Hootens Arkansas Football Book Pre-Season Rankings

[Mulerider]

The Hooten's Arkansas Football Book is out! Here is where they list everyone,

1. Ouachita Baptist
2. Harding
3. Southern Arkansas
4. Henderson State
5. Arkansas Tech
6. SE Oklahoma State
7. NW Oklahoma State
8. UA-Monticello
9. East Central
10. SW Oklahoma State
11. Southern Nazarene
12. Oklahoma Baptist

What do yall think?

I see everything being about right except SE Oklahoma possibly being higher as well as Oklahoma Baptist being 10 or 11. It's going to be a fight in the top 3!

[Tech Boys]

Re: Hootens Arkansas Football Book Pre-Season Rankings

They have Arkansas Tech too low! :disapointed:

[Mulerider]

Re: Hootens Arkansas Football Book Pre-Season Rankings

They have Arkansas Tech too low! :disapointed:

Ehh.. I think they could easily be number #4. I think if OBU slips the first couple of games, it could be a long season. Not likely though. But it's hard to argue the Top 3. Arkansas Tech got lucky with SAU at home last year. SAU will be ready for them this year. Who is Arkansas Tech's QB? They have TBD right now in the book. Also, they have to play at SAU, OBU, and at Harding. Going to be tough to win any of those games.

[ReddieMade]

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No idea how Harding isn't No. 1.

No disrespect to OBU, they're the defending champs, but Harding very well could be an AFCA preseason Top-10 or 15 team to start the year.

[Finishempty Fred]

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No idea how Harding isn't No. 1.

No disrespect to OBU, they're the defending champs, but Harding very well could be an AFCA preseason Top-10 or 15 team to start the year.

Harding could also start the season 0-3!!!
Our offense will crank up as always. Time will tell with the shakeup on the defensive coaching staff. If the defense can improve from last year, I don't see a game we can't win.

[Divisiontwo]

Re: Hootens Arkansas Football Book Pre-Season Rankings

No idea how Harding isn't No. 1.

No disrespect to OBU, they're the defending champs, but Harding very well could be an AFCA preseason Top-10 or 15 team to start the year.

[Mulerider]

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I think Harding will stop OBU, just because of their defense.

[Armo Wood]

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While I think Hooten's is good for starting off-season/pre-season conversations, I think a few things should be kept in mind about Hooten's.
1) I seriously doubt Hooten's writer actually watches/pays attention to the entire GAC during football season.
2) Hooten's writer doesn't appear to double check on returning starters.
3) Hooten's is essentially an information dump, whose college focus is more on the "big boys" of D1.

Regarding the first two points, here are some examples:
1) Hooten's lists Harding's offense as multiple. Anybody that has seen Harding knows that offense is Flexbone.
2) Hooten's lists Southern Arkansas's defense as 3-3. Southern Arkansas has played as a four-man front since at least 2012.
3) Hooten's lists Ouachita as returning 9 starters on defense. Given that DE John Rachal, LBs Elijah Jones and Luke Holt, and CBs Zach Miller and Shaquille Hunter were all starters and all were seniors, that means Ouachita lost at least five starters on defense.

As for my last point, just look in Hooten's and see how much detailed info and insight they give on the D1 "big boys" versus the GAC teams.

[Finishempty Fred]

Re: Hootens Arkansas Football Book Pre-Season Rankings

[QUOTE=Armo Wood;2229934]While I think Hooten's is good for starting off-season/pre-season conversations, I think a few things should be kept in mind about Hooten's.
1) I seriously doubt Hooten's writer actually watches/pays attention to the entire GAC during football season.
2) Hooten's writer doesn't appear to double check on returning starters.
3) Hooten's is essentially an information dump, whose college focus is more on the "big boys" of D1.

Regarding the first two points, here are some examples:
1) Hooten's lists Harding's offense as multiple. Anybody that has seen Harding knows that offense is Flexbone.
2) Hooten's lists Southern Arkansas's defense as 3-3. Southern Arkansas has played as a four-man front since at least 2012.
3) Hooten's lists Ouachita as returning 9 starters on defense. Given that DE John Rachal, LBs Elijah Jones and Luke Holt, and CBs Zach Miller and Shaquille Hunter were all starters and all were seniors, that means Ouachita lost at least five starters on defense.

As for my last point, just look in Hooten's and see how much detailed info and insight they give on the D1 "big boys" versus the GAC teams.[/QUOTEi


Yeah that caught my eye also. Not very accurate on alot of things. I'd probably would have made SAU number 1 by default of returning senior QB. All the other top dogs have question marks at that position.

[Divisiontwo]

Re: Hootens Arkansas Football Book Pre-Season Rankings

While I think Hooten's is good for starting off-season/pre-season conversations, I think a few things should be kept in mind about Hooten's.
1) I seriously doubt Hooten's writer actually watches/pays attention to the entire GAC during football season.
2) Hooten's writer doesn't appear to double check on returning starters.
3) Hooten's is essentially an information dump, whose college focus is more on the "big boys" of D1.

Regarding the first two points, here are some examples:
1) Hooten's lists Harding's offense as multiple. Anybody that has seen Harding knows that offense is Flexbone.
2) Hooten's lists Southern Arkansas's defense as 3-3. Southern Arkansas has played as a four-man front since at least 2012.
3) Hooten's lists Ouachita as returning 9 starters on defense. Given that DE John Rachal, LBs Elijah Jones and Luke Holt, and CBs Zach Miller and Shaquille Hunter were all starters and all were seniors, that means Ouachita lost at least five starters on defense.

As for my last point, just look in Hooten's and see how much detailed info and insight they give on the D1 "big boys" versus the GAC teams.

[Weevil Watcher]

Re: Hootens Arkansas Football Book Pre-Season Rankings

UAM is top 4 this season.

[Finishempty Fred]

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UAM is top 4 this season.

A .500 record is very possible.

[Divisiontwo]

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UAM is top 4 this season.

No sir.

[Mulerider]

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UAM is top 4 this season.

BRO..... :laugh::laugh::laugh:

[Weevil Watcher]

Re: Hootens Arkansas Football Book Pre-Season Rankings

A .500 record is very possible.

No sir.

BRO..... :laugh::laugh::laugh:

Fred is the voice of reason