A couple years ago Arkansas would’ve lost a game like this probably by 20+. It wasn’t pretty, but they made halftime adjustments and scored 31 straight. That is a significant difference over the previous coaching staff. Lot of issues to work on, but I’ll never take a win for granted after the chad morris years. WPS!
That's a level headed take. I hope y'all have a great year. The race for 2nd in the west will be interesting w A&M, Arky, and Ole Miss. I'm not gonna count LSU out either. They're still loaded obv. I just don't know how good coach O is. He seems a like gene chizik one hit wonder deal.
KJ needs our support. He's doing his job and getting better. Let's just keep supporting this team and keep in mind...KJ could be our guy for years to come so we need to trust the coaches and players.
I agree. I was there at the game yesterday and he was throwing very accurately, it's just that our receivers weren't catching the passes, especially Treylon Burks for some reason. But yes, KJ is the future of the hogs.
It's his first REAL start! He's going to be iffy for a bit, but we need to give the guy a chance to work on things. Brandon Allen was not who he was his first YEAR of starting too if true Razorback fans remember!
@@Unknownn658 your absolutely right and people didn’t quite give him his flowers while he was here but up until Felipe franks came Brandon was by far the best QB we had in a while
We can’t let the first half scare us. I think the passing game definitely needs to improve, but KJ proved himself as a capable runner, and our defense shut them out in the second half. Lots of improvement to make for Texas, but i have faith.
@@ageminiguy facts, a much better effort overall, there were some run plays in the 1st that Smith got stood up and the other line didn't even get behind and push like they should have they literally stood there and watched I think that they got hyped up in the off-season and they played like rice was a cakewalk and CSP tore into all of them over it need to have the crush everyone Bama mentality or we will never win
It was so hot up there. A couple of people had to leave because they had heat seizures. Luckily, they were both ok. Hope those players are all ok as well
Ugly first half but good to see them put together 31 unanswered points. At the end of the day, we haven't had alot of wins to celebrate the last few years, let alone one where we score 38. Great to see them rise to the challenge instead of fold. I think we'll surprise some people this year. WPS
1980-1984 I was in the Corps of Cadets at A&M. We went to rice for a Corps trip. We did the march in and arrived at the rice football field way before the game. We sat in the parking lot and watched the rice football team arrive. Almost every car they drove came from the same car lot. True story.
@@ruckanitepreacher5618 back then players were not supposed to be financially compensated for playing other than their scholarships. Some car dealers just happened to have all the athletes driving cars from their lot
The ref crew was a joke. Like freaking awful. And treylon burks kept dropping passes like Idk what’s up with that. But on a better note kj turned it up in the second half. He looked rly good in the second half. He uses his legs very well
Defense was good, run game was great, passing game was ok but needs some work, and special teams and was nothing special. Also we have weapons that we didn't use in this game for some reason. Hammonds is lightning fast, Knox is fast and big, and Crawford looks like he's good. Just gotta use everyone we have and we'll be good on offense. WPS!
Yea the score doesn’t really reflect how good the defense was other than that one blown coverage play. The offense left them on the field way too much first half and they had to work with tuff field position drive after drive. I’m a bit worried about the passing game though kj is gonna have to make faster and smarter decisions against better defenses.
Warmachine, thanks for what you do. The hogs have had great O-Lineman over the years, and i would love to see O-line highlights. We have had road graders to name a few, Tretola, Kirkland, Swanson, Luigs, Shawn Andrews, Bobby Williams , Isaac Davis, Loyd Phillips etc
I am a Texas fan and I cannot wait until next Saturday. Love the rivalry. I think this bad performance by Arkansas might be because they were looking forward to Texas and first game jitters. I would expect a much better and more focused Arkansas team next Saturday. It should be a fun and probably a good game. I still think Texas will win. Not just because I am a Texas fan but I think Texas is just a better team. On offense both of the Texas Qbs looked more well rounded and reliable. Texas will be focusing on the Arky QB's running ability but he seems much more one dimensional. Texas also has the edge with RBs. Texas has possibly the best RB in the country and two very good back ups. All 3 main Texas RBs could be starters somewhere with #2 Johnson being a starter on many good teams. He is very underrated but Robinson is just a special talent. WRs might go to Arkansas but Texas Wrs looked very good last Saturday. If the QB can get them the ball then average WRs will look great. Arky probably has a better O line but again Texas O line did well. They are very young and need to get rid of some holding penalties. One key to the game should be if Arkansas can get pressure often without blitzing. Hudson Card is elusive but he is true Freshman so he can be rattled. He was not against Louisiana but he was not really pressured that much. Much more pressure could rattle him maybe. We do not know yet. The Texas Defense might have looked better than the Texas offense last Saturday. Very solid game against a very experienced top 25 team with a good QB and running attack. good offense overall. A key will be if Texas can keep the Arkansas QB from running. There seemed to be some big games on QB runs (draws that were planned) some of the plays the QB was not looking to throw at all it seemed. That will be a key. Can the Texas D contain the QB's run. The Arkansas QB will have to step it up in the passing attack. Arkansas cannot be one dimensional against Texas or it will be a long day. I think Texas has the edge on special teams. Texas has a very good kicker and made the plays needed on special teams. Texas ran back a kickoff but there were some holding calls. I am not an expert on Arkansas but I believe Arkansas is at least another year away from being a good team. If Texas plays with the discipline and poise it did against Louisiana then they will win easily. If Arkansas can rattle or confuse the Horns then Arkansas has a good chance. The Horns are poised but they are young. I will not say Texas is back even if Texas soundly beats Arkansas. Texas has a lot more to prove before one can say Texas is back. A win vs. OU and a Big 1 championship is realistic the best Texas can hope for this year. I do not think either will happen but I do believe Texas will be more competetive. They will not be serious NC contenders. Neither will Arkansas but I would love to see both teams get great again so we can have some more classic Texas vs. Arkansas games once Texas joins the SEC. It would be great for the SEC and college football if both teams are very good to great. No more Bama, Georgia, or Florida please. what do you Arkansas fans think? What do you think about the game next week? Arkansas and Texas? I tried to be honest and not a homer. Arkansas can beat Texas but I do not think it will happen.
Just have to see if Arkansas cleans up some things,because we know a solid Texas team is coming,so we'll see if they do,but all in all I think it's going to be a hard fought game if they do,miss that rivelry to
And hell,texas fans should be Happy,because hog fans are already in Texas week,younger player's don't really remember that rivelry in the SWC, but us older fans sure do
Hi Warmachine2013 I'm looking forward to your Texas cut. I have enjoyed linking these for years to prove that the hogs haven't always been abysmally terrible.
Very slow start. Good to see the Hog's battle back from being down 17-7. Big game next week with another SWC opponent. Hope we get a different crew of Ref's, this crew was tooo flag happy.
Most teams had slow starts. KJ will be fine. That play calling was VERY vanilla. They basically ran a few plays out of different formations. The playbook will definitely open up this coming week. And Coach Briles needs to call plays that are gonna get receivers open. Defense will be fine. But we need the offense to play angry! And Hudson Henry needs to come alive and come right now! Trey Knox and Ketron Jackson are gonna need to be lights out this week!
Well they got them nerves out of the way and settled down and played offense still needs to improve especially in the passing game defense made adjustments and it was like Rice was running into a brick wall looking forward to Texas at Arkansas
Exactly hell Oklahoma for one. There was many games where I said well people can’t much talk about how hard Arkansas had to fight considering some of the loses I seen. Even Washington got shocked
I would tend to Believe in the second half being who we really are more than the first half of the first game of the season. Can’t have these penalties though, but I did think some of the calls were really bad
Saw him on the sidelines the whole game I’m not sure he even played a snap id have to go back and look. A few years ago he was one of our highest rated recruits, has been very disappointing
If you think kj is gonna be able to run against Texas that ain’t finna happen that boy finna be stuck in that pocket which means he’s gonna have to throw and his accuracy ain’t that so it’s gonna be a long day for Arkansas
Don't tell nothing man. If he tries to do that against Texas he won't finish the game. Dude is so inaccurate he makes Bam Bam Sam look like Drew Brees.
@@greenwithenvee2337 you don’t know that 😂 I watched that Louisiana game They played very very conservative and scared And the QB was rattled early Arkansas also has way more talent on both sides of the ball compared to Louisiana Especially at the secondary position lol, they literally gave up every 3rd & long play Better QB, and burks is one of the best WRs in the SEC Louisiana was wayyyyyy over hyped I’m sorry Arkansas isn’t gonna be a powerhouse or anything but they’re a lot improved That being said, I do expect UT to win this But it’ll be a lot closer than people think I’ll give UT credit though it was a good win And Card looks promising
@@asianpersuasion9646 Louisiana had the most returning production in the nation at like 97% and their offense was ranked 30 nationally. They went 9-1 last year and beat Iowa state. They’re a damn good team whether you want to admit it or not. I’m still picking Texas by 14.
@@greenwithenvee2337 that was the only edge they had on UT lol, just the experience UT still had way more talent and depth yes I know they’re an improved team compared to recent years but they’re still a small ass school Yes they beat an Iowa state team that literally beat northern Iowa by a TD yesterday lol But Iowa state last year definitely took them lightly And literally won by 3 special team TDs which rarely happens Yeah they went 9-1 but it’s not like they were blowing out their competition with ease Watch Louisiana go like 7-5/8-4 in their conference
If we come out flat in the first half Saturday we won’t catch up and we better get ready to play a full game instead of just a half or we will be in for along season and if you guys think kJ is going to lead us to a winning season by running then I want to know what your drinking
Its ah conspiracy im telling yall its sad that them same refs will more than likely be officiating the game vs texas to make sure we loose every touchdown they will try to throw a flag everything we do good cause if the refs dont do wat the elites want them to do then they dont get paid so thats why u see bogus calls in football thats why
