Counting Down to Saturday

by John Expat on Aug 26, 2008 12:02 PM CDT in Arkansas Razorback Football

With everything that's happened since that epic, season-closing win over LSU (note: it is official Expats policy not to recognize or discuss certain bowl games that the red-clad Hogs played after that), it feels like's been about a million years since the Razorbacks actually played a meaningful down of football.

I'm still having a hard time believing that, after all the discussion and anticipation, the season actually starts this Saturday (Western Illinois, watch out!). But, it really does...to prove it, the team released their depth chart and everything.

The depth chart says a lot about what an interesting season this is going to be. There are tons of unfamiliar names on there, and it seems like about half of them are freshmen (that's not quite true, but there are 14 frosh on either the first or second teams). It's a new era in just about every possible way...should be fun.

We have our team of unpaid interns working overtime, so stay tuned for plenty of other season-opening content coming over the next few days.

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Red-clad and coachless, you forgot coachless.

Although, I think we can agree that anything worth talking about from last December or January happened off the field.

by The Hog Blogger on Aug 26, 2008 12:30 PM CDT reply actions

I know we probably won’t win as many games as we lose this year but with all these freshman getting experience, I have a feeling Petrino will have them rolling in a couple of years.

The really exciting thing for me this season is to see a real coach operate on the Arkansas sidelines. No more fingernail biting, strange jirating, shibest hugging, going for it on fourth down on our own 30 in the first half, “I called that play Chuck, and it was a good one,” giggidy, giggidy, giggidy silliness.

Instead, we’ve got a guy who is all business and will only give opposing teams and their coaches the shark eyes of doom. Which is exactly the way it should be.

Go get ’em shark eyes and Go Hogs!

by CJLR on Aug 26, 2008 2:15 PM CDT reply actions

Amen CJLR.

I thought razorbackexpats had already started tailgating and were about to miss posting for game week. Welcome back guys.

by BlindHog on Aug 26, 2008 3:00 PM CDT reply actions

I think they’ve been tied up watching synchronized swimming—which was at least easier to watch than most of the track! For once, I was in pretty much agreement with Wally today. (I’m a little bitter, also)!

by cousin lee on Aug 26, 2008 4:10 PM CDT reply actions