I expected much worse. In fact, I had some work to do and I figured on getting around to it at halftime, thinking the game might be out of hand by then. I even got a nice laugh out of the line moving down two points late to Arkansas -1. The gambler in me should have known that was a sign, but I've seen Stan Heath's teams dwindle away on the court before.

Alabama was going to murder the Hogs. It was almost documented as a fact...

However, after the Hogs stomped the ever-living shit out of the eighth ranked Crimson Tide yesterday 88-61, I've decided to give Heath a three game pass from my criticisms. Yesterday was the game I had been waiting for. We had all seen the intensity turned up from time to time, and you saw it somewhat in the Tulsa game earlier in the week. I never thought I would see it from a Heath team two games in a row. Cliff Ellis was even in the booth for Lincoln Financial Sports giving us catch phrase after catch phrase, which I will use throughout this entry.I'd like to say stranger things have happened, but I doubt it.

Maybe Heath has finally figured it out. Many older coaches will tell you that you use the preseason to feel your team out, figure out who your scorers are and determine who has the best chemistry on the floor. Maybe, just maybe, Heath has been doing that. He's been trying some different rotations recently I noticed, even though he did still go with a two whiteboy lineup several times yesterday, which gave Alabama a few spurts of momentum.

It wasn't enough though. Because Charles Thomas was serving pastries. Gary Ervin was sharing the candy and it was oh so sweet. Weems finally showed up and utilized the room service. On defense, Steven Hill was the landlord and he demanded real estate. Townes served as the assistant manager under Hill and collected rent a few times. The entire team was hotter than August and no one could stop them.

The team needs to stay on fire. They head to Florida next week and they will need to bring the candy to share with each other. Florida will be ready to bring it. All I know, is that the Hogs will at least be 1-1 in SEC play come next weekend.

And in case you were wondering... yes, recounting the game this morning made me feel un-sick after watching Tony Romo bobble a football last night. Fuck football.