If Sam Pittman needed to stand earlier than Galinda of “The Wizard of Oz” to reply the query “Are you a superb workforce or a nasty workforce?” what would his truthful reply be?

This far into the season, it ought to be a reasonably straightforward query to reply, however the actuality is that it is sophisticated.

As an example, Arkansas opened the season with a wonderfully balanced offense that racked up 224 yards dashing whereas KJ Jefferson threw for 223 in opposition to Cincinnati. 

Defensive again switch Dwight McGlothern jumped a route on the best sideline to kill the opening Bearcat drive and flipped the sphere contained in the Arkansas 30 earlier than being greeted in celebration by Jalen Catalon. Large defensive secondary performs and Catalon on the sphere quickly turned two issues that might not often be seen once more following the 31-24 win. 

It was the excessive level of the season for the protection regardless of solely giving up 23 factors to a hapless Texas A&M workforce in Arlington a couple of weeks later. 

It ought to be famous that seeing the Bearcats lose is one thing else that hasn’t been seen since. Cincinnati is at present a Prime 20 workforce, which suggests Arkansas pocketed a top quality win to open the season. 

So Arkansas have to be a superb workforce.

That’s except you take into account the freak loss to the Aggies within the Southwest Traditional that by no means ought to have been a loss. 

The Razorbacks confronted the worst offense they will line up in opposition to all yr, which meant, with out the secondary being a lot of an element, the protection may publish its greatest sport of the yr.

Mathematically, Arkansas ought to have gained by no less than a 28-16 margin, presumably even 31-16, a fumble close to the aim line led to a comedy of errors whereas attempting to cease Tyreek Chapell earlier than a second of brilliance by Demani Richardson transformed what ought to have been at worst A&M ball deep in its personal territory right into a landing spotlight that may stay on eternally.

And after we’re speaking about Aggie highlights, that is it. Texas A&M hasn’t gained since and would not seem in line to win one other till November. 

It is easy to see how that one play modified your complete tone of the Arkansas season. The Razorbacks could not shake the shadow of all of it season lengthy.

Nonetheless, if Texas A&M had been staring down the barrel of a 2-6 file after this weekend, no buyout on the planet may have saved Jimbo Fisher’s job. The nice vibes of that miracle win over Arkansas could be the solely factor that saves him ought to the Aggies rebound and squeeze out a pleasant Birmingham Bowl bid.

So Arkansas is a nasty workforce. 

Nope. We will play this sport all day.

Arkansas made a South Carolina workforce that’s at present within the Prime 25 look horrible in Razorback Stadium. The Gamecocks have solely misplaced to No. 1 Georgia since whereas racking up a top quality win with a sound upset of Kentucky. 

That workforce that regarded like it will be fortunate to get to 6 wins now has Missouri and Vanderbilt in its approach of six straight wins and a 7-2 file earlier than getting what is going to in all probability even cash in opposition to Florida in the course of November.

There’s Arkansas as a superb workforce. 

Mississippi State.

Merely the identify and the reminiscence of the helpless beatdown that not even KJ Jefferson may have helped is sufficient. Nothing else must be stated about that aside from Mississippi State hasn’t gained since blowing out the Hogs.

See, Arkansas is not simply dangerous, it is 40-17 dangerous.

The reply Pittman ought to give Galinda is common.

This workforce is the epitome of common. They’re virtually ripped straight out of Moon Knight with one fairly well mannered persona that may’t maintain its personal when it is in management, and a persona that could be a vicious killing machine when it is in management. 

That is why this workforce is actually .500 and followers should wait to see every remaining sport play out to find out which half of the workforce goes to take management. 

Each sport left could be gained. Each sport left could be misplaced.

That is this yr’s Arkansas Razorback soccer workforce as a complete this yr.

Completely common.

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