Anyone worried about a let down against Ole Piss?

[Hogs GoneWild]

With so many players feeling like they lost a father figure in Nutt, does anyone think its possible they might not play as hard as they normally would? I can picture players running out of the A and then going to hug Nutt.

[Doug]

Absolutely not.  Petrino and others will have our kids fired up, BIG time, for this game.

[Hambunctious]

Not no, but hell no.

[twistitup]

no

[ronmahony]

I can't see that happening.

[Ex-Trumpet]

With so many players feeling like they lost a father figure in Nutt, does anyone think its possible they might not play as hard as they normally would? I can picture players running out of the A and then going to hug Nutt.

Any Hog that would try to pull that off will have played his last game as a Hog, and deservedly so.

[spiritof92]

Not going to happen, especially with Petrino leading this group.

[razorback3072]

Well, you can bet that if they don't put out an A+ effort, they will quickly lose their position. 

[Duke of Buckingham]

You've got to be kidding.

[Hogs GoneWild]

You've got to be kidding.

We all saw it in the cotton bowl...they just didnt want to be there. I just hope Petrino can make the players as mentally tough as he is physically

[hodgehog]

For get the nutter. He had his opp and pissed it all away. When the nut is cracked its just hulls

[Hogs GoneWild]

by the way great sign idea for the game if televised by ESPN

pEtrino
buSts
olePiss's
    Nutt

[spiritof92]

There's no way the players will not be up for this game.  Petrino will probably have to keep the players from focusing on this game too much before it's played.

[davispard]

Have you ever seen the movie "The Last Boy Scout"?  Suspect that would be a good way to describe what will happen to the TCTWF and his Ole Pisser team, and their mascot Colonel Sanders; cause that's all they be able to do when we get thru with them; eat friggin fried chicken.....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[rzrbaxfan]

There will be a few players that may shake hands after the game with Nutt just as a sign of respect, but I feel pretty confident that Petrino will have our boys ready to play.

[SquidBilly]

The Cotton Bowl was the coaches fault.  How well do you think they were preparing our guys and game planning when they were already half way to Ole Miss.  They probably had their marching orders from nutt to make us look bad in that game.  The ole Miss game is the 7th or 8th game of the season.  Any issues with players not giving maximum effort will be worked out long before then.

[hogus maximus]

I expect nothing but black jerseys, and hanging 21 on him before he chews his right index finger down to the quick! It's going to be a black out saturday with 3.5 million reasons to kick his dumb a$$!!!! Go Hogs Beat the Chicken -Nutt!!!!

[want2be]

Stealing recruits tapes, unethical recruiting, and making sure Nutt is out coached against his former team will be the fuel Petrino will have to make sure the Hogs are fired up.

[hogchic2001]

Nope. 

[txkrazorback]

As Coach Petrino says, "they are the enemy..."

[FATBACKHAWG]

All I can say is poppycock

[farmhawg]

by the way great sign idea for the game if televised by ESPN

pEtrino
buSts
olePiss's
    Nutt

+1

[HotlantaHog]

By this point in the season, the players will be seeing so much difference in how a top football program is run vs. last year that I can't imagine anyone would want to go back.

[cityhog]

Why would they do that?  Their "father figure" left them remember?  According to the BAC he quit, he wasn't fired.  He left them high and dry before the Cotton Blow.  I hope there is blood in  their eyes when they take the field against Nutty.  The days of playing seniors ahead of more talented players are over. 

[jpenrod1]

I hope by the time they get to Ole Miss the players will have realized what BP is doing there and they will have forgotten all about Nutt.

[OnYourToes]

Comparisons to this future game and the Cotton Bowl is not accurate.

The Cotton Bowl was coached by a shell of the former staff without their fearless head used car salesmen.  The staff failed to build a game plan.  The staff falied to monitor the players the night before the game.  The staff falied to execute thier worthless, "wide open" offense.

This new staff will not fail.  They play and plan to win.  They are headed by a coach who's record was 41-9, he brought his brother who assisted in that record.  Other asstants and coordiantors have NFL experience.  The entire staff is professional.  They understand the weight of this game, they know what Nutt did for this program and the views of him by the fan base.  They know full well what they are getting into with this program.

[DEVICEHIGH]

I could imagine some players being friendly with Nutt(after the game). That's OK with me.

I would also imagine any player that runs out of the A to go hug Nutt will not play that game.

[Hugulus Hog]

What might be tougher is the the mental impact on our guys of hdn coming out to Thunderous Applause when he takes the field in f-ville.

[hogus maximus]

I fully expect the chicken-nutt to be showered in boos and profanity! Welcome to black out saturday nutt , it's your arse!!!!

[toozakpig]

DUHHHHHHHHHH!

[hog_heaven_2000]

With so many players feeling like they lost a father figure in Nutt, does anyone think its possible they might not play as hard as they normally would? I can picture players running out of the A and then going to hug Nutt.

I kinda see what you're saying. I don't think they'll give less than their normal effort, but I don't think the players on either side will be as fired up about the game as the fans. If we lose every other SEC game but hammer Ol' Piss, I'll be happy with the season. I don't think the players will fell that way. Except for an uncomfortable moment when they walk by Nutt after the game, it will be just another game to them. Of course I may be wrong about that. There's no way to get into the players' heads. It's just my gut feeling about it.

[Justifiable Hogicide]

With so many players feeling like they lost a father figure in Nutt,

Their fathers text message the newsbabes at all hours of the day and night?

[elkhog]

With so many players feeling like they lost a father figure in Nutt, does anyone think its possible they might not play as hard as they normally would? I can picture players running out of the A and then going to hug Nutt.

It has crossed my mind also.

[Oklahawg]

What might be tougher is the the mental impact on our guys of hdn coming out to Thunderous Applause when he takes the field in f-ville.

I think UA fans may well provide some of their deepest, most heart-felt boos when HDN hobbles across the field next Oct 25. I believe there will be an air of "we're gonna hang half a hundred on your sorry butt" in the stadium.

[GOHOGS17]

i played against a coach that coached me in 10th & in my jr and sr yr against him and TRUST me-- they will be more fired up for this game than any other!!! We played against a superior team and I made the winning catch that won the game in the 4th.  They'll be pumped!

[preach33]

Petrino will come up with something that will bring a "little extra inspiration" you can count on it.

[JIHawg]

Here's how Nutt will approach the game.  He will try to have a bunch of surprises, he might start a different quarterback, or if he's been a running team, he will come out a passing team.  He will have several trick plays.  Remember when he really had it going in 03, # 6 or 7 in the country, had beat Texas and Bama, Auburn comes to Fayetteville, he comes out with Sorahan starting, a new gimicky offense, totally bombs, Auburn gets the upper hand, pulls of an upset, which set Nutt and team into an October tailspin, losing four games in a row.

That's what Nutt does when he has a game he really really wants to win badly, he goes gimicky.

[centarkswine]

They'll definitely be friendly with Nutt (after the game).

During the game they'll be too busy pounding Nutt's Rebs into the RRS turf.

[ronmahony]

i played against a coach that coached me in 10th & in my jr and sr yr against him and TRUST me-- they will be more fired up for this game than any other!!! We played against a superior team and I made the winning catch that won the game in the 4th.  They'll be pumped!

Exactly, We played against our junior high coach when I was in High School. It was a point of Honor to kick his butt, and after the game we all said hey to him.

[friendian69]

With so many players feeling like they lost a father figure in Nutt, does anyone think its possible they might not play as hard as they normally would? I can picture players running out of the A and then going to hug Nutt.

Smited for evening asking the question.  Fired up...what true Hog and Hog fan won't be juiced up for that game!!  I know I will be!!

[HAWG FAN 55]

Im not worried about the players, petrino will have them to fired up and playing well!! :razorback:

[MuskogeeHogFan]

With so many players feeling like they lost a father figure in Nutt, does anyone think its possible they might not play as hard as they normally would? I can picture players running out of the A and then going to hug Nutt.

Uhhhhh..........NO! That isn't going to happen. I have no doubt that some will go over and shake hands with him after the game and exchange pleasantries, but I doubt he is going to be in much of a mood for that after BP hangs about 50 on Ole Miss. Let down? I don't know about you but I feel the synergy of the fans on this board building towards that game already.

[PIGZSNOUT]

All Petrino has to do is show the players the tape from Nuttjob's first presser when he said, "Right now I'm an OLE MISS REBEL."  That so called father figure mentality will fly right out the door.   

[OnYourToes]

Coach Petrino will have our Hogs marching in like an army.
We will field soldiers, Nutt will have his guys bouncing around out there.

Coach Petrino will praise the game plan that Paul put together and the players for their near flawless execution.  Nutt will look for the nearsest coach to throw under the bus.

Coach Petrino will be out to win a SEC home game.  Nutt will be looking for his old parking spot as part of his triumphial entry on his homecoming.

Coach Petrino will throw the ball down field.  Nutt will run it up the middle.

We will be ready for this one!

[bigarrazorback]

Im not worried one bit by this game and for you to think that some of our players would go show support for nutt at that game is flawed. they want to play football and if they make a move like that then Petrino would make sure that they have a permanent Reservation on the pine and every player realises that. and besides that they are gonna realise by the 2nd game that this style of coaching is going to be much better than lets run 3 smoke draws in a row style of play.

[FHSHater]

Nope.

[Silver Hog]

We all saw it in the cotton bowl...they just didnt want to be there. I just hope Petrino can make the players as mentally tough as he is physically

They have to live with that the rest of their lives if they did that on purpose.