'24 Recruiting Forum: Official Arkansas Pregame/Game Thread

[MoCo_Vol]

Very good point, he's only started 5 games, he's still a little green.

And only finished 2

 

[InVOLuntary]

Okay. I've seen a lot of trash defense in the last 2 decades. Tonight doesn't sniff it. But cool.

Enjoy it if you think this is good. We're getting worked.

 

[OGbabyaviVol]

Would it kill us to call a HB screen

Thank you!! Been screaming it the entire 2nd quarter! Or slot or TE screen. Something in middle of field to slow their pass rush!

 

[SoilVol]

They've done good at limiting scores, but they have to get off the field faster. The 8-10min drives will bury us.

Multiple chances to get off the field came to 1 player making 1 mistake. Sometimes for a fraction of a second. That's how close the margin is.

Defense is not that far off from shutting them down, but Petrino is throwing the kitchen sink and at times they're benefitting from luck. I feel better about us closing some 3 and Outs and forcing turnovers in the second half than I do the odds that the same thing repeats itself.

If we do that. The offense gets more possessions and hopefully gets in rhythm. If we don't have turnovers, we grind out a win and move on.

 

[PlanetVolunteer]

Wild take, but this is kind of what happens when you blow out teams early in the year. Nico regardless of talent still lacks experience.

Hendo had started over a dozen games before he even took a snap here. Nico just has to start growing & learning. Hopefully this 2nd half is the flip switching for him.

Nico needs this game

It's time to make plays

 

[orange parmejohn]

I know it’s not reasonable to think, but I feel like the first drive of the 2nd half is make or break.

 

[MarcoVol]

Talent potential no where close i know,
But tell me Nico doesn’t look like the Bad Milton we saw in tough competition.

O line sucks, there’s going to have to be some quick, CORRECT, decisions made.

Worst half of offense in the Huepel era!
Tell my why??

I think you’re underestimating ARK’s impact on our offense looking like poo so far.

Believe they had a great game plan coming in and so far Heup hasn’t solved it. Pair that with the OL getting handled physically (which I did not expect) and you get one hell of an ugly half of offensive ball.

 

[RiseToTheTop]

OL and Nico, both are such issues.

We are running one of the most vanilla offenses in the country at the moment.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

At least we got to laugh at Bama for 10mins

 

[OGbabyaviVol]

Oline needs to be better in the second half to win. Way to many penalties and right tackle getting beat too much

Put Dayne in and give him a chance then.

 

[Jackcrevol]

despise night games.

 

[UTK]

Would it kill us to call a HB screen

I begged for one all OU game, never came

 

[vol4eva]

Will the second half ever start?

 

[PlanetVolunteer]

That first penalty reaaaaly hurt us

 

[RiseToTheTop]

Even Florida can complete the forward pass

 

[orangejuice]

I was referring to your mid season comment...

Well your half time answer makes even less sense now.

 

[Orange.]

We are the only team I’ve watched all year when our QB rolls out, the refs call a penalty 100% of the time.

I don't know if that's right but it feels like it at the moment.

Second half will be clad in big orange.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Defense obviously is not the problem, but can’t keep letting them have elongated drives.

 

[Kurtastrophe]

That illegal man downfield on the first drive still makes me mad.

 

[Odiodin]

They’re playing their best game and we are playing our worst. Let’s see if we can lean on them at the half, or if we fold under pressure.

Good test for this team.

 

[orangejuice]

This game also reminds me of the UK vs Ole Miss last week.

 

[Jackcrevol]

So glad we didnt wear those helmets

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

don’t want to be knee-jerky but we look like big booty butthole.

 

[MarcoVol]

We're extremely lucky. If you think this is a good defense, I guess enjoy.

Not evening being a smart azz: what metrics do you use to decide what a good defense is? And which teams have you seen with a good defense this year?

 

[MarcoVol]

So glad we didnt wear those helmets

. Everybody would be blaming the helmets