**In contrast to LSU's tackling in the SEC game. Open field defansive players wrapped up the ball carrier and, at the very least, held on for help. Those fundamendals were totally lacking at Tulsa. It wasn't just Smith they failed to tackle well, but receivers as well.

Anyone notice the stats fo the Tulsa vs. CFU game? Tulsa had 438 yards passing and 32 rushing, whereas CFU had 308 yards on the ground and 128 passing, to win by almost an Oklahoma vs. Tulsa score. Final score was CFU 44 and Tulsa 25. Obviously, Tulsa needs to recruit a good running back or an O line that can block not only for the pass but also for the run. One would think that since the O line can literally hold a defensive player, the pass should be more dominant, but it still indicates one needs to at least run decently to win, as Texas Tech has found out. Texas Tech is a good team but struggles with the run.

Tennessee is on a roll? Against Arkansas maybe 34-13) At the end they beat Vanderbilt 25-24 and need a missed field goal to do it. They beat Kentucky 52-50 in 3 Ot, but KY had an opportunity to wn it. And earlier it took the Vols OT to beat USC 27-24. Before that they lost to 'Bama 41-17. The Vols were fortunate to have the weakest part of their scheduale at the end, with only a good ole Sun Belt team to kick up the statistics. It appears that you define "roll" about as well as you define mediocre. (Perhaps lucky is one definition of roll). Insofar as the LSU – Tenessee game is concerned, my own gut feeling is that LSU will win for a number of sports psychology reasons. (1) The team will be far more focused then they were for the Hogs. I'm sure Miles will strongly emphasis out that the Vols beat Arkansas and the Hogs beat them. (2) The overinflated egos of the Tigers have has cold water thrown in their face and they need redemption (3) If Miles is going to Michigan, then his best contract negotiations for him will be if he wins his next two games (4) The Sugar Bowl will be played in New Orleans, like a home game, and this should give incentive for the Tiger players (5) If Miles loses than the Saban legend goes on and the fans will chant "Yankee fo Home". A loss would dent Miles' own reputation and Wolverine fans would be wondering just what they're getting. After all, Carr did win some Big Ten titles and Miles is yet to wn a SEC Championship. The biggest rap on Carr was that he couldn't win the big ones, i.e., Ohio State and the Rose Bowl. If Miles loses this game, and especialy, the bowl game, Michigan might just look elsewhere. (6) This is now THE game of the season for the Tigers since the National Championship, for all practical purposes, is out the window (7) Lastly, even with an injured Flynn, LSU still has more talent than Tennessee. This could get very ugly for Miles if he loses. I could be wrong, but we'll see.

These days you never know who may pop up unexpectedly. We just might see within a week. It sure makes things interesting.

I actually maintain that he should be charged with vandalism, assault and battery. It wouldn’t be any different if I would walk into the nearest Wal-Mart, reeked havoc amongst those shopping and tore up the store by dumping its contents in the floor and smashing everything is sight…all of that and then receiving a healthy amount of cash as I excited the store. In addition, I would also be granted a pardon from those in authority for whatever reason. It’s a good abalogy and you know it!

Houston Nutt’s actions are unjust…simply not right. Houston Nutt knows it and he has to live with himself everyday for the rest of his pathetic life. What a shame. I hope each of you who take the time to read this spend some time contemplating the extension of “the welcome mat” to the Nutt family in the state of Arkansas ever again!

Unfortunately, John's actions cost of much more $$$ than it should have to deal with the second third.

Big discussion this morning on Nutt and "whose lying". My own take on this is in regards to who is really in charge of this internal cat fight.

A little light needs to be shed here on Chancellor White and Wally Hall. Wally was in the process today of scapegoating White for the Nutt fans who apparently are blaming him (Wally), in great part, for the departure of Houston. Wally must be in panic mode because of all the hate mail and e-mails to Voices that have come in. Looking at some of the bloggers here reinforces that. But first White: He is only a hand puppet in all of this. College Presidents and Chancellors have very little real power. They can’t even fire professors who deserve to be fired, like Ward Churchill at Colorado, without running afoul of the AAUP (professors union) and a big lawsuit. Look what happened at Harvard where a disgruntled group of feminists and other radical faculty forced the removal of President Larry Summers because of what they considered an intemperate remark about women in science. And Larry was a liberal supporter of women’s rights and a former Clinton cabinet member. Or what happened at Duke where the President allowed a verbal lynch mob to condemn the Lacrosse team players when innocent until proven guilty should have been the proper approach for the gutless and spineless head administrator. I am not defending White here, just pointing out a reality. College Presidents in the NCAA go about changing the names of political incorrect mascots, but don’t have the balls to tackle the important issues in collegiate athletics, such as the high level of criminal activity and low academic standards of athletes. Anything White does is with the approval of the powers that be, which I presume previously was Frank Broyles and is now the Razorback Foundation. The assumption by Hall that White was being frivolous with the Foundation money is a red herring designed to distract from those who are making the real decisions. White is a go-between, nothing more nothing less. White might be criticized for complicating the Mustain-Malzahn mess, and for lying or misleading, but that is what politicians do and White is an academic politician and bean counter. This was new territory for White who probably, like any good administrator, tried to reach a common ground between the parties. I’m not sure that anything in White’s background prepared him for this. If things go South then White might be held accountable and fired to save face for others. Chancellors are easier to replace than winning football coaches. Wally Hall, as I said, is trying to deflect criticism from himself and protect the real power brokers behind the scene. I have tried to point this out in the past that Wally’s role is to be a homer for the Hogs. There is a long history of this in Arkansas going back to Orville Henry. When Henry got critical, then it was coming from Broyles. Wally’s criticism is coming from…who? You’re going to get more honest opinion and analysis from this blogg and even from the bloggers submitting comments than from the sports pages of the Demo-Zette. I will say that Wally himself has been very disappointed in this season. When your team is doing well nationally, you get calls from the grand poobahs of the sports writers world. You get invited places and people pay attention to you. Some of your columns get printed elswhere. Much of this disappeared when the Hogs began to lose and especially when McFadden’s Heisman chances were fading. So, Wally may have put more emotion into this than, say. Orville would have. Regardless of all this, it is what it is, and it will be up to the Nutt fans to get behind the team and support the new coach. But then there is human nature. People don’t like to be proven wrong.

I just read thzst Nutt's record at Arkansas was 75-46 so 77-76 nust have been a misprint by the blogger (or I remembered wrong). This still does not alter my opinon that Nutt's record i the SEC was mediocre.

Check your dicitonary again. Mediocrity's root is from the latin medius, which means middle. Generally that is where the sports experts usually put Arkansas football in the SEC. Behind Florida, Auburn, Georgia, Tennessee, LSU, and even Alabama. But ahead of MSU, Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, USC and before this last year, Kentucky . Someone blogging here mentioned that Nutt's SEC record was 77-76. I haven't checked that but if true I believe that .500 is considered average or ordinary (other definitions of mediocre). Everyone is entitled to his own opinion but I would consider Arkansas' record in the old SWC to have been good to very good at times. Winning the Sunbelt Conference title this year is not exactly a recommendation for an outstanding or even median record. Nor is being nationally embarrased twice by Southern Cal, once in your own backyard. The LSU victory was a moment of glory and one of the great victories for the Hogs (still dependant upon the results of the SEC championship and LSU"s bowl game). It showed that the Arkansas' potential was above mediocrity. But the season itself was… I reiterate, mediocre. Lastly, beng better than teams at the bottom and that they would love to have Nutt's record is not my gold standard for excellence. and being satisfied with just that is, well, being satisfied with mediocrity.

It seems likely Felix will stay 1 more year to get out of McFadden's shadow and make a run for the Heisman next year to pull for a #1 draft pick.

We'll be loaded on offense and defense next year, so with Tuberville as a coach we'll be in a good position – considering his great success at Auburn.

But, I really believe that Arkansas fans are great fans who love their team. This will sort itself out. The Razorback Nation will be united behind a new team and a new coach. Maybe not on day one but certainly by spring practice. We are going to get back to football and away from all of this CRAP. Not today but soon.

Tommy wouldn't be my first choice. I like the idea of Norm Chow. I would even take the Navy guy and a running offense if it is a real offense and not 3 plays and waiting for a break. This will pass. What had to be done was done. Alls well that ends well.

This is going to end well.