Stream-of-Consciousness Notes
2011 Sugar Bowl - 2nd Quarter
By
Pete Fiutak
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2010
Sugar Bowl SOC Notes - Florida vs. Cincinnati
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2009
Sugar Bowl SOC Notes - Alabama vs. Utah
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2008
Sugar Bowl SOC Notes - Georgia vs. Hawaii
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2007
Sugar Bowl SOC Notes - LSU vs. Notre Dame
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2011
Rose Bowl SOC Notes - TCU vs. Wisconsin
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2011
Sugar Bowl SOC Notes - Pregame
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2011
Sugar Bowl SOC Notes - 1st Quarter
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2011
Sugar Bowl SOC Notes - 3rd Quarter
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2011
Sugar Bowl SOC Notes - 4th Quarter
Ohio State 14 ... Arkansas 7
Arkansas on its own 44, 3rd ad 11
- Mallett isn't good in the face of a
pass rush, but he's excellent at moving out of the
pocket to create a throw. He found the hole with and
nailed Chris Gragg for a first down.
- OSU still hasn't stopped Knile Davis. The OSU
linebackers are looking stupid trying to stop him.
- Third downs don't seem to mean anything to
Arkansas.
- Fourth and one ... yeah, on the OSU 30, with
Davis, you go for it.
- No, no, no, no, no, no, no. You don't drop back
and thrown on 4th and 1. Not even with Mallett.
- It was batted down by Cameron Heyward. He's having
a monster first half, even if the stats won't showit
Ohio State on its own 30
- Give the OSU coaching staff credit;
it's being aggressive. The deep play was open, but
Pryor missed him.
- But that works, too. A quick hit to tight end Reid
Fragel goes down to the Arkansas 30. The Hogs
weren't even close.
- All the talk was about the Arkansas offense, but
the OSU attack has been crisper.
- Obviously it's hard to tell just by a television
broadcast, but OSU appears to have a nastier edge
than normal.
- Game-saving tackle by Rudell Crim. He shoestringed
Dan Herron or it would've been another easy rushing
score.
- Pryor has been uncharacteristically fantastic on
third and long.
- Touchdown, and that was simply bad luck for the
Hogs. Pryor was dancing, he didn't get his feet set,
and he throw a beauty of a pass low and away that
Dane Sanzenbacher was able to come up with for the
score..
- If only Arkansas had a high-octane passing offense
to possibly come up with a comeback.
Ohio State 21 ... Arkansas 7
Arkansas on its own 20
- Don't panic, Hogs. Keep mixing it
up, keep going with Davis, and keep running the
normal offense.
- Oooof. Joe Adams just got broken in half, but he
managed to hang on to the ball on a deadly shot from
Orhian Johnson.
- The loss of Chimdi Chekwa. Apparently he's really,
really hurt.
- Now that's what Sweet Cakes, Erin Andrews, and the
rest of them should be doing on a regular basis.
Holly Rowe just did the perfect job as a sideline
reporter, giving a detailed description of what it
happening with Chekwa, explained the concern on the
Ohio State sideline, and then described how the
Arkansas receivers are taking advantage. She just
added to the game-watching experience.
- Mallett is doing a terrific job of getting the
ball out of his hands in a hurry. OSU is slowing
down the Hog offense, but it's still making a lot of
noise.
- What a shock. Arkansas TE D.J. Williams hasn't
been heard from in the passing game since the one
pass play early on. His career numbers are nice, but
the Mackey was on reputation this year.
- Cameron Heyward is a man. He's making a ton of
money tonight.
- But it's not coming from the sale of Pryor and
Herron items.
- Joe Adams is killing the OSU secondary, but he's
also hurting the Hogs with drops.
Ohio State on its own 17
- Pryor isn't really running by
design. His moves and runs might not work at the NFL
level, but he's deadly as a college playmaker.
- Arkansas isn't even close defensively. Yeah, I'm
saying it, SEC fans. Arkansas can't handle the speed
and athleticism of Ohio State.
- Not helping the cause is the Hogs'
tackling-optional approach to your 2011 Sugar Bowl.
- It's almost like Arkansas is trying too hard to
make the big play, and isn't doing enough to do the
basics. Especially on third down.
- There's no truth to the rumor that DeVier Posey
actually was suspended. He has been a rumor so far.
- Devin Barclay from 50 ...
- Nope. Pushed left.
- Arkansas only down 14 with just over five minutes
to play. Score here, and it's just a seven point
game going into halftime.
Arkansas on its own 32
- But Cameron Heyward has decided to
have his day about that.
- After struggling early, Dexter Larimore is getting
to Mallett.
- Again, Mallett has to deal with a wee bit of
pressure, and he pulls a Jim Everett and hits the
deck.
Ohio State on its own 32
- Flip it. Three minutes to play, if
OSU gets in the end zone here, it's up 28-7 and it
might be game over.
- This is where Pryor's mobility will take over.
He'll glide his way moving the ball down the field.
- No. That wasn't pass interference on a deep ball,
but ...
- Pryor comes back with a nice throw on third down
to move the chains.
- Pryor has been outstanding. He's in total command.
- If appears that Heyward hurt his elbow.
- Two minutes to play, OSU on the Arkansas 43.
- OSU appears to think it can hit the deep ball in
the first half. Watch out for ...
- I should play the lotto. Deep ball, Posey,
touchdown, Sugar Bowl.
- Pryor got the mismatch he needed. Posey got by Hog
safety Tramain Thomas, and he made the NFL play.
- And then he sold the ball for a tattoo of a pony.
Ohio State 28 ... Arkansas 7
- How utterly moronic does that weird OSU
kickoff early in the first half look now?
- Can we get Alabama in here?
Arkansas on its own 14
- Again. Another killer penalty
pushing the Hogs deep.
- 1:44 to play. With any other team, and almost any
other quarterback, you pack it in and go to
halftime.
- The OSU defensive line is frothing at the mouth.
- Mallett is so good throwing on the move. Now he
has to learn to do it even more since he struggles
so much under pressure in the pockiet.
- Arkansas is probably going to pull a Wisconsin and
go into the locker room with timeouts in its pocket.
- OHHHHH. Orhian Johnson almost had the pick on a
bad Mallett throw.
- That's the first really big Arkansas break of the
game.
- Knile Davis rumbles through for a 35-yard run. He
can play on my NFL team right now.
- Arkansas is moving the ball, but with only 33
seconds to play, there plays have to go even deeper.
- Mallett is trying, but the drive is still hanging
around midfield.
- Adams hangs on to a pass! Holiday, celebration ...
- And then Adams drops a touchdown pass. D.J.
Williams was overshot by Mallett, and Adams drops
it.
- Mallett keeps on pressing. He's a nightmare for
corners when he gets time. He got five days and he
hit Cobi Hamilton with a perfect 21-yard pass that
maybe ten NFL quarterbacks can throw.
- Four seconds to play on the four. Down 28-7, you
rely on your NFL quarterback to come up with one
more throw to get you back in the game.
- Bobby Petrino goes gutless and goes for the field
goal. His offense will have to heat up big time in
the second half and the receivers will have to catch
everything.
SECOND QUARTER SCORE: Ohio State 28 ...
Arkansas 10
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2011
Sugar Bowl SOC Notes - Pregame
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2011
Sugar Bowl SOC Notes - 1st Quarter
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2011
Sugar Bowl SOC Notes - 3rd Quarter
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2011
Sugar Bowl SOC Notes - 4th Quarter