Comments on: Sensory Overload

By: BlindHog

BlindHog — Thu, 08 May 2008 14:18:19 +0000

And, to replace him with Petrino? How sweet it is.

No, I don't want to pick on Hooty too much and Frank very little no matter how much they deserve it. It is such a wonderful relief to be in the new era. Man did that ever get old.

By: GonzoHog

GonzoHog — Thu, 08 May 2008 12:26:41 +0000

I hate to get into a bunch of "Nutt bashing", but it just feel's so good to talk about this guy being the coach at another school. This has been a long time coming.

By: GonzoHog

GonzoHog — Thu, 08 May 2008 12:24:17 +0000

There's one key missing ingredient Nutt had at the UofA, he doesn't have at Ole Miss. Frank Broyles. Who seriously believes Nutt will actually last 10 years there without him? His tenure there will be a major exsposure to say the least.

By: BlindHog

BlindHog — Thu, 08 May 2008 12:06:33 +0000

That will almost be as fun to Watch as Petrino. Can Hooty do it again? How long will he last? Is there another Matt Jones or Darren McFadden coming along in Miss.?

Putting all your eggs in one unproven QB, especially one coached by Dale is a longshot at best. Why did he have to transfer? Sure he came with a rep but so did Schaeffer.

It should be quite a year.

By: GonzoHog

GonzoHog — Thu, 08 May 2008 11:54:14 +0000

I do know that the kid that transferred from Texas will be eligible to play this year. He was ranked as the #3 dual-threat QB in the nation, before he went to the Longhorns. He's supposed to run a legit 4.5 40, so Nutt will probably be inclined to run him a little, (ala Matt Jones) concidering he'll be the one calling the plays, as usual. I don't put a lot of stock in who Nutt's QB coach is, or where he's from for that matter. It never meant anything when he was here, and it won't make a hill a beans at Ole Miss either. The bottom line is Nutt will be calling the plays, and in the end, we all know the outcome. More wasted talent. It doesn't mean he won't be competitive, it just means, basically, that he doesn't know how to win consistantly enough. He never has with his predictable coaching phylosiphy, and podds are, he probably never will. I'll give it 3 years. Ole Miss will tire of it too.

By: BlindHog

BlindHog — Thu, 08 May 2008 11:38:34 +0000

Either Hooty learned something or this guy is about to. He had Joe Ferguson in the booth the last time he threw the ball. Maybe this boy can do it for him now. He'll have to get by Markuson first though.

By: Heart of Swine

Heart of Swine — Thu, 08 May 2008 11:18:52 +0000

A guy from the CFL that's known for a wide open style of offense. Go figure.

By: BlindHog

BlindHog — Wed, 07 May 2008 13:21:37 +0000

Ole Miss has a pretty tough schedule next year as well. After SCar and FL they have an open date before @Bama, @ARK and Auburn. Bama is a huge rival to the fan base. That is a lot to ask of a second road game. But, they are supposed to be pretty talented.

With Nutty calling the plays I really don't see much hope a strong season though. Who is their QB coach?

By: Heart of Swine

Heart of Swine — Wed, 07 May 2008 11:43:15 +0000

If I had to choose I'd rather beat Ole Miss than texas. Remember how pumped up Nutt and Burns were to beat the 'Cocks when Holtz took over their? I have no doubt he's got the game w/us circled on his calendar. And he'll have what appears to be a fairly talented team (if you believe the recruiting reports) pumped up when they roll into Fayetteville.

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By: HogBlogger

HogBlogger — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:44:35 +0000

It's a tough schedule. I really don't have any expectations one way or the other as to how we will do.

The Ole Miss game will be big to Houston Dale. He is very good at 'emotional' games. He also very seldom wins if he's behind late in the second quarter. I'm interested to see what approach he is going to take to defense.

I agree with Gonzo – the development of the defense will be a huge factor in our success. I do think we will need to be able to outscore people as well as run smash mouth in the 4th quarter to win a lot of games. If the offense can put up lots of points, the defense is less of a factor. The SEC doesn't lend itself to that type of thing week in and week out, so who really knows.

It will be fun to watch.

By: OwassoHog

OwassoHog — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:18:53 +0000

In my opinion, the only one that feels that it is a "must" win would be Houston. Yeah, we want to win and we should win but are we going to be motivated like he will be – just don't know.

By: BACON BITS

BACON BITS — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:00:14 +0000

I have a question. No one has really talked about it. How important is the Ole Miss game with Houston Nutt at the helm. It's a must win right? I guess everyone is assuming we win that one but what if (God forbid) we stumble for some strange reason. Is it important to beat ole miss year after year especially if you know who is at the helm…….

By: GonzoHog

GonzoHog — Tue, 06 May 2008 11:26:26 +0000

I will say this though, it would be a mistake to exspect too much, to soon. At first look at this coming season's schedual, it would be easy to see the Hogs going 4-7 for the season. If Petrino is the "real deal", as we suspect he is, then we may get to enjoy seeing this team win a couple that were not supposed to. If Petrino can lead this team to 6-6, or maybe even 7-5, and be competitive, even in the games we may lose, then we may turn the corner to future sucsess even sooner than was exspected. With this guy at the helm, I'm not sure there's a coach in this league, or any other league, for that matter, that'll be able to prepare for Petrino's play-calling. I believe the real sucsess of this team will rely on how far the defense progresses between now and Sept. GO HOGS!!!!!

By: BlindHog

BlindHog — Tue, 06 May 2008 11:10:19 +0000

Ain't it the truth.

By: Smedlap

Smedlap — Mon, 05 May 2008 21:07:40 +0000

I'm also excited about Petrino and the coaching staff and this offense. One word of caution though. I lived in Louisville for part of the time he was coach there. I don't recall stellar defenses but could be wrong. Granted, Louisville probably did not draw the defensive talent that Arkansas should have, but before we give the guy a National Championship we need to sit back and enjoy the new style but not expect too much too soon.

I'm happy, though, for the regime change and the fact that this program has an offensive aggressor for the first time since heck I don't know, maybe ever?

By: OwassoHog

OwassoHog — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:21:36 +0000

Let the good times roll! Tickets will be at a premium we go 4-2. Isn't it funny that we haven't heard how tickets sales are going yet! Didn't we already "know" that ticket sales were up last year by x% by now despite the fact that most people hadn't submitted their ticket requests yet!

By: BlindHog

BlindHog — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:43:04 +0000

Of course the reason the schedule is impossible is that everyone knows we will be 2-4 or at best 3-3 after 6 games. But, that is still a double edged sword. What if we actually managed to be 4-2 with that schedule?

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