Arkansas Revolt

In case you haven't been on a college football message board recently, all hell has broken out in Arkansas. It started last January when QB Mitch Mustain, WR Damian Williams, and TE Ben Cleveland, all teamates at powerhouse Springdale High School last year, committed to Arkansas after Houston Nutt hired their high school coach as offensive coordinator. Mustain and his sidekicks evidently didn't get what they wanted this year. Mustain couldn't beat out Casey Dick for the starting QB job through the season. Williams only caught 19 passes, but was named to the SEC All-Freshman team. Cleveland had 11 catches and one very big TD catch against Alabama. Not bad considering they were all true freshmen and they had this beast competing for touches:

That wasn't enough for these guys or their parents. The parents had a meeting with Frank Broyles regarding the Arkansas offense. Evidently, the recievers want to catch 60 balls a year, an accomplishment only one Razorback has ever done. Transfer rumors abound and evidently Williams has made his transfer request formal. Mustain's mother has attempted to calm Hawg nerves, but the whole situation is causing the porkers to freak.

With all due respect, is this a joke? Let me explain football to you parents. First, coach is in charge. Second, no one, not Calvin Johnson, not Jerry Rice, no one is catching 60 balls a year with Darren Freakin' McFadden on their team. Did you watch that clip? That wasn't the Southside Rebels, that was LaRon Landry, Glenn Dorsey, and LSU. Third, every college has decent players. If you can't beat out Casey Dick, what makes you think you can beat out other QBs at big programs?

Good luck to all these kids. I hope the Hawgs have Mustain next year because that offense could be hell on wheels with a decent passing attack paired with McFadden. But, Mom and Dad need to stay out of the coaching decisions. Houston Nutt has his issues, but you can't blame the guy for giving his horse the ball.

See the RazorBloggers for the whole story.