Mixed Nutts

Yessir, tomorrow is the day we've all been waiting for, the big game against the UT-Chattanooga Mocassins. I wouldn't want to be in their mocassins even if the Hogs are sleep-walking through the most of the game. Again, if you're going to play teams like this, why not Arkansas State?

I know. It's a no-win situation for the Hogs. Win big and they're just doing what they're supposed to do. Win close and it's almost like a loss in the eyes of the pundits. Lose and you've made ASU's season.

However, I think it would prepare the Hogs better for the rigors of the SEC than the directional schools and rumdums they've played this season. Frank Broyles' policy of not playing in state schools is as antiquated as anything else the man has done the last few years. He always cites his home state of Georgia and how it hurt UGA and Georgia Tech when they played.

How? Both of those schools have won National Championships in football since the Hogs have. Georgia in 1980 and Tech in 1990. That argument just won't fly any more.

I attended the basketball game between the Hogs and ASU in the 1987 NIT, and seldom if ever have I felt more electricity at a basketball involving the Hogs, other than in the NCAA Tourney.

Yes, many of the ASU fans behaved boorishly. Yes, their cheerleaders unfurled a banner reading "how long will the Hogs run?", which was low class in the Hogs' own gym. But, it's not like UA has never played against boorish fans before. Ever hear of OU?