This Week From The Bench…
The last seven years have been a columnist’s dream, and I would like to personally thank all parties involved for providing such rich content to write about. Even in the offseason, there seemed to be one scandal after another that kept the chat rooms active. (I love to call the Internet [...]
This Week From The Bench…
But now things seem to have quieted down on the Hill, and combined with the slow news period of summer in the Razorback kingdom, it’s time for me to spin the wheel of topics to find something to write about. Wally prefers to write about Keith Jackson, Coach Rip, and his [...]
Well uninspired is the word most would use for the final regular season SEC series for the Diamond Hogs. They lost the series 2 games to 1 and finished the conference season 1/2 game out of 8th place in the final SEC standings…and out of the SEC tournament. The Finals from the weekend set are…
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This Week From The Bench…
No date on the upcoming Razorback football schedule rings louder than October 25. The date, of course, is the return of Houston Nutt to the University of Arkansas campus for a game featuring his Ole Miss Rebels against his former team, the Razorbacks.
Hawgsports.com
A quick trough for your Saturday…
Bobby Petrino’s father got ran over by an Arkansas WR during practice yesterday…He’s okay. Cornerback Jerell Norton appears to have pulled a hamstring during the practice. WR Crosby Tuck had a bad day. Redshirt freshman Tim Dial, who was a weakside linebacker, has left the team. All of the previous [...]
The SEC Tournament Kicks off Tomorrow The Hogs have a first Round bye and will face the winner of the Vandy/Auburn on Friday at 2:15 cdt (approx). They need to win to get off the bubble…the bubble that ESPN’s Braketologist says is populated by bad teams. But before we look ahead lets look back at [...]
The Hoop Hogs Went 1-1 since the last Trought…UA-87 LSU-61, UA-58 UK-63. The Diamond Hogs Swept Witchia St. over the weekend…Fri 9-4, Sat 5-4, Sun 7-3. Darren McFadden is fast apparently…watch the video. Hillis was the fastest FB at the combine with an unofficial time of 4.58 in the 40. Marcus Monk also tried [...]
The Diamond Hogs start up play this Friday with a series against Wichita St. and the local media are starting to do their season forecasts/previews…Razorbloggers, The Morning News, and the Slophouse. Junior third baseman Logan Forsythe was named to USA Baseball’s pre-season Golden Spikes Award Watch List on Tuesday. Here’s the Diamond Hog Promotion Schedule. [...]
The Vols give The Hogs a big, crushing, bear hug…Arkansas-71 Tennessee-93. The Spring Game is set-now with and Actual Game! The Hogs Backed up the Brinks Truck to bring in Tulsa. SEC Coaches pick the Diamond Hogs 3rd in the west. It was 24 years and 2 days ago today. And Finally the Expats asked [...]
This Week From The Bench…
While it would be fun to write about the Razorback basketball team beating Baylor, Auburn, and Alabama in heart stoppers and how a good coach can make a difference, that column must wait. It is put on hold by the stunning news of UofA Chancellor John White announcing his retirement last [...]
The Arkansas Razorbacks held a 10:30pm press conference to announce that Bobby Petrino has accepted the head coaching position at Arkansas. I’m Stunned…but as this story at AOL fanhouse states…will he be around for long?
UPDATE: Here’s a list of stories from around the web…
Hogwired.com
SI’s Mandel
AS 360
ESPN
CBS’s Dodd
UPDATE #2:
Razorbloggers-they’ve updated
ESPN’s Forde
Razorback Expats
AS360: What They’re Saying
Fanblogs.com
This Week From The Bench, Robert Shields covers Chuck Neinas and the Heisman Debacle…
To help this search, the UA has apparently hired a consultant named Chuck Neinas. You may remember the name of this hired goon from the last time he was in Arkansas when he angered and insulted many Razorback fans when comparing the [...]
So, Grobe isn’t coming. I think we’ll end up hiring Big Bird before this is all over.
Here’s Longs Statement…The Arkansas Times Blog…The Scout.com Wake Forest Site…The Morning News…ESPN…AOL Fanhouse…Arkansas Sports 360…The Hog Blogger…Razorback Expats-(funny stuff)…The Slophouse. And finally The Razorbloggers-(funny/sad stuff).
You gotta know Houston is loving this…
(Rogelio V. Solis) [OleMissSports.com]
KABZ-FM-103.7 the buzz is reporting that Grobe might be having second thoughts. More info to follow.
Here is his Wikipedia page and his bio on the Wake Forest site. The Hog Blogger likes the pick. So does the Razorbloggers. AS360 points to some columns that showered love on Grobe last year. That’s when he was named the AP 2006 National Coach of the Year. Finally, Here’s ESPN’s Story.
