Sunday Hangover: Arkansas

Because of a thunderstorm that took out our home's power, I didn't get to watch all of the game; I only got to watch most of the first quarter, a good portion of the third, and all of the fourth. That was annoying, but the positive effect is that I didn't have the displeasure of watching the Razorbacks score.

Regardless, the Tide played a solid game defensively by harassing the much lauded Mallet and the trio of solid sophomore receivers.

The O played well too, especially in the passing game since Arkansas sold out to stop the run by regularly putting eight in the box. As a result, McElroy had a record-setting game for his career so far--almost 300 yards passing and three touchdowns.

I was disappointed with the run game though. While the DLine played solidly, the OLine didn't look as strong in the running game. That is probably a basic result of how the Hogs implemented their defensive scheme, but the run blocking is still a concern in my eyes.

The worst part of this game was Hightower, the talented sophomore LB, getting hurt. It's a knee injury, and he'll be out the rest of the year.