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1) Will Sidney Rice continue his streak of consecutive games with a touchdown reception?
Like I've said for the last two weeks, this question has officially reached superstition status. I honestly feel that if I don't include it, and Sidney Rice fails to catch a touchdown pass, it will be my fault. Therefore I will continue to include this question until further notice.
I still have absolutely no idea how he does it. His second touchdown catch against Tennessee was in between four different defenders. FOUR. I think twice before getting in an elevator with four people, let alone catching a pass across the back line of the end zone in Neyland Stadium right in front of the student section. At this point, not only am I on the Sidney Rice Bandwagon, but I also park it in my garage at night and wash it twice a week.
If Arkansas thinks they have somebody on their roster that can cover Sidney, then by all means step up and give it a shot.
I'm going to start keeping a chart like Chad Johnson does that says "Who Can Cover Sidney Rice?" Every week I'll list the opposing team's defensive backs, and every week I'll cross their names out with giant red X's.
2) Can Carolina's defense slow down Arkansas' running game enough to win?
It is no secret that Arkansas is going to try to pound the ball. If they didn't, they'd be stupid. Arkansas is by far the No. 1 rushing offense in the SEC, averaging about 256 rushing yards per game. USC's defense is 10th in the SEC, allowing an average of 168 yards rushing per game.
If I were Arkansas coach Houston Nutt, I wouldn't throw the ball. At all. Zero. None.
But, luckily, my name isn't Houston Nutt. So what do I know?
3) How will Arkansas' true-freshman quarterback react in his first start?
So let me get this straight. Houston Nutt tells freshman quarterback Casey Dick that he is going to redshirt this year, and he hasn't played at all. Then, all of a sudden, the week before the Razorbacks eighth game of the year, he promotes him from clipboard holder to starting quarterback against an SEC opponent. I think it's safe to say Nutt has officially entered full-fledged "I'll do whatever it takes to keep me from getting fired" mode.
I know what you're thinking: With a name like Casey Dick, the guy has to be good. But trust me, this could end very, very badly.
4) What is the deal with the 12:30 kickoff time?
Yes, the 12:30 start is garbage, but think about this - Arkansas is on Central time. So this bad boy is actually kicking off at 11:30 a.m. Arkansas time.
Being on Jefferson-Pilot is bad enough - I've seen better production quality during "Play for Points" in my Theatre 200 class - but the combination of it being a Jefferson-Pilot game and the kickoff being set at 12:30 is killing me. Why don't they just go all out and start broadcasting these games at 8 a.m. on Lifetime. That is the only way they could possibly get less people to watch.
5) What kind of people wear pigs as hats and scream "WOO, PIG SUEY!"
Out of all of the strange traditions SEC schools have, I'd say the whole "Pig Suey" thing is the most disturbing.
There are only three things in life that are certain - death, taxes and some 300-pound woman with a pig on her head screaming "PIG SUEY" as you walk by her pickup truck before every Arkansas game. It never fails.
These are not your average people. Let me put it this way - two of the most famous people ever from Arkansas are Chelsea Clinton and Billy Bob Thornton. Just let that simmer for a while.
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