FAYETTEVILLE — When Mike Anderson was hired at Arkansas in early 2011, he was considered the school's best chance at returning to national prominence.
Despite a once-promising start to this season, that hope for Anderson and the Razorbacks (12-4, 1-3 Southeastern Conference) has never seemed as far away as it does now following an 84-78 home loss to Mississippi State on Tuesday night.
Arkansas dropped from 27th to 41st in the NCAA's RPI ratings, but more importantly the loss left the Razorbacks with little room for error in their search for a postseason berth.
"Yeah, I've got tremendous concern, but at the same time, it's one game and it's four games into conference play," Anderson said.