The Razorbacks shouldn’t have to dig a 15-point hole for themselves before turning up the juice on defense. They need to have that clamp-down urgency from the opening tip.
Author: By Terry J. Wood
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Football staff show encouraging recruiting weekend
It’s too early to really tell for sure, but the results from last weekend’s recruiting efforts look very positive.
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Hoop Hogs struggling with same issues as last season
The Razorbacks have defensive issues that have to be fixed or at least improved upon or they are not going to make the NCAA Tournament.
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Is the Ole Miss game a must-win affair for the Razorbacks?
If the Razorbacks don’t add some urgency and effort to their defensive play, they are going to end up watching March Madness instead of dancing in it.
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MOVIE BUFF-ET: ‘The Post’ tells important story conventionally well
Telling the story of the Pentagon Papers today is particularly relevant for obvious reasons.
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Florida road trips have not been kind to Hogs
The Razorbacks are back on the road Wednesday at Florida for a 6 p.m. game at the O’Connell Center in Gainesville. The game will be televised by ESPN2.
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MOVIE BUFF-ET: Entertaining dialogue strengthens Sorkin’s ‘Molly’s Game’
Sorkin wrote the script based on the tell-all memoir of Molly Bloom’s escapades as the runner of high-stakes poker games first in Hollywood and later in New York that featured money in amounts most viewers can only dream of.
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New Arkansas regime needs to build trust with Arkansas fanbase
Arkansas fans aren’t exactly in a trusting mood at this point, and the program seemingly playing cat-and-mouse with them over who the coaching staff was going to be didn’t really engender confidence in the new leadership.
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Bench play key to getting Hogs back on track, Anderson says
The Razorbacks’ two SEC road losses last week were disheartening, frustrating, and in some instances infuriating. If the Hogs want to stay in the thick the SEC race early, the Hogs need to bounce back big time his week.
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MOVIE BUFF-ET: Anticipated films make January mixed bag not so bad
January is an odd time for movie going.
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Anderson calls on Hogs to play smarter basketball
This Razorback team is too talented and capable for one-on-one heroics to be a first option, unless it is truly a desperation situation.
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Hogs had little time to celebrate win over Tennessee
The Razorbacks are back in action at 8 p.m. Tuesday against Mississippi State in Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Miss., in an SEC Network-televised game.
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MOVIE BUFF-ET: Movie Buff’s favorite films of 2017
With the clock winding down on 2017, now is the time to look back at our favorite films of the year.
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Hogs clash with Vols to open SEC hoops play
The game should be an outstanding showcase for two programs that hope to make some noise on the college basketball landscape this season.
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Razorbacks seek to run past the Roadrunners
As hungry and as competitive as the Razorbacks are, the fact they have been left out of the poll once again should add a bit of extra motivation as the old year goes out this week and the new on rings in.