Slowest team in the SEC

[Lanny]

I've been saying this for the past 3 years.  No playmakers on offense or defense.  Recruiting has been horrendous.  This coaching staff is beyond pitiful but do you want Jeff Long hiring the next coach?  This AD gave a 7-6 coach the buyout Arkansas is stuck with, unreal!

[Seebs]

I figured you would be chin deep in Mai Tais by now Lanny.

[alohawg]

Fire Jeff Bielema!

[Lanny]

I figured you would be chin deep in Mai Tais by now Lanny.

Not yet buy you're on to something

[RebelliousHog]

Lanny, I've never seen you start this many threads in this short time.

[razorhog52]

When your coach is huge and obviously doesn't take care of himself it rubs off.

[PygmalionEffect2]

No playmakers on offense or defense.

I've never seen you take a loss this hard.


You're on the fringe of breaking your own rules regarding player bashing.

[Dark Helmet Hog]

I've been saying this for the past 3 years.  No playmakers on offense or defense.  Recruiting has been horrendous.  This coaching staff is beyond pitiful but do you want Jeff Long hiring the next coach?  This AD gave a 7-6 coach the buyout Arkansas is stuck with, unreal!

We may not be able to afford Bielema's buyout right now but we can Long's. Good place to start. As in tomorrow.

[farmhawg]

But the Homer's brag about the depth that was being built. Amazing the people that still support the worst coach we have had in recent memory.

[rzrbackramsfan]

I've been saying this for the past 3 years.  No playmakers on offense or defense.  Recruiting has been horrendous.  This coaching staff is beyond pitiful but do you want Jeff Long hiring the next coach?  This AD gave a 7-6 coach the buyout Arkansas is stuck with, unreal!

I wonder if Bret would have been so bad had he not gotten that buyout.  Maybe he's be a little hungrier. 

[Lanny]

I've had enough, kept my mouth shut the past two years but as a fan and not the owner for this site,  Enough is enough.

Inexcusable for the flagship school for my state to put out a product with no pulse in the 2nd half. 

[Hogs-n-Roses]

News flash(I know its a long time to February) but on Rivals we're 49th, 24/7 we're 64th.

[hawganatic]

I wonder if Bret would have been so bad had he not gotten that buyout.  Maybe he's be a little hungrier.

I don't think we need a "hungrier" Beliema.  Not enough material to make bigger sweatshirts for him...

[HatfieldHog]

Today just proved another glaring fact, "we don't have very much SEC caliber talent" on this team.  Our left offensive tackle cannot pass block an SEC caliber defensive end, he got beat all game long.  Our recievers can't get open against mediocre SEC "D" backs.

Whose fault is this?  We pay someone 4.2 million dollars to bring talent to Fayetteville, Arkansas!  USC East man-handled us today!  They aren't Bama, or LSU, or Florida, they were supposed to be one of the worst teams in the SEC, with 3 starters out from their "O" line! 

Friends, Razorbacks Football isn't going in the right direction.....

See ya

[rzrbackramsfan]

News flash(I know its a long time to February) but on Rivals we're 49th, 24/7 we're 64th.

I don't get on the football recruiting forum anymore or even follow it anymore (I used to eat, breathe, and sleep it) but is there still major disappointment when we lose a recruit in football?  Where were like, ahhh can't believe that guy didn't come here, what an idiot!!!

I can't blame them!  I feel bad for some of our players right now.  We've had quite a few players that are putting up better numbers in the NFL than for us! 

[farmhawg]

Long owns this dumpster fire. He should go now, no way should he be allowed another minute in the state.

[root_hawg]

Well we dont have many scholie openings this year, Bama is in the 20s cause of the youth of their roster.

[Dark Helmet Hog]

Today just proved another glaring fact, "we don't have very much SEC caliber talent" on this team.  Our left offensive tackle cannot pass block an SEC caliber defensive end, he got beat all game long.  Our recievers can't get open against mediocre SEC "D" backs.

Whose fault is this?  We pay someone 4.2 million dollars to bring talent to Fayetteville, Arkansas!  USC East man-handled us today!  They aren't Bama, or LSU, or Florida, they were supposed to be one of the worst teams in the SEC, with 3 starters out from their "O" line! 

Friends, Razorbacks Football isn't going in the right direction.....

See ya

Our OT's have digressed. Could it be the "technique" being forced on them?

[aloha_kid]

I've had enough, kept my mouth shut the past two years but as a fan and not the owner for this site,  Enough is enough.

Inexcusable for the flagship school for my state to put out a product with no pulse in the 2nd half. 

3 defensive turnovers led to 3 touchdowns.  Turnovers happen.  And to be honest, that 3rd quarter was the worst quarter of football I've ever seen.  But you look at the last USC drive at the end of the half, bogus PI, and those 3 turnovers.  HUGE.  Yeah it was bad and it sucked watching it (so I turned it off and my blood pressure thanks me) but it wasn't terrible .... it just sucked.  Turnovers are killers.

But that oline ... I can't remember ever seeing one that bad.

[aloha_kid]

Our OT's have digressed. Could it be the "technique" being forced on them?

They have the Ole technique down pat.

[Boarsnest]

News flash(I know its a long time to February) but on Rivals we're 49th, 24/7 we're 64th.

That is right now. I fear it will be much worse after this season. Lame duck coach next season with a horrendous record!

[Calling All Hogs]

I've had enough, kept my mouth shut the past two years but as a fan and not the owner for this site,  Enough is enough.

Inexcusable for the flagship school for my state to put out a product with no pulse in the 2nd half. 

After giving our coach five years and over $20 million dollars to bring the program up to speed, we now have a program that is amazed when it can make a field goal and a defense that allows an awful South Carolina team to run up the score.   

[kp72204]

After giving our coach five years and over $20 million dollars to bring the program up to speed, we now have a program that is amazed when it can make a field goal and a defense that allows an awful South Carolina team to run up the score.

I was impressed with the field goal too

[code red]

No recruit wants to play in an I formation offense   Period.

[Lanny]

Next coach needs to run the spread and play defense

[code red]

After giving our coach five years and over $20 million dollars to bring the program up to speed, we now have a program that is amazed when it can make a field goal and a defense that allows an awful South Carolina team to run up the score.   

That 3 front was the answer.

[JaketheSnake]

Even a DECENT OL and this team is likely 6-0 right now. Terrible and ridiculous.

[code red]

Even a DECENT OL and this team is likely 6-0 right now. Terrible and ridiculous.

Oline didn't give up 90 points to A@M in Cocks.

[Albert Einswine]

I'm completely apathetic to Razorback football for the first time in my life. I won't dog on Bielema, I'll just say he's in over his head at Arkansas and in the SEC. He had Alverez at Wisconsin to gift him a solid program and lean on him not to totally muck it up.

I was less than thrilled with the hire at the time but kept an open mind. It hasn't worked out, and it won't. He nor his staff inspires the team. They appear fragile and wilt under adversity.

It pains me to believe that ASU would out coach and outplay this team.

[JaketheSnake]

Oline didn't give up 90 points to A@M in Cocks.

A terrible OL caused AA to be flushed and throw a pick 6 and then to get hit from behind and fumble for a scoop and score. We control the ball and the clock and we are 6-0. 

We are terrible as a team, but we have serviceable players at most positions. 

[hawgrunner]

After giving our coach five years and over $20 million dollars to bring the program up to speed, we now have a program that is amazed when it can make a field goal and a defense that allows an awful South Carolina team to run up the score.   

Man that just makes me..

[Hogz87]

But the Homer's brag about the depth that was being built. Amazing the people that still support the worst coach we have had in recent memory.

Makes me wonder...

Is Bielema's approval rating five years into his tenure lower than Nutt's approval rating was during/after year five?

I was pretty low on Nutt by year about year five, but I don't think I was as low on him as I am on Bielema right now.

[3kgthog]

News flash(I know its a long time to February) but on Rivals we're 49th, 24/7 we're 64th.

Only going to drop since all recruits and other coaches know BB isn't coaching his way out of this hole. Why commit to a guy that won't be here in three years?

[Tusks]

BB doesn't understand speed.  He doesn't know how to get it, coach it, when to use it and how to benefit from it.  TCU's coach does ALL THOSE THINGS

[Hoggiedawg]

I've been saying this for the past 3 years.  No playmakers on offense or defense.  Recruiting has been horrendous.  This coaching staff is beyond pitiful but do you want Jeff Long hiring the next coach?  This AD gave a 7-6 coach the buyout Arkansas is stuck with, unreal!

Nuff said

[rtr]

I don't think they have a recruiting strategy. 

[Granny fan]

No way do I want him hiring the next coach!  He has now given us JLS and B.B.
He is pathetic.

[Hoggiedawg]

Today just proved another glaring fact, "we don't have very much SEC caliber talent" on this team.  Our left offensive tackle cannot pass block an SEC caliber defensive end, he got beat all game long.  Our recievers can't get open against mediocre SEC "D" backs.

Whose fault is this?  We pay someone 4.2 million dollars to bring talent to Fayetteville, Arkansas!  USC East man-handled us today!  They aren't Bama, or LSU, or Florida, they were supposed to be one of the worst teams in the SEC, with 3 starters out from their "O" line! 

Friends, Razorbacks Football isn't going in the right direction.....

See ya

What are you talking about?  The pumpers here and some of the mods have been telling us we're building this the right way and the recruiting is the best it has ever been.

[The Hawg Marshal]

After giving our coach five years and over $20 million dollars to bring the program up to speed, we now have a program that is amazed when it can make a field goal and a defense that allows an awful South Carolina team to run up the score.   

I agree with you, but in fairness to the defense, the offense gave up 21 of those points.

[code red]

A terrible OL caused AA to be flushed and throw a pick 6 and then to get hit from behind and fumble for a scoop and score. We control the ball and the clock and we are 6-0. 

We are terrible as a team, but we have serviceable players at most positions. 

The defense is horrid don't kid yourself.  The secondary is worse than last year.

[PonderinHog]

BB doesn't understand speed.  He doesn't know how to get it, coach it, when to use it and how to benefit from it.  TCU's coach does ALL THOSE THINGS

Hell, they're all faster the he is, so he may think they're all fast!

[Torqued pork]

BB doesn't understand speed.  He doesn't know how to get it, coach it, when to use it and how to benefit from it.  TCU's coach does ALL THOSE THINGS

I don't doubt you. For a SEC team we seem to have a large % of assistants who brought very little experience recruiting the south where speed rules.

[The OTR]

These games were lost because of what we didn't do two or three or four years ago with recruiting and what we haven't done in the weight room and off season more than what we have done since august 1 of this year.  I don't see any way that we can recruit our way out of this when CBB is on the hot seat and we are getting beaten every week.  He could be here five more years and I don't think he has chance to pull us out of the ditch.  We are at least five years away from a 9 or 10 win season...and that's if we get a new coach in January and he does everything right. 

Going to be a lot of long saturdays until then. 

[presidenthog]

The defense is horrid don't kid yourself.  The secondary is worse than last year.

The secondary is actually good. The linebackers are above average. The D line is straight Dookie. Outside of sosa. None of the other players would start on any other sec team. So sosa is a non factor.

[JaketheSnake]

The defense is horrid don't kid yourself.  The secondary is worse than last year.

Are you just wanting to argue?  Did I say the defense is good?

I said we have serviceable players at most positions. We have some decent corners, a couple decent LBers, Sosa would be playingrg anywhere.  Young receivers and RBs on offense.  We only have 1 OL that would play anywhere else in SEC right now. 

[BroyledNutts]

No recruit wants to play in an I formation offense   Period.

Are there any high school teams left that run an I formation offense? Seems like this throw back offensive scheme would be totally foreign to kids today.

In my worthless opinion only, Arkansas' future is a spread type offense with a dual threat QB ... it's the future for all programs who can't recruit like Bama, Ohio State, Clemson, et al...the big 5 star mugs that are already NFL talent are going to those winning programs, and very few are opting for anywhere else. What's left in the recruiting talent pool are kids who most likely have run some sort of spread throughout junior and senior high, are somewhat smaller, but have speed and football IQ, and are very familiar with the schemes typical of spread offense theory ... and there's a ton of them to recruit. They don't, however, have any desire to play for a plodding, monotonous, blocking scheme offense that they've either never played themselves, nor played against with any regularity. Sure, the spread O may not beat the Bamas and Clemsons of the football world...but I'd trade every 300lb. goon on the team and a loss or two every year to the NFL minor leagues if it meant the real possibility of either winning the other 10, or at least losing by the outcome of a single play or two, not by being humiliated for half the game.

Defensive players are another beast entirely - most defensive kids out of high school seem to be familiar with the "bend, don't break" mentality that comes with playing on a team with a spread offense. Get just enough stops to make the difference. Most of those kids are somewhat smaller as well, but not always; what they do typically have is speed. Unfortunately, they seem more inclined to want to play for teams that have a fast paced, head hunter style defense that blitzes a lot, floods the run lanes, and plays bump and run man on the corners. The old standard stand around, run gap zone D is not what they're typically used to, and not what kids like to play.

Future coaches could have increased success at Arkansas if some of these non-traditional styles were considered...Bobby Petrino showed us just a tiny sliver of the offensive possibilities, he just neglected defensive recruiting in the process. Find a head coach that is talented enough to recruit both sides of the ball, or hire competent assistants to get the job done, and you might have something here. It may not win championships, but good lord it has to produce better than what we've experienced the last 5 years.

[onebadrubi]

Oline didn't give up 90 points to A@M in Cocks.

Nope neither did Arkansas.  But our oline kept us from scoring 90

[Grunt]

When your coach is huge and obviously doesn't take care of himself it rubs off.

Correct.

[HogFoo]

I've had enough, kept my mouth shut the past two years but as a fan and not the owner for this site,  Enough is enough.

Inexcusable for the flagship school for my state to put out a product with no pulse in the 2nd half.

this

[ChitownHawg]

I'm completely apathetic to Razorback football for the first time in my life. I won't dog on Bielema, I'll just say he's in over his head at Arkansas and in the SEC. He had Alverez at Wisconsin to gift him a solid program and lean on him not to totally muck it up.

I was less than thrilled with the hire at the time but kept an open mind. It hasn't worked out, and it won't. He nor his staff inspires the team. They appear fragile and wilt under adversity.

It pains me to believe that ASU would out coach and outplay this team.

Not far off from my feelings. My attitude now is check the score. If we win then watch the YouTube version. Simply not making lifestyle adjustments to compensate the 12 hour time difference.

Now waiting for MA’s boys to begin the season. Football dead at the beginning of October is sad.