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Biggus Piggus

September 17, 2014, 04:29:51 pm
Was looking at previous times Arkansas had a surprisingly dominant (not dominate dammit) September victory (home or road) over an opponent that was at least expected to be decent.

Any?

2009 - 1-2 Razorbacks mashed Texas A&M 47-19. Followed with a big win over Auburn and the game we should have won at the Swamp.

2003 - Matt Jones ran all over Texas in Austin, 38-28. Beat a decent North Texas team after that, then squeaked by a bad Alabama team, and went 0 for October.

2002 - Killed Boise State, their only loss. Destroyed South Florida, which went 9-1 the rest of the way. Lost three of first four SEC games.

1998 - Houston Nutt's first SEC game, 42-6 over Alabama. Didn't stop winning until the Stumblefumble.

1995 - Lost at SMU in ridiculous fashion, their only win - then absolutely mashed South Carolina. Went on an 8-1 run after that.

1992 - Lost to The Citadel. Opened SEC play winning at South Carolina 45-7. Lost our next three.

1986 - Shut out a bowl-bound Ole Miss team to open the season. Went on a 6-1 streak.

1974 - Opened with a 22-7 win over a great USC team. Lost the next week, again at War Memorial, to Oklahoma State 26-7. One of the Hogs' toughest SWC schedules - played eight teams >.500. Finished 6-4-1.

See any pattern? Me either. Regardless, Bret Bielema is changing everything about the way Arkansas football operates. We have no idea how his football team will react to success and attention. That's part of the fun, part of the uncertain feeling.

His Wisconsin teams were 21-7 in the week after a 21+ point victory. For what it's worth. The losses always were to top Big Ten opponents, not big letdowns.
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Oklahawg

September 17, 2014, 09:15:13 pm #1
A quote from a past regime works here, roughly quoted here: "Arkansas has a new business model."

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PorkSoda

September 17, 2014, 09:16:08 pm #2
are past presidents allowed to apply or only sitting ones?
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Pigsknuckles

September 17, 2014, 09:29:16 pm #3 Last Edit: September 17, 2014, 09:40:57 pm by Pigsknuckles
The 1998 reference is the one that bewilders me the most.

As a matter of clarification. This was a time in which we could have cemented our place in the SEC as a self sustaining force to be continually reckoned with, instead of being relegated to that of the occasional spoiler.
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bphi11ips

September 17, 2014, 10:28:56 pm #4
Aren't you saying there is no precedent?
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JIHawg

September 18, 2014, 03:06:32 pm #5
A Bielema team sure has the feel that they will most always win the games they should, ie, this week.

What we don't know yet is will they win some of the games they shouldn't. 

redeye

September 18, 2014, 03:19:17 pm #6
South Carolina was really bad in the nineties. but we also beat #4 Tennessee in '92 in Knoxville.

DeltaBoy

September 19, 2014, 09:35:55 am #7
The Hogs have been somewhat crazy over the years and have always gone against Conventional Wisdom.
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Mike_e

September 19, 2014, 09:52:41 am #8
Quote from: bphi11ips on September 17, 2014, 10:28:56 pm
Aren't you saying there is no precedent?

Haven't seen him in a while so who knows.

There is a vice president over at the craps table.

Does that count?
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razorbackkid

September 19, 2014, 02:43:21 pm #9
I saw four or five past precedents robbing a bank on tv last night...that's gotta mean something.
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