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All Hail Joe Adams, Master of Time and Space


Like most of you, I've watched a lot of football in my life. We've all seen amazing moments and incredible feats. But, it might take several lifetimes of football fandom to encounter another play like Joe Adams' punt return against Tennessee tonight.

The word transcendent comes to mind. This is nothing less than pure, in-the-moment artistry of the highest degree:

That is a gift, ladies and gentlemen.

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Yes, Arkansas - You Do Have an NCAA-Bound Team

It's the UALR Trojans, who just completed a wild, last-second 64-63 win over the North Texas Mean Green to claim the Sun Belt Tournament championship and secure an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

A hearty congrats to the Trojans, who will be making their first appearance in the tournament since 1990. This spring also will mark the 25th anniversary of the program's shocking first-round upset of Notre Dame. I can think of an awesome way for this year's squad to commemorate that great win. 

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Wally on Les: Sounds Like Someone We Know

Hi, Kettle. I'm The Pot. You're black (and I misspelled "confusing"):

Wally's Les Miles tweet

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Talkin' Tats

As America's preeminent columnist Jim Anchower might say, "Hola, amigos. It's been a long time since I rapped at ya."

Work and other duties have kept us Expat staffers away from the blog for a while, but the site should be more frequently updated in the days and weeks ahead. Now that our apology is out of the way, let's talk tattoos — specifically, those that adorn Darren McFadden.

If you lie awake at night wondering exactly what the seemingly countless tattoos on DMac are, the video clip below is for you. Regardless of whether you approve of such markings or not, it's at least nice to see that Darren has so much pride in his home state. And it makes me less embarrassed about my tattoos celebrating Crowley's Ridge and Dinosaur World.

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Hoopin' for Health

If you're going to be in Little Rock tomorrow night (May 15th), you should definitely consider heading over to Hall High.

That's because Hall is the site of the "Hoopin' for Health" charity basketball game. The game starts at 7:30 and will feature Corliss Williamson, Scotty Thurman, Dwight Stewart(!), Alex Dillard, Pat Bradley, Clint McDaniel, Corey Beck and former Kansas Jayhawk and Little Rock native Richard Scott, among others.

Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for students ($4 with student ID) and $2 for children under 12. Tickets can be purchased at the door or by calling (501) 374-5000 or (877) 374-5630.

Proceeds will benefit the Little Rock School District's Coordinated School Health program and the Let Our Violence End organization.

Check it out if you can!

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I Can Now Die Happy

Photo courtesy of Uncle Ferd Photography.

That's because I met Dwight Stewart - perhaps my all-time favorite Razorback - and have the photo above to prove it. (OK, so "met" might be a generous term - I basically cornered him after Saturday night's dinner honoring the 1994 championship team and asked him if he had a second to take a picture with me.) One look at the photo and you'll know the moment was every bit as thrilling for Dwight as it was for me.

I've just returned from a fantastic trip to Fayetteville to attend the dinner and Sunday's battle for 11th-place bragging rights. The various championship celebration ceremonies were extremely well-done and very moving. I'll be posting photos and writing a post or two (or three) in the days ahead.

In the meantime, I'm left to ask, "Now that I've shaken hands with Dwight, what else is there?" Looks like a serious reading of this book is in order.

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Monday Hodge Podge

-- Dribbling Optional at Duke: There's the rest of college hoops, and then there's Duke. I know, I know, there is much to admire about Duke's program. But really, now and again, the basketball gods hand you too much ammo to ignore.

I give you this, the most awesome non-traveling call in the history of the college game. If Courtney Fortson did this in the SEC, the refs would have called five travelling calls and a couple of flagrant fouls on him.

-- Kansas v. Oklahoma: Tonight, 8:00pm. ESPN. Yeah, Blake Griffin is out with a concussion (and if you can give Blake Griffin a concussion with an open-hand on a blockout, you are one mean dude, Dexter Pittman), but this game should give you a taste of what really good college hoops looks like. I mean in case you forgot or something.

-- The Return of Siddhartha: I like Tiger as much as the next man (maybe not as much as my mother-in-law), but this little gem from Samuel L. Jackson , courtesy of Deadspin, and Pulp Fiction, is over the top. Really.

-- Farewell, Brave Warrior: This is sad. Anyone who saw the play will tell you it was really one of the nastiest Hog injuries in memory. Crosby Tuck hangs 'em up, his horribly destroyed elbow having refused to cooperate.

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A New Hope

Dear Coach Pelphrey,

This has been a dreary month for Razorback basketball. The last few days have been particularly depressing. However, there is one thing that would lift the spirits of Hog fans everywhere and would certainly give us more than a puncher's chance against the Wildcats. It worked the last time we saw it.

Be bold, John: Tap into its awesome powers - and let the healing begin.

Yes, it's time to break out the red jacket.

AP Photo/Beth Hall

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