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How does Arkansas and Missouri feel?

Posted on 7/24/21 at 12:11 pm
Posted by turnpiketiger
Southeast Texas
Member since May 2020
9440 posts
Posted on 7/24/21 at 12:11 pm
Are y’all all in or do you have reservations about Texas coming? I know both have a history with Texas. Maybe not as much with Missouri but Arkansas certainly does.

Nothing would be better than Arkansas kicking their arse this season.
Posted by Mizzou4ever
Kansas City, Mo
Member since Nov 2011
15231 posts
Posted on 7/24/21 at 12:17 pm to
Big no on Texas personally, but looks inevitable, it is what it is.
Posted by BreakawayZou83
Kansas City, Missouri
Member since Oct 2011
9462 posts
Posted on 7/24/21 at 12:18 pm to
Cool with it, good for the conference. Will never personally like Texas.
Posted by turnpiketiger
Southeast Texas
Member since May 2020
9440 posts
Posted on 7/24/21 at 12:19 pm to
Well then they’d fit right in. You’re not supposed to like conference rivals.
Posted by V Bainbridge
Member since Jul 2020
7795 posts
Posted on 7/24/21 at 12:20 pm to
I feel great! This is bad for A&M and LSU in recruiting, slightly good for us, we get our natural rival back and the CFB empire just lit it's foundation on fire. I'm grabbing my fiddle and heading to the roof to watch it burn
Posted by Tigerjackswartz
Member since Mar 2012
322 posts
Posted on 7/24/21 at 12:21 pm to
The big issue with UTex is that they wreck conferences with their greed, not that they are super competitive in football.

No concern that they will be able to wreck the SEC like they did with the B12 and SWC. So not that concerned with their addition to the SEC
Posted by turnpiketiger
Southeast Texas
Member since May 2020
9440 posts
Posted on 7/24/21 at 12:25 pm to
quote:

This is bad for A&M and LSU in recruiting,


Bad for A&M. Not for LSU. Louisiana will always be a talent rich state. We don’t rely too much on Texas. We get some but not like OU does.
Posted by Razorback Reverend
Member since Dec 2013
22771 posts
Posted on 7/24/21 at 12:26 pm to
Texas has the problems that they have because they view themselves superior to all others. This view point has caused an inflection point of a current downgrade in play.

It is humorous really to watch. Would be glad to have em in the SEC for Basketball and Baseball alone.
Posted by Porker Face
Eden Isle
Member since Feb 2012
15335 posts
Posted on 7/24/21 at 12:26 pm to
Give me a 12 team SEC
Posted by TheCheshireHog
Cashew Chicken Country
Member since Oct 2010
40882 posts
Posted on 7/24/21 at 12:27 pm to
I’m indifferent on OU but any day that you get the opportunity to beat Texas should be considered a good day.
Posted by TigerinKorea
Member since Aug 2014
8287 posts
Posted on 7/24/21 at 12:27 pm to
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bad for A&M and LSU in recruiting,


No, not really. We're fine, if we get the best in Louisiana. Even in UT's good years, we cherry picked out of Texas. It'll continue, especially now that we play them regularly.
Posted by Numberwang
Bike City, USA
Member since Feb 2012
13163 posts
Posted on 7/24/21 at 12:29 pm to
I prefer no expansion.

Not opposed to the proposed additions if we do expand.
Posted by BuzzdLightBeer
Member since Dec 2018
121 posts
Posted on 7/24/21 at 12:30 pm to
Aggy cheating and being taken off TV killed the SWC.
Aggy refusing to quit unequal revenue sharing and turning down the LHN partnership killed the big 12.

Carry on.
Posted by Arksulli
Fayetteville
Member since Aug 2014
25194 posts
Posted on 7/24/21 at 12:32 pm to
I think Texas is toxic and I think Oklahoma is their enabler. I'm not thrilled about it but fine.
Posted by Numberwang
Bike City, USA
Member since Feb 2012
13163 posts
Posted on 7/24/21 at 12:35 pm to
Between millionaire teenage thug foobawlers in every college town and super-conferences, I'm guessing my emotional connection to college sports in general is about to take a big nose-dive.

It's like they're inventing new ways to frick everything up, every year now.
Posted by McMillan
Member since Jul 2018
5897 posts
Posted on 7/24/21 at 12:35 pm to
Not going anywhere, but Texas has already created disunity without joining yet and it’s concerning going forward.
Posted by dchog
Pea ridge
Member since Nov 2012
21223 posts
Posted on 7/24/21 at 12:37 pm to
I feel excited a bout it. Playing those two teams gives us more of a geographical rivals and the fans can have better travel opportunities.

Arkansas is an afterthought and so isolated in the SEC. We are far enough that we don't interact at all with rival fans and thus are indifferent a bout them. It makes sense financially that Arkansas made the move to the SEC but geographically it doesn't make as much sense. But Arkansas was willing to sacrifice familiarity and leave the past behind to join a more successful conference.

Now with Texas and Oklahoma that borders the state of Arkansas, Arkansas fans have a much better experience and some sort of belonging.
Posted by Columbia
Land of the Yuppies
Member since Mar 2016
3133 posts
Posted on 7/24/21 at 12:39 pm to
Honestly I feel like it benefits Arkansas more than any team, while at the same time kills Aggy.
Posted by bville_hog
Member since Sep 2014
80 posts
Posted on 7/24/21 at 12:41 pm to
Playing both of them in sports is great, but yeah, Texas doesn't understand the concept of revenue sharing.
Posted by ibldprplgld
Member since Feb 2008
24983 posts
Posted on 7/24/21 at 12:41 pm to
quote:

I feel great! This is bad for A&M and LSU in recruiting, slightly good for us, we get our natural rival back and the CFB empire just lit it's foundation on fire. I'm grabbing my fiddle and heading to the roof to watch it burn


If the TX pipeline were to be shut off for LSU (which is unlikely), it wouldn't hurt us as much as people think. Miles signed about 4 guys per year from TX while he was at LSU, and CEO is signing less than that at about 2 per year from TX, instead preferring to grow LSU's recruiting footprint beyond LA, TX, MS, FL, and GA.

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