Hogs Look on as Their Team is Turned to Pulled Pork

By: Joe Tucker (CrimsNkentucky) RollCrimsonTide.com

Alabama opened up conference play against the Arkansas Razorbacks Saturday in grand fashion dismantling the hogs 49-14. New head coach, Bobby Petrino, is trying to get his team to understand the fundamentals of his pass happy system and Saturday was the first big test for the hogs. They failed.

The Crimson Tide did everything necessary to assure they move up in the polls Saturday, while Arkansas learned more about itself and what they need to work on.

Alabama moved up to #8 in the Associated Press Poll. It was Alabama’s most one-sided SEC road win since 1989 when they beat Ole Miss 62-27. The 49 points were the most Alabama has scored in any SEC game since 1990 when it scored 59 against Vanderbilt. It was a dominating performance both offensively and defensively. It was enough for Alabama to move up to #8 in the USA today poll and #10 in the Coaches Poll.

Arkansas defensive coordinator Willy Robinson stood at the podium for several minutes after the game for the press conference — cameras, microphones and tape recorders pointed at his face — and tried to explain why the hogs struggled against Alabama on Saturday afternoon in their own stadium.

Robinson paused. Then he used an analogy that sounded as if he had dialed up former Bama defensive coordinator Coach Joe Kines.

“We weren’t the hammer,” Robinson said of Arkansas’ defense. “We were the nail today.”

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