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Shawn alluded to our plans for the next couple weeks in his last post about national signing day. I will confirm that we will host a podcast on Wednesday evening for those interested in the class the Hogs sign.

As of Tuesday, the SEC owns 4 of the top 5 spots in the ESPNU recruiting class rankings, so the correlation between success on the recruiting trail and success on the field is very strong.

The Razorbacks started slowly in recruiting the 2010 class, but appear to be closing strong. We will see tomorrow who flips and who surprises us by signing on the dotted line to be a Razorback.

My thoughts are that a few people we don't expect will become Hogs, and most likely someone will flip on them to go elsewhere... Scott Smith, the Texas Tech commit, appears to be leaning back toward TT after many predicted he would ask out of his LOI when Tommy Tuberville decided not to retain defensive coordinator Ruffin McNeil. I hear Smith will enroll at TT in the summer and become a Red Raider.

Junction City DL Byran Jones has expressed high interest in the Razorbacks and the Auburn Tigers, but I feel confident he will be a Hog.

DT LaCraig Brown- Baylor-Arkansas-Baylor-Arkansas-Baylor-ARKANSAS... He'll be a Hog.

USC WR Joe McKnight's younger brother, Jonathon is down to Arkansas and Arizona... I see it as 50/50 (duh!), but with our situation at DB, immediate playing time may await him at Arkansas, or at the very least competition for it. My guess, proximity to home wins out and McKnight is a Hog.

No, Arkansas won't get everyone they target. Here's a list of probable losses:

5-star OL Shon Coleman is said to be very high on the Hogs, but I feel his commitment to Auburn will stick, I hope I'm wrong.

Tulsa DT Calvin Barnett will probably stick with his original commitment to Oklahoma State.

This just in, Arkansas' #1 recruit, RB Michael Dyer will not be a Hog. Shocker. It bears repeating because athletes with Dyer's skills and notoriety don't come around often, and a miss on a player of this caliber is always tough. Good luck at Auburn Michael, I hope you lose every game of your career (channeling my inner Shawn Caldwell!).

Tomorrow, we'll see how I did and how the Razorback 2010 class stacks up to the other great classes of the SEC. Let's hope it is a favorable comparison after all the dust settles.