Your annual preseason record prediction poll for 2026

[Third_down_draw]

3 wins. I don't care enough to even look at the schedule to guess what games.

[Too Big Pig]

3.

UNA, Tulsa, and somebody overlooks us.

[SwahiliSteve]

You people are pretty optimistic for a program that's in year one of rebuilding. though I'm struggling with coprophagia, haven't we been rebuilding our program for three straight gd decades now?

[BleedinRed]

We will an unimaginable amount of games this year and as a result HY gives Silverfish an absurd new contract.  They will then follow up the success with 3 win seasons in each of the next 5, leading to his termination and the process starting all over again.  

[dhog]

You people are pretty optimistic for a program that's in year one of rebuilding. though I'm struggling with coprophagia, haven't we been rebuilding our program for three straight gd decades now?

Arkansas, the Winchester house of football.

[Rick B.]

[Rick B.]

So, initiate CSB....

A few seasons ago when they followed me around WMS as "superfan" of the game, I became good friends with the ESPN play by play guy who did the special.  He and I text often.  After the coaching firing/hiring carousel back in Jan/Feb, I texted him to ask his opinion.  For what it's worth, this is a guy with no allegiances to any teams or whatever.  He said that of the 3 coaches from the AAC who moved to the SEC, we got the best of the 3.  He has been covering the AAC for a while.  He told me he would not be surprised if we won 7.  I'm like damn son, that's incredible.  He also said he thought that Golesh will be a wash.  So that's why I am going with 6-6. 

Definite, absolute, no question about it losses:  Texas, LSU, Georgia, Utah
Definite, absolute, no question about it wins:  Tulsa, North Alabama
Teams I'm not even a bit afraid of who I think we might beat if we take care of the ball and get over the 1 score loss hump:  South Carolina, Auburn, Missouri, Vanderbilt
Team who will probably beat us but if we can get some luck, we might sneak one out:  Tennessee
Mystery team, in my opinion:  Texas A&M

So I'll go wins:  North Alabama, Tulsa, Vanderbilt, Missouri, Auburn, South Carolina;  losses:  Utah, Georgia, Texas A&M, Tennessee, Texas, LSU

Razorback Red Colored Glasses Engaged.

[SwahiliSteve]

shocked you didn't come here to post about pumpkin spice lattes

[Rick B.]

shocked you didn't come here to post about pumpkin spice lattes

Had my first of the season on Tuesday.  As usual, it was glorious.  If only they had a Bud Light Pumpkin Spice.  Or Busch Light. 

[SwahiliSteve]

Had my first of the season on Tuesday.  As usual, it was glorious.  If only they had a Bud Light Pumpkin Spice.  Or Busch Light. 

🤮

Good to see you back posting, bitch!

[BleedinRed]

Had my first of the season on Tuesday.  As usual, it was glorious.  If only they had a Bud Light Pumpkin Spice.  Or Busch Light. 

[buff2.0]

I bet you can peel a banana with those things.

Also, we have questions.

https://x.com/rickybaw/status/2088737849373790594?s=46&t=DTGVKlgNTKh5Nq29PdZsdg

[BleedinRed]

Snicker

[DirkPiggler]

So, initiate CSB....

A few seasons ago when they followed me around WMS as "superfan" of the game, I became good friends with the ESPN play by play guy who did the special.  He and I text often.  After the coaching firing/hiring carousel back in Jan/Feb, I texted him to ask his opinion.  For what it's worth, this is a guy with no allegiances to any teams or whatever.  He said that of the 3 coaches from the AAC who moved to the SEC, we got the best of the 3.  He has been covering the AAC for a while.  He told me he would not be surprised if we won 7.  I'm like damn son, that's incredible.  He also said he thought that Golesh will be a wash.  So that's why I am going with 6-6. 

Definite, absolute, no question about it losses:  Texas, LSU, Georgia, Utah
Definite, absolute, no question about it wins:  Tulsa, North Alabama
Teams I'm not even a bit afraid of who I think we might beat if we take care of the ball and get over the 1 score loss hump:  South Carolina, Auburn, Missouri, Vanderbilt
Team who will probably beat us but if we can get some luck, we might sneak one out:  Tennessee
Mystery team, in my opinion:  Texas A&M

So I'll go wins:  North Alabama, Tulsa, Vanderbilt, Missouri, Auburn, South Carolina;  losses:  Utah, Georgia, Texas A&M, Tennessee, Texas, LSU

Razorback Red Colored Glasses Engaged.

Damn you for giving me hope.

For the record I don't think Utah belongs in the auto loss category.  They lost a lot of talent and, probably more importantly, their head coach.

Programs like Utah (or Arkansas for that matter) rarely hire two good coaches in a row, much less three.  Contrary to popular opinion, coaching is still the number one most important factor in a team's success. 

[Feral]

4-8.

Honestly, anything worse than 3-9 or better than 6-6 would shock the hell out of me.

We have no feel for this staff, roster, or the rest of the league. I guess that's life in the landscape of modern college football.

[Sus-Scrofa]

I don't see four wins.

If we're good enough for 6 wins with this schedule, that means we probably should have had 8 wins.

So we're probably all going to bitch some either way.

[mde114]

SEC pregame show agreed with the woopig. 3 wins max.

[BleedinRed]

I'm now definetly one board with 10 wins minimum.  

[HughJasole]

4-8 or 5-7.

Swing game will be Utah. Win that and 5 is possible. Lose that and 4 is max because I don't see us winning more than two SEC games.

[Vito Porkleone]

I'm drinking the kool-aid.  6-6.