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2006 Razorback Football Results (part 1)

June 6, 2012 – 6:55 am

In 2006 my son Hunter told me after the whipping we took against USC that Arkansas would not lose again the rest of the regular season. I laughed and told him that he was dreaming. Eleven games later we stood the whole game as the #6 Razorbacks lost a close game in Little Rock to the LSU Tigers to finish 10-2 on the year. The Hogs had a chance to stay in the national title hunt until they lost that second game the last day of the regular season. In fact, they only lost to top 5 teams that year. One of the biggest victories down the stretch was over the 13th ranked Tennesseee Vols in Fayetteville.  ESPN’s gameday was in town. Here is a recap of the games that year from Wikipedia:

Game notes

USC

  1 2 3 4 Total
USC 3 13 14 20 50
Arkansas 0 7 0 7 14

USC and Arkansas both came into the game with a number of question marks, as USC had lost stars Reggie Bush and Matt Leinart to the NFL, and Arkansas’s star running back Darren McFadden was injured in an off-field incident. Although the game was close until the latter minutes of the second quarter, a combination USC’s high-powered offense wearing out Arkansas’s defense, and running back Felix Jones’ three fumbles, stretched the margin in the second half to the final score.
Robert Johnson was removed as the starting quarterback this week, replaced by Mitch Mustain.

Utah State

  1 2 3 4 Total
Utah State 0 0 0 0 0
Arkansas 0 14 6 0 20

After the Razorback’s hard loss at home against the USC Trojans, the Hogs were looking to bounce back against Utah State. Mustain had replaced Johnson as the starting quarterback, but the Arkansas offense stalled early, losing a fumble at the Aggie 1-yard line. But under the shoulders of McFadden and Jones, Arkansas bounced back for 3 touchdowns. The Arkansas defense played valiantly in showing of revenge for the embarrassment of the previous game, and the offense, while not up to form, still played well.

Vanderbilt

  1 2 3 4 Total
Arkansas 7 7 7 0 21
Vanderbilt 7 6 0 6 19

In Week 3, Arkansas traveled to Vanderbilt University for its first away game of the season. This game proved to be a good early match against two teams not predicted to fare well in SEC play. The game began with alternating possessions, but neither team took a large lead. But at the end of the first half, a busted extra point attempt by the Commodores gave Arkansas a 14-13 lead. During the fourth quarter, Arkansas and Vanderbilt both scored, but because of Vanderbilt’s situation, they opted to go for a two point conversion, and failed. Although they got one last possession, a missed field goal ended Vanderbilt’s chance of victory.

Alabama

  1 2 3 4 OT 2OT Total
#22 Alabama 0 10 0 7 0 6 23
Arkansas 3 0 14 0 0 7 24

The Crimson Tide offense (white) backed up on their goalline.

This game was well played by both teams playing evenly matched with Alabama leading at halftime 10-3. However Arkansas bounced back with a touchdown from Darren McFadden and a fumble return for a touchdown by Randy Kelly, making the score 17-10 at the end of the third quarter in favor of the Razorbacks. Alabama answered by scoring a touchdown in the fourth, tying the game and eventually sending it into overtime. During regulation, Alabama kicker Leigh Tiffin had missed two field goal attempts wide right. And after a scoreless first overtime, the Crimson Tide scored but again missed the extra point. On the next series quarterback Mitch Mustain threw a touchdown pass to tight end Ben Cleveland to tie the game, and the Razorbacks won it with a completed extra point by Jeremy Davis.

Auburn

  1 2 3 4 Total
Arkansas 10 7 7 3 27
#2 Auburn 0 10 0 0 10

In an SEC West bout, the Arkansas Razorbacks visited the #2 ranked Auburn Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium. The Hogs scored first with a 34 yard field goal by Jeremy Davis to make it 3-0 with 7:56 left in the first quarter. Arkansas scored again with a 50 yard pass from Mitch Mustain to Marcus Monk to make it a surprising 10-0 lead with 3:43 remaining in the first quarter. On the first play of the second quarter Auburn countered with a 24 yard TD strike from Brandon Cox to Rodgeriqus Smith to make the score 10-7. With 5:00 left to go in the first half, Arkansas came back with Darren McFadden running for a 63 yard TD making it 17-7. However, Auburn kicker John Vaughn kicked a 36 yard field goal to make the score 17-10 with 1:50 remaining in the first half. After the half, it was all Arkansas as their defense kept Auburn from scoring. With 4:54 left in the third quarter Felix Jones ran in a 1 yard TD. And with 3:34 left in the game, Arkansas sealed it with a 22 yard field goal from Jeremy Davis. With the win the Hogs had control of their own destiny in the SEC West.

Southeast Missouri State

  1 2 3 4 Total
Southeast Missouri State 0 0 7 0 7
#23 Arkansas 14 28 14 7 63

On Arkansas’ homecoming they faced the Redhawks from Southeast Missouri State. From the get-go, it was clear Arkansas was going to dominate this game. Darren McFadden scored the first two touchdowns making it 14-0 at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter the Hogs burst wide open and scored four touchdowns; two coming from Felix Jones and one coming from Michael Smith, and an interception return by DT Keith Jackson. At the Half, the score was 42-0. The Hogs scored three times in the second half, with the Redhawks only score coming in the third quarter by a 8 yard run from John Radney. The final score was 63-7.

Ole Miss

  1 2 3 4 Total
Ole Miss 0 3 0 0 3
#18 Arkansas 14 7 7 10 38

In an SEC West match, #18 Arkansas Razorbacks squared off with the Ole Miss Rebels at Razorback Stadium. Felix Jones returned the opening kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown making the score 7-0. Darren McFadden ran in the next score from 4 yards to make the score 14-0 with 9:43 left in the first quarter. Peyton Hillis scored from 1 yard out to make it 21-0 with 8:27 left in the second quarter. Ole Miss scored a field goal by Joshua Shene from 27 yards out to make it 21-3. After the half, Darren McFadden scored with a 70 yard screen pass from Mitch Mustain making it 28-3. In the fourth, Arkansas scored on a Jeremy Davis field goal and a London Crawford touchdown catch making it 38-3 at the final. With this win, Arkansas became bowl eligible after a two year absence.

Louisiana-Monroe

  1 2 3 4 Total
#14 Arkansas 7 16 14 7 44
Louisiana-Monroe 7 0 0 3 10

The 14th ranked Arkansas Razorbacks returned to Little Rock to face the Sun Belt’s Louisiana Monroe Warhawks. The Warhawks struck first with a 17 yard pass from Kinsmon Lancaster to Lagregory Sapp for a TD. With the score 7-0, the warhawks were fired up. With 7:41 left in the first quarter, Felix Jones rushed in a 7 yard TD, however Jeremy Davis missed the extra point to make the score 7-6. Arkansas scored in the second quarter with a 12 yard TD pass from Mitch Mustain to Marcus Monk, and completed a two point conversion to make it 14-7. With 4:14 left in the first half, the Warhawks’ Calvin Dawson was tackled in their own endzone for a safety making it 16-7. Nearing the end of the first half, RB Darren McFadden threw a 10 yard TD pass to Wes Murphy. The score at the Half was 23-7. In the third quarter, Darren McFadden rushed 18 yards for a touchdown but was flagged for excessive celebration. The penalty was counted on the extra point and Jeremy Davis missed it and the score was 29-7. Later, Mitch Mustain threw a 12 yard TD pass to Marcus Monk, and a two point conversion made it 37-7. In the fourth, Michael Smith rushed for a 3 yard TD to make it 44-7. The Warhawks scored a field goal late in the game to make the final 44-10.

South Carolina

  1 2 3 4 Total
#12 Arkansas 7 16 3 0 26
South Carolina 3 3 7 7 20

The 12th ranked Arkansas Razorbacks went on the road to face a dangerous South Carolina Gamecocks team at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina. The Gamecocks scored on their second drive with a field goal from 3 yards by Ryan Succop after an interception gave South Carolina great field position. Arkansas countered with a 43 yard TD run from Darren McFadden making the score 7-3 at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, Darren McFadden rushed for a 14 yard TD to make the score 14-3. With 9:19 remaining in the first half, the Gamecocks scored another field goal from Ryan Succop to make it 14-6. Arkansas then blocked a punt and the Gamecocks recovered it in their own endzone for a safety to make it 16-6. And with 0:02 left in the first half, Casey Dick through a 50 yard hail- mary that was tipped off two Gamecock defenders and into the hands of Marcus Monk to make it 23-6 going into the half. During the half, Steve Spurrier replaced Gamecock quarterback Syvelle Newton with Blake Mitchell who came out swingin’. After an Arkansas field goal, Mitchell threw 13 yard TD pass to Kevin McKinley to make it 26-13 at the end of the third. In the fourth, Mitchell threw a 10 yard TD pass to Sydney Rice to make it 26-20. After a missed field goal by Arkansas, Mitchell drove the field in an attempt to win the game but was intercepted by Darius Vinnet to make the final 26-20. In this game Houston Nutt switched quarterback Mitch Mustain with Casey Dick.

Tennessee

  1 2 3 4 Total
#13 Tennessee 0 7 0 7 14
#11 Arkansas 7 21 0 3 31

ESPN’s College Game Day came to Fayetteville this week to host the matchup between the 11th ranked Arkansas Razorbacks and the 13th ranked Tennessee Volunteers. In the first quarter, Casey Dick through a 10 yard TD pass to Marcus Monk for a 7-0 lead. In the second quarter, Darren McFadden ran 17 yards for a TD to make it 14-0. Tennessee bounced back with a 27 yard TD pass from Jonathan Crompton to Robert Meachem to make the score 14-7. With 6:51 remaining in the half, Darren McFadden threw a 12 TD pass to Marcus Monk to make it 21-7. Darren McFadden also ran in a 5 yard TD score to end the half with a score of 28-7. After a scoreless third quarter Arkansas hit a 28 yard field goal while Jonathan Crompton hit Bret Smith for a 39 yard TD pass late in the game to make the final 31-14.

University of tennessee football Coach Phillip Fulmer signals for a time out during an October 9, 1993 game against Arkansas.

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University of tennessee football Coach Phillip Fulmer signals for a time out during an October 9, 1993 game against Arkansas.

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Planned Parenthood up to some more tricks

June 6, 2012 – 6:53 am

It is really sad to me that abortion is so easy to get in the USA.

Ericka Andersen

May 30, 2012 at 3:03 pm

The War on Baby Girls: Part 1 – Undercover in Texas

Think sex-selective abortions—known as gendercide—happen only in China? Wrong. This week, Live Action films produced an undercover video of a Texas Planned Parenthood employee explaining to a patient how to easily obtain an abortion if her unborn child were a girl and not a boy. The employee also gave the patient guidance on committing Medicaid fraud while she waited to find out the baby’s sex—but that point deserves a separate discussion altogether.

Sex-selective abortions have been publicly debated recently due to forced abortion opponent and Chinese dissident Chen Guangchang. Guangcheng found himself in danger because of his opposition to China’s one-child policy that often perpetuates gendercide. It has caused a heated and necessary discussion of the issue worldwide.

Americans aren’t taking sex-selective abortion lightly. Tomorrow, a bill that would ban sex-selective abortions in the U.S. is up for a vote in the House. The Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) would also punish doctors if they perform gendercide, which usually occurs in the second or third trimester, when the baby’s sex is clearly determined.

The option may seem rare, but the facts speak for themselves. For Chinese, Korean, and Indian parents having families and raising children in the U.S., researchers found that a firstborn girl often skews the sex ratio of the following children. For second births, the male-female ratio was 117 to 100, and for third births, it was 151 to 100 if the couple already had two girls.

Girls receive the brunt of gendercide due to cultural stigma, and that’s not going to change. Unless sex-selective abortion is outlawed, the human rights of unborn children, especially girls, will continue to be violated in the United States.

Earlier this year, Heritage reported a sobering statement from Steven W. Mosher, president of the Population Research Institute. In a congressional hearing, Mosher said that until recent negative publicity, “It was not unusual to find abortionists advertising the availability of sex-selective abortions in newspapers such as The New York Times.”

Thankfully, such publicity surfaced, and now America can debate this horrific practice in the light of day. Today, the world is missing more than 160 million women because of gendercide. While the U.S. can’t end the practice worldwide, it can restore human rights to unborn children in America.

The PRENDA bill is sponsored by Representative Trent Franks (R–AZ), who said, “As Americans, all of us know in our hearts that aborting a little baby because…she is a little girl instead of a little boy is fundamentally wrong, and represents a betrayal of the precious truth that all human beings are created equal.”

Pro-abortion feminist organizations like NARAL are claiming that PRENDA discriminates against women by interfering with their “choice” to abort female babies. It is hard to imagine a position more retrograde toward women than one that allows for their systematic elimination.

As Heritage’s Jennifer Marshall and Sarah Torre wrote recently, “If there is equality between women and men, it’s rooted in our nature and purpose as human beings. Denying that fundamental dignity inherent in all human life destroys the very basis of equality.”

On behalf of the millions of girls whose lives have been taken, let’s finally unite behind the clear and uncontroversial principle that gendercide is wrong and that America should do something to stop it.

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“Woody Wednesdays” Woody Allen on God and Death

June 6, 2012 – 6:00 am

Good website on Woody Allen

How can I believe in God when just last week I got my tongue caught in the roller of an electric typewriter?

If Jesus Christ came back today and saw what was being done in his name, he’d never stop throwing up.

If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name in a Swiss bank.

As the poet said, ‘Only God can make a tree’ — probably because it’s so hard to figure out how to get the bark on.

Not only is there no God, but try getting a plumber on weekends.

To you I’m an atheist; to God, I’m the Loyal Opposition.

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Good website on Woody Allen quotes on death:

I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work… I want to achieve it through not dying.

Eternal nothingness is fine if you happen to be dressed for it.

It is impossible to experience one’s death objectively and still carry a tune.

Woody Allen on DeathDeath is an acquired trait.

Death is one of the few things that can be done as easily lying down.

Death should not be seen as the end, but as a very effective way to cut down expenses.

I do not believe in an after life, although I am bringing a change of underwear.

There are worse things in life than death. Have you ever spent an evening with an insurance salesman?

It’s not that I’m afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens.

Woody Allen on Death On the plus side, death is one of the few things that can be done just as easily lying down.

Thought: Why does man kill? He kills for food. And not only food: frequently there must be a beverage.

If there is reincarnation, I’d like to come back as Warren Beatty’s fingertips.

Dying is one of the few things that can be done as easily lying down.

He was so depressed, he tried to commit suicide by inhaling next to an Armenian.

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Charles Murray: Do we need the Dept of Education? (Part 2)

June 6, 2012 – 12:32 am

Another great article from Hillsdale College. Today we look at the Dept of Education. This is a three part series from Charles Murray. Here is part two:

January 2012

Charles Murray
American Enterprise Institute

Do We Need the Department of Education?

Charles Murray is the W.H. Brady Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. He received his B.A. in history at Harvard University and his Ph.D. in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has written for numerous newspapers and journals, including the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Weekly Standard, Commentary, and National Review. His books include Losing Ground: American Social Policy 1950-1980, What It Means to Be a Libertarian, and Real Education: Four Simple Truths for Bringing America’s Schools Back to Reality. His new book, Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010, will be published at the end of January.

The following is adapted from a speech delivered in Atlanta, Georgia, on October 28, 2011, at a conference on “Markets, Government, and the Common Good,” sponsored by Hillsdale College’s Center for the Study of Monetary Systems and Free Enterprise.

THE CASE FOR the Department of Education could rest on one or more of three legs: its constitutional appropriateness, the existence of serious problems in education that could be solved only at the federal level, and/or its track record since it came into being. Let us consider these in order.

(Last time I covered part 1)

(2) Are there serious problems in education that can be solved only at the federal level?

The first major federal spending on education was triggered by the launch of the first space satellite, Sputnik, in the fall of 1957, which created a perception that the United States had fallen behind the Soviet Union in science and technology. The legislation was specifically designed to encourage more students to go into math and science, and its motivation is indicated by its title: The National Defense Education Act of 1958. But what really ensnared the federal government in education in the 1960s had its origins elsewhere—in civil rights. The Supreme Court declared segregation of the schools unconstitutional in 1954, but—notwithstanding a few highly publicized episodes such as the integration of Central High School in Little Rock and James Meredith’s admission to the University of Mississippi—the pace of change in the next decade was glacial.

Was it necessary for the federal government to act? There is a strong argument for “yes,” especially in the case of K-12 education. Southern resistance to desegregation proved to be both stubborn and effective in the years following Brown v. Board of Education. Segregation of the schools had been declared unconstitutional, and constitutional rights were being violated on a massive scale. But the question at hand is whether we need a Department of Education now, and we have seen a typical evolution of policy. What could have been justified as a one-time, forceful effort to end violations of constitutional rights, lasting until the constitutional wrongs had been righted, was transmuted into a permanent government establishment. Subsequently, this establishment became more and more deeply involved in American education for purposes that have nothing to do with constitutional rights, but instead with a broader goal of improving education.

The reason this came about is also intimately related to the civil rights movement. Over the same years that school segregation became a national issue, the disparities between black and white educational attainment and test scores came to public attention. When the push for President Johnson’s Great Society programs began in the mid-1960s, it was inevitable that the federal government would attempt to reduce black-white disparities, and it did so in 1965 with the passage of two landmark bills—the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and the Higher Education Act. The Department of Education didn’t come into being until 1980, but large-scale involvement of the federal government in education dates from 1965.

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Top football stadiums in the country (Part 10)

June 5, 2012 – 6:43 am

Tennessee Football – Johnny Majors – GREAT – Joining the VOLS in 1952

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Johnny Majors from Huntland, TN tried out for the UT Football team weighing 150 pounds. His Father, Shirley Majors his HS Coach,encourage him and then 4 younger brothers all to be Vols. Johnny Majors was the runner-up in 1956 for the Heisman Trophy to Paul Horning, on a loosing Notre Dame team. So much for Northern politics with writers.

Here is a list of the top football stadiums in the country.

Power Ranking All 124 College Football Stadiums  

By Alex Callos

(Featured Columnist) on April 19, 2012 

When it comes to college football stadiums, for some teams, it is simply not fair. Home-field advantage is a big thing in college football, and some teams have it way more than others.

There are 124 FBS college football teams, and when it comes to the stadiums they play in, they are obviously not all created equal.

There is a monumental difference from the top teams on the list to the bottom teams on the list. Either way, here it is: a complete ranking of the college football stadiums 1-124.

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In 1980 I got to attend the Pitt Panthers at Tennessee game in Knoxville. Jackie Sherrill was the Panthers coach and Johnny Majors was the Vols coach. Johnny Majors had been hired away from Arkansas to be the head football coach at Iowa St and his assistants were Larry Lacewell, Jackie Sherrill and Jimmy Johnson.

A few months ago I posted this about Johnny Majors:

Today Johnny Majors spoke at the Little Rock Touchdown Club. Majors told several revealing stories about his time at Arkansas from 1964-1968 when he was an assistant coach under Frank Broyles. One of the funniest stories concerned fellow assistant coach Jim MacKenzie who knew how to play Broyles at times according to Majors.

One such occasion the assistant coaches were being pressed into working long hours by Broyles during a time that Broyles thought he needed to see some progress with the team. Earlier the assistant coaches had been allowed to leave at noon and go fishing or play golf when the razorbacks had been winning almost all their games.

It was in July and Majors and some of the other coaches wanted to go play golf. Coach Broyles came into the room and asked how things were going. Coach MacKenzie asked Broyles what were the shots Broyles had on the first hole on Augusta when he got that 72. Broyles went to the chalk board and erased the plays and began to draw the placement of the ball on the first hole as he outlined the birdie he got .

By the time Broyles recalled the first 5 holes, he put down the chalk and said that it appeared we were all caught up around here and we should go play some golf!!!!

54. Mountaineer Field: West Virginia Mountaineers

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Morgantown is a great college town, and even though the stadium only technically seats 60,000, there has been more than 70,000 at a home game before.

For the past 40 years, they have played John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” at every home game. The fans here are a little rowdier than most other places in the country as well.

While loud is one word to describe the fans, hostile may be an even better adjective. A trip here is certainly a unique experience for anyone.

 

53. Boone Pickens Stadium: Oklahoma State Cowboys

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Boone Pickens Stadium has been around since 1920 and was known as Lewis Field from 1913-1920. The capacity here is right at 60,000, and over the past 10 years, there have been a lot of renovations that have this place up to date.

There is an extremely large student section here, and they are known to hit the stadium walls with large sticks, creating quite a loud environment.

A lot of traditions take place here, from the O-S-U- chant started by a gunshot from Pistol Pete to a wave every time there is a Cowboys touchdown.

 

52. Lane Stadium: Virginia Tech Hokies

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This stadium has more of an old school feel, as nearly all of the fans sit on bleachers in the 66,233-seat facility.

It was built in 1965, and there are a few luxury press boxes that have since been added, but for the most part, this stadium is filled with loud fans sitting on bleachers.

The fans here always show up now matter how good the Hokies are, and they are one of the loudest groups in the ACC.

 

51. Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium: Oklahoma Sooners

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There is a lot of history and tradition as far as this football program goes, and they have an old stadium to go along with that history.

Originally built in 1925, this stadium now seats 82,112 people and is always filled to capacity.

Tailgating here is some of the best in the country, and The Pride of Oklahoma marching band leads fans into the stadium.

This is a true college football experience.

 

50. Heinz Field: Pittsburgh Panthers

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Many people know Heinz Field as being the home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, but this new stadium also plays home to the Pittsburgh Panthers.

Located in downtown Pittsburgh and built in 2001, this stadium seats 65,050 people, and while it is always filled on Sundays, that is not the case every Saturday.

They still do turn out to support their Panthers, particularly when they are winning. With everything fully updated and not a bad seat in the house, this is a great place to watch any type of football game.

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Andy Roddick has impressive stats “Tennis Tuesday”

June 5, 2012 – 1:04 am

Juan Carlos Ferrero vs Andy Roddick Final US Open 2003 Highlights Pt. 1

Andy has some impressive stats:

Serve records:

  • Fastest serve in Australian open: 148 mph .
  • Fastest serve in Dubai: 150 mph.
  • Fastest average in first serve: 134 mph.
  • Fastest serve in Beijing: 148 mph.
  • Fastest serve in San Jose: 150 mph.
  • Fastest serve in Madrid: 151 mph.
  • Fastest serve in Washington: 151 mph.
  • Fastest serve in Queens :153 mph.
  • Fastest serve in Lyon: 142 mph.
  • Fastest serve in Roland Garros: 144 mph (2006–2010).
  • Fastest serve in Wimbledon: 143 mph (2011)

[edit] Records and achievements

Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 2R SF QF SF 4R SF 3R SF QF 4R 2R 0 / 11 38–11
French Open A 3R 1R 1R 2R 2R 1R 1R A 4R 3R A   0 / 9 9–9
Wimbledon A 3R 3R SF F F 3R QF 2R F 4R 3R   0 / 11 39–11
US Open 1R QF QF W QF 1R F QF QF 3R 2R QF   1 / 12 40–11
SR 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 4 1 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 1 1 / 43  
Win–Loss 0–1 8–3 7–4 17–3 15–4 12–4 11–4 13–4 7–3 16–4 10–4 9–3 1–1   126–42
  • These records were attained in Open Era of tennis.
Championship Years Record accomplished Player tied
Wimbledon 2009 39 games won in a Grand Slam final Stands alone
ATP World Tour 2000–12 176 tiebreaks lost[46] Stands alone
ATP World Tour 2000–12 469 tiebreaks played[46] Stands alone
ATP World Tour 2007 18 consecutive tie-breaks won Stands alone
US Open 2004 Fastest serve in a Grand Slam tournament (152 mph) Stands alone

[edit] Major finals

[edit] Grand Slam finals

[edit] Singles: 5 (1–4)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Winner 2003 US Open Hard Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero 6–3, 7–6(7–2), 6–3
Runner-up 2004 Wimbledon Grass Switzerland Roger Federer 6–4, 5–7, 6–7(3–7), 4–6
Runner-up 2005 Wimbledon Grass Switzerland Roger Federer 2–6, 6–7(2–7), 4–6
Runner-up 2006 US Open Hard Switzerland Roger Federer 2–6, 6–4, 5–7, 1–6
Runner-up 2009 Wimbledon Grass Switzerland Roger Federer 7–5, 6–7(6–8), 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 14–16

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Charles Murray: Do we need the Dept of Education? (Part 1)

June 5, 2012 – 12:30 am

Another great article from Hillsdale College. Today we look at the Dept of Education. This is a three part series from Charles Murray. Here is part one:

January 2012

Charles Murray
American Enterprise Institute

Do We Need the Department of Education?

Charles Murray is the W.H. Brady Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. He received his B.A. in history at Harvard University and his Ph.D. in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has written for numerous newspapers and journals, including the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Weekly Standard, Commentary, and National Review. His books include Losing Ground: American Social Policy 1950-1980, What It Means to Be a Libertarian, and Real Education: Four Simple Truths for Bringing America’s Schools Back to Reality. His new book, Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010, will be published at the end of January.

The following is adapted from a speech delivered in Atlanta, Georgia, on October 28, 2011, at a conference on “Markets, Government, and the Common Good,” sponsored by Hillsdale College’s Center for the Study of Monetary Systems and Free Enterprise.

THE CASE FOR the Department of Education could rest on one or more of three legs: its constitutional appropriateness, the existence of serious problems in education that could be solved only at the federal level, and/or its track record since it came into being. Let us consider these in order.

(1) Is the Department of Education constitutional?

At the time the Constitution was written, education was not even considered a function of local government, let alone the federal government. But the shakiness of the Department of Education’s constitutionality goes beyond that. Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution enumerates the things over which Congress has the power to legislate. Not only does the list not include education, there is no plausible rationale for squeezing education in under the commerce clause. I’m sure the Supreme Court found a rationale, but it cannot have been plausible.

On a more philosophical level, the framers of America’s limited government had a broad allegiance to what Catholics call the principle of subsidiarity. In the secular world, the principle of subsidiarity means that local government should do only those things that individuals cannot do for themselves, state government should do only those things that local governments cannot do, and the federal government should do only those things that the individual states cannot do. Education is something that individuals acting alone and cooperatively can do, let alone something local or state governments can do.

I should be explicit about my own animus in this regard. I don’t think the Department of Education is constitutionally legitimate, let alone appropriate. I would favor abolishing it even if, on a pragmatic level, it had improved American education. But I am in a small minority on that point, so let’s move on to the pragmatic questions.

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“Razorback” name because it sounded intimidating

June 4, 2012 – 11:06 am

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Arkansas held a celebration on Dickson Street in Fayetteville to commemorate the start of the 100th year of the school’s Razorbacks mascot on July 21. Coaches, administrators and even a Hugo Bezdek impersonator, were on hand at the event. The Razorbacks debuted a historical maker near the old train station on Dickson Street, where Bezdek called the Arkansas Cardinals a “wild bunch of razorback hogs” after they defeated LSU 16-0 on Nov. 13, 1909. Just this week I saw the Hatfields and McCoys on the History Channel and they got in a fight over the ownership of a “razorback hog.”

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Most college football teams are named after animals but all of them. Tennessee is named after the state nickname as other some other teams.  Why the name “Razorback” chosen for Arkansas. Hugo Bezdek tells us why below.

Facts About College Football Team Names

By: Maeve RichCollege football team names are unique, ranging from the Hurricanes to the Corn Huskers to the Buckeyes. Sometimes the origin of college football team names is uncertain; other times a lively explanation accompanies the team’s name.One of college football’s most popular and a widely recognized team is the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. There are a few theories as to where the name came from, but the most widely accepted explanation is that the press labeled Notre Dame’s team based on Irish stereotypes as well as the toughness and tenacity of the legendary Coach Knut Rockne’s teams. Other teams have taken on the name of popular stereotypes as well as local professions and Native American peoples. The Nebraska Corn Huskers are named as a nod to the well-known local crop and those that work on the farms. The Florida State Seminoles, though a bit controversial, were named after the Native American tribe that lived in and around the Tallahassee area. The Oklahoma Sooners’ nickname is a reference to the Oklahoma settlers who staked a claim to the land sooner than they were supposed to. Though it initially had a negative connotation, the school’s fans proudly call themselves Sooners today. The armed forces pay their respects to their soldiers with obvious nicknames of Midshipmen (Navy), Falcons (Air Force) and Black Knights (Army).Other schools have taken on the name of animals that populate the region surrounding the school. The Texas Longhorns are named after the cattle that evolved from those brought over from Spain by Columbus. They were one of the few species of cattle that could survive Texas’s harsh conditions.  The Colorado Buffaloes and Kentucky Wildcats follow in this tradition.Another tradition is to name teams after state nicknames The Sooners are a good example of this. Other examples include the Ohio State Buckeyes, Michigan Wolverines, Tennessee Volunteers and Wisconsin Badgers.

Other schools choose names to sound intimidating and in hopes that their players will exhibit the characteristics of those names. The Arkansas Razorbacks are a prime example of this. Arkansas coach Hugo Bezdek is said to have told a crowd that his team would play “like a wild band of Razorback Hogs.” Both the Clemson Tigers and LSU Tigers follow this line of thought.

Although team names may be colorful and intimidating, they do little to help the team win. At the same time, a team name may provide enough pride to motivate a team to play a little harder than their opponent.

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Great coach of the past:Bowden Wyatt

June 4, 2012 – 7:21 am

 

 Arkansas has had some great coaches over the years and Bowden Wyatt is one of them. When you think of the great football tradition that Arkansas has today one could argue that it all got started in the 1950’s with Bowden Wyatt.  

Bowden Wyatt

Career Record: 16 Years, 99-56-5, .634 W-L% (Major Schools)
Bowl Record: 4 Bowls, 2-2, .500 W-L% (Major Bowls)
Major Schools: Wyoming (39-17-1), Arkansas (11-10) and Tennessee (49-29-4)

Coaching Record

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Year School G W L T W-L% SRS SOS AP Pre AP High AP Post Bowl
1947 Wyoming 9 4 5 0 .444 -10.63 -7.12        
1948 Wyoming 9 4 5 0 .444 -5.22 -8.66        
1949 Wyoming 10 9 1 0 .900 5.07 -10.19        
1950 Wyoming 10 10 0 0 1.000 12.97 -5.37   12 12 Gator Bowl–W
1951 Wyoming 10 7 2 1 .750 6.40 -3.58        
1952 Wyoming 9 5 4 0 .556 -5.68 -6.03        
1953 Arkansas 10 3 7 0 .300 5.56 9.88        
1954 Arkansas 11 8 3 0 .727 13.47 7.32   4 10 Cotton Bowl–L
1955 Tennessee 10 6 3 1 .650 7.79 2.73   17    
1956 Tennessee 11 10 1 0 .909 23.26 7.53 12 1 2 Sugar Bowl–L
1957 Tennessee 11 8 3 0 .727 15.18 8.32 5 5 13 Gator Bowl–W
1958 Tennessee 10 4 6 0 .400 1.97 6.22        
1959 Tennessee 10 5 4 1 .550 9.17 8.77   8    
1960 Tennessee 10 6 2 2 .700 11.64 4.63 18 8    
1961 Tennessee 10 6 4 0 .600 10.41 7.10        
1962 Tennessee 10 4 6 0 .400 3.67 3.04        
  Overall 160 99 56 5 .634 6.56 1.54        
  Wyoming 57 39 17 1 .693 0.49 -6.83        
  Arkansas 21 11 10 0 .524 9.51 8.60        
  Tennessee 82 49 29 4 .622 10.38 6.04        

Consensus All-America Selections: Bud Brooks (1954-L) and Johnny Majors (1956-B)

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“Music Monday” Meaning of the song “Up on Cripple Creek”

June 4, 2012 – 7:16 am

Up on Cripple Creek

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“Up on Cripple Creek”
Single by The Band
from the album The Band
B-side “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down“
Released November 29, 1969
Recorded 1969
Genre Roots rock, americana
Length 4:34
Label Capitol Records
Writer(s) Robbie Robertson
Producer John Simon

“Up on Cripple Creek” is the fifth song on The Band‘s eponymous second album, The Band. It was released as a (edited) single on Capitol 2635 in November 1969 and reached #25 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] “Up on Cripple Creek” was written by Band guitarist and principal songwriter Robbie Robertson, with drummer Levon Helm singing lead vocal.

A live performance of “Up on Cripple Creek” appears in The Band’s live concert film The Last Waltz, as well as on the accompanying soundtrack album. In addition, a live version of the song appears on Before the Flood; a live album of The Band’s various concerts and shows with Bob Dylan while touring together in 1974.

“Up on Cripple Creek” is notable as it is one of the first accounts of a Hohner Clavinet being played with a wah-wah pedal. The riff can be heard after the chorus of the song. The Clavinet, especially in tandem with a wah pedal was a sound that became famous in the early to mid ’70s especially in funk music, and continues to be popular to this day.

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Drawing upon three of The Band’s favorite themes — The American South, American folk music, and alcoholism — the song tells the story of a miner who goes to Lake Charles, Louisiana to stay with a local girl who he knows will put him up for free while he blows his money on drinks. Although he admits to having some feelings for his “little Bessie”, he uses her hospitality to drink himself to oblivion. At the end of the song, he pushes off once more for greener pastures, although with the stated intention of coming back to his Bessie.

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Chart (1969-70) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Singles Chart 10
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 25

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