You called the moment. It was the end of Razorback basketball as an elite program. Nolan never again recruited more than a few players at a time after having a team that truly went 10 to 12 deep. My favorite line from those days was, "The best team in the SEC is Arkansas and the second best team is Arkansas’ subs. The 20 point run in two minutes was a staple of Hogball. We just all waited for that second half run when we could relax and enjoy the show. It was a thing of true beauty. Or, if it never came, the last five minutes of the game always belonged to us because the other team just could not keep pace, they were gassed. Nolan never settled on a starting 5 until February because he worked those combinations and egos all the way thru December and January so that the bench would truly run 10 deep and the role players were as established and as important as the main guys.

I can’t help but wonder what happened to Nolan; too successful, too much Frank?

I remember watching the game with a large group of people in a party atmosphere over at one of them’s house. We used to do that all the time then, now we can barely scrape up more than four or five for a game when we can get anybody. When it became apparent the Hogs were going to lose, one of our number jumped up and announced it was official, it was time to pray.

My late brother always claimed that we lost not because of Scotty and Corliss having a bad game but because of Nolan’s ego, he wanted to prove he could coach instead of just letting his players play.

my worst loss is the 78 loss to indiana state when larry bird and ind state beat us on a prayer, left-handed shot by a right hander at the buzzer.

My would half to be that same year just earlier, when we got just embarrassed by John Calapari and UMASS with Marcus Camby. We were #1 and I believe they were #2 and they beat us by like 20.

1. Moment would be when Todd Day took a swing at Larry Johnson who outweighed him by about 75 lbs. I was so afraid that Johnson was going to break him over his knee and we would lose him for the season.

1. was Texas-Arkansas FB in little Rock when Eric Metcalf ran back a kickoff near the end of the game for a TD to win it for Texas. I was pretty young at that time and me and my dad had left. Outside in the parking lot, I could feel the air sucked out of the stadium and knew something bad had happened.

Guys, I think the UCLA loss was the worse for me as well. I am not as well versed on Razorback basketball history as I am football, so it is this one that stands out the most. I remember thinking how unfair it was that UCLA with that trophy full of championships should get another one when the Hogs just wanted trophy number two. I am a “Share the Wealth” type of fan, and I sure wanted a bit more wealth back then and still do. Hopefully Pelphry can recruit some players to the Hill like Nolan did. Sad-to-say, this current group doesn’t look like it will get us anywhere near the glory days.

The 1995 UCLA loss was particularly brutal for me, as I had traveled to Seattle, trusting fate to find us tickets. It did, but I was in, no lie, the last row in the Kingdome. It was like watching the game on a six-inch TV. I had to ask a UCLA fan three minutes into the game if the UCLA point guard (Tyus Edney?) was even in the game.

I’m sure it was ugly, but damned if I could see anything. Maybe that was a blessing.

At any rate, I have officially quit caring about this current bunch. And I reiterate an earlier comment: If I was Pelphrey, I’d bench every senior and play with whatever kids I had. Sure, we’d look like Auburn in Lebo’s first year, but what’s the point? The seniors have no heart, no want-to, and as Eddie Fogler pointed out, no basketball smarts. No action is too drastic at this point. Bench the selfish Thomas, the inconsistent Weems, the lackadaisical Hill, the head case Townes, the lame-brained Ervin. Pelphrey should start the rest of the Motley crew, get waxed, and move on to next year.

Just a modest proposal.

Nice call on Harrick. Just looking at the dude reminds me of an old greasy used car salesman who’ll say or do anything to get you to buy one of his broken down cars. His NCAA championship just goes to show that if you cheat enough you can eventually recruit enough talent that it outweighs any coaching deficiencies.