Beware of the August confidence bubble

FAYETTEVILLE — Confidence is high in this bunch of Razorbacks.

It’s high everywhere in the month of August.

Even lowly Florida A&M gets on that long bus ride next week thinking they can shock the football world.

It’s the return of the August confidence bubble.

The bubble works like this, when you are focused on one thing for several weeks and paying no attention to the outside world, a football team loses all sense of perspective.

No idea that the teams with more talent are “getting better” too.

So how far is the gap?

Is it any narrower now then last season?

There is no way to answer these questions today. No predicting talking head or scribe in the preseason magazines has a clue how it is going to all play out.

Except for Phil Steele, its spooky how good that guy is at predicting things.

All I know is to sit back and buckle up for one of the most unpredictable Razorback football seasons we have seen in some time.

RAZORBACK FOOTBALL

Sat, Sep 5vs North AlabamaW 31-14
Sat, Sep 12@ Utah9:15 PM
ESPN
Sat, Sep 19Georgia11:00 AM
ABC
Sat, Sep 26TulsaTBA
Sat, Oct 3@ Texas A&MTBA
Sat, Oct 10TennesseeTBA
Sat, Oct 17@ VanderbiltTBA
Sat, Oct 31vs MissouriTBA
Sat, Nov 7@ AuburnTBA
Sat, Nov 14South CarolinaTBA
Sat, Nov 21@ TexasTBA
Sat, Nov 28vs LSUTBA

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

OVERALLRecordPts
1.Bentonville (13)2-01551
2.Conway1-11242
3.Benton (1)1-01203
4.Bentonville West (1)2-01065
5.Shiloh Christian (1)2-0996
6.Bryant0-2754
7.Joe T. Robinson2-0597
8.Searcy2-05110
9.North Little Rock2-0489
10.Sylvan Hills2-012
Others receiving votes: Greenwood 10, Fayetteville 7, Van Buren 3, Rogers 3, Greenbrier 2, Pulaski Academy 2, Jonesboro 2, Springdale Har-Ber 1, Elkins 1.
CLASS 7A
1.Bentonville (13)2-0771
2.Conway1-1532
4.Bentonville West (1)2-0404
5.Shiloh Christian (1)2-0345
3.Bryant (1)0-2253
Others receiving votes: North Little Rock 10, Pulaski Academy 1.
CLASS 6A
1.Benton (15)1-0791
2.Searcy (1)2-0622
3.Sylvan Hills2-0433
4.Van Buren2-0154
5.Mountain Home1-1115t
Jonesboro2-0115t
Others receiving votes: El Dorado 10, FS Southside 4, Sheridan 4, Marion 1.
CLASS 5A
1.Joe T. Robinson (15)2-0791
2.Greenwood (1)0-2522
3.Greenbrier1-0443
5.Farmington2-0305
4.Little Rock Parkview1-1144
Others receiving votes: HS Lakeside 10, Valley View 5, Jacksonville 4, Morrilton 2.
CLASS 4A
1.Stuttgart (13)2-0751
2.Elkins (2)2-0482
3.Nashville (1)2-0434
4.Bauxite2-0215t
5.Gosnell2-0145t
Others receiving votes: Gravette 11, Arkadelphia 8, Ozark 6, Warren 6, Fountain Lake 4, Lonoke 3, Pottsville 1.


CLASS 3A
1.Fordyce (11)0-1701
2.Mansfield (1)1-1412
3.Glen Rose1-1294
4.Bismarck1-1273
5.Prescott (3)2-0215t
Others receiving votes: Walnut Ridge (1) 19, Rivercrest 19, Smackover 7, Rison 3, Newport 2, Cedarville 1, Helena-West Helena 1.
CLASS 2A
1.Mount Ida (9)2-0722
2.Junction City (5)1-1601
3.Baptist Prep (1)2-0234t
4.Des Arc1-119
5.Earle (1)2-017
Others receiving votes: Bigelow 9, East Poinsett County (1) 8, Hector 7, Des Arc 6, Earle 6, Magnet Cove 4, Poyen 3, Marked Tree 2, Dierks 2, Cross County 1, Hazen 1.
8-MAN SANCTIONED
1.Corning (5)2-0252t
2.Cedar Ridge (7)2-0241
3.Woodlawn (1)1-014
Others receiving votes: Magazine 7, Strong (1) 6, Izard County 5, Lafayette County 1, Johnson County Westside 1.