Arkansas didn’t exactly have fans throwing celebration parties or jumping up and down this weekend. Most folks just nodded hearing the score.
But after a few gotcha moments and SEC chaos Saturday, the Hogs stayed right where they were still cozy at No. 21 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll.
Arkansas, coming off a dominant 88-68 road win at Mississippi State that was about as boring as Seattle's beatdown of New England in the Super Bowl, was handed the same ranking this Monday that it had last Monday.
If you listen to the hype crews, you’d think a big road win would shake up the poll a bit. But that win over a struggling Mississippi State with balanced scoring, strong assists, and a swagger that said “we ain’t done yet†got the Razorbacks nowhere new in the eyes of the voters.
In fact, Arkansas not only still sits at No. 21 in the AP poll, that's exactly where the Hogs fell in the USA Today Coaches Poll also.
Don’t get it twisted. The road win was no mirage.
Arkansas desperately needed a solution to its embarrassingly long losing streak in Starkville. That came in the form of shooting 52.2% from the field and 36.4% from beyond the arc while holding the Bulldogs to...
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