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re: I Don't Think It's Bielema... I Really Don't
Posted on 9/30/15 at 12:51 pm to lefty08
Posted on 9/30/15 at 12:51 pm to lefty08
Arkansas doesn't have the talent of most team in the SEC not on the roster as a hole or in the 22 starters. They don't have depth and they don't have much if any super star players who have first round talent. They need a gimmick offense to help hide the lack of talent.
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Posted on 9/30/15 at 12:53 pm to tjv305
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as a hole
i always read your stuff because it's always good for a laugh.
Posted on 9/30/15 at 1:02 pm to piggilicious
As to the OP, I don't know what to tell you except that everyone else in your division except State has as at least as much and in most cases more going for it than Arkansas does.
This post was edited on 9/30/15 at 1:08 pm
Posted on 9/30/15 at 1:05 pm to Sao
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I honestly think the formula is there. The culture is here. The facilities are apparent.
What is it?
You should start flying banners and filing FOI requests.
Posted on 9/30/15 at 1:05 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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I don't know what you except
hey, you're fun to read as well!
Posted on 9/30/15 at 1:05 pm to piggilicious
Posted on 9/30/15 at 1:07 pm to piggilicious
Isn't it funny that are trying to make fun of Arkansas?
Posted on 9/30/15 at 1:09 pm to lefty08
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Isn't it funny that are trying to make fun of Arkansas?
Giving an honest assessment of your program isn't making fun of you, no matter how much you don't want to hear it.
Posted on 9/30/15 at 1:17 pm to lefty08
yep, it is.
i sometimes wonder how these people make it through life.
i sometimes wonder how these people make it through life.
Posted on 9/30/15 at 1:19 pm to LSUsuperfresh
quote:LSU has lost 22 players to the draft in the last 3 years. Many were underclassmen.
3 years isn't enough time to establish depth? Damn..
Therefore, this hypothetical theory is nullified.
Posted on 9/30/15 at 1:20 pm to Vols&Shaft83
Scheme is sound and can play with the big boys.
Better recruiting. Ark does not have enough talent to support a SEC team when you are going up against the teams you have to beat in the west. Mississippi has more talent than Ark and supports two sec schools.
Going into bordering states is not easy for Ark - your not beating A&M and Texas for recruits there, your not beating Oklahoma for recruits there, your not beating LSU for recruits there.
Recruiting and talent will define hogs and even a top notch coach will have trouble winning consistently there.
Better recruiting. Ark does not have enough talent to support a SEC team when you are going up against the teams you have to beat in the west. Mississippi has more talent than Ark and supports two sec schools.
Going into bordering states is not easy for Ark - your not beating A&M and Texas for recruits there, your not beating Oklahoma for recruits there, your not beating LSU for recruits there.
Recruiting and talent will define hogs and even a top notch coach will have trouble winning consistently there.
Posted on 9/30/15 at 1:51 pm to Sao
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I sit here and think about some of the field houses I've seen in ETx over the years. Naturally, Gilmer is first. It's literally better than Trinity, Kilgore, TJC or whomever... Tiny little 5K town.
I wonder, what if the UofA endowment gave back to the strategic "20" lost high school districts in Arkansas? Mena, DeQueen, Texarkana, on and on. 200K per year each annually. Surely improvements could be done. Legal?
I am from south Louisiana and now live in Gilmer. I can say that the Gilmer ISD is the absolute best I have ever seen. The football program is also very well maintained starting in about the 6th grade, with the buckeye builder program. The kids have basically the same coaches and system from 7th grade until they graduate high school. By the time the kids get to varsity they already know the playbook and all the signals. It took Jeff Traylor (who went to UT) around 12 years to build it the way it is. I went to a 7th grade game the other day and we had a legit 1500-2500 fans in the stands. It's just amazing.
Posted on 9/30/15 at 2:03 pm to Sao
Several reasons this year
-They lost their three best players on defense by FAR last year, and damn sure didn't have the depth to be as good again. I mean seriously, when was the last time Arkansas's defense was considered good prior to 2014?
-They lost their #1 in their 1-2 punch at RB. This was debilitating for their offense. That is how they were built the past two years. With Allen becoming more of a game manager last year, this was perfect for him. If they had played in the East or pretty much any other conference last year, they win 10-11 games (bowl included). That team was a cheaper version of what Alabama produced with Nick Saban prior to Lane Kiffin. A dominant 1-2 punch at RB with a great OL, a mediocre QB that made just enough throws and limited mistakes, and a stifling defense that was top 10 in rush defense and scoring defense (they are the two most required things for a great defense).
-Injuries are a b***h. I mean seriously! They lost their top 3 WRs one after another, and for a team that has to rely on the passing game a lot now because Williams is out, that is horrible. Allen went from being just the manager last year, to now, the man that HAS TO win games for them. Allen is not clutch at ALL. which brings me to my next point.
-Allen can not win games for y'all. He is looking better, and had he had all of his weapons at his disposal, it would have looked like the old Petrino teams up in this b***h! Thing is, Allen has never had to be clutch, and now in his final year, he still doesn't have it. It took Aaron Murray til his final year before he could shred that stigma, and even still, UGA wasn't better because he lost his top two RBs for stretches of the year, plus their awful defensive performances in some games.
IMO, it's not that Bielema wanted to change his run heavy philosophy, it's that, he had no other choice. Senior Williams out, Walker out and wasn't really looking good prior, the freshman Williams wasn't that impressive until playing against TAMU, and Marshall was off the team prior to the season starting. That makes you have to change the way you do things. Look at Wisconsin. A mainstay in the top 15 rushing offenses, but rank 55th now. That's like blasphemy at that school. Stave has to be a big part of that offense right now, and he is doing it to the tune of 66% 207 ypg and 1.7 TDs per game. Way better than he had ever done previously. Of course he's played nobody outside of Bama, but he also doesn't play the whole game. As a team, they are averaging 220 ypg passing. They haven't averaged over 200 ypg passing since Russell Wilson in 2011.
-They lost their three best players on defense by FAR last year, and damn sure didn't have the depth to be as good again. I mean seriously, when was the last time Arkansas's defense was considered good prior to 2014?
-They lost their #1 in their 1-2 punch at RB. This was debilitating for their offense. That is how they were built the past two years. With Allen becoming more of a game manager last year, this was perfect for him. If they had played in the East or pretty much any other conference last year, they win 10-11 games (bowl included). That team was a cheaper version of what Alabama produced with Nick Saban prior to Lane Kiffin. A dominant 1-2 punch at RB with a great OL, a mediocre QB that made just enough throws and limited mistakes, and a stifling defense that was top 10 in rush defense and scoring defense (they are the two most required things for a great defense).
-Injuries are a b***h. I mean seriously! They lost their top 3 WRs one after another, and for a team that has to rely on the passing game a lot now because Williams is out, that is horrible. Allen went from being just the manager last year, to now, the man that HAS TO win games for them. Allen is not clutch at ALL. which brings me to my next point.
-Allen can not win games for y'all. He is looking better, and had he had all of his weapons at his disposal, it would have looked like the old Petrino teams up in this b***h! Thing is, Allen has never had to be clutch, and now in his final year, he still doesn't have it. It took Aaron Murray til his final year before he could shred that stigma, and even still, UGA wasn't better because he lost his top two RBs for stretches of the year, plus their awful defensive performances in some games.
IMO, it's not that Bielema wanted to change his run heavy philosophy, it's that, he had no other choice. Senior Williams out, Walker out and wasn't really looking good prior, the freshman Williams wasn't that impressive until playing against TAMU, and Marshall was off the team prior to the season starting. That makes you have to change the way you do things. Look at Wisconsin. A mainstay in the top 15 rushing offenses, but rank 55th now. That's like blasphemy at that school. Stave has to be a big part of that offense right now, and he is doing it to the tune of 66% 207 ypg and 1.7 TDs per game. Way better than he had ever done previously. Of course he's played nobody outside of Bama, but he also doesn't play the whole game. As a team, they are averaging 220 ypg passing. They haven't averaged over 200 ypg passing since Russell Wilson in 2011.
Posted on 9/30/15 at 2:36 pm to Datbayoubengal
Third string running back was lost in the spring with ACL. Basicly 4-5 backs out. We will win some games tho. A&M got lucky last week just like last year.
Posted on 9/30/15 at 4:23 pm to Cooter Davenport
Yes, there are holds (both offensively and defensively) within the trench on every play.
I am talking about the unnecessary holds that are away from the play though - a TD called back for holding the punter of all fricking things, another hold 20 yards away from the ball - stupid holds like that.
And not all the penalties I'm talking about are holds, the very questionable 'late hit' on the QB by Loewen for example. Even the announcers pronounced that a bad call on TV.
I am talking about the unnecessary holds that are away from the play though - a TD called back for holding the punter of all fricking things, another hold 20 yards away from the ball - stupid holds like that.
And not all the penalties I'm talking about are holds, the very questionable 'late hit' on the QB by Loewen for example. Even the announcers pronounced that a bad call on TV.
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