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Arkansas fans woke up Sunday morning thinking they had a nightmare but unfortunately it was a reality. The number 8 ranked Arkansas Razorbacks lost to an unranked Louisiana Monroe WarHawk team Saturday night. The Hogs were up 28-7 before allowing the WarHawks to come back and tie the game up to send it to overtime. After the Hogs kicked a field goal they gave up a touchdown to end up losing the game 34-31. Also in the game Tyler Wilson was knocked out of the game with what appears to be a concussion type injury. The university is not really saying what is wrong with him or a timetable for return. Also injured in the game was cornerback Tevin Mitchell. Mitchell was carted off the field after colliding with teammate Alonzo Highsmith. He appears to be moving and doing better. Hopefully he will make a full recovery regardless if he play football again or not. The last major injury from the game came from running back/fullback Kody Walker who ended up getting a lower leg injury and its being said that he is out for the season. Things went from bad to worse by lunch time on Sunday. The new AP poll came out and the Razorbacks dropped from number 8 to out of the AP poll. This was the second largest drop in the history of the poll.
Razorback fans are understandably upset today. The Hogs were a 30 point favorite over ULM. Their were high expectations for this team this season. Obviously the end goals of the season have changed but its time for the fans to get behind this team and support them. Twitter, Facebook, and other social media sites were littered with fans very upset about the loss and blaming everyone from Jeff Long to John L Smith to the players to even Bobby Petrino. Some fans are trying to sell their tickets to this weekends big match up against Alabama. I hope some fans buy those tickets because those selling them don't deserve to go. I would rather go and watch MY team get beat 100 than be hypocritical about my fandom.
If you were a fan on Saturday then you need to be a fan today. Its ok to be upset, mad, even ticked off but its not ok to throw in the towel on the team. If you don't want to be a fan anymore that's fine go out and be a fan of LSU or someone else but don't talk about the Hogs anymore like your a fan.
Its times like these that the Razorback Nation has to come together and remain strong. United We Stand, Divided We Fall!
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