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Ohmagod! I quit playing Mario Galaxy cause the wife was doing so much hollering! 50 to 42 third overtime! Uh......touchdown LSU......will they get the 2 point conversion? Wish chasv was here to help me remember how to pray..........no 2 points! We win!

woooooooooo PIGS!

Extend Nutt's Contract!!

Oh wait, I got caught up in the moment. Fire Nutt!

God help me, I couldn't help myself--I was rooting for them to pull it out. And they did.

We're in the 2349th overtime in Iraq. Get our troops out now!

Absolutly Awesome...........but fire Nutt anyway.

What a game. I thought they should keep Nutt before the game and this win will make it very difficult to fire him.

But like Brummett has said too much emphasis is put on 20-year olds only loosely affiliated with a college. :<)

the Tigers woke up once it got dark

but (sigh) 'twas not enough

Congrats to the Hogs (especially McFadden, Dick, and Hillis)

WOW......MY FAITH IS RESTORED.....WHAT A GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Man, do we have some obsessed and jaded Razorback fans. The Arkansas Razorbacks went and defeated the #1 team in the nation, in a grudge match, on their own field, in an epic game - one that they needed to win to make into the BCS Championship Game. And apparently "Fire Nutt" is the victory cry?

I'm of the opinion that it's probably time for Nutt to move on. Even if there's nobody out there better than him right now to take his place. But Jesus, we just beat LSU in a great @!#$ing game! The team deserves better than that! Save the Nutt-needing-to-go speeched at least until tomorrow.

GO HOGS.

Nutt haters.... I'll speak for the first and hopefully last time as what I perceive to be, and on behalf of the silent majority... Its so damn easy for you to criticize (especially after the fact) and pontificate about this and that, and to use pejorative terms and feel so smug and smart about yourselves, isn't it? So, to turn the tables and use the type of language you apparently understand to the exclusion of reasoned debate... shut the hell up! ( in reverse its a bitch, ain't it?)
Now, if you'd turn that same hate towards the bull...t administration and save a few thousand lives in Iraq........ Yeah, I thought so.

Just a short note to our Beverly Hillbilly Boy, Lumberjack, who said our Hogs sucked, etc. (Not really worth anyone's time to repeat the rest of his Rush lipsynching shtick.)

It was a great game. The Tigers played tough; the Hogs made big plays; the fans were all fabulous; and, best of all, no one was trying to mess the whole thing up with trash politics. It was the best game I've watched all year. I was glad the Hogs won, but I hated to see the game end.

Let's go to the Cotton Bowl & play Texas now.

Yes, it was great to beat LSU, but it shouldn't have been an upset, not with the talent on this team. If the Hogs had a great QB to go with McFadden we would have had a respectable record going into this game, and we had that QB until Nutt chased him off to Los Angeles. This victory, great though it is, changes nothing about what's wrong at Fudville.

I think I'd call this progress. When I first started living in Arkansas full-time, back in the late seventies, Razorback fans spent most of their time whining about the Texas League refs. Now they're focusing on something they can affect.

Affect positively? Well...

My wife who has declined US citizenship for 25+ years, sat and watched the overtime, Last time she watched the Hogs, Matt Jones ran 7 overtimes against Ole Miss. Now what do we do w/ Houston?

As the time nears for Houston Nutt to ride off into the Arkansas sunset, I will say that nobody, with the possible exceptions of Frank Broyles and Ken Hatfield, ever took the Razorback football program and the players more to heart than has Nutt. Not all, but certainly most of his players, past and current, would attest to this.

For the most part, Nutt's dedication to the tasks at Fayetteville has resulted in success on the field. His overall record at Arkansas is 75-48 with a 22-2 record in Little Rock. If they ever knew, most fans have forgotten that during the eight years prior to Nutt's arrival, Arkansas's record was a dismal 38-51

Nutt's overall SEC record (criticized by so many) was 30-20 in SEC-West play and 12-20 vs. SEC-East teams, including two losses in SEC championship games. Never mind that the SEC is the country's toughest football conference. Of Nutt's SEC losses, 13 were by five points or less and 3 others were by a single touchdown. Arkansas's SEC record was 19-27-2 during our first six years in the conference, before Nutt's arrival.

During his tenure, Nutt's teams played in seven bowls (soon to be eight) and went 2-5, the wins coming over Texas (Nutt is 2-1 against the Longhorns) and Missouri. In the eight years before Nutt arrived, the Hogs received only two bowl bids. The Razorbacks' all-time bowl record is 11-21-3.

Nutt's Razorbacks won or shared three SEC-West championships. They were in the final national rankings three times, and were ranked No. 15 in 2006. His teams defeated 15 nationally ranked opponents, including today's win over No. 1 LSU, and won 17 games while the Hogs, themselves, were nationally ranked. How absurd that some claim, "Nutt could never win the big ones."

Nutt's Hogs had four 9-win seasons, including 10-4 in 2006. He was named SEC Coach of the year in 1998, 2001, and 2006; and was also named Division I-A Coach of the Year by The Sporting News in 1998.

During Nutt's tenure, national interest in the Razorbacks increased dramatically with 76 games being televised, including today's game. In the eight years before Nutt came to Fayetteville, the Hogs were on TV only 36 times. Millions got to see some of the most exciting of those 76 games, including an NCAA unprecedented seven overtime 58-56 win over Ole Miss; a seven overtime 71-63 win over Kentucky; a six overtime 38-41 loss to Tennessee; and today's three overtime 50-48 win over LSU. Overall, Nutt is 7-1 in overtime games.

Nutt and his staff have produced 12 All-Americans (seven first team picks); 52 All-SEC selections; a Heisman Trophy runner-up; and 27 NFL Draft picks (4 of them first-round selections). Overall, 35 Razorbacks have signed with NFL teams in just the past four years. During the Hogs first six years in the SEC (before Nutt's arrival), there were only 18 All-SEC selections and no All-Americans.

Of little or no interest to many, but of immense significance to me is the fact that Nutt has emphasized and monitored classroom attendance and study. During his tenure, 145 Hogs have been named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll and dozens of his student athletes graduated before their athletic eligibility expired. No matter how negatively one feels about Nutt, this kind of student athlete achievement and Nutt's push for it should be cheered by all.

Far more disappointing to me than Nutt's win-loss record has been the despicable behavior of many "fans" this year. The "Fire Nutt" airplane banners and the message board and radio trash talk have been totally over the top. This is not to excuse Nutt's thin skin and some exercises in poor judgment (his and others), but the trash talk and banners (childlike ploys of long-time Nutt antagonists who jumped at the chance to capitalize on the Springdale Five fiasco) have hurt the players. And it has cost us recruits. (Can you say quarterback Kale Pick, 6-1, 198 pounds, 4.48-second 40-yard dash, of Dodge City, Kan.?)

Over and over, McFadden, Monk, Hillis, Felton, Jones, and other players have expressed their view that the attacks on Nutt equate to kicks in the faces of the players; but the antagonists have either ignored them or answered with a chorus of, "Well, the players might have said that, but .." in efforts to justify their behavior before resuming the message board and radio trash talk, and flying those idiotic banners. Even if these "fans" had no regard for Nutt, they could have shown some respect for the players by listening to them and halting the lunacy.

As for Nutt, I hope it will be announced tomorrow that he's been bought out, is taking the $3-4 million coming to him, and is leaving. No coach, his assistants, and his players should have to endure what they have. Nutt's going to have no problem landing another good job with the record he's compiled at Arkansas and in the SEC. I wish him continued success wherever he lands. And if Arkansas remains in the SEC, I hope Nutt's successor(s) in the next 10 years can compile a record that equals or surpasses his. Time will tell, but don't hold your breath.

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Arkansas 50, LSU 48

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- LSU's national title hopes were crushed by a Heisman-worthy performance.

Darren McFadden rushed for three touchdowns and threw for another to lift Arkansas to a 50-48, three-overtime victory over the top-ranked Tigers on Friday. Peyton Hillis also scored three TDs, the last in the third overtime. Felix Jones ran for the critical 2-point conversion to make it 50-42 Razorbacks (8-4, 4-4 SEC).

LSU (10-2, 6-2) responded when Matt Flynn found Brandon LaFell for a 9-yard TD, but Matterral Richardson intercepted the 2-point conversion attempt, and Arkansas' bench emptied onto the field in triumph. McFadden, last year's Heisman Trophy runner-up, rushed for 206 yards 32 carries and now has 1,725 yards rushing this season.

McFadden wasn't the only running back LSU had trouble wrapping up. Hillis and Jones each ran for 89 yards as Arkansas finished with a 385 yards on the ground against one of the best run defenses in the country.

LSU's Flynn finished 209 yards passing and three touchdowns. He also ran for another score in the first overtime, when LSU could have emerged victorious with a stop on fourth-and-10. But Casey Dick found Hillis open for a 12-yard game to keep the Razorbacks alive, then later found Hillis again for a 9-yard tying TD.

Jacob Hester rushed for 126 yards and two TDs for LSU, which had to rally from a seven-point deficits three times in the second half, and convert two fourth-down plays on its last drive in regulation, just to force overtime. But in the end, Arkansas and embattled coach Houston Nutt walked away holding the ``Golden Boot,'' a trophy shaped like the states of Arkansas and Louisiana.

Nutt, who will have his team in a bowl game, may not be back with the Hogs next season after growing unrest in Fayatteville, Ark., and a slow start to the season. Arkansas officials have yet to confirm that, however, and firing Nutt may be a less popular move now.

LSU had already clinched the SEC West Division and will move on to the conference title game in Atlanta on Dec. 1, but will do so feeling a little hollow after letting a chance at a national title slip away. Winning the SEC title will put LSU in New Orleans in January, but for the Sugar Bowl, not the BCS Championship game they wanted to be in a week later.

HDN, 10 more years! 10 more years! 10 more years!

Great victory. But it does not eradicate the fact he has the three best running backs in the history of UofA football and has done so little. His 4-4 2007 SEC record is pitiful, not being able to beat a team that UL@ Monroe and Miss. State could beat (Ala). His 4 non conference foes were the pits.

HDN is something like 41-40 in SEC play.

0-5 against Georgia.
0-3 against Fla.
4-6 against LSU (1-4 since '02)
2-5 against Tenn.
1-1 vs Vandy
2-3 against Ky.
0-2 in SECCGs
0-2 vs USC (120 pts to 31 points)
2-5 in bowl games (0-3 against Big Ten)
0 BCS appearances

So if one embraces mediocrity then one is happy with HDN and his texting.

Way to go Dmac, despite the fumbles....eeeek!

Way to go to Peyton Hillis, who carried this team today. C. Dick had a great game....where has that been all season?

Fun to watch.....the team has heart....

Thoroughly enjoyed this one.....

Makes me proud to be a Hog fan again, at least for a little while.

I think I've only watched one entire football game this season and it was today's thriller. Go Hogs! The HDN drama doesn't have much impact on my day-to-days so whatever happens there happens. Isn't a lot of the Nutt-hate out there because of all the money he makes? Seems like that's what all these things come down to.

At the link is a world map game that I like better than the one I put up the other night.

Before you click "start" you can put your pointer anywhere on the map and click--it will identify the country. Click start to play the game and you must find the country. You can also zoom in and out.

Some of these haters go on and on about what could have been, never enjoying what is.

Perfection is nice, but rarely attainable in life. We can't all be Number One. Me, I've won a few, lost a bunch, but I fought hard every time. And I always keep coming back even when I get the s*** kicked out of me. If that makes me mediocre, well, I can live with it.

These Razorbacks have battled hard. Sure, they could have won more and the coaches could have done better, but who woulda thought they'd be going to the Cotton Bowl, after all the yowling and moaning that's blown across the Internet?

I say seize the day! Pay tribute to the team for this fine victory. Mediocrity? What's that got to do with it?

one of the most fun games i have ever seen and i have been going to hog games since 1962. dmac's performanse was was one for the record books. you don't run throw and catch in the same game like he did. the kid can do it all impressively. if he does not win the heisman then some voters are just cheating. he is the most special kid to come through here ever. somebody during the game was putting a list of the greatest players in the sec and it was dmac first, bo jackson second and archie manning third. that is pretty good company to be in.

Fire Nutt.

Every engineering professor at the UofA has contributed more to the welfare of this state.

Every computer scientist who graduates from the UofA does more for society than McFadden.

There's a lot of people on this blog who will run down fundamentalist Christianity but who don't see anything wrong with worshiping a football team.

Circuses, while Rome is burning.

So sad.

The Good Team Came to Play Today. Where were they the rest of the season? They have cost me a steak dinner for my LSU family. That's a dinner check I don't mind paying. Wouldn't have minded paying for steak dinners all season..........

Machu,

When 70,000+ will pay $35 a pop to watch someone write programming code talk to me.

What in the world is wrong with sensless diversions to make you forget about everything going wrong in life? There are people all over the state with great problems, but for many of them, they can go to bed happy because their team showed today that anything is possible.

It's ok to concern yourself with things that aren't all that important from time to time - like every Saturday.

Go Hogs, Fire Nutt, Vote Democrat.

Great article on nola.com

Before Bill Clinton came along, about the only things the rest of the world identified with Arkansas were the Razorbacks and Central High. Like it or not, the Razorbacks have been ambassadors for our state for years, and they have been a positive image for Arkansas. What people saw yesterday was a impressive football team that beat what was supposed to be the best team in the county, and they did it with class. Most of those people won't understand why so many of us think Houston Nutt must go, but Cato makes the case eloquently.

cato what about the win loss records of those teams you mentioned?
I say I hate to fire a man only to LOSE 2 or 3 years or more testing out coaches that can't get r dun either!
NO Team in America can go thourgh the SEC without losing 2 or 3 games.... Let 'em come we'll beat the pants off 'em and send 'em back packing their sores.
Dale has to stay awhile longer! It would be stupid to fire a coach that wins the biggest one.
I think we could have been undefeated but other teams thinks they could too.

Lou Holts is the only coach I can remember that came here and won right off the bat. But, it proved that he was could win with the previous coaches' recruits but he couldn't recruit so he lost and left!

BATON ROUGE, La. - LSU let its second chance slip away.

more stories like thisTwice the Tigers were No. 1 and in control of their national championship hopes.

Twice the team with a flair for the dramatic couldn't pull out a triple-overtime victory against a Heisman Trophy contender.

Darren McFadden rushed for 206 yards and three touchdowns, and even threw for another score to lift Arkansas to a 50-48 victory yesterday, likely eliminating another team from the national title chase.

"Certainly, he had a Heisman performance today," LSU coach Les Miles lamented. "Right now, there's a goal of our football team taken off the board and it's sad . . . Tonight, we'll be sick."

LSU may very well play a bowl game in New Orleans, but the one they were hoping to play - the BCS championship game Jan. 7 - now looks out of reach.

That had to devastate most of the 92,606 fans who filled Tiger Stadium with earsplitting roars throughout this classic, then quietly filed out while the Razorbacks stormed the field in triumph after snapping the nation's longest home-winning streak at 19 games.

The Tigers (10-2, 6-2 Southeastern Conference) had already clinched the SEC West Division and will move on to the conference title game in Atlanta Dec. 1, but will do so feeling a little hollow.

Winning the SEC title will put LSU in the Sugar Bowl. No team with two losses has ever played in the national title game. A few more upsets could put LSU back in the debate, but it could've been so easy for the Tigers. All they had to do was win two.

"It's a sick feeling, losing another tough game that we played our hearts out," tight end Richard Dickson said. "We can think about it for a while but we have to come out next week and win an SEC title."

McFadden's rushing touchdowns went for 16 yards in the second quarter, 73 yards in the third period, and 9 yards in the second OT. His TD pass was a flawlessly executed 24-yarder over the middle to Peyton Hillis after McFadden froze the defense with a play-action fake.

Heisman voters will have to think twice about leaving McFadden off of the top of their ballot.

"However you want to put it, numbers speak for themselves," said McFadden, who has 1,725 yards rushing this season, breaking the school record he set last year.

Hillis scored four TDs, the last in the third overtime. Felix Jones ran for the critical 2-point conversion to make it 50-42 for the Razorbacks (8-4, 4-4).

LSU responded when Matt Flynn found Brandon LaFell for a 9-yard TD, but Matterral Richardson intercepted the 2-point conversion attempt.

"Hey, we were the best team in the country today," boasted Houston Nutt, who is rumored to be on his way out as the Razorbacks' coach. "To come down here in Baton Rouge and win is huge."

Hillis ran for 89 yards and Jones had 85 as Arkansas finished with 385 yards on the ground against one of the best run defenses in the country.

Now that the Tigers have fallen as No. 1 a second time, the winner of tonight's game between No. 2 Kansas and No. 3 Missouri will likely take over the top spot in the rankings and the BCS standings. No. 4 West Virginia, which was third in the BCS standings, has a chance to sneak up to at least No. 2 in each with a win over Connecticut.

LSU had made a habit of pulling off dramatic second-half comebacks in victories over Florida, Auburn, and at Alabama. Their only other loss also came in triple OT at Kentucky, with quarterback Andre Woodson putting on a Heisman-worthy performance.

This time, Arkansas and the embattled Nutt walked away holding the "Golden Boot," a trophy shaped like the states of Arkansas and Louisiana.

"This league's the toughest league in America and that's why it's hard for a lot of people to understand that every Saturday, anybody can beat anybody in this league," Nutt said.

© Copyright 2007 Globe Newspaper Company.
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jazzy, I appreciate all your good efforts but, no offense meant, maybe someone could show you how to avoid grabbing all that extraneous matter when you wish to copy and paste something to the blog. It's pretty easy, but not so easy to explain unless I were standing over your shoulder.

But for instance, suppose there is one salient paragraph you'd like to copy. Did you know that you can place your cursor right in the middle of the paragraph and triple-right-click to highlight just that one paragraph? Then right-click (once) on the highlighted portion and select, with one left-click, "Copy" from the little drop-down menu. Then come to the blog, place your cursor in the typing space, right-click and select "Paste", and Voilá! Try it :-)

Regards,
widj

Now you've gone n hurt my feelings.

Sorry, I was just trying to be helpful. I mean, surely you don't think we need to read that list of webpage options, etc.

jazzy

Keep on keeping on....we all had to learn somehow.

I agree in principle with widj...but I am also tolerant of those who are just taking their first steps into this stuff.

As for the post..article....our talent on the field could win a lot more of these SEC games with a little more talent on the sidelines wearing the headset.

Nutt may be a nicer guy than I think he is...but we ain't paying him over a million a year to be a nice guy.

GO HOGS!

widj,,,,my idea of a joke. No offence taken. I've said before and I'll say again, I welcome
all the help & tips I can get.

Someone using a computer in the Nutt household (or at least with the Nutt computer address) sent an email lamenting the fact that he/she did not have the opportunity to join in the brutal beating of Beck Campbell (Mitch Mustain's mother) within an inch of her life. The perpetrator of the beating is now serving a prison sentence.

This is not rumor or speculation. It is public record. Someone in Houston Nutt's household has bad taste and a fascination with violence.

Would this be tolerated of any other faculty member?

When 70,000+ will pay $35 a pop to watch someone write programming code talk to me.-Posted by: RazorbackDem
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RazorDem:
There are probably at least 70,000 people that paid way more than $35 a pop to watch entertainment provided by Windows or Mac OS X.

Maybe y'all should talk.