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What a strange football season
West Virginia just lost to Pitt. 13 top 5 teams have been beaten by unranked opponents during the year (starting on Oct 6).
Now that Mizzu is losing to OU, who do they put into the championship game?
OSU is the only shoo-in. But who do they play?
Georgia? Didn’t win their conference, let alone division (2 losses)
Kansas? Same as above
LSU? 2 Losses in 3OT. They seem to be the logical choice.
Va Tech? 2 losses. One to LSU. Likely out of it.
USC? 2 losses. Won conference.
I say throw LSU or USC in the game against OSU.
In any case, the BCS needs to be blown up. Get a playoff system in place.
Nutt Gone???
Christmas has come early!!!
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Bacon Bits - Rollar Coastering with Houston
Posted by ‘whatsshakinbacon’ at www.hogville.net
Roller Coasting With Houston
Volume LXXX
November 11, 2007
Many times before on this board I have held off on posting after a loss. The disappointment skews my perception of what just happened and I find myself regretting statements a day or two down the road. Such is not the case tonight. In the waning moments of the game in Knoxville I watched with little interest. In fact, I’ve watched Sunday afternoon golf with more passion than this SEC match-up.
Sure, I wanted to win. The kids donning Razorback gear deserve my support and will never find me rooting for them to lose. But when the outcome of this game became painfully obvious in the second quarter I put my brain in neutral and went through the mechanics of yet another poorly coached loss.
In the decade long tenure of Nuttin’ but Fun football we’ve gone from an exciting multi-dimensional team to a volatile, undisciplined band of guys closely mimicking the emotion of their head coach. One week we will come out high as a kite and the passion spills over into good on-field reactions that overcome our lack of fundamental training. But all too often the very next week we play fearfully and without confidence, resulting in frustrated players who make bad decisions. These frustrations manifest themselves as personal fouls, interference calls and missed assignments.
Every organization has a culture. The culture is set by the leaders of that group. And the culture of the Arkansas Razorbacks apes that of a teenage girl - all nervous and giggly one moment, crying and fearful the next. So with all due respect to teenage girls who frequent hogville.net our football program has become as adolescent, emotive and petty as a junior high bunkin’ party.
Saturday I saw perhaps the most unprepared and lackadaisical Razorback team of the Nutt regime. One has to go back to a Danny Ford coached loss to SMU in Shreveport to find anything that compares. Our game-plan was sophomoric, at best. We likely once again this week set the SEC basement with only 8 completions to wide receivers and tight ends.
That we threw a fade route to diminutive (well, in height) and double-covered Peyton Hillis is a sign that Houston Nutt simply doesn’t understand the passing game. And when Arkansas lined up on a crucial first half 4th down Darren McFadden paced the sideline. Did anybody in North America not expect Peyton Hillis to get the call between tackles? Western Union surely would name this the “telegraphed play of the week” should such an award exist.
And on defense, just how many offside penalties does it take to chew someone’s butt out? Nutt blames this on execution, but as Marcus Elliott said on the fifth quarter radio show, back when he was on the team you played in fear of such mistakes. Is that true anymore?
Last year Gus Malzahn made this offense work by adding about two or three misdirection plays that helped disguise the straight ahead running. It opened up our offense just enough to keep defenses off balance. Last week these misdirections mysteriously re-appeared but somehow were lost just as quickly. Why? The misdirection is simply an attack contrary to offensive line movement. It’s not that difficult and obviously is on the B side of our playcard.
But, alas, Gus was not Nutt’s BFF, and like a teenage girl Nutt resorted to petty name-calling and isolationism, followed by the back-stab of hiring David Lee to run him off. I think I saw this once in a “Saved By The Bell” episode. But I digress…
The failures in play-calling include the fact that our vaunted passing attack surfaced far too late in the game. By the time we opened things up we were buried beneath Rocky-Top mountain.
The LFS announcers bragged on our defense. Unfortunately they didn’t take time to dissect the fact that our low average of points given up was padded by weak opposition in Troy, Chattanooga, Florida Atlantic and North Texas. You could argue Mississippi fits right in there as well.
If I didn’t know any better, I’d have to say Nutt knows the writing is on the wall and he doesn’t really care anymore. His demeanor was rather tepid on the sideline, and players that usually get an earful were left undisturbed as they walked off the field. The fact that Nathan Emert was inserted from ole quick-trigger (wink, wink) when Casey’s numbers weren’t actually that bad makes one wonder what the thought process was.
In the end I am not surprised today. While I hoped for the victory I have come to expect volatility under this coaching staff. One week we block well, the next week we don’t. One week the play-calls are aggressive, the next week fearful. In two weeks we will begin a coaching search to replace Nutt. I wish him the best in his future endeavors. And I hope they are many miles away from my beloved Hogs. After all, my daughter will someday be a teenager…I don’t think I can handle both at the same time.
Bacon out…
Fire Nutt (repost)
I’ve posted this a HUNDRED times (though not on this blog), but todays game against the VOLS just goes to show you that we have an inept coaching staff.
Having fun with ebay…
Here are just some of the great Q&A’s on the Ebay item (link to item here)
Q: Does this item come with the game Tecmo Bowl to learn Houston Nutt’s offensive playbook? I don’t think I quite understand a 36 dive and would like some kind of visual aid.
A: No visual proof will be provided. It’s assumed that you can screw up your own play calls enough to use the moral victory excuse.
Q: I might be interested but,upon purchase of this item, may I start adding “‘S” to everyones names in sentences such as: “You just love to have guys like the McFadden’s, the Jones’s, the Miller’s, the Monk’s, the Hillis’s” etc..? Does it also give the me expressed written conscent to say “Chuck” after every over used phrase or lie such as “A tackle here, a missed kick there, and we’re 6-0, Chuck”? Can I also have control of all of the media? If so, it sounds pretty cool.
A: The main uses of this item will benefit your relationship with the media. Personalize it however you wish, and you will be king.
Q: BTW I don’t want to be the first one to point any fingers, but after some careful research, I’ve discovered that this item is only applicable in the Sun Belt Conference. Any comment?
A: I’m afraid you’re mistaken. This item has been used over and over and over again in the very well-known and powerful SEC. It’s even won us a couple of rings for our coaches to wear and flash when in media interviews. Just think, you too can have a SECW Championship ring if you win this auction.
Q: If I were to purchase this would I become a “winner and fighter”?
A: `Bingo. You sir are right on track with this item. Don’t underestimate the power and control that comes with being a winner and fighter. You can stay around as long as you want, make lots of money, and be average at best. It truly is the best of all worlds.
Q: Is it finished, or is it still “Under Construction”?
A: Ohhhh, its never finished…
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