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Jimmy Carter on May 1, 2012 at 12:12 am • 0 Comments •
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Mike Anderson pointed out three needs he wanted to fill on his roster after Arkansas’ postseason basketball banquet.
Guard play, toughness and size.
The next day, Houston combo forward and Little Rock native Alandise Harris announced he would transfer to ...
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Jimmy Carter on April 24, 2012 at 12:10 am • 0 Comments •
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Jeff Long keeps surprising.
April 10, Arkansas’ athletic director made the tough decision to fire Bobby Petrino.
Monday, Long hired John L. Smith as the interim coach, a name on no one in Fayetteville’s radar since Smith took the Weber ...
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Jimmy Carter on April 17, 2012 at 12:12 am • 0 Comments •
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All the goodwill and credit Jeff Long got for making the right but tough decision to fire Bobby Petrino means nothing.
Not if he fails to find a replacement that can pick up where Petrino left off –– on ...
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Jimmy Carter on April 10, 2012 at 12:11 am • 0 Comments •
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Jeff Long used the word review 18 times during his Thursday press conference.
That’s what the Arkansas athletic director has been in the middle of since news broke late last week that football coach Bobby Petrino withheld information about ...
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Jimmy Carter on April 3, 2012 at 12:12 am • 0 Comments •
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Arkansas’ coaching staff is scouring junior college and high school ranks trying to find unsigned talent that can make an impact in the 2012 class.
The early signing date starts April 11 and runs through May 16, a time ...
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Jimmy Carter on March 27, 2012 at 12:10 am • 0 Comments •
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New Arkansas defensive coordinator Paul Haynes watched Ronnie Wingo run a wheel route down the sideline and catch a pass from Tyler Wilson with no one within 20 yards of him on the first day of spring practice.
Haynes ...
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Jimmy Carter on March 13, 2012 at 12:12 am • 0 Comments •
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The first era of Bobby Petrino’s tenure is almost over.
Actually, it might already be finished.
Think about it. Almost all of the stars and playmakers from Petrino’s first four seasons are gone.
On offense, Ryan Mallett, D.J. Williams, Michael Smith, ...
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Jimmy Carter on March 6, 2012 at 12:10 am • 0 Comments •
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For a team that finished the 2011 season ranked No. 5 and will likely be a top-10 team in the preseason, Arkansas has to fill some big holes on both sides of the ball.
The Razorbacks graduated five defensive ...
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Jimmy Carter on February 28, 2012 at 12:10 am • 0 Comments •
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While I was sitting through Arkansas’ men’s collapse against Alabama in Bud Walton Arena last week, I remembered the women were in the middle of a big game of their own –– a matchup at No. 9 Tennessee.
I ...
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Jimmy Carter on February 21, 2012 at 12:10 am • 0 Comments •
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In one week Arkansas went from needing a strong finish to make the NCAA Tournament to needing a strong finish to make the NIT.
That’s what two blowout losses does.
The 77-58 loss at Tennessee on Wednesday was a somewhat ...
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Jimmy Carter on February 7, 2012 at 12:08 am • 0 Comments •
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The biggest night in music is Sunday.
So the Grammys claim.
Being a wannabe music critic, I couldn’t resist forecasting who takes home a golden gramophone. To keep this at least semi-Arkansas, I devised categories that would correspond if Razorback ...