re: Today's Bert can go frick himself thread

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Why did the loss to what will probably turn out to be a good TCU team send you guys over the edge already

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You're only seeing the straw that broke the camel's back. Losses to Toledo and Texas Tech are what started things. Then getting blown out by Auburn, and collapsing against Mizzou and Va Tech.

We have the same problems in year 5 that we've always had with Bert. Bad O-line play (which is supposed to be his strength). Coming out for some games (especially early in the season) looking totally unprepared. Never making 2nd half adjustments - I think we've gone scoreless in the 2nd half in each of the last 3 games against p5 schools. Absolute shite special teams play - poor kick coverage, inconsistent punter, kicker that can't make extra points.

The other thing is that Bert hasn't done anything to earn any lenience from the fans. The Arkansas fanbase doesn't expect to be Bama. But we do expect to make some noise and be a threat every 3-4 years or so, with some decent seasons in between. Nutt (had a great season in '98, won the west in '02 and '06 - also had special players in Matt Jones and Dmac that kept the fanbase more satisfied) and Petrino (never won the division but had us in the mix) were both able to accomplish that moreso than Bert. He has had 1 mediocre season at Arkansas, but nothing really special to give the fanbase any hope for the future.