Kansas Jayhawks vs Arkansas Razorbacks: Liberty Bowl Predictions

The Kansas Jayhawks are in a bowl recreation for the primary time because the 2008 season, and the thrill across the program proper now’s palpable. However though there are many causes to be excited going into this recreation, the historical past for this workforce may lend a fan to dial again some expectations. 

So with that in thoughts, our crew obtained collectively to offer their sincere evaluation of at the moment’s recreation. Do you have to be making ready for a bowl victory celebration? Or will Kansas followers have to attend for an additional season to have fun that postseason success?

Do you disagree with our evaluation? Be sure to learn all of them after which jump over to the Discord or on Twitter to share your individual ideas.

Kyle Davis

Take a look at our Arkansas Preview for Kyle’s full breakdown and prediction.

Derek Noll

I don’t actually know the way this recreation goes to go, however I’m using the texture good wave of KU soccer to a win. Why not? Arkansas has much more dudes sitting this recreation out for one purpose or one other, and that simply may tip the scales in favor of KU. It’s additionally most likely fairly apparent that Kansas is extra on this recreation having not been to a bowl recreation because the first yr of the Obama administration, and the Jayhawks probably have probably the most dynamic participant within the recreation in Jalon Daniels. I’m taking KU in a detailed one.

Kansas 42, Arkansas 37.

Lucas Murphy

The Jayhawks are taking over a superb Razorbacks soccer workforce led by a well-rounded quarterback and a really athletic working again. I count on the Kansas protection to have their palms full making an attempt to include Okay.J. Jefferson and decelerate Raheim Sanders. One factor is the Razorbacks is not going to have their full arsenal as a result of switch portal or making ready for the NFL draft. Now on the offensive aspect I look ahead to an explosive onslaught it’s the final recreation of the season and a recreation this soccer program hasn’t been in since I used to be in highschool and that has been a very long time. Jalon Daniels together with many others has had time to heal and put together for this recreation. The general expectation is 2 offenses going face to face and whichever protection can bend however not break will win. Coach Leipold may have the workforce able to play.

Kansas 42, Arkansas 35

Brendan Dzwierzynski

To be brutally sincere, it’s been far too lengthy since KU has reached a bowl recreation for me to not provide you with some justification for choosing the Jayhawks. A shootout is probably going the very best end result for KU, and I’m banking on Derek’s level about being extra turned up for the sport being a distinction maker. With Daniels even more healthy than the final two video games of the season and with loads of time for Andy Kotelnicki to attract up a masterpiece of a recreation plan, I’ll take the Jayhawks.

Kansas 45, Arkansas 42.

Andy Mitts

The fellows have carried out an awesome job of sustaining the guarded optimism that has been the hallmark of this season. However I will utterly shatter any sense of restraint. To place it merely, this recreation has all of the hallmarks of being basically a Kansas house recreation. I’ve but to have the ability to go wherever within the Memphis space with out seeing at the least 3 teams of Kansas followers. And people followers are fired up and prepared for this recreation, whereas the Arkansas followers I’ve seen have been a lot much less enthusiastic.

In the event you watched the press conferences yesterday, it was straightforward to inform which coach was excited in regards to the workforce and the best way they had been making ready for the sport. Add within the impression I obtained from Andy Hodges on the preview episode of the podcast, and it is vitally easy to see a setup the place Kansas comes out fired up and able to go.

The primary fear is that Kansas will come out TOO overestimated and make foolish errors that may enable the extra bodily gifted Arkansas athletes to take benefit. They can’t afford a begin just like the one to the Kansas State recreation. However in the end, the additional motivation and the teaching benefit that the Jayhawks have needs to be sufficient to place them excessive. And as soon as they rise up, it is arduous to think about Arkansas having the battle needed to return again on this one. Give me a good recreation early as Kansas will get warmed up, however the second half needs to be all Jayhawks.

Kansas 49, Arkansas 28.

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