Rolled by Tide

There was a part of me that started to believe.

For some reason Saturday evening, I had a feeling Arkansas was going to break through and play well against a division opponent that happened to be the league leader, and possibly win.

If the game had been played for 30 minutes, that might have come true.

Unfortunately for these Hogs, basketball games last 40 minutes.

In their 10 losses this season, at least 7-8 of them have ended up that way because Arkansas simply refused to play at a high level for 40 minutes.

They play well in spurts and go on runs, but never sustain anything.

Even when they went to No. 19 Vanderbilt and played them off their feet and won by double digits, the Hogs subsequently returned to Fayetteville and dropped back-to-back games.

After a third straight loss (at Mississippi State), Arkansas came back to Fayetteville and easily dispatched LSU and Florida A&M before last night's showdown with the Crimson Tide.

That's how it's been all season, and really how it's been all four years with John Pelphrey.

All Razorback fans are asking for is a little consistency.

I'm not sure if they're ever going to get it as long as Pelphrey remains the head coach.

Photo by Robert Sutton, Tuscaloosa News

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