Unlike the slop posts I do during the week, I’ll be updating this individual post thru Sunday. Have a great weekend!
Former Hog Tubbs Signs With Bills
Zac Tubbs also takes a swipe at his alma mater regarding the programs recent troubles
Cullman (AL) Times
One More Offseason Workout Report
WholeHogSports.com
After suffering a deep thigh bruise that resulted in a calcium deposit on his right thigh, near his knee, Arkansas fullback Peyton Hillis is back at full speed. The injury left him unable to bend his right leg and he missed the last four games of last season. The senior is now a leader among [...]
Super Early Troy/UA preview
A look at the game from a more “Vegas” perspective
The Sports Network
CFN 2007 SEC Ultimate Schedule
Arkansas Fans: See Week #7
CollegeFootballNews.com
Heisman Hopeful, and Arkansas Razorback, Darren McFadden wore a clown outfit, complete with face paint, to all of his classes last Halloween. This came as no shock to those who knew McFadden in High School at Pulaski Oak Grove (thanks Chris).
“He wore dresses to school,” says McFadden’s favorite high school teacher, Leecie Henson.
Say again?
Yes, dresses. [...]
Ivan Maisel has listed the 100 most iconic moments in college football. Coming in at #71 is an 81 yard punt return by Ken Hatfield against Texas during Arkansas’ 1963-64 championship season.
From Hogwired.com
Hatfield, the national leader in punt returns in 1963, caught the 47-yard punt on the Arkansas 19-yard line. He ran down the sideline, [...]
NCAA reconsidering text message ban
ARSNonline.com
NCAA rejects proposal to test for street drugs
ARSNonline.com
Former Hog Tyson Gay Nominated for “Best Track Athlete” ESPY
Hogwired.com
Hooten’s Arkansas Football Now On Sale
I normally wouldn’t just shill for some magazine, but I love Hooten’s. It’s basically the football bible of the state.
Fort Smith Times-Herald
From the AP:
Left-hander Nick Schmidt, the Padres’ first-round pick in this month’s amateur draft, agreed Thursday to a deal that includes a $1.29 million signing bonus.
Schmidt was the 23rd overall pick out of Arkansas.
SI.com
Inspired by Ryan Ferguson’s Croomed feature on AOL Fanhouse, fellow Fanhouse blogger Andy Katzer looked up more stats in the SEC and found out how bad the Bulldogs really are.
* all but one SEC team has beaten MSU by at least 14 points
* all but two [...]
Rush the Court had done some nice work in compiling all the schools with NBA Draft pics by school and digging into that info. One stat of note to Arkansas fans is the fact that the school has only produced 14 NBA picks despite 26 NCAA appearances, 4 Final Fours and one national title.
I believe [...]
Arkansas Head Coach John Pelphrey made a stop in Fort Smith this past Monday to attend the Ralph Memorial Golf Tournament played at the Forrest City Country Club. He stopped and talked with local media and had good things to say about one of his first three recruits, Forrest City’s Marcus Britt.
Pelphrey was back in [...]
I’m thinking of starting “The Slop” as an occasional feature to place stories I’d like to link to but don’t want to place a full post around. Let me know in the comments if you like these or not.
Who’ll Get Croomed?
AOL Fanhouse looks at which SEC coach will get “Croomed”. What’s Croomed you ask? Its [...]
From the AP via Al.com:
Samford University football player Michael Sherrod Hall is being held on federal bank robbery charges after being arrested in connection with the robbery of a Hoover bank Friday morning.
Hall, 20, was stopped on Interstate 20 East at 11:15 a.m. Friday in Douglas County, Ga., by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department - [...]
Wally Hall’s column today mentions a tale from Blane Johnson of Melbourne. Johnson took a carload of 5th Graders to Houston Nutt’s Football Camp and stuck around to watch. One child, who had recently lost his mother to cancer, got homesick. The story follows how Arkansas Defensive Coordinator Reggie Herring helped the child through his [...]
In today’s Arkansas Arkansas-Democrat Gazette Scott Inman states that he’s been asked to continue in his role as the Arkansas Razorback Sports Network (ARSN) Scoreboard Show host. He responded by saying…
“That’s something I’ve yet to decide,” Inman said. “It’s been told to me that I’m welcome to stay. That’s something I’ll have to think about.”
Also [...]
Within minutes of each other Little Rock station KATV, the company the Arkansas Razorback Sports Network is a division of, and the University of Arkansas sent out press releases Tuesday. One stated that KATV had withdrawn Scott Inman’s name from the search for the next “Voice of the Razorbacks”. The other,from the university, stated that [...]
