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Hookstead’s Hot Take: Am I A Hero For Destroying The Arkansas Football Program?

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David Hookstead Sports And Entertainment Editor
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The regular season of college football is officially over, and I think it’s finally safe to say I successfully destroyed Arkansas’ football season.

In early September Arkansas was facing high expectations and some believed the Razorbacks could compete for a national championship. Then I uncovered some suspicious inconsistencies in head coach Bret Bielema’s story about how he met his smoke show wife, Jen. I wrote up a humorous piece about the goofy and entertaining Arkansas coach. (SLIDESHOW: UFC Star Arianny Celeste Is Nearly Naked For All Her Fans In These Pictures)

Next thing I knew it was pure chaos. The Razorback faithful, the biased media and Jen herself all attacked me in an attempt to cover for Coach Bielema. At this moment in time Arkansas was undefeated and flying high. However, #karma, another great term coined by Jen, set in and the hurricane of the Hookstead Curse hit Arkansas. (SLIDESHOW: THESE ARE THE SEXIEST PHOTOS OF RONDA ROUSEY ON THE INTERNET)

(Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

FAYETTEVILLE, AR – DECEMBER 5: (L – R) Former Wisconsin Badger Head Coach Bret Bielema, his wife Jen and Athletic Director Jeff Long call the Hogs at the press conference to introduce Bret as the new Head Coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks on December 5, 2012 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

The Bielema-led squad suffered blowout losses to Alabama, Texas A&M, a 56-3 embarrassment to Auburn and a loss to Missouri, one of the worst teams in the league. The wheels had fallen off so fast it was like an artillery shell had hit the program. (SLIDESHOW: These Barely Clothed Women Love Baseball)

So what happened? It’s of course hard to say because Bielema is never going to publicly admit that the moment I started living rent-free in his head the odds of a championship were gone.

Did I want to destroy the Arkansas football program? The answer is simply no, but in a war of integrity I hardly had a choice. I’m a blue-collar type of guy who believes in truth and freedom. I wanted to let the whole issue die down, but once the Arkansas faithful got whipped up into a frenzy, I didn’t have a choice. (SLIDESHOW: 13 Times Lindsey Vonn Proved She’s One Of The Hottest Women Alive)

Meanwhile, Bielema’s old team Wisconsin is on the verge of making the playoffs, and hasn’t suffered at all since he parted ways for perceived greener pastures.

It’s times like these we are often reminded that not all heroes wear capes. Some simply wear baseball caps, blue jeans, flannels and get up and work hard everyday. Am I that kind of hero? I’ll let the history books decide.

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