If the experiment works….

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We find our hogs in an interesting situation, which I’ll argue has a chance to work in today’s college football.

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It could work to the point of making a lower tiered bowl. We don’t have the talent to compete for a playoff spot.

That’s the problem with keeping a coach that deserved to be fired. Pittman doesn’t inspire confidence in recruits or donors.

Pittman does a better job recruiting in the portal than the traditional method.

Arkansas had 22 transfers from the portal last year and 12 of those transfers are Redshirt freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors. So it looks like he is trying to avoid as much turnover as he can with the portal and not depend on and done Seniors like some schools do.

I struggle to find the 4th one myself. Best shot is Mississippi State in my opinion.

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At UAPB - W At OK ST - L UAB - W At AUBURN - L AT TEXAS A&M - L Tennessee - L LSU - L At Miss State - L, Pittman fired after 5 game losing streak, Bobby P interim HC Ole Miss - W or close loss, Arkansas fans go nuts about hiring Bobby P permanently and are divided into two camps Texas - L La Tech - W At Missouri - L, destroyed and embarrassed yet again

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sadly this is most likely the case. And the fact we know this going into the season means that if it happens Hunter should be gone as well

Which ones do you have down for a win?

I have Arkansas beating Ole Miss to keep bowl hopes alive but play flat against Texas in a loss then follow that with another ugly loss against Tech.

Then they get embarrassed again by Missouri.

State, OM, and another that we shouldn't

6-7 wins....

Two emotional, historic rival games back to back. It would be extremely hard for Arkansas to win both. Either they beat Ole Miss and lose to Texas or they beat Texas and lose to Ole Miss. The only breathing room is the bye week.

Instead of spacing out these big games, they put them together like they did with LSU when they had to play Bama and Arkansas. For years LSU complained about it and finally the SEC gave them what they wanted.

Now playing LSU in September, favors them as they don't have to worry about Bama until later in the season and no longer the possibility of a Bama hangover before facing Arkansas.

Texas doesn't have to play Oklahoma until October and the Aggies until the end of the year which favors Texas in November against a very possible depressed, injured Arkansas team. I'm sure Texass said no about playing Arkansas in September after what happened back in 2021.

Ole Miss doesn't have to worry about any rival games until State the last game of the year and the SEC sure as hell weren't going to schedule Arkansas before that game.

Missouri? They got Arkansas where they want them thanks to the SEC. The last game of the year against an Arkansas team that has nothing to play for and since Missouri isn't LSU in November, Arkansas doesn't get up for the game at all.

3 wins would clearly be the “If” part of the subject title. It may not work at all.

I really don’t expect it to work. The Okie State game will reveal all. Thankfully that’s long before hunting season and will assist in my planning.

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Don't disagree at all.. But "55" will be here in a bit.

WIth this caveat, FB should be a 7 win every year. 4 non cons and 3-8 conference wins a season, with a chance at more periodically.

NIL will keep us from being anything more. And it sucks, not that without NIL these past 10 years being any better