They will be a bit pissed off after a week of being the butt of jokes for their finish at Ole Miss.

Great opportunity for our guys to play in an awesome environment in a Saturday Night game on TV. Fantastic for recruiting. Hope all the defensive recruits that place a lot of emphasis on playing early are watching.

I see where Wally Hall agrees with me on Mallet's Heisman chances next year and that the Liberty Bowl would be a great showcase for Mallet. He also agrees with me in that Mallet is under the national radar right now and needs exposure. I think, and others will obviously not think the same, that Mallet has been under the radar this year with most opposing coaches. In other words,they didn't believe Mallet is real. MSU was a good example of selling out the pass to defend the run. It will be interesting to see if LSU uses this approach also. Petrino is now giving Mallet more and more plays to take advantage of this. For example, before the MSU game I predicted to a couple from Fayetteville, based on this observation, that if the Hogs get the kick off and Dennis gets the ball to near the forty, then Mallet would open with a pass rather than the obligatory running play to check the defensive set up. Putting the game, more and more, into Ryan's hands will be good until opposing coaches wake up.

Arkansas biggest weakness is not pass defense but in special teams. I was in Allen, Texas at a game where Allen's smaller high school team was playing. Allen Lovejoy scored a lot and every kickoff was in the end zone. Lovejoy's kicker was routinely kicking field goals in practice from the forty yard line. Lovejoy's opponent's punter obviously had a lot kicks and his distance was such that every one was over the receivers' heads. So why hasn't Petrino recruited similar talent. These 3 A Texas teams can't be that exceptional. Tejada doesn't seem to be able to get his kicks into the endzone. Add to that the kick coverage is so poor that if the opponent doesn't get to the forty its a win for the Hogs. Arkansas' punter maybe a good pooch punter but what the Hogs need is a long punter (fortunately our punter can tackle, since he saved a TD with MSU). It was pointed out to me that Arkansas was using RBs on kickoffs. Smart move. Somebody should have a chance to catch the returner if he breaks free. The amount of field position Arkansas gives up really puts the team into a major disadvantage. Also, when the other team team receives a punt, its hold your breath. LSU's Trindan Holliday can't wait to see the Hogs. The Hogs did a good job of reducing critical penalties in the MSU game except for running into the kicker, which did no real damage, but could have. Someone should explain to that young man that the most important thing is not to block a punt but to let Norton or Fish fair catch it to get the ball back in Mallet's hands. Amost anywhere on the field is good field position for Mallet. Let's hope the von Ryan express keeps on going.

In their arrogance, LSU fans have already conseeded there is nothing left to play for.

I don't believe the LSU players are willing to put their best foot forward for this game. If they get behind early, they'll fold bigtime.