re: Arkansas gets more fans to their second stadium in Little Rock than most schools do

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Does Arkansas play many games there like they do in football? Do they have to play a series there like football makes them? I know State hasn't played them there in basketball or baseball but I didnt know how common it was since we play there in football before

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We tend to play a game in basketball there and a game in baseball there when we can. We have games to spare in those sports after all and Little Rock is the largest city in the state. We aren't forced to do it, it just makes good sense. Like Ole Miss or State playing a basketball game in Memphis every now and then.

Football is more of a problem though. We used to play all of our big games in Little Rock for the simple reason of it being a tremendous pain in the butt to get to NW Arkansas. We used to sneak in a game against Ole Miss in Memphis every now and then for the same reason.

Now its an easy and pleasant drive up to NW Arkansas where the stadium is much larger, in much better shape, and in a much nicer part of town. Playing in Little Rock, which used to be a graveyard for visiting teams, has lost its mystique over the years.

Why do we keep playing there? 740k people live in the Little Rock area. Its larger then NW Arkansas (for now, in a decade or two that might not be the case) and has a ton of old money living there. The type of old money that is fond of being a big booster.

Basically we are the last hold over of how things used to be done in the South. Bama used to play a ton of games in Birmingham. Ole Miss and State used to play a ton of games in Jackson. We are just stubborn.

Plus we are trying to get a rivalry started with Mizzou. Making them go to Little Rock every other year should get them to hate us with a passion.