Just looking at the rankings...

Arkansas is currently #12 in the AP and #13 in the coaches poll. If we beat them, we should be back in the good graces of the college football world and reenter the rankings.

After that, the only ranked opponents left on our schedule at this time are Florida (7 and 10) and Auburn (14 and 16), and you know each of those are going to lose at least 1 game before we get around to playing them. It isn't outside the realm of possibility that Florida could lose back-to-back to Alabama and LSU. Auburn probably lose to South Carolina and at least 1 of Kentucky or LSU. Georgia Tech lost to Kansas and I think we can safely assume their season is in for a tailspin.

So, it is entirely possible that we could go the rest of the season without facing another top 15 opponent, which would make this coming weekend's clash with the Razorsbacks the game of the year for us.

It also means that we could run the table from here on out and still not be ranked any higher than about 12 going into the SEC championship game.

Are talking about the same team I saw play the Gamecocks on Saturday?
If so, you're giving them a lot more credit than I am at this point.

Hey ChemDawg, Love your thinking, just one problem,that's the first word of your second sentence, "If". We are all grasping at straws right now looking for an answer or someone to blame. We can't fire all the coaches right now and give up on the season. We need to support this TEAM right now. It's the only one we have at the present, so let's go get some Razorback bar-b-q & win this game if possible. I'm as upset as any of you, but let's get behind the Dawgs & show them we care, even if some of the players don't act that way.
As always, GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!

DawgDoc wrote:

Hey ChemDawg, Love your thinking, just one problem,that's the first word of your second sentence, "If". We are all grasping at straws right now looking for an answer or someone to blame. We can't fire all the coaches right now and give up on the season. We need to support this TEAM right now. It's the only one we have at the present, so let's go get some Razorback bar-b-q & win this game if possible. I'm as upset as any of you, but let's get behind the Dawgs & show them we care, even if some of the players don't act that way.
As always, GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!

Spot on DawgDoc.....as always. Glad you see you back at it, need your imput.

Doc, how many times have we seen this whining, snivelling, OMG the world has ended after a loss. SC gets their first win in 8 years against us, so what, gotta let them win once in a while, even Erk said that against UF. As someone else posted, exactly what were we expecting this year, a MNC? No not with a new QB that is being spoon fed week by week on how to run the system. Doing a good job I might add. We are going to lose some games this year and the character of this team will jell as we go along with a new defensive system, coaches, and getting better at what we do. We may not have the bodies to make the 3-4 work at optimun efficiency right now, but I will go on a limb and say we will get the bodies to make it work.Bobo is doing his best to help AM get his act together and putting him in a positive position to help the team. AM is NOT Matt Stafford or David Green, or DJ Shockley. Each of those have a personality and as does AM. Perhaps Bobo sees a weakness in AM that might be detrimental if he were to empty the offensive bucket so to speak on him all at once. Look at the pros and how long it takes to get a QB seasoned and totally comfortable. Look at what Stafford said, his first year he was totally lost and just going on instinct. How many picks did he throw?? After his first year Matt understood what was required and how to manage, he understood more about the system. Am will mature also. Bamas QB relied on the running game to get him thru this first year, he didn't have to carry the load by himself. We need to get this team working TOGETHER, that will be it strength. Lets move on and see if we can put it together for Arkansas. One game at a time. ok, I've had my say, GO DAWGS GATA!

oledawg wrote:

Doc, how many times have we seen this whining, snivelling, OMG the world has ended after a loss. SC gets their first win in 8 years against us, so what, gotta let them win once in a while, even Erk said that against UF. As someone else posted, exactly what were we expecting this year, a MNC? No not with a new QB that is being spoon fed week by week on how to run the system. Doing a good job I might add. We are going to lose some games this year and the character of this team will jell as we go along with a new defensive system, coaches, and getting better at what we do. We may not have the bodies to make the 3-4 work at optimun efficiency right now, but I will go on a limb and say we will get the bodies to make it work.Bobo is doing his best to help AM get his act together and putting him in a positive position to help the team. AM is NOT Matt Stafford or David Green, or DJ Shockley. Each of those have a personality and as does AM. Perhaps Bobo sees a weakness in AM that might be detrimental if he were to empty the offensive bucket so to speak on him all at once. Look at the pros and how long it takes to get a QB seasoned and totally comfortable. Look at what Stafford said, his first year he was totally lost and just going on instinct. How many picks did he throw?? After his first year Matt understood what was required and how to manage, he understood more about the system. Am will mature also. Bamas QB relied on the running game to get him thru this first year, he didn't have to carry the load by himself. We need to get this team working TOGETHER, that will be it strength. Lets move on and see if we can put it together for Arkansas. One game at a time. ok, I've had my say, GO DAWGS GATA!

Yep. Right on the money. The team is what the team is not, unfortunately, what we would want it to be.