by Alex Abrams
What We Learned From Monday’s News Conferences
Posted on 19 October 2009
Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino and several players finished answering questions from the media a few minutes ago. And while they all admitted how tough last week’s 23-20 loss to second-ranked Florida was to swallow, they’re anxious to move on and prepare for Saturday’s much anticipated game at Ole Miss.
Here’s what we learned from today’s news conferences:
-Petrino said he doesn’t have any other options at kicker other than Alex Tejada, who had two costly missed field-goal attempts in the second half of the Florida loss. Petrino said the former Springdale High star simply has to boot the football through the uprights. It’s as simple as that. It appears the Razorbacks are going to live or die by Tejada, who has been shaky during his time at Arkansas.
-Petrino said there’s really nothing Arkansas can do about some of questionable officiating in Florida. He said the team submits questionable calls to the SEC’s office on a seemingly weekly basis, but there’s no recourse that can come from that. Petrino seemed hesitant to talk about the officiating because, of course, it can never go well for a coach. But he said he was disappointed that an offensive pass interference penalty wasn’t called against Florida when wide receiver Riley Cooper appeared to take out cornerback Andru Stewart in the end zone.
-Petrino said running back Michael Smith is improving, but he won’t know more about the senior’s status until tonight. Smith missed the Florida game with a hamstring injury, allowing sophomore Dennis Johnson to get the bulk of the carries. Johnson wasn’t able to finish the game because he took a hit to the head, but he should be fine. Finally, Petrino said there’s hope that wide receiver Joe Adams could return this season, but he’s just not sure. The sophomore has been sidelined since suffering what was described as a minor stroke.
There’s the Cliff Note version of what was said. I’ll have more in Tuesday’s newspaper, as well as perhaps on the blog and/or Twitter (@NWAAlex).
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October 20th, 2009 at 8:29 am[...] Petrino essentially says that he’s stuck with Alex Tejada and that Michael Smith is [...]
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October 20th, 2009 at 10:34 am[...] 1. Folks in Arkansas are hot about the officiating in Saturday’s loss to Florida. Bobby Petrino said SEC director of officials Rogers Redding didn’t give him “anything that satisfied” him by way of an explanation.2. This writer believes it’s time for the Razorbacks to put what happened in Gainesville in the rear-view mirror and start looking ahead to Ole Miss.3. Ryan Mallett wants folks to put the blame for Saturday’s loss on his shoulders. And he’s showing leadership by doing so.4. According to this notes column, it appears that kicker Alex Tejada’s job is safe despite two missed field goals in the close loss to the Gators.5. Folks in both programs are saying that the focus this week should be on the game, not on the “Arkansas Vs. Houston Nutt” angle. Last year’s 23-21 Ole Miss win in Fayetteville was the one that mattered most on that front. Gradually this will become less and less of a story.6. Petrino said tailback Michael Smith’s hamstring injury is improving. [...]
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October 19th, 2009 at 2:58 pm
The call that everyone in the country is blogging and talking about is the unsportsman like infraction call on Sheppard. That’s the one they showed over and over on CBS and the announcers called it “inexplicable”. He had no other option than protect himself from taking a huge hit so they collided just like happens on every college play in America on every down. What could the Ref have possibly seen that would indicate an infraction?
October 20th, 2009 at 2:05 am
Rah, I invite you and anyone else to review that play your talking about if they can. Not only is it a bogus call, but there was an official running along the side of Sheppard as the play happened. He saw the entire thing happen. He watched as the Florida player charged Sheppard and then got layed out. The official that was less than 5 yards from the players did nothing. The flag came from from up field at least 15 yards away. In my opinion the offical that was next to them should have intervened and called a no foul on the play.
This was a terribly called game that in my opinion was heavily in the favor of Florida
October 20th, 2009 at 6:40 am
What could the ref possibly have seen??? HOW ABOUT THE SCOREBOARD!