Arkansas fans, the calendar page flips Thursday, whether you want it to or not.
Was it the most gratifying September ever for this mercurial program? Hard to argue. In 2003, the last time the Razorbacks started 4-0, they also leveraged a second-game win over a ranked Texas squad to immerse themselves in the Top 10.
That they promptly went 0-for-October thereafter clearly deflated the goodwill, and frankly, Houston Nutt’s bloom was long off the rose by then. Even as the Hogs surged, the ensuing collapse stung.
That’s not to say the team 18 years later won’t have a similarly shaky month ahead.