Crazy Night... Crazy Win in Little Rock
It was a crazy day in Little Rock Saturday as the Arkansas Razorbacks had to fight off Division I-AA Tennessee-Chattanooga. The game seemed to be trouble from the get go. The first snap of the game sailed past an unexpecting Casey Dick and into the end zone. The Mocs take a 2-0 lead seven seconds into the game.
The normally sure handed Darren McFadden was anything but during the game. He uncharacteristically fumbled the ball giving it back to Chattanooga. Then out of the WildHog formation D-Mac couldn’t handle the snap himself. That’s his second turnover in the first half.
Normally a safe place to play Little Rock was filled with doubts which started before the game with a banner flown by a plane that points out the Hogs, 0-2 start this year in the SEC.
“It's funny they didn't have that when we were 7-0 last year, they couldn't find that plane,” said Houston Nutt, Arkansas head coach during his Sunday press conference. “We needed that when we were 7-0 in the conference, had as many wins as Florida. They couldn't find that plane, that's interesting.”
Part of the reason for McFadden’s problem with the handles was because of sore ribs. D-Mac left the game early Saturday night because of the injury. On his only touchdown of the night McFadden appeared to fumble the ball. Although he had 122 yards during the game his play was anything but flawless. Coach Nutt said Darren put too much pressure on himself to get the rushing record in “The Rock.”
“He was very frustrated, he was trying so hard and he didn't have a good night, bottom line, he did not have a good night,” said Nutt. “I know that hurts him, I know he wants to really excel, especially in Little Rock. Again, if you looked at all the little things, he made a nice block on pass protection, really got a good knock down there. He's wanting awfully hard, but again he'll really bounce back from this game and use it to better himself.”
The normally sure handed Darren McFadden was anything but during the game. He uncharacteristically fumbled the ball giving it back to Chattanooga. Then out of the WildHog formation D-Mac couldn’t handle the snap himself. That’s his second turnover in the first half.
Normally a safe place to play Little Rock was filled with doubts which started before the game with a banner flown by a plane that points out the Hogs, 0-2 start this year in the SEC.
“It's funny they didn't have that when we were 7-0 last year, they couldn't find that plane,” said Houston Nutt, Arkansas head coach during his Sunday press conference. “We needed that when we were 7-0 in the conference, had as many wins as Florida. They couldn't find that plane, that's interesting.”
Part of the reason for McFadden’s problem with the handles was because of sore ribs. D-Mac left the game early Saturday night because of the injury. On his only touchdown of the night McFadden appeared to fumble the ball. Although he had 122 yards during the game his play was anything but flawless. Coach Nutt said Darren put too much pressure on himself to get the rushing record in “The Rock.”
“He was very frustrated, he was trying so hard and he didn't have a good night, bottom line, he did not have a good night,” said Nutt. “I know that hurts him, I know he wants to really excel, especially in Little Rock. Again, if you looked at all the little things, he made a nice block on pass protection, really got a good knock down there. He's wanting awfully hard, but again he'll really bounce back from this game and use it to better himself.”
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Jacob |
October 11, 2007 at 7:18 AM