The Hogs under Bret Bielema are a bit of an enigma.
This program under Bielema always seems to have a good gameplan and always looks well-coached, yet total collapses like this one happen way too often (two or three times per year, usually in September or October). And don’t get me wrong: Arkansas was collapsing long before Texas A&M took a 21-point lead.
Here are the collapses and duds I can think of under Bielema:
- 2013 Rutgers: blew 24-7 lead, lost 28-24 to a bad team
- 2013 South Carolina and Alabama: lost by combined 104-7, never competed
- 2014 Texas A&M: blew fourth-quarter lead
- 2014 Georgia: never competed, trailed 38-6 at halftime
- 2015 Toledo: ugh
- 2015 Texas Tech and Texas A&M: looked completely out of sync and lost winnable games
This one reminds me of the Texas Tech and Texas A&M games.