This is a BIG WIN congrats to coach Mike Anderson and the Hogs

[bigred223]

Dayton did beat Texas A&M and BC on neutral floors this year. No, those teams aren't amazing, but they aren't terrible. A&M actually may end up having a decent year. 

[Hogmeier]

The Hogs did take care of business as expected.  However, the 2nd half was more of the same. Portis didn't post up near as much as he did in the 1st half. We need to continue to focus/work on that the next 3 weeks and be more consistent. I fear the next few games against lesser teams we may go back to our old bad habits. I hope not, but something to keep an eye on.

[forrest city joe]

SMU current national rankings per ESPN:

PPG   110th
Rebounds PG   115th
Assists PG   56th
FG%   37th

So. we went on the road in a game people thought we would lose. and we won it. and it was on the road. and it has you Anderson haters pissed.

[Wild Bill Hog]

6-3.   That's an important one.   AAC favorite.   That's another.  Top 100 RPI road win-- potentially a Top 50 RPI road win.

Top 100 RPI is not anything to hang your hat on, Erie.  In the total scheme of things, I'm not sure it offsets the Clemson loss.  JMO.

[forrest city joe]

Dayton did beat Texas A&M and BC on neutral floors this year. No, those teams aren't amazing, but they aren't terrible. A&M actually may end up having a decent year. 

Dayton is a very good team. the people who want to nitpick Mike are just looking for reasons to cry about his coaching. when he losses it's because he not a good coach. when he wins it's because the other team is not that good. im on to their game.

[ErieHog]

Top 100 RPI is not anything to hang your hat on, Erie.  In the total scheme of things, I'm not sure it offsets the Clemson loss.  JMO.

It absolutely is, for a road win when you are trying to get into the tournament.

Clemson will be kept from being a super damaging loss, by the overall strength of the ACC;  they don't have to win much of anything, to not be RPI150+

[forrest city joe]

It absolutely is, for a road win when you are trying to get into the tournament.

Clemson will be kept from being a super damaging loss, by the overall strength of the ACC;  they don't have to win much of anything, to not be RPI150+

You are spot on. + 1000

[Wild Bill Hog]

It absolutely is, for a road win when you are trying to get into the tournament.

Clemson will be kept from being a super damaging loss, by the overall strength of the ACC;  they don't have to win much of anything, to not be RPI150+

How much does beating an AAC team count though?  SMU had a good year but didn't get into the NCAAT last year I don't think.  Could be wrong.  It's not a real powerful or highly regarded conference anyway.

Guess we'll just have to see how it all plays out.  Lots of games left for everybody.

[Pork Twain]

Woo Hoo, we beat a team at home that we were supposed to.

[Pulled(PP)pork]

Woo Hoo, we beat a team at home that we were supposed to.

you hush your mouf, you Mike Anderson hater!

-1000


PP

[PonderinHog]

Woo Hoo, we beat a team at home that we were supposed to.

Well, it certainly beats a sharp stick in the eye, don't it?

[Pork Twain]

I am just looking forward to a new post like this after every home win between now and our next road game.

[Karma]

Stop your crying. we have already won a big road game at SMU. won a big game at KY last year. yet you people keep crying.how about just enjoy this big win today.

Joe, you poke people with a stick and then wonder why they say ouch.

I'll go kick rocks now.

[Karma]

How much does beating an AAC team count though?  SMU had a good year but didn't get into the NCAAT last year I don't think.  Could be wrong.  It's not a real powerful or highly regarded conference anyway.

Guess we'll just have to see how it all plays out.  Lots of games left for everybody.

You mean the conference the national champ played in last year?

[ErieHog]

How much does beating an AAC team count though?  SMU had a good year but didn't get into the NCAAT last year I don't think.  Could be wrong.  It's not a real powerful or highly regarded conference anyway.

Guess we'll just have to see how it all plays out.  Lots of games left for everybody.

Quite a lot.   And they were in the last few teams out last year, and those are the kind of road wins you need---  the AAC was, and is more highly regarded than a number of conferences.  Too often, people bring a football mindset to basketball;  more than 5 or 6 conferences matter.  It is a very well regarded league-  its expected to be a top 10 conference, and projects to have 4 NCAA tournament teams right now.

[Wild Bill Hog]

You mean the conference the national champ played in last year?

Wasn't that more because of the team though?  UCONN is an established power, and has been for a lot of years.  Did UK playing in the championship game mean the SEC was a strong conference last year?

[SWarkansasman]

This team really shoots free throws better than any of Mikes teams thus far.  If they can remember to continue to play half court defense like they did today , they will be tough.

[BigSexyHog]

You can always count on FCJ to post nonsense.   I expect to win at home,  pretty good game over all.  No complaints but guess I better go kick rocks.

[Pork Twain]

Wasn't that more because of the team though?  UCONN is an established power, and has been for a lot of years.  Did UK playing in the championship game mean the SEC was a strong conference last year?

They are smaller than the SEC but have better basketball teams right now

[thirtythree]

Just R-E-L-A-X. We will be fine.

They played very well in the 1st half. Slowed down some in the 2nd, but held on when they needed to make a stop.

[Pigsear]

Just R-E-L-A-X. We will be fine.

They played very well in the 1st half. Slowed down some in the 2nd, but held on when they needed to make a stop.

Till we go on the road again.

[dhornjr1]

49.4% would be just fine.  Do you not think so?

Elite level programs win at a 50% or better clip on the road. This program hasn't been at an elite level for a long time. Hell, even elite level programs don't always win at a 50% clip.

[Kevin]

Eddie sutton was over .500 on the road at arkansas

[PonderinHog]

Elite level programs win at a 50% or better clip on the road. This program hasn't been at an elite level for a long time. Hell, even elite level programs don't always win at a 50% clip.

I hate powder blue elitists... 

[forrest city joe]

One a larger note, take a look at Arkansas' schedule now - pay special attention to the fact that very few teams are now in the Top 25. 

That does not bode well if Arkansas ends up anywhere near the bubble but wew should always keep in mind the ratings are ever changing.

Pure none sense. we fish in the top 3 in the sec and we are going dancing. and we are going dancing. sorry to all the haters, but Mike and the players are going to the NCAA this year.

[ErieHog]

Elite level programs win at a 50% or better clip on the road. This program hasn't been at an elite level for a long time. Hell, even elite level programs don't always win at a 50% clip.

We've never had a coach who won 50% or more on the road;  we've never been elite, by your definition.

[Kevin]

Going to need 12 wins in the league, I think

[forrest city joe]

Going to need 12 wins in the league, I think

Nope. 10  sec wins will be enough.we are going to be in the Dance.

[Kevin]

Nope. 10  sec wins will be enough.we are going to be in the Dance.

No way. 10-8 in the league will not get it done.  Look at the scores today.

Right now, this is a 3 bid league Max.

[Hollywood_HOGan45]

I love arkansas basketball and love mike. Great win today but last Sunday is still sticking with me.

I just cannot get past losing a 6 pt lead with 49 seconds left.

Good step into the right direction though.

[ErieHog]

No way. 10-8 in the league will not get it done.  Look at the scores today.

Right now, this is a 3 bid league Max.

The SEC has picked it up decently in OOC play, which is helping the overall RPI prospects of the league a little bit.    Its still not gangbusters, but the league is doing better than it has in the recent past in non-con play.

[Atlhogfan1]

We were over .500 on the road when we were elite.  After 95 we struggled and it made Nolan's road record fall to what it is. 

[FelixJonesorDMAC?]

This team will make it to the tourney for sure.  We take care of business at home and we win more SEC games on the road this year.  Clemson loss stings, but I'm sure the players felt it more than the fans, or I hope at least.

[forrest city joe]

I love arkansas basketball and love mike. Great win today but last Sunday is still sticking with me.

I just cannot get past losing a 6 pt lead with 49 seconds left.

Good step into the right direction though.

It's a game we threw away Hollywood. but there is nothing we can do about that bad loss now. we have to get over it and move on.and that's what the team did today. i loved the way the team played against a good Dayton team. bad losses happen. just enjoy the wins, and being a good program again.

[Karma]

Pure none sense. we fish in the top 3 in the sec and we are going dancing. and we are going dancing. sorry to all the haters, but Mike and the players are going to the NCAA this year.

FCJ's priorities:
1. God
2. Country
3. Mike
4. Hogs

[forrest city joe]

FCJ's priorities:
1. God
2. Country
3. Mike
4. Hogs

Wrong again.
1. God
2.Family
3.country
4.Razorback Athletics

[Dr. Starcs]

5. Rock kicking

[dhornjr1]

We've never had a coach who won 50% or more on the road;  we've never been elite, by your definition.

Did you miss the part where I said this?

Hell, even elite level programs don't always win at a 50% clip.

I'm not gonna bother to look it up, but I'd darned near guarantee that Arkansas won at a better than 50% rate on the road from 1988-89 through 1994-95.

Those were elite level years and those are the years that most of these mouth breathers expect Mike to recreate.

[Hog1952]

6.   Disappearing a week after bad loses!

[Hogfan1660]

Settle down FCJ!!! We are world beaters at home but let's look back to the last 2 road losses. I'm going to say that we aren't as bad as we were on the road thus week but aren't as good as we are at home. Let's see how we play on the next road trip before we start saying that we are back. 

[Hog1952]

Nope. 10  sec wins will be enough.we are going to be in the Dance.

Hope so....it took 4 yrs.

[tophawg19]

I'm always curious to know if people know what Nolan's road record was at Arkansas.

85-87 in true road games-  a .494 clip

Weird that we expect Mike to win at a level that even the best coach in our history struggled to att

the conference is down from Nolan's years .

[ErieHog]

  the conference is down from Nolan's years .

He didn't fare much, if any better, in non-conference play.  Try again.

And three of those 'prime years' were at the end of an SWC that usually was a 2 bid league.  So, no, the conference differentials aren't nearly that great.

[ErieHog]

We were over .500 on the road when we were elite.  After 95 we struggled and it made Nolan's road record fall to what it is. 

He didn't post a single winning road record in his first 5 years;  actually, he didn't get to .500 on the road, even temporarily, until February of 1991-- after he had taken a team to the Final Four, and in a two year stretch where we went 18-4 on the road to dig out of the enormous hole he was in, early in his career on the road.

Winning half your games on the road, consistently, is never a mark this program has achieved; very few programs, ever, have been able to do so over a multi-season arc.

And we're in Mike's 4th year.

[thirtythree]

7. Gas it, Grab it, and Go. Double B's.

[3of5-2]

Good win, not a great win, but where this program is at, any win is a good win. Don't over estimate Dayton and SMU or even Clemson. They aren't very good. After 4 years we should have mopped the floor with those teams.

[Otis]

Pure none sense. we fish in the top 3 in the sec and we are going dancing. and we are going dancing. sorry to all the haters, but Mike and the players are going to the NCAA this year.

Hmmmm, where have I hears this before? Oh yeah, it's the same thing you said last year and the year before and the year before that. Forgive us if we'd like to wait and see instead of taking your word for it again.

[jkstock04]

Joe did you expect us to lose this game or something? We were 10 point favorites at home. A win is a win, but this was an expected win. Considering that and our overall record at home I don't see how this was a BIG WIN as you say.

I want to see us win more meaningful road games and make the NCAA's this year.

[HognitiveDissonance]

Ok, what do you think a fair winning % on the road should be? I think with our conference like it is we should expect above 18%, don't you?

Five of the nine SEC road games as wins would do the job just fine this year. We could very realistically go 8-1 or 9-0 in SEC home games this year.

[HognitiveDissonance]

Wrong again.
1. God
2.Family
3.country
4.Razorback Athletics

Actually, from reading JumpBall the last couple years it's

1)Mike Anderson
2)everything else