It’s too early to tell if Arkansas was just fortunate to be playing Ole Miss, or if they are actually gaining momentum.

Arkansas has the potential and the opportunity to pull it all together again, and turn its season around just like they did last season. The question is will they?

Arkansas’ next four games are critical if they want to stay in any type of contention for postseason play, short of winning the SEC Tournament.

Dave Van Horn’s Arkansas Razorback baseball team opened baseball practice this week for what should by all accounts be an exciting season.

Tuesday’s game against Texas A&M is basically the midpoint of the SEC season, and the outcome will give us some idea where the Hogs are at as a team.

The Razorbacks shouldn’t have to dig a 15-point hole for themselves before turning up the juice on defense. They need to have that clamp-down urgency from the opening tip.

It’s too early to really tell for sure, but the results from last weekend’s recruiting efforts look very positive.

The Razorbacks have defensive issues that have to be fixed or at least improved upon or they are not going to make the NCAA Tournament.

If the Razorbacks don’t add some urgency and effort to their defensive play, they are going to end up watching March Madness instead of dancing in it.

The Razorbacks are back on the road Wednesday at Florida for a 6 p.m. game at the O’Connell Center in Gainesville. The game will be televised by ESPN2.

Arkansas fans aren’t exactly in a trusting mood at this point, and the program seemingly playing cat-and-mouse with them over who the coaching staff was going to be didn’t really engender confidence in the new leadership.

The Razorbacks’ two SEC road losses last week were disheartening, frustrating, and in some instances infuriating. If the Hogs want to stay in the thick the SEC race early, the Hogs need to bounce back big time his week.

This Razorback team is too talented and capable for one-on-one heroics to be a first option, unless it is truly a desperation situation.

The Razorbacks are back in action at 8 p.m. Tuesday against Mississippi State in Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Miss., in an SEC Network-televised game.

The game should be an outstanding showcase for two programs that hope to make some noise on the college basketball landscape this season.

As hungry and as competitive as the Razorbacks are, the fact they have been left out of the poll once again should add a bit of extra motivation as the old year goes out this week and the new on rings in.

The rich get richer and the middle class continues to scramble.

The Hogs don’t necessarily have interchangeable parts, but they have seven players who have proven they can score consistently in a variety of combinations.

You can’t teach the motor that Gafford plays with.

While there are some questions and concerns, Morris feels like a good hire. As Hog fans, let’s enjoy it.