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Which rivalry was bigger? A&M-Texas or Arky-Texas?
Posted on 1/29/13 at 2:13 pm
Posted on 1/29/13 at 2:13 pm
Seeing as how both schools were smart enough to get away from the dictatorship that is now the Big "12", historically, which rivalry do you think was more heated and carried more weight in terms of games that meant something on a national scale? I'd have to go with Arkansas-Texas being more prominent. Simply because Arkansas and Texas were the class of the conference in both football and basketball for the majority of their time together. It's obvious that A&M hates Texas, as they should, but it seems like Texas approached that rivalry as having to play with his little brother.
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Posted on 1/29/13 at 2:14 pm to Drewbie
Seriously?
Posted on 1/29/13 at 2:14 pm to Sev09
Posted on 1/29/13 at 2:15 pm to Drewbie
Posted on 1/29/13 at 2:15 pm to Drewbie
Posted on 1/29/13 at 2:15 pm to Drewbie
Thats cute. You guys are making up past rivalries now.
Posted on 1/29/13 at 2:15 pm to Drewbie
Wasn't Arky/Texas in 69 the first or one of the first "games of the century?"
Posted on 1/29/13 at 2:15 pm to Drewbie
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Simply because Arkansas and Texas were the class of the conference in both football and basketball for the majority of their time together. It's obvious that A&M hates Texas, as they should, but it seems like Texas approached that rivalry as having to play with his little brother.
Two of those teams combined for the most conference championships during the SWC's existence. Neither of those two is Arkansas.
Posted on 1/29/13 at 2:16 pm to TeLeFaWx
Posted on 1/29/13 at 2:17 pm to USMC Gators
quote:Yep.
Wasn't Arky/Texas in 69 the first or one of the first "games of the century?"
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The 1969 Texas vs. Arkansas football game, sometimes referred to as the "Game of The Century", was a legendary college football game on December 6, 1969 in which the top-ranked Texas Longhorns visited the second-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks at Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Posted on 1/29/13 at 2:17 pm to Drewbie
Arky-Texas definitely. I wasn't even around then but I know that at that time the Arky program was much more respected nationally basically because of that game. From what I can tell Arky used to be what OU is today.
Which is why Texas thought they could hurt A&M by not playing us- it worked with Arky. Too bad for them we are actually in Texas and it won't work again.
Which is why OU is terrified of really getting away from Texas- they don't want to be irrelevant as Arky is today.
Which is why Texas thought they could hurt A&M by not playing us- it worked with Arky. Too bad for them we are actually in Texas and it won't work again.
Which is why OU is terrified of really getting away from Texas- they don't want to be irrelevant as Arky is today.
Posted on 1/29/13 at 2:17 pm to Drewbie
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Which rivalry is bigger? Arky-dental plaque or Arky-tree squirrels
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Posted on 1/29/13 at 2:18 pm to Drewbie
It depends on what kind of rivalry you prefer.
Texas-Arky = Alabama/Tennessee of the SWC
Texas-A&M = Alabama/Auburn of the SWC
Texas-Arky = Alabama/Tennessee of the SWC
Texas-A&M = Alabama/Auburn of the SWC
Posted on 1/29/13 at 2:19 pm to TeLeFaWx
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Two of those teams combined for the most conference championships during the SWC's existence. Neither of those two is Arkansas.
Are we talking about real or mythical championships?
Posted on 1/29/13 at 2:19 pm to Drewbie
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quote:The 1969 Texas vs. Arkansas football game, sometimes referred to as the "Game of The Century", was a legendary college football game on December 6, 1969 in which the top-ranked Texas Longhorns visited the second-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks at Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
AAAOOOO, someone can use Wikipedia. Nice job.
Posted on 1/29/13 at 2:19 pm to Drewbie
another stupid arse thread by Drewbie 
Posted on 1/29/13 at 2:20 pm to Drewbie
Well, I can certainly assure you that no Texas fan ever considered Arkansas better than their 3rd best rivalry. Texas/OU was the big national contest and A&M is the nasty, bitter affair that both schools had virtually every tradition built around.
This would be kind of like if 20 years from now an LSU fan said that their rivalry with Bama was more important than Auburn or Tennessee.
You guys did have some big games with Texas though over the decades so congrats on that? Maybe there is a Frank Broyles pic you can fap to somewhere and try to convince us all that Frank was as big as Darrell Royal or Bear Bryant. lulz
This would be kind of like if 20 years from now an LSU fan said that their rivalry with Bama was more important than Auburn or Tennessee.
You guys did have some big games with Texas though over the decades so congrats on that? Maybe there is a Frank Broyles pic you can fap to somewhere and try to convince us all that Frank was as big as Darrell Royal or Bear Bryant. lulz
Posted on 1/29/13 at 2:21 pm to cardboardboxer
quote:While ilol'd at most of your post, this is actually true. In the SWC, Arkansas was the only school in the conference not actually in the state of Texas. Because of our success in the conference, the "head" of the conference became jelly and took notice. Thus the rivalry.
From what I can tell Arky used to be what OU is today.
Posted on 1/29/13 at 2:21 pm to cardboardboxer
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Arky-Texas definitely. I wasn't even around then but I know that at that time the Arky program was much more respected nationally basically because of that game. From what I can tell Arky used to be what OU is today.
Which is why Texas thought they could hurt A&M by not playing us- it worked with Arky. Too bad for them we are actually in Texas and it won't work again.
Which is why OU is terrified of really getting away from Texas- they don't want to be irrelevant as Arky is today.
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Posted on 1/29/13 at 2:21 pm to boogiewoogie1978
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Are we talking about real or mythical championships?
Arkansas had 7 outright SWC Championships, 6 shared, for 13 total.
Texas A&M had 15 outright SWC Championships, 2 shared, for 17 total.
real. mythical. whichever record book you want to use.
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