Posted on 31 October 2009
Happy Halloween! We’re here in the press box watching Arkansas run through its pregame drills in Razorback Stadium. The Razorbacks are actually wearing all red tonight. It’s the red jersey, red pants and red helmets combination.
A few things to run through before we get going here:
• RB Michael Smith is not dress out and looks [...]
Posted on 30 October 2009
If you live in NW Arkansas you know the news by now. If you don’t, here it is: Things are changing in the newspaper industry in this region.
The merger between the two major newspaper companies is producing a new venture — Northwest Arkansas Newspapers LLC — which will begin distributing its new product beginning Sunday. [...]
Posted on 28 October 2009
Arkansas receiver Joe Adams has been cleared for “full participation” after visiting with doctors in Little Rock on Wednesday.
Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino made the announcement on his radio show, Bobby Petrino Live, a few minutes ago. It’s not clear whether it means Adams — who suffered a minor stroke a few weeks ago — will [...]
Posted on 28 October 2009
Arkansas’ athletic department would like to make something abundantly clear.
Eastern Michigan will be playing the Razorbacks in Razorback Stadium on Saturday night.
Confused? Apparently, you’re not the only one. A satirical look at Saturday’s game ran in Arkansas’ school newspaper, The Arkansas Traveler, today. The focus of the made-up story: Eastern Michigan decided not to travel [...]
Posted on 28 October 2009
Reprimands have been a topic of discussion on the SEC teleconference today.
In the past week, three SEC coaches — Bobby Petrino, Tennessee’s Lane Kiffin and Mississippi State’s Dan Mullen — were all reprimanded for comments made about officiating. Petrino was asked about his comments, which were made on his weekly TV show after the Florida [...]
Posted on 27 October 2009
Unfortunately, I’ve been running around most of the afternoon and have not been able to get in front of the laptop and get this up. But finally, here is the story we put together on the request for a special prosecutor in the fraternity party case:
By Robbie Neiswanger & Ron Wood
THE MORNING NEWS
FAYETTEVILLE — The [...]
Posted on 27 October 2009
Arkansas has lost two straight games. The Razorbacks were embarrassed in the last one, falling to Ole Miss 30-17.
So how did they respond in Tuesday’s practice? Offensive coordinator Paul Petrino explained:
“They had a good attitude,” Petrino said. “Like one of my old buddies said in Montana, if you fight enough you’re going to get your [...]
Posted on 26 October 2009
So what happened Saturday at Ole Miss?
The Razorbacks tried to put that in perspective when they met with the media. Bobby Petrino, safety Matt Harris, running back Michael Smith and receiver Lucas Miller all spoke a little while ago. Something Smith said about Arkansas’ frame of mind for Ole Miss stood out.
“I don’t even think [...]
Posted on 25 October 2009
It’s Sunday morning, which means it’s time for coffee and some talk about my AP Top 25 ballot. (For the record, I ran out of coffee earlier this week, so I’m writing this cold turkey.)
Without any further delays (unless you have some coffee for me), here’s my latest ballot. And as usual, feel free to [...]
Posted on 24 October 2009
Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino summed this game up best during the postgame press conference.
“That’s about as disappointing as it gets,” Petrino said. “They beat us in all phases. They beat our defense up. They beat our offense up and they won the special teams. We didn’t match thier intensity early. We didn’t come out and [...]