Greg Ostendorf: Arkansas
First of all, I love what coach Bret Bielema is doing at Arkansas. He's turned the program around, and he's done it his way. But I just can't get behind all this talk of the Razorbacks being a serious contender in the West. This team lost its top three defensive players to the NFL. Running back Jonathan Williams was recently lost for the season with a foot injury. And have you seen that schedule? Road games at Tennessee, Alabama, Ole Miss and LSU, plus a neutral site game against Texas A&M. A bowl team? Yes. But more than seven wins? Not this season.
http://espn.go.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/105639/sec-underachieving-team-predictions
First of all, I love what coach Bret Bielema is doing at Arkansas. He's turned the program around, and he's done it his way. But I just can't get behind all this talk of the Razorbacks being a serious contender in the West. This team lost its top three defensive players to the NFL. Running back Jonathan Williams was recently lost for the season with a foot injury. And have you seen that schedule? Road games at Tennessee, Alabama, Ole Miss and LSU, plus a neutral site game against Texas A&M. A bowl team? Yes. But more than seven wins? Not this season.
http://espn.go.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/105639/sec-underachieving-team-predictions
