Arkansas is a handful for anyone, especially Auburn. I don't think Auburn matches up well against them and would rather have Bama at Bryant Denny in a slobberknocker because we know that they want to knock you off the ball while executing just enough play action from the run , limit you on 1st down and force you to beat them in the air. Arkansas is a bit more of a mystery with better overall receivers, a guy that can make all the throws and a coach with an imagination. They can play enough defense to win too.
Disagree on several points. Ark is all Mallet. They struggled with a poor UGA team. They had a good game plan early vs Bama, but when Bama adjusted, they shut Mallet down with pressure. They either can't or won't run the ball. If that were Auburn's offense, all you'd hear is how we don't have a running game and can't win vs "real SEC teams". Bank on it. Vs 2 SEC teams they've given up 24 points to each. That's not bad vs bammer, but not great defense. UGA wasn't a great offense when they played them, and they gave up 14 4th Q points to UGA. Mallet will get his yards, but WE WILL get our pressure too. Ingram and Richardson combined for 32 carries and around 260 rushing yards, and bammer scored 10 4th Q points. Vs Bammer and UGA they were outscored 34-17 in the second half. UGA may very well have beaten them if they had Greene. For Ark to beat us the way we stand now, Mallet will have to do it all by himself, and that will only happen if they figure out how to keep us from getting pressure on him. IF they can protect Mallet, an IF they can stop our run game...then they beat us...Honestly, I'm not sure they can do ALL that. Malzahn has made some nice tweeks in the run game, and is giving folks lots to look at and think about. We have speed in McCaleb, power in Dyer, and Both in Cam.