by - September 30, 2018 10:12 pm
Traveling to follow this team is not for the faint of heart or stomach. The bandwagon has been clearing for some time now, but even in a good year, back to…
by - September 27, 2018 3:08 pm
The Hogs are taking on Texas A&M in Jerry World on Saturday, which is somewhat less traumatic for Hog fans who also are Dallas Cowboy fans because they are already…
by - September 23, 2018 9:48 pm
There was little reason to bother traveling to Auburn. The trip is just a little more than 1,300 miles round trip from Fayetteville. Saturday’s forecast called for 90 degrees of grueling Alabama…
by - September 20, 2018 9:46 pm
A sizable contingent of Tusk to Tail folks are heading to Auburn for Saturday’s match between the Hogs and the Tigers. The group is certain the Malzahn-Morris matchup will see…
by - September 18, 2018 8:49 pm
“Jesus Wept” is a direct quote from the bible (John 11:35). The quote was made more famous in Arkansas back in the fall of ’87 by Head Coach Ken Hatfield….
by - September 17, 2018 6:23 am
Moments after Keegan Brewer returned an Arkansas punt 90 yards for a touchdown to put the Mean Green up 14-0 in the first quarter, video of the fair-catch-that-never-was had gone…
by - September 13, 2018 5:37 pm
You know it’s not going well when a growing number of Razorback football fans now consider the 2018 season as an opportunity to prep the quarterback(s) for the 2019 season….
by - September 12, 2018 6:45 pm
What a great trip we had last week. It was almost perfect, except the Hogs didn’t hold on to their end of the rope, and lost to Colorado State. Fort Collins…
by - September 10, 2018 6:26 am
The tee shirt choice for the flight home was an easy one. There were only two options, and the first was wholly inappropriate given the circumstances. “Hammer Down,” a shirt bought…
by - September 6, 2018 10:30 pm
Tusk to Tail has been discussing this trip for over a year now. We’ve all been to Colorado before, but not to Fort Collins, and especially not for a football…
by - September 4, 2018 2:10 pm
A few hours before kickoff Saturday, the Arkansas tailgating areas were abuzz with energy. As the temperature surged, so did the size of the crowd. An air of anxious optimism had replaced…
by - August 30, 2018 6:03 pm
The Arkansas Razorback Football program damn near came off the rails just a few months ago, yet the Tusk to Tail crew believe a bowl game is possible this year….
by - August 28, 2018 6:32 pm
What a difference a year makes. This time last year, Tusk to Tail was preparing for the Hogs’ first game to be played in Little Rock at War Memorial Stadium, in…
by - August 26, 2018 7:22 pm
“If you build it, they will come.” That phrase from the 1989 movie “Field of Dreams” is often quoted to demonstrate how increasing the supply of something can generate higher…
by - December 10, 2017 5:29 pm
Growing up in the south, an athletic director’s term was similar to that of the pope. Tusk to Tail came of age as Hog fans during the 1978 Orange Bowl,…
by - November 28, 2017 5:44 pm
Though some had been clamoring for his departure well before this football season went south, Jeff Long’s termination was swift and unexpected. It was the first time the University of…
by - November 27, 2017 6:17 am
The question of the day Friday was whether Craig May could get back home to Little Rock before Coach Bret Bielema had been fired. May couldn’t even get back to…
by - November 19, 2017 7:23 pm
“November sun is felt by none. A chilly breeze has blown my thoughts to what’s to come.” – “Driving Song” by Widespread Panic They say kids and yoga pants do…
by - November 16, 2017 7:55 pm
Two games remain in Arkansas’ 2017 football season. Two games in a stadium that only serves Pepsi products. Long is gone, Bret remains and you can’t give away a ticket…
by - November 16, 2017 4:08 pm
Believe it or not, we had a great trip to Baton Rouge last weekend. With the exception of losing the football game, everything went as well as we could have…
