re: Anyone excited for this Mizzou game?

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I think it'll be a fun game, but I don't know why so many people are trying to make it a rivalry. Sure we don't like them, but I just don't see it as that strong of a rivalry.

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I'm not sure it's fair to say that many are trying to make it a rivalry. After all, rivalries aren't made with handshakes in boardrooms. I'm sure the intention of this "rivalry" is to make money, just as it was with the Boot. The only difference between the two is that LSU became a national power after the Boot was introduced and that gave Arkansas fans incentive to accept it as a rivalry, which is something most didn't do before then.

Forced rivalries are a stupid idea and insulting to everyone. However, they bring in extra money and exposure, so I won't complain. Our rivalry with LSU probably wouldn't be as big today, if it hadn't been forced on us originally, but I still think we'd consider it a big game every year. Missouri's a border state, and since we consider every other border state a rival, I'm not sure why we'd treat them any different? I've always wanted to play Missouri yearly, so I love it.