Wisconsin 17, Arkansas 14
January 1, 2007 at 4:25pm by TipsterHog
Filed under Arkansas Razorbacks, Football, NCAA, Recap
Hogwired.com: Badgers Hold Off Razorbacks in Capital One Bowl
John Stocco threw two first-half touchdown passes and No. 6 Wisconsin held on through a tense second half to beat No. 12 Arkansas 17-14 in the Capital One Bowl on Monday.
Also:
- Hogwired.com: Game Stats (PDF), Post-game Notes
- ESPN.com: Wisconsin caps school’s best season with win in Capital One Bowl
RazorBloggers Network
- HogBlogger: …And Both Books Hadn’t Even Been Colored In Yet
Photos
- AP: Kevin Woods / Luke Swan, Felix Jones / Marcus Monk, Marcus Monk / Felix Jones, Robert Johnson / Roderick Rogers, Travis Beckum, Jamaal Anderson / John Stucco, Keith Jackson / John Stocco, Robert Johnson / Allen Langford, Jamaal Anderson / Antwain Robinson, Darren McFadden / Jack Ikegwuonu, Paul Hubbard / Kraig Urbik, Casey Dick, Taylor Mehlhaff / Derek Yentz, Houston Nutt, Desmond Sims / John Stocco, Ben Strickland / Matthew Shaughnessy / Jarvis Minton, Chris Houston / Paul Hubbard, Chris Houston / Paul Hubbard, Marcus Monk / Zach Hampton, John Stocco, Bret Bielema, Casey Dick / Jason Chapman, Jamaal Anderson / Matt Hewitt / John Stocco, Felix Jones
- Getty Images: Travis Beckum / Paul Hubbard, John Stocco, Kraig Urbik / Paul Hubbard, Ernest Mitchell / John Stocco, Darren McFadden, Malcolm Sheppard / Kevin Woods, Darren McFadden, Bret Bielema, John Stocco, Jamaal Anderson / John Stocco, Matt Hewitt / John Stocco, Houston Nutt, P.J. Hill / John Stocco, Jamaal Anderson / Weston Dacus, Casey Dick, Matterral Richardson / Travis Beckum, Bret Bielema, Bret Bielema, Cedric Washington / Jonathan Casillas, Antwain Robinson / John Stocco, Antwain Robinson / John Stocco
The Morning News
- Alex Abrams: Failure To Capitalize
- Nathan Allen: Passing Game Fails To Deliver
- Vernon Tarver: Cat Scratch Fever
- Ryan Malashock: Defensive Line Shines In Defeat
- Grant Hall: Stocco, Badgers Make Statement, Strickland’s Blocked Punt A Surprise
- Kurt Voigt: Badgers Go To The Air In First Half
- Morning News: Keys To Arkansas’ 17-14 Loss To Wisconsin, Beyond The Boxscore, Lucky Foods Fail Razorbacks
- Harry King: No Clear-Cut QB Emerges
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
- Bob Holt: Badgered
- Scott Cain: Badgers exploit Hogs secondary, Instant Replay
- Otis Kirk: Big day doesn’t satisfy Jones
- Chris Givens: Defensive domination in vain for Hogs, Inside the Matchups
- Rob Keys: Passing game critics include Dick, Mustain
- Chris Bahn: Capital One TV Report
- Wally Hall: Hogs’ offense puzzles everyone but Badgers
- Nate Allen: Credit Denied
- Heath Allen: Razorback defense does its best to keep Hogs in game, Faulty execution hinders Razorbacks’ bowl performance
Opponent News
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: UW states its case for national respect, Badgers’ defense stands tall, Hunt: UW throws stereotype out the window
- Wisconsin State Journal: Badgers display air of confidence with win, Defense delivers when it matters, Badgers ‘outmatched’ up front
Updated 1/2/07 5:00 p.m.
We had a month to prepare for a bowl game and, instead of the playbook expanding, it contracted – like ice cold testicles moving back up inside a man’s body! Obviously, the disease that has ravaged Houston Nutt’s heart and mind has spread to Gus Malzahn. 2007 season? Expect less of the same!
Yow! 60’sHog has most graphic comment of the new year! There has to be a reference to global warming somewhere in there…
Gotta laugh right now as there’s nothing fun about the way this season ended. When Paul Maguire makes sense about what’s wrong with our offense, it’s a dark day.
Gus is fine. And neither he nor his offense in any way resemble anyone’s testicles…! As for the 2007 season, I will certainly expect less of the same.
Tipster: How did Maquire make sense about what’s wrong with our offense?
Hawgfan100 – either Gus is simply doing what Houston Dale wants on the passing game or Gus is way over-rated. Personally, I think the jury is out on this.
Maguire said we had no passing game. We didn’t. When even he sees this it must be fairly obvious.
If we see even less of the same next year we’ll be down to 4 plays again.
I thought Maguire said we didn’t have a QB. I must have missed his comments on our lack of a passing game.
What I want to see less of next year is losses.
This has been a disappointing conclusion to an otherwise great year. I’ll try to sum up quikly, what could have been, and what could still be in store for next year — Two con sistant QB’s, one consistant KR, with a great returning defense — Hogs are in contention for National Tital.
My personal favorite was Nutt freaking out over the nonexistent pass interference call. Considering that the worst call of the year in the SEC (the obvious backwards pass/fumble) is how the hogs beat Vanderbilt, it was enjoyable to see the tables turned.
Hogblogger, you are way off base on Gus. He is a very intelligent man and has the ability to use what he has to be successful. He stated several times that our receivers or quarterbacks are not ready to run a open passing game. Give the guy some credit for using his head and putting us in position to win 10 games straight.