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re: any Arkansas newspaper articles

Posted on 11/26/11 at 7:37 am to
Posted by Homesick Tiger
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Posted on 11/26/11 at 7:37 am to
Tiger fan here and here are a few:


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Here's one from Mr. Homer - Wally Hall:

BATON ROUGE — It was a heady moment.
At 2:30 p.m. Friday, with 12:11 remaining in the second quarter, Alonzo Highsmith’s fumble recovery and 47-yard return for a touchdown had given the Arkansas Razorbacks a 14-0 lead over the undefeated and No. 1-ranked LSU Tigers.
Texts came in from New Jersey to Seattle claiming they would vote the Hogs No. 1 in the Harris poll if they beat the Tigers.
In that moment, the unbeatable seemed beatable. The mighty was about to fall.
That 1969 Arkansas loss to Texas would finally be forgotten and there would be a new biggest game in the program’s history.
LSU had not trailed an opponent by 14 points in more than three years, and not so much as by a single touchdown this season.
Tyler Wilson drove the Razorbacks 62 yards to take a 7-0 lead on a 13-yard pass to Jarius Wright, and less than three minutes later Hightower was in the end zone and the second-largest crowd in Tigers history, 93,108 (28 souls short of a record), were quiet for the first time since the gates opened.
On the LSU sideline, though, there was no panic. No hurry up. No distress. Many things are said and written about the quirky Les Miles, head coach of the 12-0 Tigers, but one thing should be noted for all time: His players love him. They respond to him. Heads snap to attention when he enters a sideline huddle. He doesn’t ask for their respect, he commands it. And they responded Friday. Did they ever. As boos rained down on quarterback Jordan Jefferson, he led his team on a 6:49 drive that covered 77 yards in 14 plays. What happened next seemed like a disaster, but in the end it was just another superior play by a more-talented team. Dylan Breeding punted 42 yards down the middle of the field to the LSU 8, where Tyrann Mathieu, a sophomore from the Big Easy, made it look a little too easy as he raced 92 yards for a tying touchdown.
LSU’s run was far from over.
Dennis Johnson fumbled, and the Tigers drove 66 yards in five plays to take a 21-14 lead going into the half.
Even the most faithful of fans who went into the fourth quarter believing in Razorbacks magic — the Hogs were down only seven points — had to admit the Tigers took a quarter the Hogs take pride in owning and made it a Death Valley march.
The seven-point lead became 14 when the Tigers lined up in their smash-mouth offense and jammed it 55 yards on eight runs. Jefferson added another score, and just like that reality was everywhere.
Oddly, at about the same time when Miles ordered his team to take a knee instead of score a touchdown against Ole Miss a week earlier, he called for a field goal that made it 41-17. He didn’t need style points.
LSU has been No. 1 in the nation for the past nine weeks for a reason. The Tigers beat Alabama in Tuscaloosa for a reason. They are the best in the nation right now.
In no way should the outcome or the final score diminish this season for the Arkansas Razorbacks.
It had been decades since the Razorbacks were being mentioned in the same sentence as the national championship game at this point in the season.
When the memory of Friday’s game becomes just another contest, what should be remembered are the 10 victories for a second season in a row. That these 17 seniors were 5-8 three years ago and 20-5 the past two seasons.
LSU should play for its third BCS title in seven years, all in New Orleans, and the Razorbacks should be recognized as a team on the rise.
Friday, for a few minutes, the entire nation watched Arkansas put the world of football on alert, only to find the rich history and tradition of the LSU program too much to overcome, especially in Tiger Stadium.





This post was edited on 11/26/11 at 7:42 am
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