Meanwhile, the BCS-busters played schools in New Mexico over the weekend.
More importantly, would any pollster bet on Boise State to beat Georgia on a neutral field? I'd love to take the other side of that one.
Another blunder by a few of the pollsters was to still vote for Tulsa. The Golden Hurricane blew its only shot at a BCS school during the regular season when it lost to Arkansas. The Hogs didn't exactly overpower the Hurricane, but the best case conclusion for Tulsa was that it almost had as much talent as the Razorbacks.
Casey Dick threw for 385 yards on the Hurricane defense after averaging 191 against the SEC and Texas. Tulsa was great at moving the ball between the 20 yard lines but stalled multiple times when it counted.
Arkansas, at 4-5, does not deserve to be getting votes in the top 25. And Tulsa, who is not as good as Arkansas, does not either.
More Change in Fayetteville
Chuck Dicus was fired from his position as president of the Razorback Foundation last week. Dicus was an All-American split end in the late ‘60s for the Hogs, and had been the foundation president since 1991.
Supposedly, the board was given the directive to fire him from new athletic director Jeff Long and/or new chancellor Dave Gearhart. The only notable position in Arkansas athletics that hasn't turned over in the past two years is now the baseball coach.
And once again, those in charge in Northwest Arkansas are lying about the event.
Any foundation board member or university trustee asked about the removal of Dicus plays dumb and says the reasons for the firing were not discussed at the foundation board meeting on Saturday just before the Tulsa game.
Those responses are lies.
Even former athletic director Frank Broyles, now a consultant for the foundation, says he has no idea why Dicus was removed.
He's lying too.
There has to be a reasonable explanation for the firing of a long-tenured president of a multi-million dollar organization.
Dicus was popular among the fans, and the foundation didn't exactly suffer for contributions—especially for a relatively poor state. Naturally, fans are interested in the reasons for his ouster.
Nonetheless, the average Hog fan is left in the dark about the change. The cost of two season tickets to Fayetteville and Little Rock games is $630. Add a modest $100 donation per seat, and the price tag leaps to $830 just for tickets to home games.
Those paying $830 for tickets are likely sacrificing just as much or more than those donating at the higher levels.
Whether it was a personality conflict, an unforgivable mistake, or just a firing for no good reason, the supporters of the foundation deserve to know the reason Dicus was let go.
They do not deserve to be lied to.
All this lying is, well...classless.
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