Something about Faldon's column

Scott Faldon, currently tied for second in the standings, is the sports editor for the Southwest Times Record in Fort Smith and writes a column for that paper. His latest makes a point I had not considered -- Arkansas had a legitimate shot at a No. 1 ranking in the polls right now had it not bungled three very winnable games.

An excerpt from Faldon's column:

Arkansas was the No. 21-ranked team in The Associated Press preseason poll. Of the 20 teams ranked in front of Arkansas, only Ohio State is still undefeated.

If Arkansas was undefeated right now (and it should be), at the very least Arkansas would be ranked just behind Ohio State and ahead of South Florida and Boston College. Given the peculiarities and foibles of the poll voters, the Razorbacks could easily be ranked No. 1 ahead of the Buckeyes.

As excited as fans were last season with a No. 5-ranking heading into the LSU game, euphoria and optimism would have been at an all-time high with the Razorbacks at 6-0 today and a top spot in the polls. Considering Arkansas’ three losses were all easily winnable, it’s not that difficult to imagine an undefeated Razorback team at this point of the season.