SEC West 2011

[Dossenator]

Here is a round table video discussing Ark next season....

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=653506 ... id=2378529

SEC post spring wrap up story....Arkansas mentioned as a possible NC contender. Will be tough. They have to play both Bama and LSU on the road.

http://espn.go.com/ncf/notebook/_/page/ ... -wrap-2011

[ktffan]

A championship contender with a new quarterback? Is Arkansas that loaded?

[billybud]

I guess that they are looking at the SEC West....

Auburn is breaking in a QB with Cam gone to the NFL... Auburn also lost their two starting DT's... Nick Fairly is a huge loss.

LSU still has Jefferson at QB in spring and he is still inconsistant...and they will miss the five guys who went in the first three rounds of the draft.

Alabama lost McElroy, Ingram, and Julio Jones to the NFL. They still have Trent Richardson, but the QB will be a kid with his first start.

[billybud]

Here is the Vegas Opening Line on 2011-12 Season Champ...

Note: Arkansas is not favored over Alabama or LSU...but is over Auburn. For the SEC, the line setters like Bama...than LSU, than South Carolina in that order.


5561 Alabama NA NA +550
5562 Arkansas NA NA +3300
5563 Auburn NA NA +8000
5564 Arizona NA NA +15000
5565 Arizona State NA NA +8000
5566 Boise State NA NA +1500
5567 Boston College NA NA +17500
5568 BYU NA NA +16000
5569 California NA NA +12500
5570 Cincinnati NA NA +8500
5571 Clemson NA NA +12500
5572 Florida NA NA +2000
5573 Florida State NA NA +900
5574 Georgia NA NA +4000
5575 Georgia Tech NA NA +17500
5576 Iowa NA NA +8000
5577 Kansas State NA NA +12500
5578 LSU NA NA +1100
5579 Miami Florida NA NA +5500
5580 Michigan NA NA +8000
5581 Michigan State NA NA +5500
5582 Missouri NA NA +6500
5583 Mississippi NA NA +6000
5584 Mississippi State NA NA +6000
5585 Nebraska NA NA +2500
5586 North Carolina NA NA +8000
5587 Notre Dame NA NA +2300
5588 Ohio State NA NA +1500
5589 Oklahoma NA NA +380
5590 Oklahoma State NA NA +3000
5591 Oregon NA NA +1200
5592 Oregon State NA NA +13000
5593 Penn State NA NA +3000
5594 Pittsburgh NA NA +16000
5595 South Carolina NA NA +2500
5596 South Florida NA NA +15000
5597 Stanford NA NA +1500
5598 TCU NA NA +3500
5599 Tennessee NA NA +8000
5600 Texas NA NA +2500
5601 Texas A M NA NA +4000
5602 Texas Tech NA NA +17500
5603 UCLA NA NA +17000
5604 Utah NA NA +12500
5605 Virginia Tech NA NA +3300
5606 Washington NA NA +12500
5607 West Virginia NA NA +4000
5608 Wisconsin NA NA +3700
5609 FIELD (Any Other) NA NA +1400

[Dossenator]

A championship contender with a new quarterback? Is Arkansas that loaded?

They are indeed that loaded. If they can beat Bama early in Tuscaloosa watch out.

This new QB (Tyler Wilson) has been in the Petrino system going on 4 years now. Mono kept him from competing with Casey Dick for the job, and Ryan Mallett had a tough time beating him out of the job the past couple of years. He knows the offense. He has received playing time...most notably last year at Auburn when Mallett was hurt early in that game. He will be a Heisman contender this year.

Hogs will have the best WR corps in all of college football, one of the top RB's in all of college football (Knile Davis is the returning leading rusher in the SEC from last season...Hogs have depth at the RB position), a QB that will be a Heisman contender before seasons end, lots of talent back on the OL, and an ever improving defense (dline full of 300+ players with strength and speed...tons of depth).

The Razorbacks played in the Sugar Bowl last year and will be bringing back a much deeper and far more talented team in 2011. Anything less than a BCS bowl will be a HUGE disapointment...with aspirations of a NC.

It will be tough...Ark plays Bama and LSU on the road.

I can't wait!

[Dossenator]

Here is the Vegas Opening Line on 2011-12 Season Champ...

Note: Arkansas is not favored over Alabama or LSU...but is over Auburn. For the SEC, the line setters like Bama...than LSU, than South Carolina in that order.

It has to do with Ark being on the road for both the Bama and LSU games. Ark will not be favored in either game...so no way most will favor them to win the SEC West.

I do believe Ark for the first time since entering the SEC will have the overall best team in the league. The deepest, and most talented....with Bama and LSU right on their heels. That's why those games on the road will be so hard to win.

[Swamp Daddy]

If the Hogs do well this year does that mean Petrino is already planning on talking to LSU, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Auburn or Tennessee, or sending them resumes?

Swamp Daddy

[RazorHawk]

If the Hogs do well this year does that mean Petrino is already planning on talking to LSU, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Auburn or Tennessee, or sending them resumes?

Swamp Daddy

As long as he leaves the program in better shape than when he arrived, which he certainly did at UL, then if he can better himself by leaving, I wouldn't have a problem with it. I realize the , but it does still sound like you have some resentment. In your scenario, not sure he would be bettering himself going to all of those schools.

I think Petrino is very happy in Fayetteville, and also the buyout conditions, will make it difficult for him to leave, or the UofA to get rid of him. My bigger concern, is that he would get lazy and stop doing the job that he is currently doing.

Only about two months to go.

[Dossenator]

If the Hogs do well this year does that mean Petrino is already planning on talking to LSU, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Auburn or Tennessee, or sending them resumes?

Swamp Daddy

His contract will not let him take a job at any SEC school. So if he leaves Arkansas then he has to leave the SEC. Plus his payout is so high that he is not going anywhere for several years. I am with Razorhawk...I would be more concerned about him not trying as hard knowing how secure his job is with his current contract.