Let’s start the review of this game with a statement of truth: Arkansas is a bad football team. Every SEC team they have played has scored at least 37 points against them, and even some of the non-conference teams, like Coastal Carolina last week.
Arkansas dragged LSU down to its level, but the Tigers would eventually fight through an earn the victory. The Tigers didn’t play badly, they were just a half beat off, and failed to take advantage of their performances. It’s like they kept throwing punches, but stopped just short of knocking their opponent down.
Sure, it was frustrating, but I’m hesitant to say they played badly.