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Team Petrino crushes field at Razorback Golf Scramble

July 30, 2010 |  by Brandon Marcello  |  1 Comment

Bobby Petrino is a great golfer. We know that. After all, he works with his daughter, Katie, plenty on the golf course and his expertise usually translates to wins whenever his name graces a tournament leaderboard. Well, Coach Petrino was at it again Thursday and absolutely smoked the field with a...

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What's the cost to compete in the SEC?

July 27, 2010 |  by Brandon Marcello  |  2 Comments

If the last page of the latest Arkansas athletic department's annual report is any sign, fans should expect to be asked to give more money to the program in the coming months. You can read more about the annual report here. It's safe to assume, based on the last four pages...

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Hey, we're on Facebook now

July 27, 2010 |  by Brandon Marcello  |  No Comments

A quick burst here this morning: The Slophouse is now on Facebook. "Like" it to get more updates, including my tweets, thoughts, articles, columns, blogs, videos and random pop culture references. Click here to join. "What does this mean?" the audience pleads to the heavens. Click to find out. After all, the Slophouse...

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Petrino confuses Facebook with a … facemask?

July 26, 2010 |  by Brandon Marcello  |  No Comments

Coach Bobby Petrino admits he's not familiar with all the bells and whistles of the Internet, but when he referred to the most popular social networking website Facebook as "facemask," our eyes widened Thursday at SEC media days. Coaches, in recent years, have faced questions about social networking sites such as...

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Ranking the coaches' performances at SEC media days

July 26, 2010 |  by Brandon Marcello  |  5 Comments

As you'll soon find out, I'll be emptying the notebook from SEC media days this week here in the Slophouse. My first order of business is ranking the SEC's coaches from best to worst based on their performances at the Wynfrey Hotel last week. From "Blue Collar Comedy Coach" to robotic...

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Wrap it up: Concluding media days with a load of links, a WholeHogCast

July 23, 2010 |  by Brandon Marcello  |  No Comments

HOOVER, Ala. — The final day of SEC media days has ended with LSU Coach Les Miles at the podium. The three-day marathon of 12 coaches and 36 players talking to the media here at the Wynfrey Hotel is over, the Alabama fans have left the lobby and the Arkansas...

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My all-SEC team, divisional predictions

July 23, 2010 |  by Brandon Marcello  |  8 Comments

HOOVER, Ala. — The SEC announced the media's all-SEC teams and polls Friday morning. There were not a lot of surprises, except that Vanderbilt had one first-place vote in the SEC East. A couple of quick Arkansas-related notes about the poll as a primer before revealing the ballot I submitted to...

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Live Blog: LSU Coach Les Miles

July 23, 2010 |  by Brandon Marcello  |  1 Comment

1:30 p.m.: Les Miles ends SEC media days by addressing the Battle of the Boot, the trophy handed out to the winner of the Arkansas-LSU game. The last three games have been close, of course, with two of the last three games ending in overtime and another in the final seconds...

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Live Blog: Ole Miss Coach Houston Nutt

July 23, 2010 |  by Brandon Marcello  |  2 Comments

11:33 a.m.: Houston Nutt was asked about high expectations, which Ole Miss dealt with last year before everything crashed to Earth in a loss at South Carolina. And also, how about Arkansas? After all, Nutt knows a lot about the Razorbacks' fan base, who have very high hopes this season. Nutt says...

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Live Blog: Tennessee Coach Derek Dooley

July 23, 2010 |  by Brandon Marcello  |  5 Comments

10:30 a.m.: Derek Dooley has reached out to former Tennessee legendary coaches Phillip Fulmer and Johnny Majors, but he hasn't talked to Lane Kiffin. Dooley says he hasn't spoken to Kiffin only because he doesn't know him. As for Fulmer and Majors, though, that's a different story obviously. "I have an incredible...

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