re: Razorbacks could improve on gridiron in 2013

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ou guys just better hope he can recruit because that's the name of the game in the SEC.

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He recruited his arse off with one hand tied behind his back - late start, trying to put together a staff, Hogs coming off a disaster of a season.
The class he was able to salvage was just short of miraculous to me. Hope that was just a foretaste of recruiting classes to come.

We will definitely make progress this season over last. At least we will have a captain for the ship and everybody rowing the same direction. We're off the reef and afloat, still have to patch a few holes in the sails to get under full power but I believe the crew is hard at it.
5 to 6 wins this year I feel is realistic, with a bit of luck and a lot of hard work, we could hit 7.

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So winning 5 games is an improvement, right?

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Although 'winning' is the proof of the pudding, it IS possible to 'see' improvement in a team without it being reflected in the record. Our team will be better this year, no doubt. As far as improving the record, I think we will by a game or two, even against the 2nd toughest schedule in the country. By the way, where did South Carolina's schedule rank?

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Although 'winning' is the proof of the pudding, it IS possible to 'see' improvement in a team without it being reflected in the record. Our team will be better this year, no doubt. As far as improving the record, I think we will by a game or two, even against the 2nd toughest schedule in the country. By the way, where did South Carolina's schedule rank?

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Meh, I'm more of the Parcell's school of thought where you are what your record says you are. Our schedule is ranked 9th right now. Could have been higher, but it could have been a lot worse. We just got stuck playing 2 weaker SECw teams in Miss St and Arky.

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jimmies rustled?

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By a South Carolina fan?

In a football thread?

I predict more wins than last year.

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yea those UT, Kentucky, Vandy, Missouri, UAB, and Wofford games were certainly a murderer's row.

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Great job listing the easier games we will play, I guess. Still we are ranked 9th in SOS. What's interesting is our opponents for this coming year had a 93-60 record for 2012. Arky's opponents had a 99-54 record for 2012, so it's a 6 win difference.

However, if USC had an awful year like Arky did, then we'd probably be right there with you guys in the strength of schedule. Unfortunately, we had to win 7 more games than you guys did, including beating y'all.

So if you're trying to compare USC's vs Arky's SOS for next year, YOU WIN, but only b/c y'all were awful!



Here's your trophy.

My sources tell me that we will beat the shite out of USCe in Fayetteville this season. My sources are never wrong...

Shouldn't get comfortable in beating us, it doesn't happen that often so relish it while you can.

Beating Arkansas last year and bragging about it is basically knocking out a parapalegic downs syndrome kid and taking his milk money then bragging to your buddies about how hard you are.

I think y'all will be better but it's gonna be hard to get to 6 wins with this schedule...


Aug. 31 UL-Lafayette (Fayetteville)

Sept. 7 Samford (Little Rock)

Sept. 14 Southern Miss (Fayetteville)

Sept. 21 at Rutgers (Piscataway, N.J.)

Sept. 28 Texas A&M (Fayetteville)

Oct. 5 at Florida (Gainesville, Fla.)

Oct. 12 South Carolina (Fayetteville)

Oct. 19 at Alabama (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)

Nov. 2 Auburn (Fayetteville)

Nov. 9 at Ole Miss (Oxford, Miss.)

Nov. 23 Mississippi State (Little Rock)

Nov. 30 at LSU (Baton Rouge, La.)