Opponents View: Bielema knows Hogs can't take Ragin' Cajuns lightly

[CharlieK]

I think that was the worst loss that I can remember. It pains me to even think about that game.

Easily the worst loss I have been a part of as a fan of any team.

[RaginDave]

Easily the worst loss I have been a part of as a fan of any team.

I watched the entire replay of the UF game last weekend, and after watching it (and I want to prefface this), the coaching staff let this one get away. I know coach was playing for overtime and was willing to put the ball in the hands of our incredible punter. But ultimately we allowed UF to get back into the game by playing very very complacent ball, offensevilly at the end of the game. If we had played like we did for 3-1/2 quarters on offense at the end, we would have won. And I never have questioned coach Hud and his staff before, but this one got away from us by not trying to move the ball. We played very conservative on offense and we put ourselves in a position to get beat.

Just my opinion.

[johnnyusa3000]

I watched the entire replay of the UF game last weekend, and after watching it (and I want to prefface this), the coaching staff let this one get away. I know coach was playing for overtime and was willing to put the ball in the hands of our incredible punter. But ultimately we allowed UF to get back into the game by playing very very complacent ball, offensevilly at the end of the game. If we had played like we did for 3-1/2 quarters on offense at the end, we would have won. And I never have questioned coach Hud and his staff before, but this one got away from us by not trying to move the ball. We played very conservative on offense and we put ourselves in a position to get beat.

Just my opinion.

If you are in a boxing match with Mike Tyson and you have him on the ropes in a bewildered state, you don't try to win by decision because he is the champion and you are the challenger, you throw everything you have at him and go for it 100%! You really have nothing to lose in that situation.

[Hudsheen#Fired]

Easily the worst loss I have been a part of as a fan of any team.

It was mine until Game 6 of NBA finals. Dont think i will ever get over that one

[Frenchie35]

I watched the entire replay of the UF game last weekend, and after watching it (and I want to prefface this), the coaching staff let this one get away. I know coach was playing for overtime and was willing to put the ball in the hands of our incredible punter. But ultimately we allowed UF to get back into the game by playing very very complacent ball, offensevilly at the end of the game. If we had played like we did for 3-1/2 quarters on offense at the end, we would have won. And I never have questioned coach Hud and his staff before, but this one got away from us by not trying to move the ball. We played very conservative on offense and we put ourselves in a position to get beat.

Just my opinion.

RD you said it all. I was beside myself watching that game. I had about 10 people at home and we all had the same reaction. Turn them loose and move the ball like you did the whole game. Don't set back on 3 and out. I think Hud knows that he maybe let this win get away from him.........

[Cityp42]

I think that was the worst loss that I can remember. It pains me to even think about that game.

That one hurt and would have hurt even more if I had seen the game in person. The one that hurt the most for me was the first game my freshman year (1986) against Oklahoma State. We were facing Thurman Thomas and Barry Sanders (yep, they played together), OSU's current head coach Mike Gundy and a big WR named Hart Lee Dykes and weren't supposed to give them that much of a game. However, we hung in there and actually had them down 20-9 with 3:09 left in the game but wound up losing the game as they returned a kickoff for a TD, got a three and out and then scored on us with 8 seconds left. That has played over in my head every day since that day.

[Big Silly]

I watched the entire replay of the UF game last weekend, and after watching it (and I want to prefface this), the coaching staff let this one get away. I know coach was playing for overtime and was willing to put the ball in the hands of our incredible punter. But ultimately we allowed UF to get back into the game by playing very very complacent ball, offensevilly at the end of the game. If we had played like we did for 3-1/2 quarters on offense at the end, we would have won. And I never have questioned coach Hud and his staff before, but this one got away from us by not trying to move the ball. We played very conservative on offense and we put ourselves in a position to get beat.

Just my opinion.

spot on

[NewsCopy]

Ragin Cajuns a Real Test for the Razorbacks
by Sporting Life Arkansas

As the Arkansas Razorbacks prepare to open the 2013 football season in Fayetteville against the Ragin Cajuns of the University of Louisiana-Lafayette, the sentiment is almost universal – this game is a real test for the Razorbacks and the Ragin Cajuns are ready to compete.

A roundup of what is being said around the world of sports concerning the game Saturday, Aug. 31, with a 3 p.m. kickoff in Fayetteville, plus pre-game notes from the Ragin Cajuns of Louisiana are below.

The rest of the story
_ sportinglifearkansas.com _

[NewsCopy]

Every coaching chapter of Arkansas's sometimes-tortured football history has its own wrinkle. The natural progression of things is that an incoming coach is there because the predecessor measurably faltered in some way.

Bret Bielema starts authoring his portion of the anthology Saturday afternoon at Fayetteville against Louisiana ...

The rest of the story
_ arktimes.com _

[zephyr]

I watched the entire replay of the UF game last weekend, and after watching it (and I want to prefface this), the coaching staff let this one get away. I know coach was playing for overtime and was willing to put the ball in the hands of our incredible punter. But ultimately we allowed UF to get back into the game by playing very very complacent ball, offensevilly at the end of the game. If we had played like we did for 3-1/2 quarters on offense at the end, we would have won. And I never have questioned coach Hud and his staff before, but this one got away from us by not trying to move the ball. We played very conservative on offense and we put ourselves in a position to get beat.

Just my opinion.

You know, I remember this after the game and all I could think about and post here was how much Hud and staff lost that game for us. Now that I've had all this time to reflect on that game, I still think that is the case. I love Hud as much as the next poster here and he has been a godsend for this program, BUT, his philosophy of playing ultra,ultra conservative and trying to play for overtime cost us that game. Period. I'm not so sure he wouldn't admit that if presented the question. Nothing we can do about it now but its a painful loss.

[zephyr]

If you are in a boxing match with Mike Tyson and you have him on the ropes in a bewildered state, you don't try to win by decision because he is the champion and you are the challenger, you throw everything you have at him and go for it 100%! You really have nothing to lose in that situation.

Exactly. Plus, one of the hardest things to do in all of sports is win on the road so......Why play for overtime on their homefield when its already one of the toughest places to play in all of college athletics...? I didn't understand the philosophy then and I still don't.

[Boomer]

I remember early in his career at UL that he stated he likes a big bruising back who can just "At the end of the game" run the ball down and move the chains and eat up the clock---Not a bad idea but this time it didn't work!!! I am sure that he would do it differently had we a chance to do it over but remember I think B-Way was just getting things reved up at the time!!!