Desperation

Arkansas finally got the SEC win it needed, 89-80 over Alabama, in front of a sparse but strong 14,000-plus at Bud Walton Arena.

Rotnei Clarke finally showed Razorback fans what he was recruited for, hitting six 3-pointers on his way to a career-high 26 points.

The Hogs got the win in desperation mode, already under their worst start in SEC play ever, a span of 17 years.

Head coach John Pelphrey asked the players to play like they were desperate, desperate to get a win--desperate to get that loose ball, to knock down that open shot, to box out on the backside, to hedge on a screen.

And by doing that, Arkansas (13-5, 1-4) delivered to its fans the kind of basketball they saw in wins over then No. 4 Oklahoma and then No. 7 Texas.

If the Razorbacks can ride the momentum of this one, and manage to win six of their last 11, 7-9 should be decent enough to warrant a fourth or fifth place finish in the Western Division, maybe higher.

Maybe Arkansas can win out. Who knows.

But one thing is for certain. This team will come to play from now on, with this desperate attitude that Pelphrey is looking to instill in them everyday. Desperate to prove to the country that those wins over OU and Texas were not flukes, but that they are indeed a good basketball team.

Another thing is for certain--the power of the Courtney Fortson wig must live on.

Really?

Check out this new quote from Mike Tyson, after watching a documentary based on himself, 'Tyson,' at the Sundance Film Festival.

"I never used to understand why people perceived me as such a monster," Tyson said. "And then I saw the movie, and it all made sense."

Ya think?

Was biting another human being's ear off not enough? Saying you wouldn't talk to a female reporter unless she fornicated with you? Saying you wouldn't believe the ruling of a fight unless the other boxer was dead? Trying to bite Lennox Lewis in a pre-fight PRESS CONFERENCE and all the theatrics that went along with it?

Come on Mike, you know you had to have been at least somewhat aware of your actions before you did them...but maybe you didn't.

Here's a link to some of Mike's craziest moments. Disclaimer=plenty of strong language and sexual references, just a warning.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwFW834Mrcc&feature=related

Sooners Suck

The Oklahoma Sooners received the rude awakening that is the Southeastern Conference Thursday night in Miami.

Behind the wrath of Timmy Tebow, the Sooners lost by 10 [which was actually what I predicted before the game] and effectively have lost FIVE CONSECUTIVE BCS games.

Is Bob Stoops no longer 'Big-Game Bob?'

I think that's a question that is getting repeatedly answered day in and day out.

Really, the Big 12 just doesn't like the SEC right now. Arkansas has owned their two Top-10 teams in basketball and Ole Miss and Florida ran over two of the class teams in the Big 12.

Rick Barnes, UT basketball coach, said it best in his postgame press conference Tuesday that the Razorbacks belonged in the Big 12.

Maybe they do. But I think Arkansas will stay in the SEC, because if the Hogs went back to the Big 12, they would just dominate like they did for so long in the SWC.