There’s been quite a few interesting, insightful and upfront comments from players and coaches in the last week. It all started with Bobby Petrino’s opening comments after the 35-7 loss at Alabama and hasn’t really let up during preparation for Texas A&M.

Here are a few quotables this week which I enjoyed. You’ll be seeing a couple in one of my Razorback Game Day stories.

We didn’t play the way we were capable of playing, and that’s on me. That’s on me. I didn’t get them to believe that we could come in here and win the game.

— Coach Bobby Petrino after 35-7 loss at No. 3 Alabama

We know that nothing is going to happen if we just sit back and cry about it, so we come to work. We’re trying to see who’s going to be that first one to have that breakout game and breakout play. I’m working to be the first one. I should be; I should have been a long time ago.

— RB Michael Smith

I do see that. I can’t necessarily say this will be a good game for that to happen, but I know it’s going to come around. We have too many good ‘backs not to have more rushing yards. It’s not all on them. It’s on the tight ends and the offensive line to move the line of scrimmage. We need to take more pride in that and not just throw the ball on every down. That’s something the coaches told us and we’re going to take as a challenge to help our running backs out.

— TE D.J. Williams on whether he sees Hogs’ running backs having breakout game against Texas A&M

We’ve got to stop making mistakes that are costing the team. We’ve got to stop getting penalties. We have to stop accepting average. We have to improve the level of play.

The offensive line is costing this whole team right now. [Quarterback Ryan] Mallett’s standing back there and getting hit on every play. That’s a reflection on the whole team.

This crap happened last year and it’s got to stop. We have to make up our minds to put an end to it.

What I’m mad about is problems fixed with penalties, giving up sacks and missed assignments. It’s not about stats. It’s our fault. We have to put an extra focus on it.

— OG Mitch Petrus

It’s fun, it’s exciting, to play in a place like that. Other people don’t get to experience that, so we want to make the best out of it and make sure to give it our all, but at the same time take in everything and hopefully not get distracted by that JumboTron.

— TE D.J. Williams on playing in Cowboys Stadium

Lemme stop ‘ya right there, Hoss. We’re not trying to build up a rivalry, we’re just trying to go out and get a win.

— OG Mitch Petrus on playing A&M

We can’t wait. I’ve never been in the Taj Mahal before.

— Coach Bobby Petrino on Cowboys Stadium

This last one is pretty self explanatory.

It’s a must-win. You can’t lose three in a row and expect to be the team that we want to be, the team that the Arkansas fans expect us to be.

— RB Michael Smith

Stick around here on the Slophouse for much more, including a couple of videos this afternoon, our game predictions, more updates after practice and our weekly “Other Side” feature.

You can quote me on that.

— Brandon Marcello