little Rock is the trip to the Stadium. Make this the most raucous trip into the stadium they’ve […]
Arkansas needs work on several things against a warm-bodied opponent, even if won’t be their numbers in some BCS computer rankings. DI-AA Tennessee Tech University comes to Fayetteville from Cookeville, Tennessee, roughly 80 miles east of Nashville along I-40. The Golden Eagles have a […]
[baconmaker is an incredibly talented, cardinal-blooded Arkansas Fan who will be delivering a new and unique perspective to Razorback Nation through Hog Database. From behind enemy lines baconmaker will Call the Hogs with his blog while living in the midst of “insufferable” Crimson Tide […]
Since Matt Hayes is a national sports writer, I decided for my part to ask him three questions. One would be of a more national concern. One would be SEC-related but not about Arkansas, and one would be about Arkansas. Q1: As a University […]
Are you watching HOG FANS and RECRUITING FELLAS? Most importantly and most imminently, this story is a reminder that Coach Petrino doesn’t ignore the Defense. In his 4th Season at Louisville, Bobby Petrino’s squad gave up only 16.31 points per game for which Louisville […]
[Update – The BCS Champions’ Ranks and Values have been added at the end of this Post.] The Answers to blu3tick’s specific question are nothing short of jaw-dropping. All he wanted to do was to compare Arkansas’ 2009 Defensive rankings with those of the […]
blu3tick — I’m sure the stats are out there, but I would really like to see the defensive standings for the previous 10 BCS or whatever national title winners… Just as a sort of compare or measure bar to see how much our defense […]
ONLY 157 DAYS UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF ARKANSAS FOOTBALL FOR 2010! Christmas is here, just in time for Easter! And I’m AMPed !! Over the last few months, as time permitted, I’ve worked on an “SEC Scoring Database.” It’s a decent, workable, but […]
