Here are some thoughts I have in response to today’s news.
1) Notre Dame - If we can replace them with a more winnable SEC foe then great. If we replace them with Georgia or Florida, this sucked. Honestly didn’t care about playing Notre Dame at all this year given our recent struggles.
2) Texas A&M/Mizzou - If these games are going to be played at their home stadiums then there must be a clause that forces both of them to come to Arkansas next season. If that doesn’t happen then Yuracheck failed and got punked.
3) 10 SEC games - I am hopeful after listening to Yuracheck that he will not sit back and let us walking into a situation where we end up with two of the best teams in the East. That would be deflating before the season ever started. If strength of schedule truly matters then Arkansas should at least get a Vandy or Sout Carolina matchup out of this deal, if not both. I doubt it will be both since Yuracheck is already preparing fans for us to play a team comparable to Notre Dame. If that’s Florida or Georgia then that’s a raw deal.
4) Schedule Start time - A little later than I expected but it helps a new coaching staff like ours get the offense and defense installed along with establishing a more accurate depth chart. This is especially helpful considering we lost out on our Spring.
5) Overall - While I would have preferred a week earlier start with one non conference game against a weak opponent to give us a chance to work out some kinks, I’m okay with what they come up with. Should be a interesting year especially since expectations are really low and that’s normally when Arkansas pulls out something unexpected. (Especially since Chad Morris is not coaching them now)
1) Notre Dame - If we can replace them with a more winnable SEC foe then great. If we replace them with Georgia or Florida, this sucked. Honestly didn’t care about playing Notre Dame at all this year given our recent struggles.
2) Texas A&M/Mizzou - If these games are going to be played at their home stadiums then there must be a clause that forces both of them to come to Arkansas next season. If that doesn’t happen then Yuracheck failed and got punked.
3) 10 SEC games - I am hopeful after listening to Yuracheck that he will not sit back and let us walking into a situation where we end up with two of the best teams in the East. That would be deflating before the season ever started. If strength of schedule truly matters then Arkansas should at least get a Vandy or Sout Carolina matchup out of this deal, if not both. I doubt it will be both since Yuracheck is already preparing fans for us to play a team comparable to Notre Dame. If that’s Florida or Georgia then that’s a raw deal.
4) Schedule Start time - A little later than I expected but it helps a new coaching staff like ours get the offense and defense installed along with establishing a more accurate depth chart. This is especially helpful considering we lost out on our Spring.
5) Overall - While I would have preferred a week earlier start with one non conference game against a weak opponent to give us a chance to work out some kinks, I’m okay with what they come up with. Should be a interesting year especially since expectations are really low and that’s normally when Arkansas pulls out something unexpected. (Especially since Chad Morris is not coaching them now)
