Tyler Wilson speaks his mind

Do I have a problem with Arkansas quarterback Tyler Wilson calling his teammates out yesterday? Absolutely not. If he doesn't, who will? The Razorbacks looked pathetic in the second half against ULM. They looked even worse Saturday, bending over for a 52-0 paddling by Alabama on national television. Players fumbled, missed tackles, missed blocks, dropped passes. At halftime, Coach John L. Smith gave some humorous quote to CBS about the upcoming adjustments. When you're getting your arse handed to you on TV, it ain't the time for funny. The Razorbacks' collapse, not coincidentally, began about the same time Wilson was knocked off the field by an "above-the-shoulder" injury. After the Bama beatdown, he told the media that yes, he thought some of his teammates quit and it made him sick. What's wrong with that? He simply said what was painfully obvious to anyone who watched the game. But why go public? I'm not in Wilson's brain but I'll bet the senior QB noted a lack of accountability on the team. Bobby Petrino ain't the best human being in the world but he'll get all up in a player's backside if he screws up. None of that seems to be happening this season. Basically, Arkansas' football team is a ship without a captain, sailing in circles in the middle of a dangerous SEC ocean. Give Wilson credit. At least he's trying to be a leader. The team desperately needs one and the young man is stepping up and saying what the coaching staff won't. By saying it publicly, he's trying to force his teammates and everyone else to be accountable. He put pressure on himself to play like an All-American when he gets back on the field. He put pressure on his teammates, who will have to answer the question of, "who was he talking about? Was it you?" So, yeah, he turned up the heat on his own team. But, you know what, when you lose to ULM at home, maybe a little heat on the backside is called for.