Stories by Wally Hall
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Coaches don't pay attention in final poll
Polls, no matter who conducts them or votes in them, are never perfect.
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Fun NCAA Tournament reaches Final Four
After watching ultra-talented Gonzaga easily dispatch of Southern Cal, it seemed like we stumbled into an NIT first-round game with UCLA vs. Michigan.
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Hoops season good for state's soul
After 25 years of disappointment, frustration and apathy, Eric Musselman and his hand-blended Arkansas Razorbacks brought joy and peace to Hogville’s heart.
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Hogs' ride put on pause
A great run by the Arkansas Razorbacks came to an end against No. 1 seed Baylor, 81-72, on Monday night.
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Hogs advance with elite effort
Oral Roberts did not look, and certainly didn’t play like, a No. 15 seed.
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Same names, different teams from December meeting
Only in name have the Arkansas Razorbacks and Oral Roberts Golden Eagles already played each other.
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Bracket is collateral damage of fun time of year
Besides Christmas and Thanksgiving, March Madness is the greatest time of the year.
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Wise investment would be to secure Musselman
Eric Musselman is in a bubble in Indianapolis, but his name is being spoken of favorably all over the country.
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UA women had a great year despite upset loss
In the last few years, watching Arkansas' women’s team — whenever the Razorbacks were on TV — became a habit at our house.
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Win wasn't pretty, but Razorbacks don't care
Literally, the Arkansas Razorbacks survived and advanced to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 with a 68-66 win over Texas Tech.
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Musselman-Beard matchup intriguing
When Chris Beard was at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock he was a little bit of a loner.
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Colgate can shoot, but Hogs a better team
Having found a few highlights of Colgate’s basketball games this season let it be said one more time, the Raiders can shoot the three.
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Good to have edgy Muss on your side
It seems some sports journalists under the age of 50 want to be bigger than the game, coaches and players.
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NCAA Tournament’s return needed after a long year
That next morning — after the SEC Tournament had been canceled — in the car ride home, the realization hit that this was not as ...
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Drought no way to survive in March
Justin Smith made back-to-back field goals for Arkansas. The problem was they were almost 10 minutes apart.
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SEC coaches disrespect Razorbacks
After all the honors were handed out Monday for this basketball season, the Arkansas Razorbacks had two players named to postseason All-SEC teams.
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Several factors lead to Hogs' win streak
To win 11 consecutive SEC games you have to have some luck.
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Year full of surviving in sports world
A year ago we were still almost two weeks away from the cancellation of all spring sports, including conference basketball tournaments and the NCAA Tournament.
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Musselman deserves SEC award
And the winner should be Eric Musselman for SEC Basketball Coach of the Year.
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Teams won't want to see Hogs in March
Arkansas was a well-oiled machine ready to race and South Carolina was more like a rent-a-win than an SEC opponent.
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Hogs bring back feeling of yesteryear
For now it is speculation. Conversation fodder if you will.
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Unselfish Davis leads Razorbacks into March
Davonte Davis, a freshman from Jacksonville, has become a difference-maker for the Arkansas Razorbacks.
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Hogs’ hard-nosed defense too much for Bama
Don’t spend too much time dwelling on the fact that Arkansas shot 43 free throws and Alabama just 8 on Wednesday.
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Hogs must be better this time vs. Tide
When Arkansas played Alabama on Jan. 16, the Hogs had their heads handed to them 90-59.
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Razorbacks near desired March destination
For now, the Arkansas Razorbacks sit alone in second place of the SEC men’s standings behind only Alabama.
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AP ranking is nice, but NET is what counts
It technically doesn’t mean anything important.
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Hogs continue to open some eyes
It started out as a big day for the SEC with three teams being named among the top 16 seeds by the NCAA Tournament selection ...
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March Madness may leave a few bluebloods behind
Much is being said and written about the seasons Duke and Kentucky basketball are experiencing.
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Razorbacks found way against sputtering Wildcats
It definitely was more like the early days in the SEC when Nolan Richardson was storming the sidelines and racking up championship rings.
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World seems like it can handle Arkansas vs. Arkansas State
It’s time for the two FBS teams in Arkansas to play each other.
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Sutton's old teams put on game that would make him smile
It was unfair and sad that the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame selected Eddie Sutton for induction just weeks before his death last year.
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Hogs improving tournament chances
When Moses Moody picked up his second foul early in the Ole Miss-Arkansas game the thought was, that’s not good for the Hogs.
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Tennessee hopes shakeup leads to long-lost stability
It wasn’t the McDonald’s bags that got Jeremy Pruitt fired at Tennessee.
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Ole Miss' Davis isn't green when it comes to coaching
Kermit Davis has a special place for any Ole Miss Rebel who doesn’t play defense up to his standards.
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Hogs hit the right notes in Music City
Sometimes visitors struggle with Vanderbilt’s antiquated elevated playing floor.
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Neighbors making a difference with Razorbacks
There were expectations in 2017 when Mike Neighbors was hired to make Arkansas competitive in the SEC.
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Etch returning seniors' names in history
Someway, somehow, Arkansas needs to honor the nine — and there may be more — who have chosen to be RazorBACKS for another season.
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Basketball bluebloods need transfusion in odd season
College basketball seems a little out of whack right now.
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Arkansas still can be more than a tease
It hasn’t been easy for Razorback fans the past 20 years. There’s been more dashed hopes than ever imagined.
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Razorbacks' latest games cause for concern
Eric Musselman has been concerned about the perimeter defense of the Arkansas Razorbacks.
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Razorbacks needed better defense, better decisions
It was like the Arkansas Razorbacks got smacked in the face with the world’s largest snowball with 17:33 to play in the first half.
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Alabama fatigue does not diminish Tide's greatness
It is OK to be almost as sick of Nick Saban and Alabama Crimson Tide football as you are of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Against Georgia, Hogs were greatest show around
It appeared the only thing missing was a parade led by someone on a unicycle.
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Hogs put together complete effort
For much of the first half, the SEC Network announcers predicted a high-scoring game between Arkansas and Georgia.
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Turnovers told story in loss at Tennessee
Overall, Arkansas made a huge leap from Saturday’s loss to Missouri to Wednesday night’s loss to Tennessee.
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Smith a convincing Heisman winner
For the past few weeks, it seemed like a day didn’t go by that an email wasn’t receieved from one of the college football awards.
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Expect NET gain from floundering Kentucky
There is a very good reason basketball experts say the SEC is down this season.
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Hogs didn’t get shot to hurt Big 12’s mark
It seemed the Razorbacks were a lot more excited about playing TCU in the Texas Bowl than the Horned Frogs were about playing the Hogs.
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Veteran Tigers too defensive for Arkansas
Outside Bud Walton Arena, the temperature was almost as cold as the Razorbacks’ shooting.
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This year has to be better than 2020
Welcome to 2021, goodbye to most of 2020.
