I Miss Hootie Week

Can'tucky was a nice little scrimmage as the rain wasn't the only thing to pour on Kentucky.  Too bad we didn't get the full game in, but at least the weather delays gave us time to get to Grubs!  What a great place to spend the off week!

Time to fire up that fight song and see what the Playstation has in store.  However, we did have one mailbag question that caught our attention:

"Aren't you superstitious enough that since the mailbag is working better than the Playstation you'll just stick with that?"
In fact, I am.  If it ain't broke, don't fix it.  The Hogs remained on fire on the Playstation, scoring on 4 of their first 7 plays.  Cobi Hamilton went off!  4 TD's in the game and the Hogs roll 52-14.

Back to The Rock this week, where the Hogs hit Rock Bottom on their last visit.  However, the strength of schedule has changed since then and the Hogs seem to be adapting to a few changes of their own as well.  And now a Hootie-less Ole Mrs team comes calling.  In fact, for the first time since 1997, Nutt won't be on the sidelines of this matchup.  Good golly I miss that guy!

 

 

So, Hugh Freeze brings in his "basketball on grass" styled offense in licking their chops to take a shot against the Arkansas secondary.  The Rebel Black Bears will try to force the hurry-up-no-huddle offense right down the throat of Paul Haynes' 4-3 defense, but with some slight improvement in defensive line play Haynes may be quoting the infamous Reggie Herring by game's end, saying "We hurried up and sacked their ass."  While Bo Wallace might be a threat to run and pass, the Hogs have learned their lesson against running white boy QB's in Little Rock.  Wallace might be in for a long day.

 

On offense the Hogs are finally healthy again and Tyler Wilson, Cobi Hamilton, Chris Gragg, and Knile Davis/Dennis Johnson will all be available at the same time for the first time in over a month.  Dave Wommack realizes he inherited a Tyrone Nix defense and may be the only man in the conference with more issues that Haynes.  With little Petrino still up in the box, expect the play calling to continue to be diverse (more passes left than right) and Tyler Wilson to have a career day.

 

While the Hogs still aren't the team we all hoped they would be, nor are they near the team they would be had Petrino known how to handle the reach around, they are improving and I expect their best performance to date to come tomorrow. 

 

An early kickoff and an early ending as I expect this one to be over with by halftime.  Wake up to the hair of the dog Little Rock and take these Hogs to victory!  DO YOUR JOB!

 

 

Hogs 56

 

Ole Mrs  27

 

 

Go Hogs!

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