May 22, 2012

2008 Razorbacks Post-Spring Depth Chart

Hogwired.com: Post-Spring Practice Football Depth Chart Released Arkansas head football coach Bobby Petrino released his post-spring practice depth chart on Wednesday. First Team Offense Marques Wade, Carlton Salters, London Crawford, WR; Ray Dominguez, LT; Mitch Petrus, LG; Jonathan Luigs, C; DeMarcus Love, RG; Jose Valdez, RT; D.J. Williams, TE; Casey Dick, QB; Michael Smith, RB, Lance [...]

Sensory Overload

After being counted as one of the 40,000+ at the Razorbacks spring game, my head has been swimming over the last week thinking about all that I saw. First and foremost…this is definitely the beginning of a new era for Arkansas football.  Without having to do a lot of talking, the coaching staff and players [...]

Red 45, White 14

Hogwired.com: Dick, Smith Lead Red to 45-14 Spring Game Victory in Front of 40,000 Fans Casey Dick passed for 404 yards and two touchdowns and Michael Smith ran for 157 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries as the Red posted a 45-14 victory over the White in Arkansas’ spring football game Saturday at Donald [...]

Physically Demanding

A continuation of our intial post on spring football practice. One noticeable change from practice in previous years is that there are drill periods followed by scrimmage periods…followed by drill periods followed by scrimmage periods.  No resting…no group water breaks…no sympathy if you tweak something. If you’re an injured player, you were on an exercise bike [...]

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 [...]