We need this one boys. Those of you who are jinxes need not chime in.
6:15 is the perfect midweek start time.
None of this 8 pm or later game lasting until 11 crap.
I won't feel good about any game until there's a Nolan statue outside the arena
Sadly, I don't live near Fayetteville but I thought the 8pm midweek tipoffs were preferred because everyone can't get there by 6-6:15.
Quote from: Pig Benis on Dec 03, 2025, 04:46 PMSadly, I don't live near Fayetteville but I thought the 8pm midweek tipoffs were preferred because everyone can't get there by 6-6:15.
My rating system is based solely on my own convenience.
Rod Silversword was there high fiving the students and handing out free Slim Chickens meals.
Was checking out the game preview on ESPN. Is this true? $17 tickets for a top 10 team coming into Bud Walton? WTF?
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Brazile came to play so far
Anyone else think Acuff looks like easy e?
This is what Brazile is best at. Just keep him moving around. He's good when he doesn't have to play an actual position.
Damn tb
And another
Keep feeding TB
Wow TB.
Well, thought it started at 8. Just turned it on and we are in a commercial. Are we winning?
Wow they gave it to us
Acuff with a nice blockout to draw a foul.
Defense and intensity is there tonight.
These refs seem a little lost
Home whistle. I'll take it.
Billy mixin it up with em. Love it
Beat dat ass
Quote from: Sus-Scrofa on Dec 03, 2025, 06:54 PMThese refs seem a little lost
Yeah they seem just slightly late calling everything.
Seriously, when we're on, we can beat anybody in the country. Easily.
Up 14. Strong Hog call rattling the rafters. Let's go.
I was hoping we would beat Duke like this
Oh, Jimmy, no
Richmond is going to get an almost Top 10 in every game
Jimmy Dykes is the Houston Nutt of announcers.
Dork.
Quote from: DirkPiggler on Dec 03, 2025, 05:54 PMRod Silversword was there high fiving the students and handing out free Slim Chickens meals.
Like The Pirate said, swing your sword.
Playing some defense. That's good.
Their whole offense is jacking up 3s
Dang, Brazile was hurt by that dunk
Oh shit
Brazile was on fire.
Hope they didn't just put him out.
TB is done. He got a knee.
Ankle
Fuck. Does not look good for TB
God just won't let us have nice things.
That was an Achilles. He gone
Billy says fuck all this
Quote from: buff2.0 on Nov 30, 2025, 12:40 PMAre we sure that firing Bobby in 2012 and then not even considering him for the latest head coach opening didn't bring a new curse of its own? Kind of feels like the Nolan statue curse has company these days. Something terrible is going to derail the basketball season, isn't it.
Quote from: Usafhawg on Dec 03, 2025, 07:09 PMThat was an Achilles. He gone
I don't think so. Not with how he was moving things and walking after.
Quote from: Sus-Scrofa on Dec 03, 2025, 07:11 PMI don't think so. Not with how he was moving things and walking after.
He wouldn't have walked that fast with an Achilles.
Hate it for TB. He's been outstanding tonight.
Dang it Billy
Good sign
Quote from: Sus-Scrofa on Dec 03, 2025, 07:13 PMDang it Billy
Yeah they'll get him for that. So stupid.
Quote from: flash23 on Dec 03, 2025, 07:15 PMYeah they'll get him for that. So stupid.
hopefully they offset it with knocking the ball down
Double tech.
Quote from: Sus-Scrofa on Dec 03, 2025, 07:15 PMhopefully they offset it with knocking the ball down
That's exactly what they did. I guess I'll take it. No shots for either team on the tech
Dang it Billy
Great half
Up by 18 at the half against #6. I'll take it.
got cute on a couple of possessions late and acuff missed free throws otherwise we could have buried them.
Quote from: Pig Benis on Dec 03, 2025, 04:46 PMSadly, I don't live near Fayetteville but I thought the 8pm midweek tipoffs were preferred because everyone can't get there by 6-6:15.
Damn, son. Make sure you start the next game thread.
Maleek Thomas needs to step up in the second half. And Knox.
Karl ravich, calling the game with Jimmy dykes has the worst wig since Hank stram
He is fooling nobody
Acuff is not having his best night.
Quote from: Hogslobber on Dec 03, 2025, 07:40 PMKarl ravich, calling the game with Jimmy dykes has the worst wig since Hank stram
He is fooling nobody
For reference
https://x.com/CanaanSandy/status/1996372368340750698?t=Gp_iTUkxcZU_uRoorq3b_Q&s=19 (https://x.com/CanaanSandy/status/1996372368340750698?t=Gp_iTUkxcZU_uRoorq3b_Q&s=19)
Quote from: Barton Fink on Dec 03, 2025, 07:42 PMFor reference
https://x.com/CanaanSandy/status/1996372368340750698?t=Gp_iTUkxcZU_uRoorq3b_Q&s=19 (https://x.com/CanaanSandy/status/1996372368340750698?t=Gp_iTUkxcZU_uRoorq3b_Q&s=19)
Irwinesque
Knox wtf
Damn Knox, then you totally redeem yourself
Let's put in our big white guy to take out 15
Terrible shot by Thomas off the bench. Good pick up by Ewin.
We can't do anything easy
That banked in floater was an ugly shot
SEC falling apart in the second half
slipperage
Somebody is going to have to step up and score. Where is Maleek Thomas tonight?
We've seen this movie before.
Ewing hustling.
Jogging back on defense is infuriating
Damn
We gonna shit this away, aren't we
They are the #6 team in the country for a reason.
Quote from: HOGSRUNWILD on Dec 03, 2025, 08:05 PMWe gonna shit this away, aren't we
had we not fouled on that three I think we would have blown it back open
We hate playing defense apparently
Quote from: TC on Dec 03, 2025, 08:08 PMWe hate playing defense apparently
Second half has been abysmal
My sick wife texting me from the other room...
Nice floater by Meleek.
I can hardly watch these games anymore. I've been so conditioned for let down, regardless of sport, that I can't enjoy it.
We cant stay in front of Brown
Quote from: Guardrail on Dec 03, 2025, 08:16 PMI can hardly watch these games anymore. I've been so conditioned for let down, regardless of sport, that I can't enjoy it.
Aggie thinks they're the battered ones
We're watching something pretty cool right now
Acuff can't count to 10.
They gotta call that foul
Bullshit non call.
Brown reminds me of Cade Cunningham from Oklahoma State. He's a player with the ball in his hands.
Holy shit he hammered Acuff in the backcourt
Terrible sequence. No foul call on an obvious foul in the backcourt and then some ref rushes in from all the way across the court in the front court to call a push off on us.
Quote from: Spiderham on Dec 03, 2025, 08:22 PMTerrible sequence. No foul call on an obvious foul in the backcourt and then some ref rushes in from all the way across the court in the front court to call a push off on us.
Not a push off. 10 second call.
Ewin has had a very quiet game for 10 points.
Thank God he tried that heat check three
And they did it again!
Ewin is better than he's been playing. He's been much better the last couple weeks.
Dang it Billy
He didn't touch him.
Please stop with the overrated chant
Great win!
That's a nice Quad 1 win right there.
Good win. We all knew Louisville would make some runs and we did just enough to stay comfortably in front.
good win. that would have been tough for the team to come back from if we didn't hold on.
18 offensive boards.
Quote from: Barton Fink on Dec 03, 2025, 08:36 PMPlease stop with the overrated chant
https://x.com/TreyDaerr/status/1996408910081880165?t=GJNedgxboDUG3gf6_JobVQ&s=19
If we keep rebounding like that, we will be very hard to beat. Great win
Good for him. Yelling overrated to a team you just beat is really fucking stupid.
Glad I could help by staying away.
Needed that one.
Might not have won it without Ewin.
Knox and DJ gonna find their minutes getting scarce if they don't quit pressing so hard. They need to relax and let the game come to them.
Quote from: Usafhawg on Dec 03, 2025, 08:43 PMhttps://x.com/TreyDaerr/status/1996408910081880165?t=GJNedgxboDUG3gf6_JobVQ&s=19
Thank god. It's my biggest sports pet peeve.
Quote from: flash23 on Dec 03, 2025, 08:45 PMGood for him. Yelling overrated to a team you just beat is really fucking stupid.
No kidding. You want every team you beat to win the rest of their games.
3-0 in the SEC/ACC Challenge by the way. The rest of the SEC can lose the remainder for all I care.
I kind of thought we'd come out and lay an egg. If it weren't for Brazile in the first half, I'm not sure we would have built enough cushion to win. Glad his ankle wasn't game or season ending.
Quote from: The Whyte Boar on Dec 03, 2025, 08:52 PMKnox and DJ gonna find their minutes getting scarce if they don't quit pressing so hard. They need to relax and let the game come to them.
Yeah, both have been regulated to the bench. Good thing is we know they are better than how they've been playing. We're gonna need them both.
Great win. If we can dial up the defense like we did in the 1st half for a full game it will be tough to beat us. TB was good TB tonight. Knox played pretty well on D.
I thought the communication on D was much better than lately.
Quote from: Hognrock on Dec 03, 2025, 09:48 PMGreat win. If we can dial up the defense like we did in the 1st half for a full game it will be tough to beat us. TB was good TB tonight. Knox played pretty well on D.
I thought the communication on D was much better than lately.
Rebounding was much better
Quote from: Barton Fink on Dec 03, 2025, 08:52 PMThank god. It's my biggest sports pet peeve.
We somehow don't know how to win, even in basketball. For the life of me I just can't figure out why people think we're a weird fanbase.
I really thought we might lose if someone didn't step up in the second half, because there was no way Brazile could play two halfs like he did the first. But it was a team effort in the second half. Good for them.
Quote from: TC on Dec 03, 2025, 07:23 PMDamn, son. Make sure you start the next game thread.
On it.
https://x.com/wholehogsports/status/1996427883141808524?t=KQQo3jShfOLbzOAWhAhSyg&s=19 (https://x.com/wholehogsports/status/1996427883141808524?t=KQQo3jShfOLbzOAWhAhSyg&s=19)
I don't think Cal is a great Xs & Os kind of coach, but he's really good at stuff like that.
That moment of dread when they went on a run in the second half. Not just normal "oh shit" type dread, but that dread filled certainty that we were going to give up the lead and lose the game.
I wonder if that ever goes away or if it's a permanent scar on Arkansas fans' brains?
I can't imagine fans of teams like Duke go through that kind of mental trauma every game.
Quote from: Ray Zorback on Dec 04, 2025, 10:07 AMI don't think Cal is a great Xs & Os kind of coach, but he's really good at stuff like that.
He might be one of the worst....but this team's makeup is REALLY GOOD....they can defend their man well...team defense is lacking, but when you can switch and keep people in front, you are going to be tough....
We need to get Ewin involved in the high post...he has great hands, can pass, and is shifty...we are going to struggle against a quality big...especially if we don't double....so we need he and TB to be tough for them to guard...
i'm disappointed that pringle isn't that guy that can go toe to toe inside. if he was, with tb playing the way he is, we'd be very hard to beat.
Quote from: Sus-Scrofa on Dec 04, 2025, 10:09 AMThat moment of dread when they went on a run in the second half. Not just normal "oh shit" type dread, but that dread filled certainty that we were going to give up the lead and lose the game.
I wonder if that ever goes away or if it's a permanent scar on Arkansas fans' brains?
I can't imagine fans of teams like Duke go through that kind of mental trauma every game.
I was watching some boxing highlights and Jermain Taylor had a few and I realized he is the PERFECT Arkansas Boxer and then I realized he is likely the way he is because he is from Arkansas. Awesome fighter, wins the whole fight, dominant...then at the end, gets knocked out cold, over and over.
In time, you start thinking about it and it leads to you doing things that end up getting you knock out whereas if you just did you thing, it wouldn't happen so often. I think Arkansas kids or even teams know about it and our history and start thinking about it and it ends up being one of those self-perpetuating things.
Quote from: Jostlyn mcCocksack on Dec 04, 2025, 01:47 PMHe might be one of the worst....but this team's makeup is REALLY GOOD....they can defend their man well...team defense is lacking, but when you can switch and keep people in front, you are going to be tough....
We need to get Ewin involved in the high post...he has great hands, can pass, and is shifty...we are going to struggle against a quality big...especially if we don't double....so we need he and TB to be tough for them to guard...
We do run good stuff in situations. The base "transition" offense is where we don't do much. We expect a guy to beat his man and make a play. Very NBA like which is a Cal selling point. We've also ran really good stuff on out of bounds. Did it again last night.
This difference in this team is that we have a point guard who can get to the basket whenever he wants. And if you back off o him, he will make you pay. In late game situations, he can simply take over. He can get to the rim and score at will.
That's hard to beat. He is only going to get better.
Quote from: Barton Fink on Dec 04, 2025, 02:13 PMWe do run good stuff in situations. The base "transition" offense is where we don't do much. We expect a guy to beat his man and make a play. Very NBA like which is a Cal selling point. We've also ran really good stuff on out of bounds. Did it again last night.
Speaking of NBA, there was that maybe 3 minute stretch in the 2nd half where Brown and Acuff just took turns driving to the basket for scores and nobody could stop them. VERY NBA like.
We play really well when we're moving without the ball. But when we have 3-4 guys just standing around watching, we better pray the shot goes in. Gotta get better at moving without the ball.
Also, we have to be one of the worst at defending the pick and roll. We did better last night but we're still giving away too many easy buckets to it.
Our spacing was much better against Louisville. Ball movement has definitely improved.
Cal has said many times that he's not out there drawing up plays for guys, like Knox as an example. It's not his style. He wants his players to figure it out. He allows his guys to have autonomy to an extent.
He wants his kids to be coaches. Acuff is going to be that kid. He even let's his kids pull players out and put others in, if he trusts them.