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Title: Alabama hosts Arkansas in clash of ranked SEC foes Post by: Coach Hank Crisp on September 22, 2011, 01:47:54 PM http://www.latimes.com/sports/sns-tsn-afn-arkansas-alabama-20110921,0,1586770.story
Quote Tuscaloosa, AL — In what promises to be one the toughest battles of the college football weekend, the third-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide welcome the 14th-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks to Tuscaloosa for an SEC clash. Bobby Petrino's Arkansas squad is off to a 3-0 start. The first two wins came easily by a combined score of 103-10 over obviously inferior opponents. Last weekend's clash with Troy proved to be much more competitive, and while the result was a 38-28 triumph, the margin was a bit too close for comfort. "I wasn't real happy with the way we finished the game," said Petrino. "I think we have a lot to work on to get ready for Alabama." Alabama is also 3-0, and like Arkansas, two of the three victories to date have been blowouts. Last weekend, the Crimson Tide dominated both sides of the ball in rolling to a 41-0 win over North Texas. With Florida coming up on October 1, Nick Saban's team has two outstanding opponents lined up in back- to-back weeks. "Arkansas has a very good team, so we're going to have to execute a lot better, but your effort, your mental and physical toughness, all those things should be at the same level all the time if you're playing the way you're supposed to play to be to the best kind of player you can be," said Saban.. Alabama extended its edge to 11-8 over Arkansas in the all-time series between the programs with a 24-20 triumph over the Razorbacks last season. |