John Calipari sets expectation for Hogs’ fans head of No. 3 Alabama Crimson Tide

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Fayetteville, sheet. – Arkansa’s Razorbacks coach John Calipari made a plea to fans on Wednesday night after a win over Texas and encouraged them to show up and show when his team hosts No. 3 Alabama on Saturday.

His call should not fall on deaf ears now that the pigs have won two consecutive SEC road fights against hated rivals.

“We need our fans early, standing,” Calipari said during his radio interview after Postgame on Wednesday night after Arkansas ’79 -70 victory over Texas. “Look, I’ve been to (Bud Walton Arena) when it’s nuts. I’ve been there. We need it enjoyed now. “

Arkansas Razorbacks' trainer John Calipari gives orders from the sidelines

Arkansas Razorbacks’ coach John Calipari gives orders from the sidelines against Florida Gators. Florida won 71-63. / Nilsen Roman – Hogs on SI pictures

Calipari knows exactly how difficult it is for opponents to step in Bud Walton and get away victorious. He is 6-5 all the time as the opposite coach.

“From here you need it nuts because we have to play some tough games,” said Calipari. “But we have now proven in two hard places that we can go on the road and win.”

When he was hired away from Kentucky, Calipari reminded of blows between his Kentucky and Memphis programs and Arkansas at Bud Walton. From Blake Eddin’s 15-point excursion against Tigers in 2000, Michael Qualls’ iconic thump on the Summer in 2014 and JD is nota’s 30-point afternoon in 2022, he has seen what his new home stage can do for teams.

There has never been a more perfect time for fans to pile into Razorbacks 19,200 seat arena with one of the best teams in the nation in the city. Arkansas’ home environment has been missing in much of the season, but here is a chance of redemption, a game that can definitely change the course of Calipari’s inauguration year.

Arkansas will have five more opportunities to revive Bud Walton’s spirit that begins this weekend against Crimson Tide. Razorbacks host LSU on Wednesday, February 12 to avenge his heartbreaking loss at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center last month.

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