Fine folks down that way and like KY, plenty of crazy ones too!  I find the states actually quite similar, we just have the huge advantage of being further away from MS, LA, OK and TX.

My good friend in AR always provides good humor.  Here's a a few of his best...

1. On Eddie Sutton going to UK....."We appreciate what Eddie did for us and we're happy he got a big time job....but we could've done without that crawlin across broken glass to get to KY comment though"
2. On Nolan Richardson messy departure...."Nolan just needs to settle down and get ahold of himself"
3. On Houston Nutt's troubles......"The whole family is Nutts"
4. On Dana Altman/Creighton and Frank Broyles basketball coaching search...."Everybody down here knows Frank's been senile for quite some time."
4. On John Pelphrey......"We'll gladly take your basketball leftovers any day"
5. On Bill and Hilary Clinton......"Hell yes I voted for them.  It was our best shot at getting em out of Arkansas"

Arkansas is a great state with rivers, parks, mountains that offer great hiking, camping and fishing....natural areas...protected areas....and even a diamond mine where you can really find a diamond....we have enjoyed many digs...no diamonds but great fun on our way down to Big D. Any fan by the way willing to wear that hat and let out that pig yell has my utmost respect as a real "fanatic". Let us not forget the recent debacle of the article regarding getting beers in Lexington that the LH was embroiled in.....it is all in the eyes of the beholder....always.

As for our matchup with them this Saturday night, I think we match up pretty darn well against the Razorbacks.  Yes they have arguably the best running back in the nation McFadden and his co-hort the other unsung running back which I can't even name but I don't know if they can throw the ball that well to beat us.  I do think Arkansas will get at least 200 and perhaps even 300 yards rushing against us so our defense will have to be very patient as usual and make the big plays when Arkansas messes up and gives us the opportunities to do so.

Their spread offense is different from most of them I am familiar with since the quarterback's role on this Arkansas team is not as big as let's say our Kentucky Wildcats, our in-atate rival we beat Saturday the Louisville Cardinals most definitely unlike WVU's offense where the quarterback is a factor in at least 90 percent of the plays they run.

I don't know how decent the Arkansas quarterback(s) are at scrambling and running with the ball.  We always seem to have trouble at least 99 percent of the time against running QB's.  So that will be a huge thing to watch this Saturday as to how efficient the Arkansas quarterback(s) are far as both running and passing the football are concerned.

As for Arkansas' defense I love our chances as far as moving the ball against them both passing and running the football are concerned.  To me Raphael Little, Tony Dixon, Alfonso Smith, John Conner - or Connor - , and Maurice Grinter and our offensive line's abilities to run block will determine whether we get that signature SEC road win or come back home to Lexington with a disappointing loss.

And if we run the football like we did in the first three games that will open up the play-action pass and let Woodson, Little, Dixon, Smith, Conner, Grinter, Burton, Tamme, Stevie Johnson, Lyons, and Ford do their thing as far as the passing game is concerned.

Again as usual Seiber and Masthay have step it up a notch as usual.  Seiber looked fantastic on both his field goal attempts yet still missed another very important extra-point attempt.  You always play with fire when you miss seemingly automatic extra points especially in our conference the brutal SEC.  

Masthay still looks fantastic on kickoffs but we were burnt for a 100 yard kickoff return so it's a must he boots it as high as he possibly can and as far as he possibly can 100 percent of the time without exception.

And Masthay is still a little inconsistent as far as punting the pigskin is concerned.

Again just like Louisville we have to survive the 1st quarter but for different reasons this time.  It's human nature to have at least a minor let down after winning your biggest game in 30 years.  I think we probably will be a little sluggish to start out the game like we did against Kent State but if we just hold on and survive the 1st quarter just like we did against Louisville we will most definitely be in excellent shape to win this all-important SEC road game.

And as always we must win the turnover battle.

I really am stoked for this game and love our chances to win it if we can do the things above and start returning the darn football the way we did last year on punts and kickoffs where we have surprisingly struggled big time in our first three games to do this.

Again we'll have to wait and see what unfolds as usual.

McHershel Walker is who this Hog reminds me of.

If McFadden and Jones rush for over 250 combined yards, then UK is in serious trouble.

I think this games outcome rests squarely on the defensive lines ability to gain ground in the trenches. Allowing the Twin Boars to run Hog wild will result in a taste of foul sow in one's mouth.

As ukcatfan191 also points out, turnovers, as in the UL game, will be huge. If UK continues to value possessions, and has some luck forcing a few miscues, that would certainly bode well for the boys in blue. In close games in particular, the kickers (Masthay, and Seiber), are of the utmost importance, along with the aforementioned turnover margin. I feel if UK can win the special teams battle, and win the turnover margin, that is the only way we can offset the explosiveness of the dynamite duo.

If UK loses those two battles within the war, I feel the "Cats" will be in for a long night.

It's tough to face two Heisman candidates back to back.

A win here is more impressive than beating UL; a.) Road game b.) Arkansas is better than UL.
So don't color me optimistic, lets just say I am hoping for the best.

UK though, is due a bit of luck after the 7 overtime heartbreaker Arkansas layed on us a few years ago.