Pinch Me

A new era of Razorback athletics begins when Bobby Petrino unveils his team on Saturday.  And frankly, I haven’t been this excited about a season opener in a very long time.

If you remember the predictions we made last month, you know I pushed my fellow RazorBloggers out of the way, drank the entire pitcher of Hog Kool-Aid, and then boldly predicted nine wins for this season.

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2008 Arkansas Football Media Day

ArkansasRazorbacks.com: Football media day press conference

Petrino: “One of the first things is how quickly we move on and take from what we’ll have in the meetings today and last night to practice this afternoon. We continue to install. We’ll be running new plays and new defenses and new things in the kicking game today than from what we did yesterday.

“So the ability to really take it from the meeting room into the individual technique and fundamentals drills, then into our group drills and that’s why we end it each day with team drills is we want to see how well they carry that over.”

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2008 SEC Football Media Days — Arkansas

SECSports.com: Arkansas Quotes

Petrino: “I’m excited to be back in college football. Certainly excited to be at the University of Arkansas. Since I’ve been in this state, the state has certainly embraced me and my family.

“I was able to get out on the recruiting trail, travel around to all our Razorback functions. I can’t tell you how impressed I am with the pride and the passion of the entire state for Razorback football. I’m really, really looking forward to experiencing that as we go through this football season.”

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High Expectations

Now that Bobby Petrino has wrapped up spring practice and released a post-spring depth chart, let’s take a moment to recap some of the changes in mindset that have occurred on The Hill over the last five months.

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Winning Hand?

Early on in the classic movie Hoosiers, Coach Norman Dale gathers his players together for their opening practice.  As they begin the first of many grueling workouts, you can hear Coach Dale mutter under his breath, “Okay…let’s see what kind of hand I’ve been dealt.”

I suspect that thought will cross the mind of new Arkansas Head Coach Bobby Petrino a few times over the next three weeks.

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Petrino Announces Razorbacks Coaching Staff

Hogwired.com: Petrino Names Remainder of Razorback Football Staff

Arkansas head coach Bobby Petrino has completed his Razorback football staff after naming six assistant coaches, three administrators and two graduate assistants on Friday.

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