Hogs vs Tide predictions?

[devildog]

Hogs 41 Tide 38 3 OT's

[hogtusk]

HOGS 24
TIDE 20

Mustain has 3 TD's passing and the defense starts to come around.

GHG

[judgeroyswine]

This year, the Hogs recognize there is a wide receiver and cover him, unfortunately they forget about the running back, who scores easily and quiets the visitor-friendly confines of RRS early on.

It is 14-0 before Hogs get motivated by RH heart attack at the 2:10 mark of the second quarter.  Hogs get 3 right before half and take some momentum into the locker room, only to have it demolished by a second half opening runback by the Tide.  Shibest joins RH in the hospital.

Hog fans grow more frustrated on the day as the 'Backs can't play catch up very well.  Bama wins 27-17.

[Alkehog]

Arkansas 24
Tide 21

:razorback:

[BloodRedHog]

We will score but our defense sucks...they wll score...I can easily see a 34-31 game.

Am I off-base?

[SPAL]

yes u are off base....this has the makings of a defensive slugfest....not because either defense is great, but because the offense is inconsistent.

[HogISH™]

no, you are on base, our defense will make their offense look good and our offense will score just enough to win.

31-27 hogs.

HogISH

[HogHillbilly]

I agree with ya Blood...............If DMac gets his game back, we will score 35............
If our Defense struggles tackling again.............Bama will score 28

MM has to have another game like Vandy though

[HogFaninGA]

I think you are on target.  

[Hong Kong Sooey]

We will score but our defense sucks...they wll score...I can easily see a 34-31 game.

Am I off-base?

I think we have to score often to beat 'Bama this weekend.  We are giving up 4.8 yds.carry on the ground and are being dominated at the point of attack.  The Tide is averaging over 32 minutes/game in TOP, and have Kenneth Darby.  The offense will have to carry us.

[BloodRedHog]

I have a feeling it will be a fun game to watch...

[OnYourToes]

BRH, I think you are right on.
Darby has the potiential to rip us a new one.
MM and the boys (DMAC, DW, Monk, FJ, Hillis, and so on) will be very productive.
Our best defense may be our offense with MM throwing all over the field and scoring often.
Either way Hogs Win!!!

[OnYourToes]

yes u are off base....this has the makings of a defensive slugfest....not because either defense is great, but because the offense is inconsistent.

I see our defense being inconsistant
50
0
19
points per game
This may be the game where they show up, for the entire game!

[HogHillbilly]

BRH, I think you are right on.
Darby has the potiential to rip us a new one.
MM and the boys (DMAC, DW, Monk, FJ, Hillis, and so on) will be very productive.
Our best defense may be our offense with MM throwing all over the field and scoring often.
Either way Hogs Win!!!

Darby is not fast............He will not break a "Big One" with our safety's............He is a Hillis type runner

[OnYourToes]

BRH, I think you are right on.
Darby has the potiential to rip us a new one.
MM and the boys (DMAC, DW, Monk, FJ, Hillis, and so on) will be very productive.
Our best defense may be our offense with MM throwing all over the field and scoring often.
Either way Hogs Win!!!

Darby is not fast............He will not break a "Big One" with our safety's............He is a Hillis type runner

I know Darby isn't a break away runner, I was just saying that with the holes we gave to Vandy, 10-15 yards a run will get you close to the end zone in a hurry.

He will grind it on/over/through us.
That is more wearing on a D then the big plays

[Hawgasaurus]

Total is sitting at 37.5 right now, from the looks of this board the OVER is the play! I must say I agree too, this offense has got to open it up on someone sooner or later!

[elksnort]

If we tackle well and do not turn the ball over more than Bama, we'l win.

[BloodRedHog]

Total is sitting at 37.5 right now, from the looks of this board the OVER is the play! I must say I agree too, this offense has got to open it up on someone sooner or later!

I can't see a 20-17 game here...I think Vegas is wrong and you are right.

[USCPimP]

Maybe Arkansas will Be able to Beat USC one of these YRS
HOGS 2

BAMA 45

Go Trojans and Hookem Horns

[ArchitectHog]

HOGS 28
BAMA 24

D needs to step up.
Mustain will play well.
Backs will have good game.

[Razorback88]

I've been pretty close on my predictions so far(I even picked USC to beat us back during the BCS bowl talk LOL) and I'm going with the Hogs this weekend.

Razorbacks 35
Elephants 24

[Brutalis]

And I mean hand their arses to them on a silver platter... it changes everything. No more excuses no more 'it's a new offense thing' and surely no more 'well so so isn't calling plays'. It's over if we stomp them. Expectations = 10 wins this season and none the less if we hammer Bama.

[HogFaninGA]

All it would mean is that we beat a team that we are favored to beat.

[DoubleJ]

We might win, but I don't think we'll hand it to them.  I guess we can always hold out hope, though.

[Oliver]

And I mean hand their arses to them on a silver platter... it changes everything. No more excuses no more 'it's a new offense thing' and surely no more 'well so so isn't calling plays'. It's over if we stomp them. Expectations = 10 wins this season and none the less if we hammer Bama.

To me it would mean that Gus was calling a lot of the plays because we haven't been able to score over 20 on Bama in a while under Nutt.

[PigPusher]

Remember Coach Malzahn did say they were introducing a little bit more of the new offense each week.  Bama is due for their dose of Mazahn medicine. 

[ConwayHog]

And I mean hand their arses to them on a silver platter... it changes everything. No more excuses no more 'it's a new offense thing' and surely no more 'well so so isn't calling plays'. It's over if we stomp them. Expectations = 10 wins this season and none the less if we hammer Bama.

To me it would mean that Gus was calling a lot of the plays because we haven't been able to score over 20 on Bama in a while under Nutt.

We did in 2003 and 2004.  We failed to in 2002 and 2005.  I don't really see how you can say one way or the other.

[goallthewayua]

And I mean hand their arses to them on a silver platter... it changes everything. No more excuses no more 'it's a new offense thing' and surely no more 'well so so isn't calling plays'. It's over if we stomp them. Expectations = 10 wins this season and none the less if we hammer Bama.

I wish I could agree, but a 20 or even 30 point win over bama in my opinion would not be a good gauge on predicting the rest of the season. It would be a step in the right direction however. Now if we are able to beat bama and Auburn then I'll be alot more optimistic for the rest of the season. As it is right now, this game is the equivilent of playing for the bronze medal in the SEC west.

[Hong Kong Sooey]

BRH, I think you are right on.
Darby has the potiential to rip us a new one.
MM and the boys (DMAC, DW, Monk, FJ, Hillis, and so on) will be very productive.
Our best defense may be our offense with MM throwing all over the field and scoring often.
Either way Hogs Win!!!

Darby is not fast............He will not break a "Big One" with our safety's............He is a Hillis type runner

I know Darby isn't a break away runner, I was just saying that with the holes we gave to Vandy, 10-15 yards a run will get you close to the end zone in a hurry.

He will grind it on/over/through us.
That is more wearing on a D then the big plays

What he said...squared.

[Thunderhog Jr]

:razorback:

The last time Arkansas played Alabama on my birthday was 1998, we won 42-6. 

My birthday is this Saturday 9-23, Here's hoping for a re-peat of the 98 game.......

:razorback:

[hogfancb]

42-6 hogs!   Just like in 98'.

[Hog Belly]

We will score but our defense sucks...they wll score...I can easily see a 34-31 game.

Am I off-base?

you're probably right. I think both defenses are down.

[OnYourToes]

And I mean hand their arses to them on a silver platter... it changes everything. No more excuses no more 'it's a new offense thing' and surely no more 'well so so isn't calling plays'. It's over if we stomp them. Expectations = 10 wins this season and none the less if we hammer Bama.

I wish I could agree, but a 20 or even 30 point win over bama in my opinion would not be a good gauge on predicting the rest of the season. It would be a step in the right direction however. Now if we are able to beat bama and Auburn then I'll be alot more optimistic for the rest of the season. As it is right now, this game is the equivilent of playing for the bronze medal in the SEC west.

It wouldn't change "everything" necessarily.  It would mean that the O is clicking as expected and the D came around and was tough.

IF - big if - we then beat Auburn then, yes, MORE things would change, again not everything.  EVERYTHING changing requires more than winning, to some on this board.  To me it doesn't
Bama and Auburn are 2 COMPLETELY different teams.
Beating Bama means we are on our way
Beating Auburn means we have made amazing strides and the nation will know it.  We only have LSU and Ten to trip us up.

"IF" can be an exciting word, it can also build up hope to the point of insanity.
I am a Hog fan till the end and I have these expectations, at the same time, we still have to play each and every game. 

I BELIEVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[clew]

Loxodonta 21
Sus scrofa 31

[SPAL]

You guys crack me up...we score 14 points against USC, 20 against utah state, and 21 against Vandy. BAMA scored 25 against UH, 13 against Vandy, and blew up for 41 against ULM

Bama features a smash mouth running style designed to eat clock.
Arkansas features a smash mouth running style designed to eat up clock.

Bama has a green QB
Arkansas has a green QB

bama is young on D and has been bend but dont break
Arkansas has an exp D and has been bend but dont break

Our D gave up 50 to USC, bama doesnt have the power to do that
Our D gave up 0 to ute state....we shoudl have
Our D gave 19 to vandy, even though they crammed it down out throats

I know some of you like to think we have seen the last of nutt's offense and arkansas is now a 4 and 5 wide spread offense that can score at will, but it simply isnt the case. Running the football is still nutts forte.

We were as balanced as I can remember and still only managed to put together 21 points against Vandy. What makes anybody think we are gonna put 30 on the board against a better Defense is beyond me.

This game will not be high scoring.

[USCPimP]

I think we have the best coach in America { HDN}  We would be stupid to fire him after this YR.  shi*t never gonna happen    :razorback: If all the Dark Siders would see the light, They would see that Houston Nutt Is buliding a great program 

[DeltaBoy]

21-17 Hogs over BAMA :razorback:

[dishhog10]

We will score but our defense sucks...they wll score...I can easily see a 34-31 game.

Am I off-base?

Yes you are way off base.   The first one to 20 points win this one.  

[OnYourToes]

BRH, I think you are right on.
Darby has the potiential to rip us a new one.
MM and the boys (DMAC, DW, Monk, FJ, Hillis, and so on) will be very productive.
Our best defense may be our offense with MM throwing all over the field and scoring often.
Either way Hogs Win!!!

Darby is not fast............He will not break a "Big One" with our safety's............He is a Hillis type runner

I know Darby isn't a break away runner, I was just saying that with the holes we gave to Vandy, 10-15 yards a run will get you close to the end zone in a hurry.

He will grind it on/over/through us.
That is more wearing on a D then the big plays

What he said...squared.

Thanks Hong Kong Sooey, I wish we still had the applaud/smite meter.  I'd give you +20, for the amount of points we score

[HawgWild]

Arkansas 27
Alabama  10

Reggie Herring gets deep in that butt and the Defense learns how to tackle, literally overnight. Darby gets some yards, but not his points as the HOGS keep him locked down. QB sacks should be more plentiful this time around, because bama does not have a Matt Jones clone running around in the backfield like Vandy did. Hopefully, we'll see the HOG defense even create a turnover or two....maybe, possibly, well then again.......

Mitch Mustain should have another solid day throwing passes to the nasty three, Monk, Williams and Crawford. I can't remember when the HOGS have ever had three WR's of this caliber available to them and with Mitch Mustain's ability to accurately throw the deep ball bama will have to respect the pass. The running game will benefit from this and get back on track as bama will be unable to stop Mcfadden & Jones in a pass prevent defense. I expect Hillis to be much more involved in this game, be it catching some swing passes out of the backfield or by utilizing his power game.

[Bomis Hawg]

Arkansas still -2.  Wow, who woulda guessed that one.

[rodgre]

Arkansas 21
Alabama 24

We miss a field goal late that could have put the game into overtime. 
Plus, we don't beat anybody worth a darn in Fayetteville. 

[CPL HOG]

Hogs-35
Tide- 31

[Holy City Hog]

Ark -2.5
O/U 38

www.thegreek.com

I have been waiting for this game all off season.  I think this is the play of the day.  Hogs cover this week.

Did you watch the Vandy game? 

[kitshicker]

I think Arkansas will cover this week too.

That's what I thought......the last 2 weeks

[WILL CLINTON]

Well, Alabama is 1-7 against the spread off 3+ games allowing 17 or less points so Arkansas to cover is not a bad bet.  But this is the better bet, the UNDER.  Arkansas is 11-2 Under off back-to-back against the spread losses.

[Holy City Hog]

Well, Alabama is 1-7 against the spread off 3+ games allowing 17 or less points so Arkansas to cover is not a bad bet.  But this is the better bet, the UNDER.  Arkansas is 11-2 Under off back-to-back against the spread losses.

Now THAT'S some good info, thanks

[_Collin1]

betus.com has it as a pick em

I took Arkansas.  No under yet determined on betus.com

[Mr. Prozac]

Well, Alabama is 1-7 against the spread off 3+ games allowing 17 or less points so Arkansas to cover is not a bad bet.  But this is the better bet, the UNDER.  Arkansas is 11-2 Under off back-to-back against the spread losses.

Holy crap! That sounds like trigonometry or something.

[kitshicker]

Well, Alabama is 1-7 against the spread off 3+ games allowing 17 or less points so Arkansas to cover is not a bad bet.  But this is the better bet, the UNDER.  Arkansas is 11-2 Under off back-to-back against the spread losses.

Holy crap! That sounds like trigonometry or something.

I hear ya! I had my boss over to my computer trying to decipher for me...lol