re: Well Arkansas the rivalry has been fun

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You don't get it. A rivalry is not only how many times you have played a team, but how much you dislike them.

TAMU and LSU were almost instant rivals. They absolutely despised each other in the 80s and 90s. There is something about each respective school that makes that happen. From what I hear, TAMU people hated LSU more than Texas back then. A different kind of dislike.

As an example from the TAMU perspective, you can pit us against Tech or Baylor as many years as you want. And we'll dislike them. And maybe enjoy some of the games. But it won't ever be a true rivalry.

Texas and LSU were true rivalries. And when the teams were playing on a regular basis they were equals as far as hate and respect all in one.

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OK... OK... Sorry...

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You don't get it. A rivalry is not only how many times you have played a team, but how much you dislike them

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I don't think a lot of you "get" the rivalry concept, or the history on why they are formed, particularly in regard to Arkansas. As a matter of fact, most of the posters here are too young to remember, or weren't even born back in the SWC days. I was. There was a deep, pure hatred for the U of Texas, not A&M, by Arkansas fans, and vice versa, that went way beyond the football field, and to some degree, for a lot of people, it still exists. That true rivalry was much more intense, exponentially more intense, than any rivalry "suggested" here with any of our SEC opponents, so, yes, Arkansas fans are very much aware of what a legit rivalry is.


So, to put everyone's mind at ease about our future rivalries, we appreciate the concern, and as much as we are grateful for your aid in trying to choose one for us, you don't get a vote. Rivalries form, organically, over time. It takes a minute for that level of hate to develop, and quite frankly, no one in the SEC has measured up to our true rival standards, to date.


As far as our playing Missouri instead of LSU the last game of the season, we're very excited about it. I, for one, am extremely happy that it will be played in two of the most beautiful places there are for college football in the Fall, where we girls can wear our pretty sweaters, rather than spend our Thanksgiving weekend, every other year, in a sweltering sauna that has an aroma of stale beer, whiskey, and B.O.

Will there be a rivalry between Mizzou & us? ... Meh, doubtful, but looking forward to beautiful football weekends in November!
And to LSU & the other SEC teams who have shown so much interest in our rivalry status ... Good luck with your future prospective rival positions. As I said, we do appreciate your interest in ours, but, regrettably, at this time, your application has been denied.