Fast forward to 21 minutes.

Arkansas' rotation this weekend at Mississippi State will be Patrick Wicklander, Zebulon Vermillion and Lael Lockhart. That means Peyton Pallette will come out of the pen.

I think it is in the 4th inning at we are ahead 9-1.

Latest poll i saw had us 5th in the SEC which was good for 12th in the nation.

Pac 12 is at the top but SEC and the two schools in Oklahoma are right there

Greetings from Baum-Walker Stadium! It's good to get out to the park before heading to Indy this weekend. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m. CT. You can watch on SECN+.

Lineups to follow.

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3.5 ppg, 3 starts for the senior this year

Of course I don't know who needs to play but for fun I would play these guys to start out. Who you got?
CF Webb
LF Bates
RF White
C Leach
1B Smith
2B Gregory
SS Moore
3B Nesbit
DH Goodheart
SP Ramage
RP Adams

Arkansas didn't need Devo and Jaylin to beat ORU in December, now the two have an opportunity to shine:

Am I the only one that noticed this? Chris Beard seems to be yelling at Notae to shoot the ball. "hey shoot it" "shot!"... Or am I just imagining things?


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3:07 for reference

Perhaps the biggest reason is too many of Arkansas’ incoming transfers are falling flat vs. SEC competition.

https://www.bestofarkansassports.com/the-eric-musselman-honeymoon-is-officially-over/

Muss has a past of getting in a hole in tournament games.

2017 with Nevada as a 12 seed

Versus 5 seeded Iowa State. Down 22-37 with 2 minutes before half. Pulled within 51-55 with 10 minutes left in the game. Lost 73-84

2018 with Nevada as a 7 seed

Versus 10 seed Texas. Down 26-40 with 18 minutes left in the game. Won 87-83

Versus 2 seed Cincinnati. Down 43-65 with 11 minutes left in the game. Won 75-73

Versus 11 seed Loyola Chicago. Down 47-57 with 8 minutes left. Lost 68-69

2019 with Nevada as a 7 seed

Versus 10 seed Florida. Down 33-51 with 14 minutes left in the game. Got within 2 points, 59-61 with 3 minutes left. Lost 61-70

2021 with Arkansas as a 3 seed

Versus 14 seed Colgate. Down 19-33 in the first half. Won 85-68

Versus 6 seed Texas Tech. Down 13-23 in the first half. Won 68-66

I wonder if he will break the streak against a scrappy ORU team?

Tell me where I’m wrong or what I’m missing
we know DD & JW didn’t play much 1st time, now probably draw toughest assignment
i believe most Obanors points came because CV or VJ were on him, and in post JS was not as effective
i cant remember why Abmas was off, did Tate guard him or Desi?

we just need to slow 1 of the 2 down and hold others in check, right?

1. Devo gets Abmas, then Tate can help, even JD. can’t get in foul trouble or send him to line
2. JWill gets Obanor, then JS can help, can’t get in foul trouble or send him to line
*** if hogs can slow both down, or hold 1 of them well below their avg, we win

3. Rest of team lock down their guys (easier assignments) can’t let other players go off, get hot, or above avg
***seems like Glasper had a bigger night or Thompson

4. With Devo and JWill locked in on D with those 2, we don’t usually ask them to be our leading scorers,
***that frees up Moody, Smith, Tate, and JD to take their man on O

5. Rebound (limit them), make FTs, don’t foul, low TOs for hogs/high for them

There were a TON of takeaways from tonight's game. My recap is loaded with them + we'll have a story from @BradenSarver tomorrow morning...

Instead of how I do it for football, shall we come together to create my fake betting sheet for this weekend? $100 per

For starters I'm going under on Arkansas/ORU total and ORU to cover

DVH used a completely new lineup last night and the backups made the most of their opportunity. From @BradenSarver:

Highlights of the blowout of #24 Vandy in 2000, enjoy! Wild how similar Moses and ISO Joe are.

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Bonus: Highlights from the 1999 football blowouts of ULM, MTSU, and SC.

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A LOT more games from the 2000's to come in the next month or so.

STORY: https://arkansas.rivals.com/news/arkansas-beats-georgia-tech-for-cameron-ball

He's live on his instagram @supremestacksss

Red and White balloons sure do indicate something

We got an opportunity to talk to KJ Jefferson for the first time in a long time last night after practice.

come back for another year?

I just want to give a S/O to my man @DaltonG

Nobody hits that 😂 emoji more than him in my notifications.

Just wanted to start a dedicated thread to hype up another poster on the Bert.

If you will please tag someone else who makes being on the board a fun experience!

Maybe this thread gets a little fun, maybe I fall flat on my face, but I’m here for it.

Good times in Hog Heaven either way!

Still hearing back from some guys and some of these will have some more to add, as well, but I figured we'd start off this Tuesday morning of no basketball with some nice words from some top prospects.

Class of 2022:

Derrian Ford: "They are playing great. I love their defensive intensity and how they kept playing through adversity. It seems that they all have the same goal and that is to win."

On freshmen playing in the biggest game of the year: "It just shows the trust the staff has in the freshmen and that they're ready for that type of moment."

Aidan Shaw: "I'm excited for them. It makes a statement [starting three freshmen] that he [Muss] is playing who he believes will get it done no matter their class/age."

Braeden Moore: "I watched the [Texas Tech] game and very impressed with their style of play and with Coach Musselman."

On starting three freshmen: "I love it and the fact they're open to playing whoever is the best fit for that game situation."

Jordan Walsh: "I feel like Coach Muss along with his staff did a great job preparing their team for the challenges of the tournament. Glad to see they will play anyone they feel like they can win with."

Colin Smith: "That's big time. It's been a while. Speaks on the work they have put in."

Rylan Griffen: "It's cool to see [making the sweet sixteen]. I really like how Coach Musselman keeps in contact. He's a good guy and I'm happy to see his program doing well... I think they have an elite shot at making the elite 8 and maybe further."

On freshmen playing: “Yea it is [impressive]. They have the opportunity and they took advantage of it.”

Also added that being trusted early and early playing time play a factor in his decision.

Class of 2023:

Layden Blocker: "It's a big accomplishment for Coach Musselman and the team to make it to the Sweet 16. If they keep working and improving they can unlock more potential."

On freshmen: "It shows that he trusts them and plays the best players to win no matter if they are freshmen."

On the team's history: "No, I don't know much about those days but I heard stories about when Corliss and Coach Thurman played."

at the beginning of this season that Vance Jackson would be a non-factor, KK had a season-ending injury at the start of conference play, Desi had fallen off, and Connor was only shooting 32% from three, I would’ve thought the team would be a first round elimination in an 8/9 matchup.

Not saying I didn’t trust the staff to develop guys or make adjustments, but coming into the season I fully expected Vance and KK to be two starters and Sills to play to his preseason All-SEC selection. And CV to be more efficient from deep.

Just unreal to me that instead you have Devo, Tate, and Jaylin playing at a high level, Moody doing more than expected, and Notae being more efficient than expected of late.