Hogs turn attention to No. 19 Tulsa
Bart Pohlman
Issue date: 10/29/08 Section: Sports
After a heartbreaking 23-21 loss to Ole Miss Saturday, Arkansas now turns its attention to No. 18 Tulsa and its high-octane offense.
But the Razorbacks (3-5, 1-4 Southeastern Conference) are having a tough time getting over the loss to the Rebels.
"I'm tired of these tough Mondays," Arkansas head coach Bobby Petrino said. "Its time to come here and feel good. That was another hard loss for us, we certainly were battling and in the game. If you watch the video, our players played with great effort, really tried to work and execute the things they were asked to do. I just want to reiterate what I said after the game, we left some opportunities out there in the first half, they came back to haunt us. We just couldn't win the game in the end."
Sophomore tight end D.J. Williams said the whole team wanted a win against Ole Miss.
"This was a big-time heartbreak for me," Williams said. "We had a chance to come back with the onside kick and win a big game like this. We were really looking forward to going down and scoring on that drive; it was a really emotional game for all of us."
Despite the emotion surrounding their loss to the Rebels, Williams said the team doesn't need to dwell on the past.
"I think moving passed the mistakes is a huge thing," Williams said. "Just as in basketball, a three-point shooter needs to have short-term memory because if he misses one, he has to come back and make another. It's about the same for any sport because if you dwell on something too long it's going to mess up your focus and your game. You need to learn from the mistakes and then put it behind you and move forward."
With the Razorbacks putting the Ole Miss game in the past, Arkansas begins its preparations for the undefeated Golden Hurricane (8-0, 5-0 Conference USA).
Tulsa enters the game off a 49-19 over Central Florida Sunday, and boasts the nation's highest-scoring offense.
Williams said the Razorbacks have to be ready to keep up with the Golden Hurricane.
But the Razorbacks (3-5, 1-4 Southeastern Conference) are having a tough time getting over the loss to the Rebels.
"I'm tired of these tough Mondays," Arkansas head coach Bobby Petrino said. "Its time to come here and feel good. That was another hard loss for us, we certainly were battling and in the game. If you watch the video, our players played with great effort, really tried to work and execute the things they were asked to do. I just want to reiterate what I said after the game, we left some opportunities out there in the first half, they came back to haunt us. We just couldn't win the game in the end."
Sophomore tight end D.J. Williams said the whole team wanted a win against Ole Miss.
"This was a big-time heartbreak for me," Williams said. "We had a chance to come back with the onside kick and win a big game like this. We were really looking forward to going down and scoring on that drive; it was a really emotional game for all of us."
Despite the emotion surrounding their loss to the Rebels, Williams said the team doesn't need to dwell on the past.
"I think moving passed the mistakes is a huge thing," Williams said. "Just as in basketball, a three-point shooter needs to have short-term memory because if he misses one, he has to come back and make another. It's about the same for any sport because if you dwell on something too long it's going to mess up your focus and your game. You need to learn from the mistakes and then put it behind you and move forward."
With the Razorbacks putting the Ole Miss game in the past, Arkansas begins its preparations for the undefeated Golden Hurricane (8-0, 5-0 Conference USA).
Tulsa enters the game off a 49-19 over Central Florida Sunday, and boasts the nation's highest-scoring offense.
Williams said the Razorbacks have to be ready to keep up with the Golden Hurricane.
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