LSU and A&M played each other annually for many years until the mid-1970s. Back in the '60s and before, LSU was somewhat military-oriented (if I'm not mistaken, ROTC was mandatory for all freshman males), so there might have been a sort of rivalry due to both schools' pseudo-military status. The teams did another 10-year series from 1986-95. There was another two-year extension through 1997 (I thought it was four, but someone on here a while back said two, so OK), but LSU pulled out of the extension, and that pissed off the Aggies. They basically swore they'd never schedule us again.

So yeah, there's some history and some angst, but I never really considered it a bitter rivalry.

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Ark is clealry a stronger program presently and historically.

I know LSU and most of the SEC loves to shite all over the Hogs at every oppty, but this doesn't make any sense to me.

What doesn't make sense to me is the desire on the part of Arkansas fans to make our series into a rivalry. Neither of us has a real arch-rival in the SEC, and I don't see anything wrong with that. We used to have one with Ole Miss, but that has waned a lot during their 40 years of mediocrity. Other than that, we've never really had a bitter conference rival, and I don't think we're missing out on much by not having one.