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re: Check in if you consider Arkansas a Rival

Posted on 4/23/25 at 6:24 pm to
Posted by Faurot fodder
Member since Jul 2019
4653 posts
Posted on 4/23/25 at 6:24 pm to
Excuses.
Posted by Clark14
Earth
Member since Dec 2014
23935 posts
Posted on 4/23/25 at 6:28 pm to
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Excuses


What’s your excuse for wimping out of that bowl game against Kansas?
Posted by Tanny Bogus
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Member since Jan 2011
212 posts
Posted on 4/23/25 at 7:01 pm to
It is forced and y’all have kicked our asses for quite some time which is why I don’t consider it a true rivalry. I just don’t get too high or low about the outcome of the game and that is a sign that it isn’t a rivalry.

It’s what they gave us when they took away the LSU game to end the season which is the real letdown. That LSU game gave some great memories. I just don’t hate Mizzou and probably never will.
This post was edited on 4/23/25 at 7:08 pm
Posted by NolaTiger52
New Orleans
Member since Jul 2018
1960 posts
Posted on 4/23/25 at 7:11 pm to
I don’t hate Arkansas like I do some other SEC teams. I hate Florida, Auburn and Alabama.

In fact, my second favorite game that I ever saw in person was the 3OT loss to Arkansas in 2007
Posted by Faurot fodder
Member since Jul 2019
4653 posts
Posted on 4/23/25 at 7:13 pm to
That's fair.
Posted by Arktigers
Member since Sep 2022
699 posts
Posted on 4/23/25 at 7:27 pm to
My time in St Louis no one knew anything about Arkansas. Illinois was more of a rival. I enjoy winning each year but by the time game is played there is nothing to gain.
Posted by Landmass
Member since Jun 2013
21054 posts
Posted on 4/23/25 at 7:32 pm to
Arkansas and Ole Miss is one of the most underrated rivalries in the SEC. We're neighbors. Our records are close. The games are usually close. There's a mutual respect and dislike for each other. It's organic and I've loved watching it develop over the years.

Due to proximity to Eastern Arkansas, the games in Oxford give a closer option for some of their fans that don't get a lot of opportunities to see their team play. So they bring a good crowd.

Posted by cajunbama
Metairie
Member since Jan 2007
33036 posts
Posted on 4/23/25 at 7:38 pm to
The only true rival those losers have is basic hygiene.
Posted by Tanny Bogus
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Member since Jan 2011
212 posts
Posted on 4/23/25 at 7:38 pm to
I consider Ole Miss to be a healthy rivalry instead of a hated rival. The only team I really hate is Texas. Love to beat LSU but I love hanging out with their fans.
Posted by KAHog
South Trough
Member since Mar 2013
2748 posts
Posted on 4/23/25 at 8:35 pm to
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The only true rival those losers have is basic hygiene.


Like a moth to a flame…
You show up in Hog threads like Buster does to UT threads. I’m sure your hard drive is full of tranny and dildo pics too.
Posted by Riggle
Member since Feb 2013
3960 posts
Posted on 4/23/25 at 9:33 pm to
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cajunbama
quote:

loser
Posted by SPAGHETTI PLATE
Member since Jan 2025
92 posts
Posted on 4/23/25 at 9:45 pm to
LSU/Arkansas Football isn't more real than LSU/A&M football.

Before Arkansas moved to the SEC in 1992 the last time y'all played them was in 1966.

At the time when Arkansas moved to the SEC(1992) the series history was at 37 games total between them and LSU

At that same time(1992) the series history between A&M/LSU was at 45 games, mostly OOC

Just felt like sharing some data.
Posted by HClassof84
Member since Feb 2025
189 posts
Posted on 4/23/25 at 9:58 pm to
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And yes, I consider Arkansas a rival. It’s a fun one, not a bitter one


Love the competition with A&M in football, although it's been pretty one-sided of late.
Posted by Gordy
Fayetteville
Member since Dec 2015
1923 posts
Posted on 4/23/25 at 10:03 pm to
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Exactly. I’m not sure it can be called a rivalry with how one-sidled it’s been.
IKR? Especially in Basketball and baseball.
Posted by Tackle74
Columbia, MO
Member since Mar 2012
5409 posts
Posted on 4/24/25 at 7:58 am to
For Mizzou they are not our rival. Rivalries take time and they are a natural rival as they are close and have similar historical success as football programs. The games in football have not been the type of games to fuel a rivalry. South Carolina games have been more those type of games but nothing else besides having the same city name. As all know the only real rivlary is with kansas and to an extent Nebraska and Illinois.
Posted by KingofDeQueen
Member since Oct 2009
931 posts
Posted on 4/24/25 at 9:29 am to
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cajunbama


I like this guy. Straight shooter.
This post was edited on 4/24/25 at 9:31 am
Posted by Imber
Member since Sep 2017
15823 posts
Posted on 4/24/25 at 1:11 pm to
Only in baseball due to the pedigree of both programs. The Battle for the Golden Boot in football was a forced "rivalry" when they joined the conference.
Posted by Gunga Din
Oklahoma
Member since Jul 2020
2437 posts
Posted on 4/24/25 at 1:48 pm to
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100% agree. Baffles me we haven't played each other hardly at all. Has the makings of one of those mutually cordial rivalries written all over it.


Looking at the history... The regular season games basically stopped when Arkansas joined the SWC and Oklahoma left the Mo Valley and joined what was then the Big 6.

I know there was some Mo Valley rule that did not allow Oklahoma to play Texas in the 1920s. OU played Arkansas in 1926 and that was the last game. Arkansas was new in the SWC and Oklahoma was in their second to last year in the Valley.

I know that in the 50's through the '80s one reason Arkansas never played OU is because they were already playing Oklahoma State and Tulsa pretty much every year. Tulsa in particular was a natural rival based on proximity despite the fact that they were outclassed. I also know that Arkansas got both of those teams to play in Arkansas probably 80% of the time.

Obviously OU would have only been willing to do home and home.
Posted by Chingon Ag
Member since Nov 2018
3421 posts
Posted on 4/24/25 at 2:56 pm to
I gotta be honest. One of my favorite feuds here is between Arkansas and Missouri fans.
Posted by Hogfan13
Member since Jul 2019
3245 posts
Posted on 4/24/25 at 3:36 pm to
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