re: Spring Practices

We do have a good amount of weapons. As for the Oline, I do agree that on paper we don't appear to have a tremendous amount of talent, but one can also convince himself/herself that we'll be fine there. Pittman and Bielema really liked Colton Jackson as a raw athlete, and he has had a couple of years to develop. Malone was not super heralded out of a Mississippi juco, but Tretola wasn't either and was a stud. Froholdt is a big, strong kid with a good motor. Merrick is much more talented than the average Arkansas line recruit (historically), as is Wallace and Zach Rogers. Ragnow is poised to have a breakout year, and Skipper is a solid and experienced RT. I think that by conference play, they could be a solid unit.

Btw, concerning J. Gibson, we all want small town Arkansas kids to get a chance. We say that they haven't had the same amount of competition, coaching, and structure as kids in other areas, but would develop given a chance. Well, that very well may be Gibson. Time will tell, but we can't spew one thing and then fret when it happens.