Monday, Nov. 18, 2019
If the Razorbacks play as haphazardly this week as they did against Ole Miss, it’s going to be another sad Saturday night around the state. There have been too many of those in recent years.
Maybe one more scrimmage in Barnhill is the perfect way to reignite the passion for Razorback basketball and to link Musselman’s burgeoning program to the greatness of the program’s storied past.
The Razorbacks can’t afford to fritter away Saturday’s opportunity against an improved Rams football team.
Saturday’s battle or pillow fight as some have referred to it is for a chance to stay out of the Western Division cellar.
If the Hogs can win Saturday, all the worries about the Portland State game will be forgotten.
Every team makes mistakes, particularly in a first game, but the sharper the Hogs appear against the Vikings the better the outlook is for the rest of the season.
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I personally have a good feeling about this team being far more competitive than last year’s Razorbacks.
There has been so much turnover in personnel that there is no real use in looking at last year’s squad to gauge what this team might be.
Razorback fans who’d like to enjoy an adult beverage while they cheer on the Hogs won’t have to stay home (or purchase a club or box seat) to do so beginning this year.
The more we see from Chad Morris in his second season as the Arkansas Razorbacks head football coach, the more there is to like.
The Hogs have made it through two weeks of preseason camp, but the hay is not yet in the barn for head coach Chad Morris and his second Razorback squad.
There seems to be a much better attitude among the players and coaches, which should make fans more eager for the coming season.
There may not be a more important day for the Arkansas Razorbacks in preseason camp than Saturday’s closed scrimmage.
The Hogs will play seven games in Fayetteville in 2020.
The countdown to kickoff for the Portland State game is just 24 days.
Inexperience will be an issue from Day 1, but it is a much better situation than carrying dead weight.
Razorback fans have reason to be excited and eager, but also a bit anxious.
When other programs have bounced back strong from bad seasons, why can’t the Razorbacks? It might be unlikely, but it is not unprecedented.
The upcoming season is so close that you can sniff it.
Once this season begins, hopefully Razorback fans will never have to talk about 2-10 again.
Morris can use the low expectations as cover for himself and his staff, but use it as motivation with his team.
