Arkansas downed their second Top 10 Big 12 team on Tuesday in front of 19,012 rabid Hog fans at Bud Walton Arena. I'm sure there were a few Texas fans scattered amongst the crowd but you sure couldn't hear them above the home crowd noise.
Brandon Moore and Jason Henry fighting under the board with a couple of Texas' big men.
Courtney Fortson had his fifth double-double of the season against the Longhorns with 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Coach John Pelphrey wore a RED sport coat to the game to "Make sure everyone knows which side I'm on." LOUD and clear coach!
Former Razorback wide receiver Marcus Monk put in some solid minutes against Texas.
Michael Washington is the man. He scored a game-high 22 points against Texas and this game-sealing dunk on Texas' Damion James with 22 seconds left was all over SportCenter's highlight reels.
Stefan Welsh had 20 points against Texas and continued to show he is a major component of this Razorback basketball team. Rotnei Clarke isn't the only one on the team that can hit three pointers at will.
More Fortson on the inside.
Washington hits a big three pointer with under 10 minutes in the game.
The X factor for Arkansas' 43 game, non-conference winning streak at Bud Walton Arena is the fans. The place was so loud in the final minutes of the game your ears just went to static. I've never heard an indoor crowd get that loud before. Ever.
Of course the biggest reason for the intensity of the noise is the average Hog fan's primal hatred of Texas. Having grown up in Oklahoma and now being an Arkansas fan myself I certainly have no love for the Longhorns either. "Horns Down!"
If the Razorbacks (12-1) can beat Mississippi State (10-5) at home on Saturday they will break into the national top 20 standings. Which would be an amazing feat for a team that was expected to finish at the bottom of the SEC this season.
And Jason, D.J. Williams was mugging for Hawgs Illustrated ya know. :)
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I'm glad that you and Ivester finally get to see what I lived through in the early 1990s when i was in band at the UA. Now, if you could have only seen Barnhill, especially in 1991 when the Hogs and Horns played their for the last time. And the Arkansas-Kentucky game in 1993 when Pitino brought his club there for the only time...and lost. That was Corliss Williamson's freshmen year. it was unbelievable.
Your Pelphrey shots are outstanding. I've lately found myself training my aim on the sidelines than the court, because the coaches can be such emotional treasure-chests.
Thanks Bryon. I've never seen a coach quite like him in the course of my career. He's always going off on somebody. If it's not his players it's the officials. Even the other team's players are fair game. He went off on a Tennessee player last year at the SEC Tournament. I love it.
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