re: I understand we will never be as consistently good as Georgia, bama, lsu, etc. in football

Well honestly I just don’t believe that’s the reason we lose to Missouri. That shite is great for the rant and all but in reality football players don’t decide, “ya know what? I think I’ll try to win this game, but next week I’ll probably only give half as much effort because I don’t care if we win or lose.” They go into every game with a similar mindset. Nobody wants to lose, so this idea that it just means more to this team or that day is just bullshite. Especially considering the majority of kids on the roster aren’t even from Arkansas, and out of those that are, only a few were probably die hard Razorback fans as children. And the same can be said for almost every major program. Bryce young didn’t have a winning record against auburn because he learned to care about the iron bowl. He had a winning record against them because he, his coach, and his team were really fricking talented and executed well. The reason we lost to Missouri more times than not is because we were out coached on the field, or the players had completely let go of the rope in a lost season, and they realized it by the last week. Now I do believe that can happen where players stop giving a shite which will give an advantage to whoever you play rivalry week.