Remember back in September when that weird Arkansas Razorbacks fan put on a pig helmet, strapped some tape to her nose a la Pee-wee Herman in Pee-wee’s Big Adventure and sang a Razorback-themed version of Brotherhood Of Man’s ‘United We Stand?’ Okay, you probably don’t remember ALL of it, but you remember the lady in the pig helmet.

Anyway, in celebration of signing day, said lady (YouTube user LIZHONEY2U) has uploaded a cover of Johnny Nash’s ‘I Can See Clearly Now.’ Her reason:

Great job recruiting, Coach Beilema!!!! Alex Collins, whew!!!

“Whew” is one of the many words I’d use to describe this video. I’d also include the sentence, “if you can afford a novelty Razorbacks helmet and button, why are you recording your YouTube videos with a toaster.”

I hope Arkansas has a terrible season, just to see if she’ll do a cover of ‘Gloomy Sunday.’

[h/t to Dr. Saturday]

Feeling low? Had a tough week? Here’s Arkansas coach John L. Smith to scream “SMILE!” at you like he’s going to split your cheeks open like the f**king Joker until you start smiling and/or back out of the room.

This is the best/weirdest part:

It’s sorta like when you start crying, and your dad just yells STOP CRYING at you, and also you’re the coach of a college football team. I think we’ve all been there.

So this weekend, when you’re dreading Monday morning, just picture a 63-year old man shouting about how he won’t talk to you unless you cheer up. That should make you feel totally fine.

[via ESPN on YouTube]

Some videos are made viral. Some videos are viral in the womb. Ladies and gentlemen, RAZORBACKS United We Stand.

EDSBS and Deadspin have just shared this video of a woman in a Razorbacks helmet (not the one Arkansas wears on the field, an actual hog-shaped helmet) and flair (“Hogs Are Beautiful”) singing United We Stand “in the style of Brotherhood Of Man” to celebrate the team’s 34-31 loss to Louisiana-Monroe. Maybe I should’ve put celebrating in quotes. I’m not sure what she’s doing, and frankly I started getting dizzy about 30 seconds into it. Oh, also, she’s got tape on her nose like Pee-wee Herman doing “mad dog” in his bathroom mirror.

Hopefully you’ll get to see this before it gets taken down, because every Arkansas fan with access to YouTube is demanding it. Sample responses: “Please take this down, lady. This is embarrasing”, “please take this down before it goes viral” and “Kill yourself”. This might be the viral video equivalent of Gia Carangi — too beautiful to die, too wild to live.

I like to imagine this video was created when the Don Draper of Taiwanese Animation walked into the studio (apartment where these are put together), wiped his hand across the sky and boldly stated, “Bobby Petrino getting a blowjob on a motorcycle”. And then those two high-fiving ladies from the end of the NMA World Edition videos drew up these beautiful painted storyboards of Petrino making O-face and powersliding off the road, and eventually it became what you see below.

Not to ruin anything for you, but at one point Petrino gets catapulted through a window when a domesticated boar headbutts him in the junk. Stay for the slow motion replay.

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Ryan Mallett was putting together a solid pre-draft performance for NFL scouts, but apparently the former Arkansas quarterback just ran out of gas. After flying into Charlotte for an interview with the Carolina Panthers (who have the No. 1 pick in the upcoming draft) earlier this month, Ryan called them the following morning, saying that he was too sick to make it.

Complicating the matter is the fact sources said Mallett was seen out on the town late following the dinner. Off-field questions have followed Mallett every step of the process since he announced he was leaving school in January with eligibility remaining.

Mallett, who was arrested for public intoxication in March 2009, declined to answer questions from reporters about rumored drug use at the combine in February.

–National Football Post.

Mallett has been a bit of a question mark for scouts–a great pro prospect with terrific tools abutted with character issues–but honestly, blowing off that interview probably saved his NFL career. Who the hell would want to play for the Panthers? They have a new, defensive-minded coach in Ron Rivera, and they’ll basically be rebuilding that team. That’s like blowing off an interview at McDonald’s for that guy. Ryan Mallett might be a complete idiot, but he’s no dummy. UPDATE: Mallett’s agent says the quarterback was in bed by 10. Who to believe?

Ohio State’s football team found itself in the Sugar Bowl last night with five suspended players that weren’t really suspended, facing a former Michigan quarterback playing for an Arkansas program in its first-ever BCS bowl matchup. In a game highlighted by dropped Arkansas passes and generally sloppy play from both sides, Ohio State eked out a narrow 31-26 win. The Buckeyes’ “Tat Five” featured prominently in the game, highlighted by Buckeyes quarterback Terrelle Pryor’s 335 yards of total offense.

Pryor reiterated that he plans to return next season, even though some of his major goals, such as contending for the Heisman Trophy, are now out of reach.

“I don’t think I’m ready for the NFL,” the quarterback said. “I got a lot of learning to do and better decision-making to make, on and off the field.”

–Y! Sports.

The game came down to the wire with Arkansas blocking a punt late in the fourth quarter before Arkansas quarterback (and Michigan transfer) Ryan Mallett threw an interception to defensive end Solomon Thomas to seal the win for Ohio State.

Pryor, Thomas and three other offensive starters were suspended for the first five games of the 2011 season for “receiving benefits not available to other students,” but were allowed to play in the bowl game (Ohio State has appealed the suspension). From a spectator standpoint, this was unquestionably a good thing, as a Pryor-less Ohio State team would have been throttled last night (they managed only three points in the second half with Pryor). It’s reassuring on some levels to know that the NCAA can keep its bottom line in mind while forbidding their players to do same. Img.