Let's Take a Stretch...
This link is a bit dated, but it has continually popped up on my RSS aggregator this week, so it is apparently begging me to comment.
Coach Houston Nutt told the Little Rock Touchdown Club that it's been a rough two years, but he hopes to lead the Razorbacks to a bowl game next season."Hopes?" "Determined?"
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Nutt told the fans that the coaches are determined to take the Razorbacks to a bowl game next season.
There are at least 32 bowl games. Since each game requires 2 teams, at least 64 schools get to go.
The SEC has 8 bowl births lined up each year. 8 of the 12 teams can go to a bowl.
I'm sorry, but going to a bowl game is not really much of an accomplishment for a program that thinks it is among the elite in the nation. Two-thirds of our conference teams can go to bowl games. 50% of the Division I programs will go to bowl games.
Winning the SEC West, winning the SEC Championship Game, going to a BCS bowl game, going undefeated, going undefeated at home, being ranked in the top 10 in offense and defense, contending for the National Championship, top 10 ranking, getting revenge on USC for that thrashing last year -- these would be good things to have as goals. I'm sure all of you can think of even better ones.
Our head coach using "hopes" and "bowl game" in the same sentence doesn't exactly reek of confidence. Neither does wearing green jerseys, playing touch football and worrying about who might be watching.
posted by Anonymous @ 2:58 PM
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I couldn't agree with you more. The Hogs, Coaches and Players should have much higher goals than making it to a bowl.
I don't consider making it to Shreveport or Nashville a great season. Beating USC, winning the SEC WEST and SEC Chammpionship game is what I consider a great season. OH yes, if we do that we go to a BCS bowl. GOALS ACCOMPLISHED.
Razorback football has fallen so quietly that many don't want to acknowledge it. How is Houston Nutt much better than Danny Ford? I won't be spending any money on tickets or merchandise until the football powers-that-be give me something to get excited about and get us a competitive head coach. I figure Ole Miss will be beating us regularly before too long. Another bowl game loss in Shreveport or Nashville? Yawn.
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