Sunday, November 18, 2012
The football open line
Posted by Max Brantley on Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 7:58 AM
Did anybody else snort at the headlines that the Hogs' loss to Mississippi State yesterday ended their bowl hopes?
As if ...
Jim Harris Twittered last night that Arkansas State would be a sure winner over Arkansas this year. That's not so remarkable. What's remarkable is that, best I can tell, no Hogaholic was heard calling for Harris' scalp.
I guess it's too much to dream that coaches at Stanford or Vanderbilt might want to coach in Arkansas.
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