Hogs Add South Alabama to 2008-2009 Basketball Schedule

[chiefsfan]

4 year home and home deal starting in Mobile this season.   South Alabama's contract with Pelphrey contained a clause  which states that Pelphrey must schedule USA with his new team as soon as reasonably possible

Arkansas went a step farther and scheduled it for a 4 game home and home.  My understanding is that we were only obligated to one game in Mobile.

USA is very very good.   I think we all know this by now.   They beat Auburn last season.

Here is the current nonconference schedule that we know of

@ Missouri State
@ South Alabama
vs  Baylor  (Little Rock)
vs Texas   (If they dont duck and run again)
vs Oklahoma

Pre Season tourney  (Location Teams unknown)

[HotlantaHog]

4 year home and home deal starting in Mobile this season.   South Alabama's contract with Pelphrey contained a clause  which states that Pelphrey must schedule USA with his new team as soon as reasonably possible

Arkansas went a step farther and scheduled it for a 4 game home and home.  My understanding is that we were only obligated to one game in Mobile.

USA is very very good.   I think we all know this by now.   They beat Mississippi State last season.

Here is the current nonconference schedule that we know of

@ Missouri State
@ South Alabama
vs  Baylor  (Little Rock)
vs Texas   (If they dont duck and run again)
vs Oklahoma

Pre Season tourney  (Location Teams unknown)

Good stuff!

This looks like a very strong nonconference schedule that should give Hogs a decent RPI, which matters a  lot if Arkansas ends up as a bubble team (very likely)....

I am hopeful Oklahoma and Texas will be scheduled on Saturdays so I can get to the games, one or both. Between those and the SEC games, it should be a great schedule from a fan's standpoint. And of course Kentucky will be a home game this year.

[chiefsfan]

Good stuff!

This looks like a very strong nonconference schedule that should give Hogs a decent RPI, which matters a  lot if Arkansas ends up as a bubble team (very likely)....

I am hopeful Oklahoma and Texas will be scheduled on Saturdays so I can get to the games, one or both. Between those and the SEC games, it should be a great schedule from a fan's standpoint. And of course Kentucky will be a home game this year.

Tennessee is also a home game this year.   We will have a very strong home schedule.  No doubt about it.   RPI wont be a problem this year

The Missouri State Road game is part of a deal signed several years ago.  We are opening night for their brand new arena

I said in my original post that USA beat Miss State last year.   They beat Auburn.    MSU didnt even play them

[Hollywood_HOGan45]

dont like it one bit playing down there in mobile two times

[darth sooie]

No missouri? that should be a kansas city-LR series played ever year. I'd also really like to see Memphis and UNC . Also, would like to see a double-header at the cowboys/jerry jones pad with texas, texas A&M, and the hogs as the anchor teams, than bring in a name school...LSU, unc, etc and rotate ark playing texas and texas A&M every year.

[chiefsfan]

dont like it one bit playing down there in mobile two times

Eh we have to play one game down there by contract.   Might as well play 2.   Its a game we can win and helps our RPI

[DMacIsASaint]

@ Missouri State
@ South Alabama
vs  Baylor  (Little Rock)
vs Texas   (If they dont duck and run again)
vs Oklahoma

Pre Season tourney  (Location Teams unknown)

Lets not be a little hypocritical, Texas fans would say we duck and ran until 2015 for football...

[CarolinaHog1176]

USA is very very good.   I think we all know this by now.   They beat Auburn last season.

uhhh....  and Auburn was good last year?

[HotlantaHog]

dont like it one bit playing down there in mobile two times

I had to check on the Net to find out where South Alabama was and unfortunately it is not close to Hotlanta, but may be it is reachable from part of Arkansas by driving, if the game is on a Saturday.

[hogsanity]

How come, everytime we schedule a home and home with someone, in any sport, we are always on the road for the first game?  Happened with Texas in 03/04 in fb, happened wth USC in FB, happeneing again with TX in FB.  Happened with OU in bball, and Texas in BB.  Now this time happened again.

[PorkSoda]

Lets not be a little hypocritical, Texas fans would say we duck and ran until 2015 for football...

Funny, they were very quick to abligue.  I would wonder if they weren't looking forward to playing in fayetteville with Mallet eligible.

[3kgthog]

I'm cool with this, but we should never schedule OU or OSU again. They both own us no matter how bad they are and how good we are or vice versa.

[HotlantaHog]

I'm cool with this, but we should never schedule OU or OSU again. They both own us no matter how bad they are and how good we are or vice versa.

They are good regional rivals, usually top 25 teams so that a win helps us and a loss doesn't hurt too much.... Maybe wishful thinking, but under Coach Pel, maybe we can start winning some big games?

[Fort Swine]

If we can get a W against Baylor, OU, and Texas - do we get a Big 12 South ring?  I like that we are playing good teams early in the year.  It might not show early, but later on in the year - that schedule will pay off.  With a young team, it is good to see a quality home schedule with winnable road games.