Quote Originally Posted by ozzwald:
Arkansan here.
Hog fans, pardon the rant... BUT
How in the HELL is this team ranked #11 in the nation?
Okay, I understand they beat Tenn. Tech & UL-Monroe pretty handily... hardly impressive victories (they were up 7-0 @ half vs. Monroe).
They beat UGA on the road in the closing seconds of that game -- Georgia is now 1-4 so that victory is not really that staggering of a feat.
I guess they're rated #11 because they just BAAAARELY lost to 'Bama. Give me a fucking break, losing by 1 and losing by 100 are still the same at the end of the day : An "L" in the W/L column.
Ryan Mallett is over-rated (10 TD's / 5 INT) and he proved it in the 2nd half of the 'Bama game. Arkansas has NO running game to speak of. But I will say their D is marginally better than last year, I will give them that. But the offense is a 'gimmicky' 1-trick pony at best.
On the flip side, Jerrod Johnson has turned the ball over 10 times in the last TWO games.
At under a TD, I think the Hogs will cover and maintain their #11 ranking. But mark my words...
Auburn will DESTROY this over-rated Hogs squad at home in 2 weeks
Arkansas is the biggest joke in the top #15 -- they have done NOTHING outside of beating a 1-4 UGA squad & losing to Alabama admirably.
You make a valid point, however, the biggest jokes in the top 15 are boise st and TCU. they play nobody in a very weak conference. when you dont play in a major conference like the SEC, pac 10, big 10, 12, etc, you dont get ass beat in week in week out. the players for even the worst teams in the SEC are still very strong, athletic and hit hard...injuries an/or bruises happen from playing these weak teams. players get beat up as the season goes on, and injuries arise.
IF BOISE ST PLAYED IN THE SEC, not only wuld they eventually get physically worn down, they would be a 3-4 loss team easy. Just because they paly cupcake st every week and lay half a hundred, while never getting hit, laid out or their QB never getting any physical abuse all year...ITS ALL BS.
I am a die hard USC fan, and will be at College Game Day at USC on sat, We will give Bama a run for their unbeaten record...but Bama would completely manhandle, run over, and abuse the smurfs.
Watch Boise continue to drop as the season goes on.
-CHEF