![]() Here’s an interesting stat: 50% percent of Arkansas’ total offense came on just eight plays. This was tweeted to me right after Arkansas had gone 85 yards on back to back passes to pull to within 3 points of Missouri State at halftime and I totally agree with the tweet. Adam Dodson says: It’s crazy what doing anything other than running up the middle will do for you.Ī. He threw his first pick of the season but his TD to interception ratio is still 6 to 1. He also ran for another 40 and accounted for three more touchdowns. Still he ended up passing for almost 400 yards, a personal best for him. was hamstrung by questionable play calling. First of all I don’t think he lacked confidence. Hirass says: Running it on 4th and 9 and then not letting KJ go on 4th and 3 ruined his confidence.Ī. That’s one reason why the fans like him so much. So yes, I agree with that assessment and I think Sam was sincere when he said it. For too much of that game Arkansas played into Missouri State’s hands by running into the strength of the Bears’ defense. I think he got outcoached from a play calling standpoint and I believe that’s what he was referring to. AlabamaHog says: Coach Sam Pittman stated that he was outcoached, do you agree with his assessment or was that just coach speak to shift the heat from the players?Ī. They opened up the offense again and that, plus a great punt return by Bryce Stephens, put Arkansas in front for the first time in the game and they never trailed again. Guess what? The Hogs scored three points in the 3rd quarter and ended up down by 10 points in the 4th quarter. Arkansas started throwing the ball and scored two quick touchdowns before halftime.īut what happened next? Pittman came out of the locker-room and told Tera Talmadge that Arkansas needed to run the ball more in the second half. ![]() It was only then that the play calling changed. Petrino’s offense was on the field a lot, eventually resulting in a 17-0 lead. That kind of stuff, plus two fumbles, had the opposite effect of what Pittman wanted. Rocket Sanders up the middle for two yards. Rocket Sanders up the middle for three yards. The problem was, that strategy didn’t work. Play ball control with long drives, keeping Petrino’s offense off the field as much as possible. ![]() I think Pittman’s game plan for Missouri State was to run right at them. He is the offensive coordinator but Sam Pittman is his boss and Pittman drops clues all the time that he has a lot to do with play calling. Way too many fans think that every play Arkansas runs is called by Kendal Briles. Jeff Matthews says: Nothing Kendal Briles does makes sense. He apparently got really emotional when he left the field because after being around Arkansas fans again for almost four hours he was reminded once again of what he had when he was here. All he was trying to do was win the game. I have been told by people who know him well that Petrino holds no grudges against Arkansas. At the same time Bobby Petrino came in wanting to show Arkansas what could have been 10 years ago. Our first question is from MetropolisHog who says: I think our starters came into the game not expecting to play very long.
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