4-2 Ain?t Bad
Hogs move within a game of SEC West lead
Commence Kool-Aid consumption. Begin bandwagon construction.
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For the next few months, this blog will still be up and running. However, posting will not be as frequent or comprehensive. We’ll weigh in on major wins/losses/changes, and as much as we can outside of that.
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That Was Poor
Last 2 games: 25 boards. Bev needed to score tonight, though.
South Carolina 70, Arkansas 66
Turnovers
Arkansas: 19
South Carolina: 10
There’s your game. Paging all eligible point guards south of the Mason-Dixon line…
The Hogs Are Going To Play Some Teams Next Year
The 2008 schedule has finally been released, highlighted by dates with Texas, Ole Miss, and Tulsa.
The Bobby Petrino era at Arkansas will begin August 30 as Arkansas will host Western Illinois in Fayetteville.
The Hogs will also open conference play by hosting Alabama on September 20th.
Aug. 30 Western Illinois Fayetteville, Ark.
Sept. 6 Louisiana-Monroe Little Rock, Ark.
Sept. 13 at Texas Austin, Texas
Sept. 20 Alabama Fayetteville, Ark.
Sept. 27 Open
Oct. 4 Florida Fayetteville, Ark.
Oct. 11 at Auburn Auburn, Ala.
Oct. 18 at Kentucky Lexington, Ky.
Oct. 25 Ole Miss Fayetteville, Ark.
Nov. 1 Tulsa Fayetteville, Ark.
Nov. 8 at South Carolina Columbia, S.C.
Nov. 15 Open
Nov. 22 at Mississippi State Starkville, Miss.
Nov. 29 LSU Little Rock, Ark.
This Is Not Their Last Chance To Dance
We’re ashamed of where we got this, but here’s another vault-bound Gus Johnson clip from the Vandy-UK double overtime game earlier this year.
A few highlights:
Classic rise-and-fire
Crazed laugh
A “Billy-ball” reference
Enjoy.
No No, They?re Saying Moooooovers
Our photoshop skills: Unrivaled.
And to those wondering, no, that photo is not from the scene of the actual flood.
According to Marty Cook, things got a little wet, wild, and wacky over at the Northwest Quad yesterday.
Former Michigan quarterback Ryan Mallett moved in with Arkansas tight end Ben Cleveland in a dorm at the university’s Northwest Quad on Monday.
Mallett isn’t officially enrolled at Arkansas as the school awaits his transcripts from Michigan. Kevin Trainor, Arkansas’ associate athletic director for external affairs, said he didn’t know exactly how long the transfer process would take.
There was a water sprinkler head in Mallett’s closet that Mallett broke when he was putting away a box. The water flooded the dorm with up to 4 inches of water, Rick Cleveland said. The water even ran out the room’s windows into other dorm rooms.
“I have to go up there and do some things for them,” Rick Cleveland said. “They thought they broke a main line. [Ben Cleveland ] said water was everywhere. He said it was a mess.
“There’s a lot of gunk to clean up. All of Ryan’s shoes got destroyed and all of his clothes are wet.”
When we read this story, all we could think about was Cleveland and Mallett running around, soaking wet, trying to get as much of their stuff out of the room in fast motion while the Benny Hill theme plays in the background. You can take just about anything, speed it up, throw that music behind it, and it’d probably be funny, though.
Obviously, we hope none of Mallett’s irreplaceable items or valuable items were damaged, but we still can’t help but visualize the whole process and laugh, especially considering the dorms at the Northwest Quad are some of the nicest on campus.
Bev Misplaced His Jaw
In Sunday’s game against Alabama, Patrick Beverley picked up his fourth foul with just over thirteen minutes to play. The fouls may have kept him off the floor for the next eight minutes, but that’s about the only thing that could have kept him on the bench.
“He played two minutes [with the dislocated jaw] of clock time and decided it was too painful,” Pelphrey said Monday. “He couldn’t wait any longer. The doctor took hold of it with both hands and popped it back in place.
“It was a courageous thing he did; a phenomenal effort by him.”
That’s about the toughest thing we’ve ever heard. What we’d like to know is, how does this information only get out over 24 hours after the game is over, and how does somebody not realize their jaw is dislocated? Assuming he took an elbow to the mouth, or something along those lines, we don’t imagine his jaw was fully functional while it was out of place.
We need to send out our non-existent research department to find the last time a game’s leading rebounder was a) under 6-2 and b) dislocated a joint in their body but returned to the game later.
Beverley will be available to play Wednesday night as the Hogs host 0-2 South Carolina.
Les Miles Is Energetic
Oh Les, just wait. The best is yet to come.
No Pinching Necessary
Good times are sure to come.
And it’s officially official.
Ryan Mallett is an Arkansas Razorback. It’s almost too good to be true. Bobby Petrino, you are a saint.
2-0 Tastes Delicious
Ervin’s three-point play in overtime sealed the game for the Hogs.
We guess we should probably mention what was a pretty thrilling game yesterday, despite not having much to say. Yesterday’s game seems to have been lost in the D-Mac / Felix / Mallett bonanza today. We tend to agree with the Expats, though. It’s an ugly 2-0, but it could just as easily be 0-2, so we’ll take it.
Also, our hat’s off to Patrick Beverley, who led all players with 13 rebounds yesterday, despite missing much of the second half due to foul trouble. Now, if only someone could explain to us how a seven-footer can have two rebounds in 30 minutes over two games, not to mention averaging under three rebounds a game for the season.
Lastly, a big congratulations to Gary Ervin. For all his shortcomings (and there are plenty), he showed up in a big way when his team needed him yesterday.
On to South Carolina…
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