Did you realize Arkansas has lost 17 straight SEC games?
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What's crazy is they're actually a pretty decent team this year, but they just can't get over the hump.
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GMDGATOR;n97587 said:
Ahh but there is a huge difference. They are actually a decent team and progressing nicely. They will be a contender soon enough. Looks like their players are being developed.
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They'll be tough going forward. They're a niche team. With most of the conference transitioning to spread concepts recruiting is moving to smaller faster defensive athletes. Then you play a team that's o-line outweighs every team in the NFL, you end up with some physical mismatches that can really wear you out during the course of the game. They're a team you don't want to play. It even effects you the following week.
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oxrageous;n97645 said:
This.
Bielema is a very solid ball coach. They'll be in the thick of things in the West before too long. And they play big boy football - run between the tackles and control the line of scrimmage.
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GMDGATOR;n97587 said:
You're right it could be worse... some people were asking for 0-17 to be our next coach. Scary.
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Coach9;n97667 said:
The problem is that perfect set of scenarios will only come around every few years. I actually think they'll have some really tough years ahead as these upperclass linemen begin moving on. Alex Collins was also probably criminally underrated coming out of HS. But, again, while I respect Bielema(sp?), I don't think he's going to do very well long term. Similar to Jones at ut, I think he'll have them close, and already does. But not sure he ever gets them over that hump.
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You think Bielema will have difficulty finding some large linemen? MMMMM... k. I don't.soflagator;n97790 said:
Alex Collins, yet another colossal miss by UF. I'm wondering why you say he was underrated. Wasn't he the top back in the state?
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Law98gator;n97839 said:
No, I think that they have a solid amount of experience, and are a great unit. I don't think he'll have that every year. He'll also have to compete in the very cutthroat world that is SEC recruiting. He whined at Wisconsin when teams would continue pursuing committed players.
As for Collins, my reference was to his being the 13th ranked RB in that class. I struggle to believe there are 12 other backs that were better. That's all. Not sure where he finished in terms of the state, but I know at one point, he was the 5th ranked back in Florida, behind Taylor.
And yes, I did really hope to sign him. But we had Lane already, and then got KT later in the cycle. So I don't put it on par with some of the other misses. And honestly, if his mom(the cane fan) refused to sign for him to go to Arkansas, I can only imagine what a nightmare it would've been if he was trying to come here.
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soflagator;n97790 said:
It's a strategy you have to be all in on. It's imperative you keep stacking up the big uglies. Have to be able to develop the kids cause you'll have trouble signing top guys every year when kids see entrenched starters. Those seasons when they have those upper classman lines they'll be a bear to play. Defensively they'll usually get good at defending the run from practicing against themselves. Usually the thing that puts this team over the top is a big time receiver that keeps guys out of the box
