No moral victory for Hogs
No!
No! No! No!
Arkansas fans cannot be satisfied with a 31-26 loss to Ohio State in the Sugar Bowl. I don't care that the Razorbacks showed some heart in their second half rally. I don't care.
The Razorbacks' loss was disappointing. That game was there for the taking. The Buckeyes shut it down in the second half and Arkansas should've put this game away. This should've been a great victory. Because the Hogs fell short, it's a devastating loss.
No! No moral victory tonight. If Arkansas wants to consider itself an elite program, these are games it has to win.
Instead, real SEC schools will continue to turn their noses up at the Hogs for failing to represent. Ohio State finally got a win over an SEC team. Yeah right, not a real SEC team.
Okay, Ohio State is a very good team. It's no disgrace to lose to the Buckeyes. But, you don't get that many opportunities on the national stage to take your program to a higher level. It was there tonight for the Hogs on a silver platter.
Six drops?
Arkansas' receivers dropped six balls and never stopped talking smack. How about focusing on the football instead of trying to think of something wise-ass to say? How about that? The Hogs' recievers just embarrassed themselves on national TV and don't even know it because they haven't stopped jawing long enough to realize it.
Ryan Mallett wasn't perfect. The last pick was a great play by the Buckeyes, I thought. He was betrayed by his receivers and a porous offensive line. Did they block Ironhead Heyward's kid once?
But, I thought Mallett competed. They all competed. Give the Hogs' defensive coordinator credit for the second half adjustments, although I swear Ohio State didn't even try to score after halftime.
Star of the game was the punter - Dylan Breeding and the Zach Hocker kid. Arkansas' special teams were special. Too bad they didn't pick up that blocked punt and run with it. Then again, you give the ball to your offense in that position, it's on Mallett and the boys to get it in the end zone.
False starts and dropped passes - you can't mount a game-winning drive with those mistakes.
Damn! It was there for the taking, too. Like Terrelle Pryor's fumble in the first half that two Hogs lost fighting for it that went for a Buckeye touchdown.
Damn!
I'm not saying anybody should be fired or anything. Like I said, a lot of folks lose to Ohio State. But, coming up short is nothing to be proud of, either. Elite teams win that game. Second-tier teams fall short in the final seconds.
No! No! No!
Arkansas fans cannot be satisfied with a 31-26 loss to Ohio State in the Sugar Bowl. I don't care that the Razorbacks showed some heart in their second half rally. I don't care.
The Razorbacks' loss was disappointing. That game was there for the taking. The Buckeyes shut it down in the second half and Arkansas should've put this game away. This should've been a great victory. Because the Hogs fell short, it's a devastating loss.
No! No moral victory tonight. If Arkansas wants to consider itself an elite program, these are games it has to win.
Instead, real SEC schools will continue to turn their noses up at the Hogs for failing to represent. Ohio State finally got a win over an SEC team. Yeah right, not a real SEC team.
Okay, Ohio State is a very good team. It's no disgrace to lose to the Buckeyes. But, you don't get that many opportunities on the national stage to take your program to a higher level. It was there tonight for the Hogs on a silver platter.
Six drops?
Arkansas' receivers dropped six balls and never stopped talking smack. How about focusing on the football instead of trying to think of something wise-ass to say? How about that? The Hogs' recievers just embarrassed themselves on national TV and don't even know it because they haven't stopped jawing long enough to realize it.
Ryan Mallett wasn't perfect. The last pick was a great play by the Buckeyes, I thought. He was betrayed by his receivers and a porous offensive line. Did they block Ironhead Heyward's kid once?
But, I thought Mallett competed. They all competed. Give the Hogs' defensive coordinator credit for the second half adjustments, although I swear Ohio State didn't even try to score after halftime.
Star of the game was the punter - Dylan Breeding and the Zach Hocker kid. Arkansas' special teams were special. Too bad they didn't pick up that blocked punt and run with it. Then again, you give the ball to your offense in that position, it's on Mallett and the boys to get it in the end zone.
False starts and dropped passes - you can't mount a game-winning drive with those mistakes.
Damn! It was there for the taking, too. Like Terrelle Pryor's fumble in the first half that two Hogs lost fighting for it that went for a Buckeye touchdown.
Damn!
I'm not saying anybody should be fired or anything. Like I said, a lot of folks lose to Ohio State. But, coming up short is nothing to be proud of, either. Elite teams win that game. Second-tier teams fall short in the final seconds.
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