For those who aren't melting..

[crayola99]

We are 3-1 and will most likely be 4-2 after Bama.  We will have 6 remaining winnable games.  I think most would of taken this at the beginning of the year.  Having said this, we desperately need to find an offensive gamebreaker on offense.  Time to give Whaley, Hammonds, etc more opportunities.  Reed has to get right mentally.  If one can emerge we could still win 9-10 including the bowl win.

[devildoghawg]

There is nothing wrong with the workhorses, or the damn defense for that matter.  The problem is 100% on the offensive line.  If they did their damn job we would have been up by 30 at halftime.

[Arkansas Fan]

That's if Alabama doesn't split AA in half.

[FreshHog]

There is nothing wrong with the workhorses, or the damn defense for that matter.  The problem is 100% on the offensive line.  If they did their damn job we would have been up by 30 at halftime.

Bingo. Plain and simple. Oline needs to get their sh*t together.

[Hog Solo]

It's not that we lost but the way we lost.  Absolutely frustrating.

[hogginbama]

Youth on the O-Line is what is hurting at the moment. Kirkland leaving early makes a world of difference in the O-Line this year.

[Ross U (HDHF)]

If AA can stay healthy long enough for the OL to get better then I love our chances in the last 6 games.  Allen is a sharp QB.  8-9 win season is still on the table, 10 with a little luck. 

[crayola99]

There is nothing wrong with the workhorses, or the damn defense for that matter.  The problem is 100% on the offensive line.  If they did their damn job we would have been up by 30 at halftime.

Yes.  Oline has been underwhelming and hasn't helped or RBs much.  Or Allen for that matter.

[adderol]

It's not that we lost but the way we lost.  Absolutely frustrating.

+1

[Medic821]

Agree, people are really at melt down point right now.   Season is not over.   A&M was simply better.  O Line really needs work.  To me the backs seemed to be dancing.  Yes I know a lot times there was a defender in the hole.  No I never coached a down in high school or college like the rest of the posters have.  I have just been a fan for 35 years.  Just get ready for all the people dumpin on this team.  Now I have spoke my mind.

[hawg IQ]

We are 3-1 and will most likely be 4-2 after Bama.  We will have 6 remaining winnable games.  I think most would of taken this at the beginning of the year.  Having said this, we desperately need to find an offensive gamebreaker on offense.  Time to give Whaley, Hammonds, etc more opportunities.  Reed has to get right mentally.  If one can emerge we could still win 9-10 including the bowl win.

ATM a good team, especially on defense.  we always have that secondary meltdown to flip game. we lost on the goal line , maybe got cheated out of one td, but you have to score on first and goal from two. Nobody like atm but they are good this year.

[crayola99]

It's not that we lost but the way we lost.  Absolutely frustrating.

Very frustrating.  CBB puts a lot of emphasis on the mental aspect of the game.  We failed miserably in this game in that area.

[ErieHog]

Our magic number for any football game is 8.

8 unforced errors or more, we will lose.

Against really talented teams, that number is probably more like 5

-Turnovers
-Penalties negating first downs
-Penalties putting us more than 5 yards behind the chains
-Personal Fouls
-KO out of bounds

Watch a Hog game.  Make a mark for each time these things happen.   You'll note a trend, when we're playing good football vs. when we're not.     We can't afford to make errors and make up for them later.

[Arkansas Fan]

I'm just tired of losing to the Aggies.

[navyhog24]

We'all lose to Bama and Ole Miss. Every other game is winnable.

[crayola99]

Agree, people are really at melt down point right now.   Season is not over.   A&M was simply better.  O Line really needs work.  To me the backs seemed to be dancing.  Yes I know a lot times there was a defender in the hole.  No I never coached a down in high school or college like the rest of the posters have.  I have just been a fan for 35 years.  Just get ready for all the people dumpin on this team.  Now I have spoke my mind.

I noticed that too about our RBs.  This killed our goaline runs as much as anything.  Too many steps.  Too much uncertainty for the RB. 

[hogfanmd]

Ole miss is better then T AM
We win tonight If we score in the red zone

We lose to Bama , ole miss , florida.
Rest should win
8-4

[AirForceHog]

Is this A&M's year? Guess we will see. They look the part.

[Arkansas Fan]

Ole miss is better then T AM
We win tonight If we score in the red zone

We lose to Bama , ole miss , florida.
Rest should win
8-4

I think we can beat Florida.

[AirForceHog]

Ole miss is better then T AM
We win tonight If we score in the red zone

We lose to Bama , ole miss and Florida.
Rest should win
8-4

We can beat Florida. Let's say 9-3

[Kyle]

A&M put the roadmap out there to stuff our O. Those boys need to grow up and gel quickly.

[BassinHawg]

Enos just called another run play inside the 5 yard line!

[ricepig]

Is this A&M's year? Guess we will see. They look the part.

Their defense is definitely better, but the secondary is suspect, if you have time to pass. Bama won't let Knight run like that, they'll lose that one for sure, probably Aggie against someone else for another loss.

[ErieHog]

Ole miss is better then T AM
We win tonight If we score in the red zone

We lose to Bama , ole miss , florida.
Rest should win
8-4

I don't buy the OM is better than A&M thing.  Offensively?  Sure.  Defensively, no.   They don't get after the QB nearly as well, and have shown that when things go sideways, they don't toughen up.

[orvillesghost]

I don't look for A&M to collapse in the second half of the season this year but I cannot see them beating Alabama.

[WorfHog]

Another low tier bowl game. Cannot wait! 

Year four btw and we're still an afterthought in the conference. Year FOUR and we're worse that we were last season.

[ricepig]

Another low tier bowl game. Cannot wait! 

Year four btw and we're still an afterthought in the conference. Year FOUR and we're worse that we were last season.

Dang, the season is over, who knew......

[Raiserback]

There is nothing wrong with the workhorses, or the damn defense for that matter.  The problem is 100% on the offensive line.  If they did their damn job we would have been up by 30 at halftime.

Not sure it's quite accurate to say there isn't anything wrong with the defense. They gave up 600 yards in the 20 minutes A&M had the ball. Also, gave up 360 rush yards on 10 YPC.

[BigSexyHog]

I don't buy the OM is better than A&M thing.  Offensively?  Sure.  Defensively, no.   They don't get after the QB nearly as well, and have shown that when things go sideways, they don't toughen up.

Agree Ole Piss is not better than the gaggies

[onebadrubi]

You can't lay this entire game at the feet of the O-line. Late third quarter, Atm pinned on the 1 yard line and they go 94 yards or whatever. After that TD, the tan between the tackles similar to what we would do against the local church league. They spread our back 7 out outside the hashes then ran it right down our throats to close the game and the entire 4th quarter.  We could of had a full first team all American O line and we weren't changing the outcome of this game.  We beat ourselves.  Coaches didn't blow it, a specific player didn't blow it, a specific drive didn't blow it. It was a complete loss full of errors. One to learn from and get ready for bama at home.

[crayola99]

Another low tier bowl game. Cannot wait! 

Year four btw and we're still an afterthought in the conference. Year FOUR and we're worse that we were last season.

I really don't know when the year 4 thing started.  It gets old.  Not every program is a 4 year build.  Alabama, LSU, Ohio State, Michigan....yes.  They are probably more of a 2-3 year build.  But Arkansas?  No.  Those teams have tradition, fruitful instate recruiting, etc.  Arkansas is not a national brand like these schools and is a much tougher place to build a program.

[king_biscuit]

Year FOUR and we're worse that we were last season.

You serious Clark?

[The_Bionic_Pig]

Ole miss is better then T AM
We win tonight If we score in the red zone

We lose to Bama , ole miss , florida.
Rest should win
8-4

Florida's Offense is on par with LSU (mediocre at best)

That's a win.

[Hardcore Hoggy]

we lost to a damn good TAMU team.

But we got blown out.

It's not the end of the world for sure, but those who still continue to say "no problem, Bielema is right where he wants to be" are as insane as those who want him fired.

[gchamblee]

Another low tier bowl game. Cannot wait! 

Year four btw and we're still an afterthought in the conference. Year FOUR and we're worse that we were last season.

[DeltaBoy]

When you take a realistic lol at things lossing Kirkland a big blow to this Oline , we had recruiting bust and after 4 years the D is not any better.

[NuttinItUp]

Is this A&M's year? Guess we will see. They look the part.

This.

I am wondering if the prognosticators are right and A&M is just really good this year.
Shocking prospect, I know.

I guess we will see when they play Bama.

[SemperFi]

There is nothing wrong with the workhorses, or the damn defense for that matter.  The problem is 100% on the offensive line.  If they did their damn job we would have been up by 30 at halftime.

I've got to agree. The OL was just bad all night. You can definitely question a few of the play calls, but the lack of execution by our OL was the real failure. If this line will ever gel the Hogs will be able to put up points from anywhere on the field.

[FANONTHEHILL]

I agree that the oline needs to improve, but there are 5 offensive lineman.  When the defense brings 7-8, you can't expect 5 to get them all picked up.

[JaketheSnake]

I agree that the oline needs to improve, but there are 5 offensive lineman.  When the defense brings 7-8, you can't expect 5 to get them all picked up.

Its amazing that people cannt understand that.  They just look for the easiest position to blame and it's almost always the OL. A&M had more in te box than we could block on almost every play the entire game.

[TNhawgfan]

Agree Ole Piss is not better than the gaggies

But they are better than us

[runninhog]

We're going to get better as the season rolls along, guys. Alabama and Ole Miss are the biggest challenges ahead; everything else is a winnable game. But even those tough games are at home.
Win or lose, I'm with the Razorbacks and won't bash our kids. They're working hard and deserve support.

[Kevin]

I agree that the oline needs to improve, but there are 5 offensive lineman.  When the defense brings 7-8, you can't expect 5 to get them all picked up.

agree, but that is how a john chavis defense plays. there is over 20 years of game film to prove it.

[goodguytex]

You serious Clark?

Oh really?? What exactly was our record after four games last year?? Can you answer that??

[goodguytex]

When you take a realistic lol at things lossing Kirkland a big blow to this Oline , we had recruiting bust and after 4 years the D is not any better.

That's just not true. The defense has proven it's better. They had a bad game at times against a well prepared Aggie team. But it's one game. Let's wait and see how the rest of the season goes before making judgements like that.

[Hoggish1]

We are 3-1 and will most likely be 4-2 after Bama.  We will have 6 remaining winnable games.  I think most would of taken this at the beginning of the year.  Having said this, we desperately need to find an offensive gamebreaker on offense.  Time to give Whaley, Hammonds, etc more opportunities.  Reed has to get right mentally.  If one can emerge we could still win 9-10 including the bowl win.

You are correct.

We gave aTm opportunity after opportunity and finally they broke through. 

We could have easily won this game without the bonehead errors (coley)...

When we had to pass (not our game), we could not withstand the rush.

The game could have turned out differently had certain things not happened last night, all of which were self inflicted.

This must now be a learning experience we take forward as we grow. 

9-10 wins in the regular season is still very possible.

[PorkRinds]

Another low tier bowl game. Cannot wait! 

Year four btw and we're still an afterthought in the conference. Year FOUR and we're worse that we were last season.

Last night I figured you were drunk. I'm hoping you woke up drinking this morning. 

[hogcard1964]

There is nothing wrong with the workhorses, or the damn defense for that matter.  The problem is 100% on the offensive line.  If they did their damn job we would have been up by 30 at halftime.

In all reality we should have been up 2 scores at the half.

[goodguytex]

Oh really?? What exactly was our record after four games last year?? Can you answer that??

I'm still waiting on answer to this question???

[The NewEra]

I agree that the oline needs to improve, but there are 5 offensive lineman.  When the defense brings 7-8, you can't expect 5 to get them all picked up.

Last night was a team loss, pure and simple.  It stings, but from the coaches to the players there is a lot of progress that can be made and I feel confident they will make progress.  We lost to a very good team last night and we can play much better than we did.