[Tuck4Bama]

The word of Corliss Williamson's retirement from the NBA snuck up on me Tuesday and then slapped me on my noggin.

It was the psychological equivalent of being slapped from behind on the ear while waiting in the lunch line in junior high school.

You turn around to find everyone behind you laughing, but you have no discernible target for your aggression.

You're stunned because it could have been any one of the four or five smart alecks behind you, whom you formerly regarded as your friends.

Thinking as logically as any hormone-driven 14-year-old male can, there is only one recourse. You swat the ear of your buddy who is in front of you.

Monkey see; monkey do.

Well, this column is meant to be a swat to the ear to the many Razorback fans who are ready to give up on the Hog football team three games into the season Hey, I feel your frustration. It's almost as hard for me to write about a complete meltdown like the one we witnessed last Saturday at Razorback Stadium as it is for you to sit through it.

But as bad as it was, there was some pretty good stuff in that game. I mean Darren McFadden's 56-yard touchdown run was a masterpiece of speed, power, will and determination.

And Felix Jones' 82-yard return of a free kick for a touchdown and his 73-yard dash were just as lovely.

Appreciate McFadden, Jones while they’re here