Friday, September 25, 2009

Georgia 52, Arkansas 41

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It's Friday night and I realized I haven't posted photos from the Hogs' game last Saturday against Georgia. It was a shootout, as is stated on the cover latest issue of Hawgs Illustrated. The Razorback secondary was the weak link for the Hawgs against the Bulldogs. They're going to have to get things figured out if they want to win any games on the road this season. The offense, however, was stellar. Mallett set a school record with five touchdown passes and 408 yards in the air. The Petrino era has certainly arrived. Above is Greg Childs on one of his two touchdown catches.

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Mighty mite tailback Michael Smith, left, was the Hogs rushing leader and Ryan Mallett was simply amazing.

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Joe Adams, left, and Jarius Wright both had a pair of touchdowns in the game.

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True freshman Cobi Hamilton, left, had a big first down catch and D.J. Williams had a touchdown catch.

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Broderick Green, left, and Dennis Johnson contributed against the Bulldogs.

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Sophomore receiver Greg Childs was the stud receiver against Georgia with five catches for 140 yards and two touchdowns.

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Defensive tackle Malcolm Sheppard had the Hogs' lone sack on Georgia quarterback Joe Cox.

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Mallett, on the other hand, got his fair share of harassment from the Bulldogs defense.

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Georgia's star receiver A.J. Green, left, embarrassed Arkansas' secondary by racking up 137 yards on seven catches and running back Richard Samuel rushed for 104 yards, 80 yards of which came on one forgettable touchdown run straight down the Hogs' throat.

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If the Hogs are going to get the best of Alabama tomorrow they need more production from their corp of running backs. The Tide is expecting Mallett to put the ball down field. They've gotta mix things up.

Now excuse me. I have a plane to catch in the morning for the 2:30 p.m. kickoff.

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Hawgs Covers

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Covers from the past two issue of Hawgs Illustrated magazine, Vol. 16, Issue 10 and Vol. 16, Issue 11. As usual HI designer Kai Caddy did a great job laying out the covers and the magazine as a whole. Our product rocks. If you haven't picked up an issue of HI, check it out, then buy yourself a subscription.

Friday, September 18, 2009

P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship

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I spent six days last week covering the LPGA at the P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship at Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers. Here is a wrap up of images from the week. Above, He Yong Park hits out of a fairway bunker on Pinnacle Country Club's No. 9.

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This was LPGA rookie Michelle Wie's first appearance at the tournament. She was a big draw for the event.

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Overall there was a pretty decent turnout for the tournament despite the fact that it rained two out of the three days.

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Of course Natalie Gulbis was another crowd favorite.

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I had no idea golfers had so many fans. This group waits for autographs from Paula Creamer.

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Former Razorback Stacy Lewis, left, was one of three Arkansas-tied players in the tournament. You don't see many hog hats on the golf course.

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Christina Kim was another crowd favorite. I managed to draw her attention once during the course of the tournament. It was a pleasure getting out of her putting line. :)

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Paula Creamer, another crowd favorite.

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Tote boards and leader boards made for decent feature opportunities.

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Sandra Gal of Germany, left, was the leader on Friday and Song Hee Kim of South Korea was Saturday's leader.

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Sunday saw a three way tie after 18 holes between Sun Young Yoo of South Korea..

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Angela Stanford of Saginaw, Texas, who hit an eagle putt on 18 to tie for the lead. Needless to say she got a little excited...

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LPGA rookie Jiyai Shin of South Korea sank a birdie putt on the second playoff hole on Pinnacle Country Club's No. 15 to seal the win in the tournament. I met Shin on my first day covering the tournament. She was super nice and I was happy to see her come away with the win. Shin won $270,000 for first place. Not bad for three days worth of work.

Up next, football, football, football...

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Arkansas 48, Missouri State 10

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I'm really late getting this update from Arkansas' season-opener back on Sept. 5 against Missouri State posted to In The Loupe. Since that game I worked an LPGA golf tournament for six days straight and I'm pretty much behind on everything in my life right now. The lead photo is of Dennis Johnson's game-opening 91-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. What a way for the Hogs to start the season.

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Joe Adams & Jarius Wright

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Michael Smith

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Lavunce Askew

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Ryan Mallett

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Tyler Wilson

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Greg Childs

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Alex Tejada

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Bobby Petrino

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The Razorbacks face Georgia on Saturday in Fayetteville. This will be Arkansas' first true test of the season. If they can beat the Bulldogs, they will be on an easy track to a bowl bid. If they lose, it's going to be a hard road ahead.

More posts to come.

Friday, September 4, 2009

Finally, Football!

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Football finally got underway for me in NWA on Friday night with Rogers Heritage vs. Springfield-Parkview, Mo., at Gates Stadium in Rogers. The War Eagles put a 51-13 beat down on the Vikings for their season opener.

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Heritage's safety returns an interception for a 97-yard touchdown on the Vikings' opening drive of the game.

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Of course Friday's game was just a taste for me leading into the Hogs' season opener on Saturday in Little Rock. Oh Yeah!