Been a long time, but I'll never forget the 2007 Arkansas game

18IsTheMan · 2026-11-10T11:05:17-0600

I remember Felix Jones and Darren McFadden absolutely tore us up and down that game, but they had a couple other backs I think that also abused us. If I recall, they ran for basically a first down every carry. Hardly passed the ball at all.

I just remember watching the game and being utterly dumfounded. They made no secret they were going to run the ball, basically every single play, and we were absolutely helpless to stop it. I don't recall when I've seen our D get gashed from start to finish like they were in that game when we knew exactly what was coming.

I believe, at the time, one of the backs set the SEC single game rushing yard in that game.

And our offense performed quite well in the game If I recall.

Who was our DC that year?

Anon1742573506 · 2026-11-10T11:07:30-0600

18IsTheMan said:
I remember Felix Jones and Darren McFadden absolutely tore us up and down that game, but they had a couple other backs I think that also abused us. If I recall, they ran for basically a first down every carry. Hardly passed the ball at all.

I just remember watching the game and being utterly dumfounded. They made no secret they were going to run the ball, basically every single play, and we were absolutely helpless to stop it. I don't recall when I've seen our D get gashed from start to finish like they were in that game when we knew exactly what was coming.

I believe, at the time, one of the backs set the SEC single game rushing yard in that game.

And our offense performed quite well in the game If I recall.

Who was our DC that year?

I think both backs had over 200 yards...hard to watch.

18IsTheMan · 2026-11-10T11:07:49-0600

EDIT: Just looked the game up. Ran for 9.3 ypc lol. SOS must have been losing his every loving mind. I know I was. Our DL must have been something awful that year.

That was the infamous 6-1 and top 10 ranking to 6-6 and no bowl season.

18IsTheMan · 2026-11-10T11:09:45-0600

Anon1742573506 said:
I think both backs had over 200 yards...hard to watch.

Oh, man, it was brutal. Hard to watch doesn't even begin to describe it. Insane thing is, looking at the stats, they ran the ball a whopping 58 times but only held the ball 17:45. We actually had more TOP. If you run the ball 58 times, you expect to dominate TOP but they were picking up yards in massive chunks on the ground.

18IsTheMan · 2026-11-10T11:11:39-0600

I also remember under Holtz...can't recall the year...we were playing Arky and knocked out their #1 and #2 QBs.

sclawman77 · 2026-11-10T11:13:40-0600

Tyrone Nix. That was the year Nix could have personally handed the Heisman out to Tebow or McFadden (both were finalists-Tebow won) after their Heisman like performances against our non-tackling defense.

usc_nc · 2026-11-10T11:15:32-0600

I am pretty sure, almost positive, that our Defense had figured out that they pulled a certain player, a guard or a tackle, and it indicated a particular run play.
Well they were smart enough ti change it. And we were not smart enough to realize they changed it.

Deathstar · 2026-11-10T11:19:05-0600

Those two might still be running somewhere, unstoppable by maybe one of the worst defenses we ever fielded.

18IsTheMan · 2026-11-10T11:21:58-0600

Deathstar said:
Those two might still be running somewhere, unstoppable by maybe one of the worst defenses we ever fielded.

McFadden rushed for 1800 yards that year....321 came against us.

sclawman77 · 2026-11-10T11:23:15-0600

Deathstar said:
Those two might still be running somewhere, unstoppable by maybe one of the worst defenses we ever fielded.

I remember my dad coming back from the '95 UF game whipping (Spurrier vs Fat Brad). My dad said "I don't remember us making a tackle all day on defense". Courtesy of Wally Burnham-one of the worst DC's to step foot on a Carolina sideline.

sclawman77 · 2026-11-10T11:24:52-0600

18IsTheMan said:
McFadden rushed for 1800 yards that year....321 came against us.

Run DMC was the real deal. Felix Jones had a decent NFL career too. Peyton Hillis at FB.

Rhode Island Dork · 2026-11-10T11:37:52-0600

My worst memory at Arkansas was going there in 2001, undefeated, top 10 ranked, national TV game on CBS (was a big deal back then), & crapping the bed, losing 10-7.

Up until that game ended, I thought the 2001 season was going to be some magical one that we'd all been waiting for. Thought it was fate, with it being our bicentennial, the "2001" theme we'd used for years, & such. That pathetic showing at Arkansas ended that.

sclawman77 · 2026-11-10T11:41:17-0600

Rhode Island Dork said:
My worst memory at Arkansas was going there in 2001, undefeated, top 10 ranked, national TV game on CBS (was a big deal back then), & crapping the bed, losing 10-7.

Up until that game ended, I thought the 2001 season was going to be some magical one that we'd all been waiting for. Thought it was fate, with it being our bicentennial, the "2001" theme we'd used for years, & such. That pathetic showing at Arkansas ended that.

Remember it, yes. They always made us play at War Memorial in Little Rock where they hardly lost instead of Fayetteville. It was personal with Lou being our coach and Broyles wanted that win.

18IsTheMan · 2026-11-10T11:48:26-0600

Rhode Island Dork said:
My worst memory at Arkansas was going there in 2001, undefeated, top 10 ranked, national TV game on CBS (was a big deal back then), & crapping the bed, losing 10-7.

Up until that game ended, I thought the 2001 season was going to be some magical one that we'd all been waiting for. Thought it was fate, with it being our bicentennial, the "2001" theme we'd used for years, & such. That pathetic showing at Arkansas ended that.

That was almost a magical season. Lost to Arkansas by 3 and top 10 UT by 7 (obliterated by Florida). Almost an 11-1 season with the bowl win.

gamecockengineer2011 · 2026-11-10T12:10:07-0600

That was an important game in the grand scheme of things. It was probably the final nail in Tyrone Nix's coffin as DC, the following year Ellis Johnson was hired and our program started its ascension under Spurrier.

18IsTheMan · 2026-11-10T12:44:40-0600

gamecockengineer2011 said:
That was an important game in the grand scheme of things. It was probably the final nail in Tyrone Nix's coffin as DC, the following year Ellis Johnson was hired and our program started its ascension under Spurrier.

From Nix to Johnson to Whammy. Quite a sequence. One of the best sandwiched by two of the worst.

Go Gamecocks · 2026-11-10T12:55:01-0600

sclawman77 said:
Run DMC was the real deal. Felix Jones had a decent NFL career too. Peyton Hillis at FB.

McFadden ran a 4.33 sec 40 at the NFL combine. He played 10 seasons. Yea, Hillis was a great back as well. Arky was loaded!

Go Gamecocks · 2026-11-10T12:56:08-0600

18IsTheMan said:
From Nix to Johnson to Whammy. Quite a sequence. One of the best sandwiched by two of the worst.

Talent level mirrored that coaching sandwich.

gamecockengineer2011 · 2026-11-10T12:59:36-0600

I dont know why everyone called Lorenzo Ward "Coach Whammy". I always called him Coach Mumbles.

Rhode Island Dork · 2026-11-10T13:47:08-0600

gamecockengineer2011 said:
I dont know why everyone called Lorenzo Ward "Coach Whammy". I always called him Coach Mumbles.

Coach Incompetent would have worked too.

Dabo's Weenie · 2026-11-10T14:29:34-0600

sclawman77 said:
Tyrone Nix. That was the year Nix could have personally handed the Heisman out to Tebow or McFadden (both were finalists-Tebow won) after their Heisman like performances against our non-tackling defense.

A double amputee could have run for 200 against that D.

Dabo's Weenie · 2026-11-10T14:32:11-0600

Rhode Island Dork said:
Coach Incompetent would have worked too.

You might feel better knowing he's at ClemTech now. One has to wonder if he's contributing to their current state of misery.

Psycock · 2026-11-10T19:38:11-0600

I was there : (

cockyferg · 2026-11-10T20:38:27-0600

18IsTheMan said:
I remember Felix Jones and Darren McFadden absolutely tore us up and down that game, but they had a couple other backs I think that also abused us. If I recall, they ran for basically a first down every carry. Hardly passed the ball at all.

I just remember watching the game and being utterly dumfounded. They made no secret they were going to run the ball, basically every single play, and we were absolutely helpless to stop it. I don't recall when I've seen our D get gashed from start to finish like they were in that game when we knew exactly what was coming.

I believe, at the time, one of the backs set the SEC single game rushing yard in that game.

And our offense performed quite well in the game If I recall.

Who was our DC that year?

The only other game I remember getting embarrassed like that was when kenny irons came back playing for Auburn and he ran all over us. Dumbest **** lou holtz ever did. Kenny had one fumble and never saw the field again, transferred to Auburn and was extremely successful

1vagamecock · 2026-11-10T20:56:34-0600

cockyferg said:
The only other game I remember getting embarrassed like that was when kenny irons came back playing for Auburn and he ran all over us. Dumbest **** lou holtz ever did. Kenny had one fumble and never saw the field again, transferred to Auburn and was extremely successful

Who was the Kentucky player that ran all over us so bad he could barely pick his feet up he was so tired.
I also dont remember the D coordinator that started the stand up up at the line of scrimmage by the D line. He was awful.

KingWard · 2026-11-10T22:06:39-0600

cockyferg said:
The only other game I remember getting embarrassed like that was when kenny irons came back playing for Auburn and he ran all over us. Dumbest **** lou holtz ever did. Kenny had one fumble and never saw the field again, transferred to Auburn and was extremely successful

That was Spurrier's first year; he inherited the Irons eff-up.

We had a nice Lancaster group down there. We really enjoyed the atmosphere of Auburn but the game was horrid.

Spurrier actually sat on the bench beside the Hefner kid we were reduced to playing. He had no business being on the field in an SEC game and Irons rolled through us. The nightmare scenario was played our right in front of us.

KingWard · 2026-11-10T22:09:10-0600

1vagamecock said:
Who was the Kentucky player that ran all over us so bad he could barely pick his feet up he was so tired.
I also dont remember the D coordinator that started the stand up up at the line of scrimmage by the D line. He was awful.

I want to say his name was Williams. He set a school rushing record for a game against us. Harley for ECU did the same thing that same year, and he did it in a driving rain.

Dabo's Weenie · 2026-11-11T00:07:46-0600

KingWard said:
I want to say his name was Williams. He set a school rushing record for a game against us. Harley for ECU did the same thing that same year, and he did it in a driving rain.

Are you thinking of Moe Williams and the 1995 game? He ran for 299 against USC. Too bad they didn't find a way to give him an even 300, just to add to the shame of those on the D responsible for that debacle.
I believe Harley was in '96 and he broke the record again against NC State later that same season, so USC thankfully isn't associated with that record any longer.

18IsTheMan · 2026-11-11T07:38:15-0600

KingWard said:
I want to say his name was Williams. He set a school rushing record for a game against us. Harley for ECU did the same thing that same year, and he did it in a driving rain.

I was living in Tennessee and managed to get that ECU game on AM radio. I was about to pull my hair out if I heard the name "Harley" one more time.

18IsTheMan · 2026-11-11T07:42:05-0600

1vagamecock said:
Who was the Kentucky player that ran all over us so bad he could barely pick his feet up he was so tired.
I also dont remember the D coordinator that started the stand up up at the line of scrimmage by the D line. He was awful.

I recall the 2014 UK game when Jojo Kemp ran all over us in the 4th quarter. Everyone in the stadium knew Kemp would be running the ball and we absolutely could not stop him for anything.

Been a long time, but I'll never forget the 2007 Arkansas game

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