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ANDY’S PICKS: Does LSU create chaos? Oh, yeah, Hogs will win

Ed Orgeron is able to do what he does best — coach with no pressure so Rebels may be in trouble.

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We’ll just knock this out right quick: Arkansas will beat UAPB by however much Sam Pittman wants.

This is the most lopsided matchup at War Memorial Stadium since the Razorbacks hosted Wichita State in 1970 a couple of weeks after they lost most of their team in a tragic plane crash.

That one was 62-0 and Frank Broyles didn’t start some of the stars on that No 9 team who were dealing with some nagging injuries. The game may have been a sell-out but a lot of people stayed home and listened to Bud Campbell on the radio.

Bless their hearts, but the Golden Lions aren’t having a lot of success in the SWAC this year and this is a game with some historical footnotes attached, but not a lot of questions about what’s going to happen.

The only question about this is how many starters Pittman is willing to risk and for how long.

Or, at least, that SHOULD be the only question.

As much as Pittman has tried valiantly to make this sound like UAPB is actually a team that can be competitive, it’s a higher probability the bus gets lost getting to the stadium.

He will probably try to be as gentle as possible.

Hogs 63, UAPB 7


Pete Morgan is probably leading the contest by a few games. There won’t be any signs of desperation trying to catch up before Halloween … well, maybe a gamble here or there, but nothing too desperate.

Besides, he apparently doesn’t own a watch or can’t tell time and there is the increasing possibility he forgot there was a game this week.

LSU at Ole Miss -7.5: There is no question this is the best game of the week in the SEC. Ed Orgeron is out at the end of the year unless he somehow performs a miracle of epic proportions and gets re-hired (which is seriously doubtful). This one is going to come down to whether the Rebels can execute or the Tigers somehow find some life. Ole Miss doesn’t have a defense, so why not take a little gamble here. LSU 45, Ole Miss 34

Mississippi State -20.5 at Vanderbilt: Exactly how Mike Leach’s team plays in this one could say a lot about how their mindset is heading into final half of the season. The guess is they are playing better and will not have a problem here. Mississippi State 35, Vandy 14

Tennessee at Alabama -25: When you’re old enough you can remember when this was a huge game every year the third Saturday in October. The Crimson Tide may still smoke cigars after this but that’s more for personal pleasure than celebration because the last time this was close was in 2009. Lane Kiffin was coaching the Vols and they would have won if Alabama had not blocked two field goals. Alabama 45, Tennessee 21

South Carolina at Texas A&M -19.5: The Aggies have sorted things out while Shane Beamer and the Gamecocks are still trying to find out what can be sorted out. This may be whatever A&M wants it to be and Jimbo Fisher may yank his quarterback early to avoid having to go to a freshman. Texas A&M 35, South Carolina 10

See, nothing desperate, but maybe a calculated risk.

2024 Razorbacks Football

Fri, Dec 27Liberty Bowl
vs Texas Tech (Memphis)
W, 39-26
Thu, Aug 29vs UAPB (Little Rock)W, 70-0
Sat, Sep 7@ Oklahoma StateL, 31-39 2OT
Sat, Sep 14vs UABW, 37-27
Sat, Sep 21@ AuburnW, 24-14
Sat, Sep 28vs Texas A&M (Arl)L, 21-17
Sat, Oct 5vs TennesseeW, 19-14
Sat, Oct 19vs LSUL, 34-10
Sat, Oct 26@ Mississippi StateW, 58-25
Sat, Nov 2vs Ole MissL, 63-31
Sat, Nov 16vs TexasL, 20-10
Sat, Nov 23vs Louisiana TechW, 35-14
Sat, Nov 30@ MissouriL, 28-21

2024 High School Rankings

OVERALLRecordPts
1.Bryant (21)13-02461
2.Greenwood (4)13-02242
3.Bentonville9-41855
4.Little Rock Parkview13-11734
5.Conway10-21563
6.Pulaski Academy10-31128
7.Shiloh Christian9-477
6.Benton10-2676
7.Fayetteville9-3527
9.Rogers8-4359
Others receiving votes: Arkadelphia 20, Farmington 15, Valley View 5, Hot Springs Lakeside, Mountain Home 2, Salem 2, Conway Christian 1, Little Rock Christian 1.
CLASS 7A
1.Bryant (25)13-01251
2.Bentonville9-4983
3.Conway10-2772
4.Pulaski Academy10-3485
5.Fayetteville9-3174
Others receiving votes: Rogers 10.
CLASS 6A
1.Greenwood (25)13-01251
2.Shiloh Christian9-4964
3.Benton10-2772
4.Mountain Home10-3513
5.Lake Hamilton8-420
Others receiving votes: Little Rock Catholic 6.
CLASS 5A
1.Little Rock Parkview (25)13-11251
4.Farmington12-2904
3.Valley View12-1683
5.Hot Springs Lakeside10-3605
2.Joe T. Robinson10-2252
Others receiving votes: Morrilton 3.
CLASS 4A
1.Arkadelphia (25)13-21252
2.Elkins14-1991
3.Little Rock Mills12-1523
4.Southside Batesville13-1465t
5.Warren10-3284
Others receiving votes: Malvern 3.
CLASS 3A
1.Salem (25)11-4125
2.Bismarck14-11001
3.Mansfield11-365
4.Fordyce11-1422
5.Osceola10-2214
Others receiving votes: Booneville 17, Prescott 3, Rivercrest 2.
CLASS 2A
1.Conway Christian (25)14-01252
2.East Poinsett Co.10-4984
3.Junction City9-468
5.Mount Ida9-341
4.Carlisle11-1251
Others receiving votes: Des Arc 8, Bigelow 6, Murfreesboro 3, Cross County 1.
8-MAN SANCTIONED
1.Strong-Huttig (25)8-0751
2.Midland11-1502
3.Cedar Ridge9-2223
Others receiving votes: Woodlawn 3.