Nolan Richardson, Razorback head coach, has been scrambling to find a way to win in January, but so far, luck hasn't fallen his team's way. This will be an old pals Super Bowl, with two coaches who are longtime buddies leading teams operated by the two of the NFL's most venerable owners. Jim Fassel of the New York Giants and Brian Billick of the Baltimore Ravens steered a pair of unlikely teams into the NFL championship game. Wellington Mara, Giants co-owner, and Art Modell of the Ravens have held key roles on various league committees during the last 40 years. Now, maybe these friends can agree that the first team to score wins.
Points figure to be at a premium, with both teams coming into the big game with impressive defenses.
For the first time since Nolan Richardson became coach, the Arkansas Razorback basketball team started out 0-3 in Southeastern Conference play. With three straight SEC losses and an overtime loss to the Oklahoma Sooners in Norman, Christmas break was not a pleasant one for Richardson and his basketball team. The Hogs were only able to win two of six games over the break, with those wins coming against pushovers Maryland-Eastern Shore and Grambling State. There are plenty of jokes about the uniforms and hair, but Lady'Back basketball has changed much more than that in the past 25 years. The team commemorated those changes this weekend with the Silver Anniversary celebration.