Entering November 2007 with a 5-3 record had to be a mild disappointment for the Arkansas Razorbacks. With the previous year’s Heisman runner-up and a preseason top 20 ranking, the Hogs had visions of glory far beyond bowl-eligibility.
Following an opening weekend tune-up against Troy, the Razorbacks took their #16 ranking to Tuscaloosa to play Nick Saban’s first and basically only mere-mediocre Crimson Tide team. A fourth-quarter comeback behind Darren McFadden wasn’t enough for the Hogs, who took the 41-38 loss back to Fayetteville. The next week, Arkansas would lose at home to Kentucky (remember: this is 2007, and the Wildcats would find themselves in the top 10 in a couple of weeks).