Alabama @ Arkansas (its a sure vbookie kori ;)

[Brutalis]

First lines are out:

Alabama
Arkansas -2 O/U 38

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I'm sort of surprised my Hogs are favored. But not so much when you realize this is the first tough game of the year for the Tide after 3 easy wins and a close call with Vandy last week. Now they travel to NW Arkansas this Saturday. If anyone here knows the SEC you know this is a rivalry game. Each year the games get more personal and usually ego-full players hating eachother. Dunno how it got going but Bama has been a rival in basketball for years now.

This should be the first big time dance for Mitch Mustain. He had a great first road game against a conference team (even though you guys look at Baylor like we do Vandy) throwing for 3 TD's and 224 yards. You know Reynolds Stadium will be packed but there is a lot of talk between fans about Nutt's job and who's calling the shots come gametime.

In Dumbnutts era....

1998-09-26 Houston Nutt Fayetteville, AR 42 - 6 (W)
1999-09-25 Houston Nutt Tuscaloosa, AL 28 - 35 (L)
2000-09-23 Houston Nutt Fayetteville, AR 28 - 21 (W)
2001-09-22 Houston Nutt Tuscaloosa, AL 10 - 31 (L)
2002-09-28 Houston Nutt Fayetteville, AR 12 - 30 (L)
2003-09-27 Houston Nutt Tuscaloosa, AL 34 - 31 (W)
2004-09-25 Houston Nutt Fayetteville 27 - 10 (W)
2005-09-24 Houston Nutt Tuscaloosa, AL 13 - 24 (L)

As you can see it's been back and forth. But I have to be biased riding the Mustain hype and McFadden's skill and potential but am worried about our confused defense.

Tide 24
Hogs 27

ps.. It's on CBS at 2:30 central time. I think it's regional though, for the southeast.