Hawgeye

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Arky fans said he was really good and NBA caliber. LMAO

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No. We said our team got better when he was injured and out for the entire second half of season.

We didn’t talk ill of the kid, but gave fair warning to Gator fans on this board to not get overly excited about him.

Winning in football

Historical Program Capsule
Total Years of Program: 102
All Time Record: 1,821-1,028 (.640)
All Time Conference Record: 883-600 (.595)
Conference Titles: 24 (1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1949, 1950, 1958, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994)
Conference Tournament Titles: 7 (1977, 1979, 1982, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2000)
NCAA Invites: 37
Total Postseason Appearances: 42
Sweet Sixteens: 15 (1958, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025)
Elite Eights: 11 (1941, 1945, 1949, 1978, 1979, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 2021, 2022)
Final Fours: 6 (1941, 1945, 1978, 1990, 1994, 1995)
National Championship Games: 2 (1994, 1995)
National Champions: 1 (1994)
NCAA Tourney Games: 88
NCAA Tourney Record: 52-36
All Americans: 33
NBA Draft Picks: 46
Naismith Hall of Famers: 4
Head Coach: John Calipari
Head Coaching Record: 877-277 (.760)
At Arkansas: 22-14 (.611)

Hogs in the Polls
USA Today/Coaches: #24
Associated Press: #25


2025-26 Bottom Line
Record: 5-2
SEC Record:
RPI: 85
NET 45
SOS: 120
ELO 27
Home Record: 5-0
Road Record: 0-1
Neutral Record 0-1
Streak L1
Home Streak W9
Road Streak L1
Last 10
vs. Quad Group 1: 0-2
vs. Quad Group 2:
vs. Quad Group 3: 1-0
vs. Quad Group 4: 4-0
Team FG %: .485
Team FT %: .800
Team 3 PT %: .355
Team Pts Per Game: 88.1
Team Pts Given Up Per Game: 71.6

The Top Hogs
Scorers: Thomas (17.6), Acuff Jr. (17.4), Brazile (12.7)
FT %: Ewin (1.000), Sealy (.867), Wagner (.867), Knox (.857), Thomas (.833), Brazile (.815)
3 Pt %: Knox (.467), Acuff Jr. (.450), Thomas (.345), Wagner (.333)
FG %: Pringle (.714), Ewin (.656), Richmond III (.564), Brazile (.500), Acuff Jr. (.468), Knox (.457), Wagner (.422), Thomas (.430)
Rebounds: Brazile (7.7), Knox (5.8), Pringle (5.3)
Blocks: Brazile (10)

SEC Standings (Nat'l Rank AP Poll)
1. Alabama (12)
2. Tennessee (13)
3. Florida (15)
4. Vanderbilt (17)
5. Kentucky (18)
6. Auburn (20)
7. Arkansas (25)
8. Missouri (RV)
9. LSU (RV)
10. Georgia
11. Mississippi State
12. Texas
13. Texas A&M
14. South Carolina
15. Oklahoma
16. Ole Miss


* - Overall Conference Champion
$ - Conference Tournament Champion

The Schedule
October
24th Cincinnati (Exh) W 89-61
27th @ Memphis (Exh) W 99-75
November
3rd Southern W 109-77
8th @ #22 Michigan State L66-69
11th Central Arkansas W 93-56
14th Samford W 79-75
18th Winthrop W 84-83
21st Jackson State W 115-61
27th #4 Duke (Chicago, IL) L 71-80
December
3rd #6 Louisville
6th Fresno State
13th #19 Texas Tech (Dallas, TX)
16th Queens
20th #8 Houston (Newark, NJ)
29th James Madison

Arkansas is in must win mode. Have to get one of these big OOC games and close them out. Led both Dook and Michigan State late in the second half and ultimately did not close either one out.

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One of the greatest lies perpetuated about Arkansas football is that there isn't enough instate talent to be competitive.

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I said it in a thread yesterday…but you can recruit the top guys in state, hammer East Oklahoma (Tulsa metro) and that can normally always be a solid foundation to a recruiting class.

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ETA: Just realized he's been on us since 2024. Is a 3 star really Oklahoma's number 1 player?

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No. It’s basically a Tulsa Metro list.

247

Today on 247 we are 82nd in the nation and 16th in the SEC. So there is definitely some work to do just to get to top 20.

Gosh, that is terrible.

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koreandawg

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The biggest problem has been the AD in terms of the football program. While you could say there has been plenty of money available for players, the AD's lack of committing to more administrative support has been an issue.

There was really nobody around to guide Pittman and his staff on how to spend the NIL money and spread it properly. This season, Petrino and Williams (DC that was fired) had a big falling out during the summer and it was because Petrino got the lions share of the NIL money for his side of the ball. Williams and the defensive side basically got what was left over, as was evident with one of, if not the worst defenses in school history.

Hopefully with Silverfield bringing his GM with him, this will alleviate those issues with him running the program.

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spend the money they need to on football and this is why they have this coach.

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According to 247, Arkansas was 17th in the nation in football NIL spend. Not great, but not terrible. Issue with Pittman was he did not spend on both sides of ball. It was pretty evident this season. It was like..."whoops, I forgot about the defense."

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New coach had a big money ad with FedEx money rolling in compared to the other schools in his conference. Coach still can't really distance himself from his competition there.

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From what I have read, Tulane, South Florida, and Memphis were the top three NIL programs in the American. On talent ratings the last few years, South Florida was at the top of the American.

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Arkansas puts their money into basketball and baseball, not football.

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We do put our money in those other sports, but we have invested in the football program. Supposedly this will be kicked up a notch with Silverfield. Again as I said above, Arkansas was a top 17 spender nationally.

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Arkansas would be more comfortable playing football in Big 12 where they could win at least half if not more of their games.

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This is just a lazy thing to say from any reporter.

That’s a decently tough schedule. What would the record need to be in order to give any type of hope for 2027?

5-7? 6-6?

And by high life I mean, he has a Miller Lite in one hand and a cigar in the other with his feet propped up overlooking the lake.