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Man, that is a great article! Thanks for posting it. I have talked to a few folks and am starting to think the Bequette sack may be the play of the game that saved it for us.
This artical nails it!
Harris: Special Teams Win Day, and Mallett Turns On the Talent in Athens
by Jim Harris
9/18/2010 at 4:39pm
ATHENS, Ga. - It's easy to pick out the biggest play in Arkansas' 31-24 win over Georgia under a brutally hot sun Saturday in Sanford Stadium. It's the play ESPN and CBS starting showing over and over the rest of the day: junior receiver Greg Childs' 40-yard catch and run, with an all-world juke at the sideline and sprint to the game-winning touchdown with 15 seconds left, after Arkansas had let a 14-point quarter lead go.
The second biggest, on a day in which Arkansas' special teams were Southeastern Conference quality in every way, had to be Dylan Breeding's 57-yard punt and an immediate tackle by the punt team at the Georgia 34 that changed the field with Georgia's crowd turned up to 11 and the Bulldogs with all of the game's momentum on their side, and just 2:28 to play.
How many times, on the road, in a big game, as the contest turned against Arkansas, have we seen a pressure-packed punt like this only reached maybe to midfield, and oftentimes less, and the game-winning field goal follow?
Georgia managed a 10-yard carry by Washaun Ealey on the first play from the 34, but then defensive coordinator Willy Robinson called up two line stunts for sacks, the first by nose tackle Alfred Davis, the second by end Jake Bequette of the good-scrambling Aaron Murray for a loss of 8 yards back to the Bulldogs 42, forcing a punt. The roar in Sanford Stadium suddenly quieted.
With 54 seconds left, we were going to overtime. Surely we were all headed to overtime at 24-all, right?
Uh, nope. Bobby Petrino did not sit on the football with 46 seconds left in the first half at his own 20, and he got a critical 48-yard field goal from his precocious freshman Zach Hocker for the aggressiveness. He wasn't going to take a knee now, even with his team 73 yards away from a touchdown, maybe 45 yards away from a field goal.
Fifty-four seconds was an eternity for the third-year Arkansas coach, returning to Georgia for the first time since he left the Atlanta Falcons late one night in December 2007 for the Razorback job, and so wanting this victory in the Peach State, where Atlantians still curse him. He was not playing for overtime.
Greg Childs, meanwhile, wasn't playing for a field goal.
Mallett, against the fierce Georgia pass rush in the fourth quarter, seemed to be thinking more than just playing on the few pass calls he had in the last nine minutes. This time, he let his talent take over and just winged it downfield, with the first two tosses going to his newfound friend/receiver, senior tight end D.J. Williams, for 33 yards.
Then, from the Georgia 40, everyone in the stadium guessed "sideline route" to one of the Hogs' wideouts to get closer for a Hocker game-winning attempt.
Childs, after catching Mallett's dart, could have turned right to step out and stop the clock. The Georgia defensive back took a bad angle, and Childs seemed to sense it, wheeling instead to his left and back upfield, where he had nothing but green turf the rest of the way to break the tie.
Arkansas covered the 73 yards without burning a timeout and without the clock stopping except for the chains to move. Williams even used second and third effort, like he does during the other parts of the game as well when time isn't of such essence, that used up precious seconds.
No matter. Mallett was as cool on that three-play drive as he had been for most of three-plus quarters Saturday. His brilliant play fake on third-and-1 fooled nearly everyone in the stadium, and Chris Gragg, yet another receiver from Warren like Childs, was all alone for a 57-yard scoring catch on the game's first series. Mallett's touch was splendid on a late-first-quarter-early-second-quarter march, and his 18-yard toss to Williams set up Knile Davis' 1-yard plunge.
Georgia apparently thought so little of Ronnie Wingo as a running back, the Dawgs completely ignored him when he ran a "wheel" route against the defensive flow, and Mallett lofted a 22-yard toss to the sophomore for a 24-10 Hogs lead late in the third quarter. A 34-yard catch and run by Joe Adams, the best player on the field most of the day, had set the score up.
Perhaps with an SEC powerhouse defense, especially against a redshirt freshman quarterback like Aaron Murray, or maybe with one of those dominating Arkansas defenses from way back in the glory days now 40 or so years past, a 14-point lead with 10 minutes left would have been enough, even on the road. About the only way Georgia was going to come back was if Arkansas let the Bulldogs make a couple of big plays to get the crowd and players ignited.
So, really, who couldn't see this coming? Arkansas defensive backs seriously underestimated the speed and route-running ability of senior receiver Kris Durham, who beat the Hogs on post routes for 46 and 35 yards to set up short touchdowns, and the game was back on with 3:55 to play. Give Murray credit for stepping up, as Mallett would minutes later, and not think but just wing it with nothing to lose to his talented hands. The Dawgs made some terrific grabs of the freshman's throws all day.
In fact, many Arkansas fans were probably envisioning the complete choke job and the defense suddenly reverted to last year's sieve against Georgia, or the way it couldn't stop Florida in the fourth quarter on the road. Everything built over 50 minutes would go to waste.
Instead, after Arkansas continued to implode (procedure penalties, sack of Mallett, incompletion to receiver stepping out of bounds) Breeding turned the field and Bequette's sack turned the momentum back to Petrino, Mallett, Williams and Childs to make it happen like, again, probably no one expected.
So, a 3-0 Arkansas now gets a free shot at home against No. 1 Alabama. Saturday in Sanford Stadium was no free shot; it was a "must" win for the Razorbacks, even if nobody would publicly call it that. A loss - especially a choke job after controlling the game for 50 minutes - followed up by a Bama win in Fayetteville might have derailed the Petrino train completely -- recruiting and growing fan excitement -- and might have had fans even caring about basketball and Midnight Madness again.
This game was that big, but it had to be earned: all 60 minutes of it, not 50, and in hostile surroundings against a talented team refusing to fall to 0-2 in the SEC. Arkansas passed the test. The Hogs did it because they made every placement they had with a freshman, Hocker, including the big field goal at the end of the half; the now dependable kickoff man, Alex Tejada, boomed his kicks high and long and often unreturnable; sophomore punter Dylan Breeding was as good as any SEC team could hope for; punt return Joe Adams scared Georgia to death and had one touchdown runback called back, and quarterback Ryan Mallett put on a 39-second performance that had to have pro scouts drooling and counting the days until next April's NFL Draft.
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WPS! Great effort today by the razorbacks!
yeah all and all I'm OK with the game.
I'm stoked Ole Miss got beat that was classic!
i knew Ole Miss would be down this year but dang! They suck in a very huge way. They may win 2 to 3 games this year but not sure where they will find them.
I bet you hated the 1st quarter....2nd and 3rd quarter looked good....repacements in the 4th sucked......
Kicking game looked good.
All in all, I was happy.
Mississippi St. 49, Memphis 7
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STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP)
Backup quarterback Tyler Russell tied a school record with four touchdown passes in his debut and Mississippi State fell just shy of the mark for total yards on the way to a season-opening 49-7 win over Memphis on Saturday night.
Maurice Langston had two interceptions, Chad Bumphis and Brandon Heavens each caught two touchdowns and the Bulldogs ruined the debut of Tigers coach Larry Porter with the most points they've had since 2002.
Chris Relf started and played well, but Russell stole the show with a nearly flawless performance against the overmanned Tigers secondary. He's now one of seven Bulldogs quarterbacks tied for the school record of four passing touchdowns in a game.
The Bulldogs passed for 372 yards and finished with 569 total yards, just 27 shy of the school record.
Running back Vick Ballard also had two rushing touchdowns for Mississippi State, including a 51-yarder.
Relf overcame an interception on Mississippi State's first drive with a 55-yard touchdown pass to Leon Berry. He found Berry sprinting down the right sideline after Memphis' Akeem Davis fell in coverage and Berry eluded a tackler at the 10 for the score.
Russell, a redshirt freshman from nearby Meridian, took over on the next series and led a crisp drive, completing all three passes and hitting Brandon Heavens with a 20-yard scoring pass that went through the hands of defensive back Marcus Ball and over two defenders.
Ballard made it 21-0 with his long run untouched up the middle with 2:21 left till halftime.
The Tigers finished the first quarter with minus-7 yards rushing and continuously got in their own way to let the Bulldogs pull away.
Memphis entered Mississippi State territory four times in the first half. They missed field goals on two trips, had a holding call wipe away a first-and-10 at the Bulldogs 15 and lost another chance on Ryan Williams' first interception. They also failed to convert eight third-down tries.
Russell started the second half and picked apart the Tigers secondary before hitting Heavens with a 27-yard touchdown pass.
Maurice Langston picked off Williams a second time on Memphis' opening series, setting up Ballard's second touchdown on a 1-yard dive and Russell hit Bumphis with a 57-yard touchdown pass on the Bulldogs' next drive. Then he added a 25-yard scoring pass to Bumphis in the fourth quarter.
He completed 12 of 13 passes on his four scoring drives for 218 yards and finished 13 of 16 for 256 overall. He played all but one series in the second half as Relf rested on the sidelines and listened to coaches call plays on a headset.
Relf showed improvement as a passer, completing 7 of 9 for 116 yards. But he was most effective on the option and in tandem with LaDarius Perkins. Relf finished with xx yards rushing, Perkins had 57 and Ballard had 60.
Porter, a former Tigers tailback who served as LSU's running backs coach before being hired to replace Tommy West last winter, pulled starting quarterback Cannon Smith after three inconsistent series. Williams played into the fourth quarter, hitting 10 of 17 passes for 85 yards, before Smith returned late in the fourth to throw for the team's only points - a 27-yard touchdown to Marcus Rucker.
The Tigers, 2-10 last season, managed just 237 total yards, committed eight penalties for 88 yards and converted just 2 of 15 third downs.
No. 17 Arkansas 44, Tennessee Tech 3
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP)
Ryan Mallett looked like a Heisman Trophy candidate, throwing for 301 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 17 Arkansas to a 44-3 win over Tennessee Tech on Saturday night.
The Razorbacks, sporting their highest preseason ranking since 1990, recovered quickly from a sloppy start as Mallett threw an 85-yard touchdown pass to Joe Adams in the second quarter. It was the longest completion of his Arkansas career, and the Hogs led 23-3 at halftime.
Mallett threw for 30 touchdowns a season ago and became an immediate Heisman candidate when he decided to pass up the NFL for another season with the Razorbacks. He missed on just two his first 18 throws, with the only blemishes a deflected pass that was intercepted and a dropped ball by a receiver that should have been a touchdown. He finished the night 21 of 24.
Dennis Johnson, Broderick Green and Ronnie Wingo Jr. each ran for touchdowns. Those three running backs are competing along with Knile Davis for playing time. Green led the foursome with nine carries. Johnson and Davis both fumbled in the first half, but the Razorbacks (1-0) recovered both.
The Golden Eagles (0-1) opened the scoring in the first quarter, but the FCS team was unable to repeat the upset Jacksonville State pulled off earlier in the day against Mississippi and former Arkansas coach Houston Nutt.
Tennessee Tech quarterback Tre Lamb went 6 of 13 for 99 yards.
After stopping the Razorbacks on fourth down on the game's first drive, Tennessee Tech moved all the way to the Hogs' 1-yard line. The Arkansas defense, maligned throughout last season, rose to the challenge and held the Golden Eagles to a field goal.
The Arkansas defense was just as effective near the other goal line, tackling Jocques Crawford for a safety in the second quarter that made it 9-3. Anthony Leon, moved recently from the secondary to linebacker, had two sacks and four tackles for loss.
The opener also shed some light on Arkansas' kicking situation, which had been a bit of a mystery coming in. Freshman Zach Hocker handled extra points for the Razorbacks instead of senior Alex Tejada, but Tejada was outstanding on kickoffs, consistently putting the ball into the end zone.
Wingo's 10-yard touchdown run made it 30-3 in the third quarter, and Mallett added a touchdown pass to Cobi Hamilton and another to Adams before being relieved by Tyler Wilson before the period ended. Brandon Mitchell also took some snaps for the Razorbacks in the fourth quarter and threw a deep pass to the end zone that Maudrecus Humphrey dropped.
Adams caught six passes for 138 yards.
Kentucky 23, Louisville 16
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP)
Derrick Locke ran for two touchdowns and Kentucky held off rival Louisville 23-16 Saturday, keeping the Governor's Cup for the fourth straight season and making Joker Phillips victorious in a matchup of longtime friends debuting as head coaches.
Phillips, who gained prominence as a coordinator of a record-breaking offense at his alma mater, has hinted this 2010 version could be as good as the Andre Woodson-led unit of three and four years ago. The Wildcats didn't disappoint in the opener, gobbling up yardage in bulk - particularly on the ground from Locke, who had 104 yards on 23 carries.
For Charlie Strong, who once coached alongside Phillips at South Carolina and more recently guided Florida's dominating defense to two national titles in seven years, the rebuilding project has begun at Louisville.
Kentucky scored all but three of its points in the first half before the offense began to stall. But Louisville's playmakers couldn't match Kentucky's early intensity, and two key turnovers sealed the Wildcats' first four-game winning streak since the annual series renewed in 1994.
It didn't take Phillips long to put his own stamp on a program he inherited from his mentor, Rich Brooks, who led it to four consecutive bowl appearances.
After winning the toss and electing to receive - something Brooks would never do - Kentucky needed just two explosive plays to go 70 yards for the game's first points.
The game also marked a return to the lineup for senior quarterback Mike Hartline, who missed seven of the Wildcats' final eight games last season and had to fend off a challenge from two talented underclassmen for the starting job.
First, Hartline connected with La'Rod King on a 38-yard pass. Then, Locke burst through the line, made one spin move and ran untouched to the end zone from 32 yards out.
The Wildcats committed no turnovers, largely thanks to the efficient play of Hartline, who connected on 17 of 26 passes for 217 yards.
Kentucky went even farther - 82 yards - on its second scoring drive. Locke got the ball on six of the Wildcats' 10 plays in that drive, including a 1-yard sweep for his second TD in the opening quarter.
With Kentucky's offense already clicking, it was playmaker Randall Cobb's turn to prove he is still the star.
Cobb showed his athletic ability by leaping into the air and catching a lob with only his left hand - one of just two catches he made in the game. Instead, he did his damage in the return game and on the ground, and even as quarterback in the final drive as Kentucky iced the game.
One snap after making his dazzling catch, Cobb took the ball on an end-around and cruised down the sideline 51 yards - Kentucky's third and final touchdown of the game.
Kentucky had built a 17-point lead at that point, and a possible blowout was brewing. Although the Wildcats never appeared in serious jeopardy of letting the lead slip away, it was more Louisville's mistakes that allowed them to hold on.
A holding penalty caused the Cardinals to squander a trip to the Kentucky 5 just before halftime, managing only a field goal. The Wildcats led 20-6 at the break.
While Kentucky showed off the far more balanced attack, Louisville got a career-best game from senior running back Bilal Powell, who rushed for 153 yards. He got 80 of those on a third-quarter touchdown run, easily his longest ever, which cut the lead to 23-13 midway through the third quarter.
A third Chris Philpott field goal trimmed the score to the final margin, but Kentucky's defense ended other Louisville threats at a comeback, halting consecutive late drives with turnovers. Mychal Bailey intercepted a pass from Adam Froman, who completed just 14 of 29 passes. Then, Ridge Wilson scooped up a ball that slipped out of Powell's hands.
One of the few low points for Kentucky was the performance of kicker Ryan Tydlacka, who missed an extra point and a chip field goal attempt that could have stretched the lead.
Jacksonville St. 49, Mississippi 48, OT
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OXFORD, Miss. (AP)
On the final crazy play of a crazy game, Jacksonville State running back Calvin Middleton found himself in the middle of a mass of bodies as quarterback Coty Blanchard lofted a 2-point conversion pass toward the end zone.
Somehow, through the arms and legs, Middleton came down with the football as the Gamecocks celebrated a stunning 49-48 victory over Mississippi in double overtime.
''The coaches called a shovel pass,'' Middleton said. ''I don't even know if (Blanchard) saw me, but I knew if I could catch it I was deep enough in the end zone to score.
''This means everything.''
Blanchard threw a 30-yard touchdown pass to Kevyn Cooper on fourth-and-15 to pull within 48-47 in the second overtime.
It looked like the two teams might play all night, but then Gamecocks coach Jack Crowe made the call to go for the win in the season opener for both teams.
''I just didn't think we could play defense again,'' Crowe said.
Crowe, who had tears in his eyes during the postgame press conference, was fired as coach at Arkansas in 1992 after his team lost to The Citadel - which was also a lower-level program.
''If you stay in this long enough, it goes both ways,'' Crowe said.
Jacksonville State, a Football Championship Subdivision team from the Ohio Valley Conference, trailed 31-10 at halftime but outscored Ole Miss 21-3 in the fourth quarter to force overtime.
''Without a doubt, it's the worst loss of my career,'' Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt said.
It's the first time Jacksonville State has beaten a Football Bowl Subdivision team since Sept. 27, 2001, when the Gamecocks beat Arkansas State. The 21-point deficit was the largest Jacksonville State has overcome in school history.
Jeremiah Masoli made his much-anticipated debut for Mississippi after being cleared by the NCAA on Friday. He completed 7 of 10 passes for 109 yards and one interception and led the Rebels on both of their touchdown drives in overtime.
Like the rest of his teammates, he had a hard time explaining the collapse.
''Crazy stuff happens sometimes,'' Masoli said. ''I never expected us to be in overtime.''
Ole Miss is 6-6 all-time in overtime games. It was the school's first loss to an FCS opponent.
The Ole Miss offense, which debuted eight new starters, scored on five of six first-half possessions, including four touchdowns. After that, Jacksonville State rolled.
The Gamecocks scored on their final six possessions, including touchdowns on the last five. The Ole Miss defense, which returned six starters, ranked in the top half of the Southeastern Conference in most major categories last season, but had no answer for the Gamecocks.
Ole Miss kicker Bryson Rose made a 35-yard field goal to extend the Rebels' lead to 34-26 with 2:55 left in regulation, but Jacksonville State drove the field for a touchdown to pull within 34-32 with 18.9 seconds left. Marques Ivory threw a 2-yard pass to La'Ray Williams for the two-point conversion to tie the game at 34 and send it to overtime.
Middleton rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown. The Gamecocks had no turnovers.
Using a two-quarterback system with Blanchard and Ivory, the duo combined to complete 22 of 36 passes for 252 yards and four touchdowns.
Mississippi's Brandon Bolden rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries. Sophomore Nathan Stanley threw for 133 yards and three touchdowns.
No. 23 Georgia 55, Louisiana-Lafayette 7
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ATHENS, Ga. (AP)
Aaron Murray loves to flash his athleticism. Georgia coach Mark Richt just wants his quarterback to stay healthy.
''A couple of times when he was out of the pocket he could've just simply thrown the ball out of bounds,'' Richt said. ''When he decides to turn it upfield and try to dodge people, he's going to get splattered if he does that over and over.''
Murray passed for three touchdowns and ran for another in leading No. 23 Georgia to a 55-7 victory over Louisiana-Lafayette on Saturday.
Despite the absence of top receiver A.J. Green, Murray completed 16 of 24 passes for 194 yards in his first college game. Kris Durham caught two TD passes.
Murray ran four times for 41 yards. On a 16-yard scramble down the right sideline near the end of the first half, he reached out to hold the ball inside the front pylon for a 31-7 halftime lead.
The Bulldogs had 8 seconds left when Murray took the snap and saw his receivers covered. Instead of throwing the ball away and giving Georgia a chance for almost certain points with a short field goal, he decided to aim for the goal line.
''I need to work on making decisions,'' Murray said, ''that will always get us points at the end of the half.''
Cornerback Jakar Hamilton, who had one of three interceptions, returned a fourth-quarter pick for a 17-yard touchdown that made it 55-7.
Georgia (1-0) visits South Carolina next week.
Louisiana-Lafayette (0-1) scored on Chris Masson's 60-yard pass to Ladarius Green late in the second quarter.
Green, a junior All-Southeastern Conference first-team selection last year, watched the game from the sidelines as Georgia awaits an NCAA ruling to clarify his playing status.
The Bulldogs did not announce that Green would miss the game until a few hours before kickoff. The NCAA is investigating if he was one of several players from different schools to attend a party hosted by a sports agent in Miami. Green said he has never been to Miami.
Starting tailback Washaun Ealey, one of nine Georgia players arrested this year, missed the game, too. Richt held him out following police charges of hit and run and driving with a suspended license last week.
Richt indicated after the game that Ealey will play at South Carolina, but the coach declined to comment on Green.
Carlton Thomas rushed 12 times for 61 yards. Caleb King's 20-yard run made it 7-0 late in the first quarter.
Blair Walsh kicked two field goals. His 52-yarder early in the second quarter gave the Bulldogs a 17-0 lead.
Georgia unveiled its 3-4 setup under new defensive coordinator Todd Grantham and had three sacks for minus-18 yards and nine tackles for minus-26 yards.
Louisiana-Lafayette finished with 14 yards rushing on 29 attempts.
''We left our defense out there for too long,'' Cajuns coach Rickey Bustle said. ''There's no consistency in the way we played.''
No. 1 Alabama 48, San Jose St. 3
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP)
Trent Richardson ran for two touchdowns and Greg McElroy passed for 218 yards to help No. 1 Alabama beat San Jose State 48-3 on Saturday night.
The defending national champion Crimson Tide (1-0) shrugged off the absence of injured Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram and suspended defensive end Marcell Dareus in the opening mismatch.
The subs played much of the game, anyway, after the Tide raced to a 31-3 halftime lead over the Spartans. Richardson ran for 66 yards and had three catches for 46 yards before sitting out the second half. He scored on runs of 4 and 39 yards for an offense that uncorked plenty of big plays.
Julio Jones made the most dramatic with a diving, one-handed grab for a 29-yard touchdown from backup quarterback A.J. McCarron early in the second quarter. He finished with six catches for 93 yards and gained 13 yards on an end around to set up the Tide's first touchdown.
Alabama outgained the Spartans 591-175.
McElroy mostly seemed to be playing pitch and catch, completing 13 of 15 passes but leaving after only one series of the second half. He had a 48-yard touchdown pass to a wide-open Marquis Maze on a go route down the right sideline.
The Tide had seven first-time starters on defense, but wasn't challenged by an offense that averaged 13.8 points last season. The first down totals best told the tale of the lopsided game: Alabama 30, San Jose State 7.
All in all, it was practically a scrimmage designed to break in the newly expanded Bryant-Denny Stadium, and polish off a difficult week. The crowd was announced as a capacity 101,821 fans. They got to see their Tide - which has lost two games the past two season - beat up on a team that only won a pair last season.
Ingram had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee after injuring it late in Monday's practice. He watched from the sidelines in his No. 22 jersey and sweat pants.
Dareus was declared ineligible for two games on Thursday for accepting improper benefits from an agent in taking two trips to Miami. Alabama is appealing, but there's no guarantee either will be back for next week's showdown with No. 19 Penn State.
In the meantime, some youngsters got a chance to shine.
Redshirt freshman tailback Eddie Lacy took advantage of Ingram's absence and Richardson's short night. Lacy got most of his 111 yards and two touchdowns in the second half after coughing up a fumble into the end zone for Alabama's first turnover in nearly 23 quarters.
Third-teamer Demetrius Goode ran for another 66 yards for the Tide, which rolled up 334 yards on the ground. McCarron completed a 34-yarder to Darius Hanks and passed for 116 yards.
It was the debut of San Jose State coach Mike MacIntyre, who was a freshman on the last Vanderbilt team to beat the Tide, back in 1984.
There wasn't even the hint of an upset possibility in this one. Harrison Waid's 31-yard field goal midway through the first quarter accounted for San Jose State's only points.
Tuscaloosa native Brandon Rutley gained 52 yards on 13 carries. Jordan La Secla passed for 85 yards.
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FIRE HOUSTON NUTT
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I'm really excited to see them even if it's Tenn Tech
looking forward to going to the razorback game tomorrow. It's going to be a perfect night for football
Masoli move latest proof Houston Nutt is a certifiably dirty coach
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/stewart_mandel/08/02/masoli-nutt/index.html#ixzz0yPdjKDJp
Well, should have known how this would turn out. I am afraid to even read hogville. It seems to me that no matter how well the hogs play, they have no comprehension of how to play the last 5 minutes of a game. Oh well. I guess Pel will get 1 more year. I predict another year of pain unless he gets a clue. And why are there more guys in suits on the bench than players? How much money is the UA paying them to coach badly? haha, I will quit now.
Can anyone believe the hogs are leading the west with 5-3? With any luck we can keep it up since we have a good next couple of week's schedule. 4 of the 5 next games look very winable. And with SC coming to Fayetteville it could be 5 of 5. Crazy to be here after the stuff we went through before SEC play started.
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And the hogs finally get a win! Did anyone hear the post game with Marshon Powell? LOL! No lack of ego or confidence there. It is actually nice to hear a freshman be that confident instead of hearing players talk about needing to get better. He certainly has been pretty awesome the last few games. Maybe this year will turn out better than expected. Don't look forward to FL or KN the next 2 games. Ugh!
Kiffin leaves TN for USC....Everyone cryin around here...
And they said Arkansas made a bad coaching pick...lol
I love it.. Only cause I hate Texas so much..
Go Hogs, GO SEC.. WTG Bamma!
No one pumping the Tide win????
GO SEC!!!!!!
That crew is now a bunch of marked men... they will break them up for sure...
maybe they can start a hedge fund...they have a future in insider trading lol
it's official from the officials
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4577932
that's clearly the case...
You won't get a make up call if it goes against a #1 team
the thing is, i was waiting for a make up call, and they had a chance with the OFF PA in the EZ there toward the end, but they swallowed the whistle toward the end of the game, which was not good...
I saw it. I still hope Alex kicked 1000 balls today
I called my bro in law as FLA scored after that pass interf. call, and told him FLO had too many men on the field --
he was screaming profanities and didn't appreciate the subtle nature of my point lol
clearly the rest of the world could see it
you like the new Florida uniform?
Defense played great.. Mallett threw a few high balls and Alex needs to kick field goals for 8 hours every day for the rest of the week.
yea, it was a really good game. so far they are handling the most difficult schedule in the nation well... the defense finally came to play... the offense? not so much... mistakes!
I worry about the reast of the season... I just want them to beat LSU at this point and hope that they remain confident going into the end of the season now...
great game the hogs played..
Florida is sleepwalking today... go Hogs
yep 3 in the top 10
sooo what will the top 10 be now...lotta upsets,bowl commmities scrambling already
RJ, sorry you lost last night. I watched the last 1/4 and it looked like your team was about to win it in the last few minutes. THAT is what I hate about Nutt. You obviously have talent. But I have seen Nutt make some stupid play calls over the years.
Man, your running back (22?) is awesome.
It was an exciting game! He just needs better protection.
man that was a lot of deep balls Hogs have a QB
HAHA I hate it for them
that fumble under review may prove you correct!
TROJANS sprung a leak....lol
Hogs step up and wins in the 4th
Anyone have thoughts on AR vs GA? I feel good about it. But this is the first test for AR while GA has already had 2 hard games. Their experience will be dangerous.
Ok....so it was just Western Kentucky
But its a start!...LOL
Vols Crush WKU in Kiffin's Debut as Crompton Throws 5 TDs
http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/090509aaa.html
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Jonathan Crompton threw five touchdown passes Saturday, leading Tennessee to a 63-7 rout of Western Kentucky and its first win under new coach Lane Kiffin.
The Hilltoppers were welcomed to their first season as full-fledged members of the Football Bowl Subdivision with the Volunteers' largest margin of victory since a 70-3 win over Louisiana-Monroe in 2000.
Crompton finished 21 of 28 with two interceptions, and his five TD passes was one more than his entire output all of last season. Montario Hardesty ran for 160 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries, and freshman Bryce Brown had 104 yards rushing and a touchdown on 11 attempts.
David Oku and Luke Stocker both scored two touchdowns.
The Hilltoppers couldn't capitalize on a few early turnovers and had minus-21 yards after their first 19 plays. Tennessee finished with 657 yards compared to Western Kentucky's 83.
My city is offering Hawgs vs Mo St for $36 PPV. Was gonna decline but my buddies are offering money. Do I wanna pay $12 to see us play nobody?
Hmm... Maybe I do. Better clean off the workbench and set up a TV in the garage. It may get loud.
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