re: Not being a Bert apologist but...

Oh I know he was put in a bad spot, or, I should say... he put himself in a bad spot. I think Bert thought he was cutting a fat hog in the arse when he took the Arkansas job and that we were loaded with talent that just hadn't produced for John L. Smith.

Instead he left a steady second tier Big 10 program that was punching above its weight class to do a major rebuild in the most difficult division in college football at a state that does not produce a ton of talent.

Its why we've been patient the last few years even with losses like Toledo.

That having been said the collapses against Missouri and V. Tech are inexcusable. We had the talent to beat V. Tech and we have a lot more talent then Missouri does at this stage of their rebuild. Big leads in both games and a total second half collapse.

Those weren't Toledo like losses where we dominated the game statistically but somehow stumbled to a loss. We just flat out quit on the field in the second half.

Hopefully he gets things turned around next year and I would be thrilled if we have a great season, but the clock is starting to tick.