Well, Hog fans, we are continuing the countdown for Arkansas Razorback football by looking back on a random highlight dealing with the No. 99, so let’s eat up some memba’ berries (South Park reference for those going to ask) and keep the countdown going.
Enjoy former Razorback running back Broderick Green taking the handoff from Ryan Mallett (RIP ONE FIVE) and going 99 yards from scrimmage to the house in 2009.
I memba’ this game was played on Halloween night back in Bobby Petrino’s second season as head coach. The crowd wasn’t exactly electric, but it was still a solid showing for a no-name opponent on a holiday in October.
Arkansas pretty much did whatever it wanted to Eastern Michigan that night. The Razorbacks put up 63 points against the Eagles, who put up 27 of their own in garbage time. The game was an easy W for the Hogs, but it’s what led up to this game that stands out to me the most.
You know exactly what I am talking about, don’t ya, Hog fans? Coming off of back-to-back losses in really frustrating fashion? Two road games against SEC opponents that you really wanted to win and felt like you should have won?
I am talking about the loss to the No. 1 Florida Gators and defending national champions down in Gainesville, Fla., in which the Razorbacks were the better team all game long, but the SEC was bound and determined to have the undefeated Gators meet up against undefeated Alabama in Atlanta. So you couldn’t have little ole Arkansas screwing things up for the conference! Insert SEC official Marc Curles, and the rest is history.
Then the Hogs followed that game up by getting worked by Houston Nutt and Ole Miss in Oxford, Miss. Everyone should know by now that I am not a Nutt fan and never will be. I wanted to beat that Ole Miss team more than any other team on the schedule.
But, in classic Nutt fashion, he got his teams up for his big games and then would fall short in others.
But enough about that nonsense. Green was a very underrated running back at Arkansas. With his big frame at 6-1 and 250 pounds,, he was the prototypical tailback for a Petrino offense.
What’s funny is that he definitely was not known for his overall speed. Solid vision and strength, sure, but seldom did he ever outrun anyone. It makes this clip even more unique, because most of the time when you think of 99-yard runs, it’s by a speedster.
But on this play? Green showed enough speed to break the longest run in Razorback history.
What do you remember about Broderick Green and his 99 yard run against EMU in 2009? Comment below!