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Yeah, we're a little late on this. Bye weeks are supposed to be low key and smooth. NOT THE CASE, NOT THE CASE. Not for me. Been a crazy week here in the AF offices. Anyway, Coach Bielema met with the media earlier this week. Here's what we learned and what we thought.
BB: After a game like last week there's a lot of what ifs. We tried to find a way but couldn't come up with anything offensively.
— Razorback Nation (@RazNation) October 13, 2015
Bret Bielema, to the media: Once momentum starting swinging the other way…we felt we needed to create some things, and it didn’t happen.
— Bo Mattingly (@SportsTalkwBo) October 13, 2015
BB on fake: We were frustrated and couldn't get anything going offensively. If we had ran it towards the sideline we would've had it.
— Razorback Nation (@RazNation) October 13, 2015
But we didn't, so.....
If Arkansas was going to create things, they were in a much better position to do that on the 4th-and-1 than on the fake punt call. I know this has been discussed ad nauseam, but I'll say it again, style of play can be conservative, but play-calling can't always be.
Bielema: Kody Walker should be able to help us against Auburn.
— Razorback Football (@RazorbackFB) October 13, 2015
I swear they've said Kody Walker will be back every week for the last month.
Bielema says he put his face toward his own player (Winston) so as to not be confrontational to Bama player in the sideline incident
— Thomas Murphy (@TomMurphyADG) October 13, 2015
BB: I had no intent for that to happen. I jumped in front facing my player, I know I got pushed out. When I turned around I saw the flag.
— Razorback Nation (@RazNation) October 13, 2015
Bielema: I do that dance several times throughout a game. It was more about us getting the interception and field position.
— Bo Mattingly (@SportsTalkwBo) October 13, 2015
I can't imagine Bielema does that same dance several times throughout a game and a camera hasn't ever caught it. We may need a designated BERT-CAM for each game. Someone at ESPN needs to get on that.
Otherwise, we can all agree that Bielema didn't flop and this is all just noise, right? I swear Arkansas message boards and radio shows are the only ones still talking about this. Everyone else in the country moved on.
Bielema said he's very interested in finding out the origin of the camera on the Ark sidelines
— Thomas Murphy (@TomMurphyADG) October 13, 2015
It's a question worth asking, but that's why coaches are so paranoid about protecting their play calls. That's why they have bench players covering them up with towels and use something to cover their mouths when they talk. That's why they close most practices throughout the year.
Bielema on critics: "Bring it on, baby. It just is what it is when you’re 2-4. It’s a world full of hate."
— Thomas Murphy (@TomMurphyADG) October 13, 2015
"A world full of hate" should be the name of something.
BB: We are a 2-4 football team. The four teams we have lost to are 19-3. We've lost to some good teams.
— Razorback Nation (@RazNation) October 13, 2015
"Come to Arkansas. We only lose to good teams!" I feel better.
Bret Bielema: Brooks Ellis is playing as well at the Mike position as I've ever seen anyone play.
— Thomas Murphy (@TomMurphyADG) October 13, 2015
That's true. He has. And the Arkansas defense as a whole has been much more effective with him in that spot.
Maybe they shouldn't have spent all of spring and fall camp forcing him to try the weak side spot. He was great in the middle last year.
BB: Alex has run the ball very well and Rawleigh has began to do the same thing. We are throwing the ball better this year.
— Razorback Nation (@RazNation) October 13, 2015
BB: They did a nice job taking away some routes to our tight ends. There defense has always been consistent.
— Razorback Nation (@RazNation) October 13, 2015
/sigh. Yep.
BB: we have the best offensive line we've had here in three years so I think we will continue to improve and build on that next year.
— Razorback Nation (@RazNation) October 13, 2015
Bielema: Sebastian, if I could have a couple more like that we'd be where we need to be (on O-line) Frank (Ragnow) will get there.
— Thomas Murphy (@TomMurphyADG) October 13, 2015
Yes, I'm for having five Sebastians on the offensive line. They could throw so many touchdowns.
BB: at times I think we are where we need to be on the offensive line. On the defensive side I don't know if we have the strength in numbers
— Razorback Nation (@RazNation) October 13, 2015
Bielema: I think we want to try to get 6-to-10 plays in the game plan where Dominique Reed is the main target and see what happens.
— Bo Mattingly (@SportsTalkwBo) October 13, 2015
Um, yeah.
BB: In week six we are a better team than we were in week one.
— Razorback Nation (@RazNation) October 13, 2015
Defensively, definitely. Offensively? Maybe. In ways. Offense was pretty solid in Week 1 with Keon Hatcher and Jared Cornelius back against UTEP.
BB: I think there's without a doubt a chance for Jared Cornelius to be back this year.
— Razorback Nation (@RazNation) October 13, 2015
WOO! There are already instagrams of him catching balls in the hallways and things.
Bielema on specifics of J.Cornelius rehab: I got accused of being an actor this week. I don't want to be accused of being a doctor.
— Thomas Murphy (@TomMurphyADG) October 13, 2015
That's a good line. Things Bielema is not: 1) comedian 2) doctor.