The ESPN telecast of the Arkansas-Alabama game began with only two wide camera shots available.
With lightning in the area Saturday morning, ESPN invoked a policy of sending its technicians to cover with the cameras operated remotely from a truck outside Reynolds Razorback Stadium.
It's probably safe to say that no one needed to see a tight shot to understand that No. 1 Alabama was for real. It didn't take a zoom lens to tell the Crimson Tide was about to cruise.
Playing Alabama for the current Arkansas team might be a lot like playing Texas before the switch to the Southeastern Conference.