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Arkansas/Mizzou a real rivalry?
Posted on 11/19/17 at 10:07 am
Posted on 11/19/17 at 10:07 am
It’s hard to imagine. Close proximity doesn’t really create a rivalry. Usually something has to happen to make that so....Kansas/ Missouri dates back to the war. Cardinals/Cubs started with a trade of star pitcher Ernie Broglio to the Cubs for a young outfielder named Lou Brock. (Broglio got hurt and hardly pitched again....Lou went on to become a HOFer for the Cardinals.
What’s Arkansas done that we should be upset about, or vice versa? I kinda like the state myself.
What’s Arkansas done that we should be upset about, or vice versa? I kinda like the state myself.
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Posted on 11/19/17 at 10:11 am to Bluegrassboy
Tennessee is a bigger rival imo.
Still, we play Arkansas every year. I think it's because we are both either average or bad. The 2014 game had high stakes and it seemed pretty heated. Since then, the best record by either team entering the game was 7-4. Just doesn't have the relevance yet. 2014 was a good start but it's been a dud ever since
Mizzou and Arkansas weren't the best of friends to begin with but I feel this rivalry could use a spark. Both teams being down doesn't provide that spark
Still, we play Arkansas every year. I think it's because we are both either average or bad. The 2014 game had high stakes and it seemed pretty heated. Since then, the best record by either team entering the game was 7-4. Just doesn't have the relevance yet. 2014 was a good start but it's been a dud ever since
Mizzou and Arkansas weren't the best of friends to begin with but I feel this rivalry could use a spark. Both teams being down doesn't provide that spark
Posted on 11/19/17 at 10:12 am to Bluegrassboy
I think it has the makings a good rivalry. The proximity of The campuses makes for a natural, but its gonna take time to develop.
Posted on 11/19/17 at 10:14 am to kevind1965
Let's face it, Arkansas hates Texas, LSU, Ole Miss, and Texas A&M
We hate Kansas, Nebraska, Tennessee, and OU/UT. The Mizzou-Arkansas rivalry is simply a back burner. That won't change anytime soon
Rivalry, yes. Top 4 among either fan base? No.
We hate Kansas, Nebraska, Tennessee, and OU/UT. The Mizzou-Arkansas rivalry is simply a back burner. That won't change anytime soon
Rivalry, yes. Top 4 among either fan base? No.
Posted on 11/19/17 at 10:26 am to MizzouTrue
I think arky really wants to shut up Eric Beisel. If you have nothing to play for and its your last game, things get amped. Not saying they will win but they will play hard.
Posted on 11/19/17 at 10:26 am to MizzouTrue
It takes time.
Probably more heated in Hoops now, but football will get there eventually
Probably more heated in Hoops now, but football will get there eventually
Posted on 11/19/17 at 10:41 am to Bluegrassboy
Arkansas is a top 3 rival for Mizzou in basketball imo.
ETA:
1. kU
2.Illinois
3.Arkansas
ETA:
1. kU
2.Illinois
3.Arkansas
This post was edited on 11/19/17 at 10:43 am
Posted on 11/19/17 at 10:45 am to MizzouTrue
Yes, Tennessee seems more heated to me than Arky.
I won’t even drive though Kansas, much less think of spending money there.
I won’t even drive though Kansas, much less think of spending money there.
This post was edited on 11/19/17 at 10:48 am
Posted on 11/19/17 at 11:35 am to Bluegrassboy
frick kansas
Posted on 11/19/17 at 11:36 am to Bluegrassboy
No. We have one real rival, but a narcissist with a pelt atop his noggin has a grudge he won’t relinquish from his fetid butt cheeks.
Posted on 11/19/17 at 12:05 pm to Bluegrassboy
Maybe if I wasn't on the forums I could see Arkansas as a rival at some point. But here I feel no rival can be made out of a fellow expansion team 
Posted on 11/19/17 at 12:26 pm to zatetic
How about Sam Walton?? Mizzou graduate but the Walton family supports and funds a shite ton of things for the university of Ark
Posted on 11/19/17 at 12:33 pm to Bluegrassboy
When you're not fighting over the same bone (a division) it makes it hard to hate.
Posted on 11/19/17 at 1:07 pm to Mizz-SEC
I the State of MO were to cede the bootheel to AR, it would increase the average IQ of both states about 15 points.
Posted on 11/19/17 at 2:18 pm to MizzouPhoto
Posted on 11/19/17 at 2:49 pm to pauliebleaker
If Mizzou puts up a 4-5 year win streak then it will become a rivalry. Arkansas won't want to be perceived as behind Mizzou in the SEC pecking order.
Posted on 11/19/17 at 3:19 pm to surgicalvenom
We need a huge controversy in football. Being a recruiting coup. Winning a game on 5th down, something weird needs to happen that will leave both schools and fan bases with a bad taste in their mouths. That will fuel a rivalry.
Posted on 11/19/17 at 3:34 pm to Bluegrassboy
This game isn't anything more than the last one on the schedule.
I enjoyed the annual fisting of aTm more because their fans loved to pretend it didn't matter.
I enjoyed the annual fisting of aTm more because their fans loved to pretend it didn't matter.
Posted on 11/19/17 at 3:40 pm to Bluegrassboy
Problem is they are never playing for anything relevant. And even if we won on a 5th down play, Arkansas fan will just blame their own. 4 years ago, they got Missouri's #2 recruit and Mizzou fan could care less. I can't see both teams playing for a SEC championship spot 2-3 years in a row.
Posted on 11/19/17 at 5:41 pm to MizzouPhoto
The reason the boot heel of Missouri exists is because the owner of the land was wise beyond his years and wanted nothing to do with ar-kansas. He fought to keep his land from becoming part of that inbred state.
This post was edited on 11/19/17 at 5:42 pm
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