re: Do many Arkansas fans consider LSU a rival?

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Since Arkansas joined the SEC, the team that they have performed the best against given the talent disparity that usually exists between the two programs is Auburn.

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I would argue that the talent disparity wasn't that much until a little over 10 years ago. I don't think Auburn has always recruited as well as they do today, so that's why I think it used to be more even. No denying that our suckage has been part of it, also.

I don’t consider it a real rivalry, but it is one of my favorite rivalry trophies. I know others make fun of the boot, but I actually think it’s a cool trophy.

Malzahn interviewed for the job when Nutt was fired. But many people still remember the Springdale 5 disaster and added to the fact he had very little college experience, it was treated as a courtesy interview than a serious one. Then I think he interviewed again after Petrino was fired. But was turned down but I'm not sure. That is why he runs up the score on us and not that he wanted to be here but his ego tells him that no one is more qualified for the job than him. He took it as an insult that Arkansas didn't hire him.

Most hog fans were glad that Nutt was gone. Others were worried that the LSU win was enough to secure his job for another year.

Nutt already accepted the Ole Miss job three months before that game.

Is LSU a rival?

Our biggest rival is our own Good Ole Boy Network... in the past decade making multiple bumble-frick decisions effectively cratering the top two revenue programs.

It's a massive relief no one managed to frick up baseball. Jeff Long should have been beaten with an Easton BBCOR on the way out of town, and then the same bat should have gone up FatBert's lazy arse. Both of those guys can DIAF.

If we can get past that in-house opponent we'll be competitive once again.
Petrino showed football success is still there if a program commits to it, and the assholes with more money than sense manage to limit their input to money only.

Then maybe we could once again be a rival to LSU in football... a lot of damage to repair. Pittman and Musselman seem to be on the right track but a long way to go.

Don't forget the actions of Chancellor John White help destroying the basketball program. Frank Broyles almost fired Nolan in 90 after the final four but then Chancellor Dan Ferritor said no. Only because he couldn't get a long with Nolan.

They left the baseball program alone because it wasn't a big revenue producer. And Van Horn is the type to leave if they give him in too much grief. Only two coaches in baseball history, a sign of consistency.

Good to know because I thought it was the fight song.

The games were so heated that in 1960, fights broke out in War Memorial Stadium. Then the game was played in Jackson. After 1961 Both programs decided to cancel the series until both played again until 1981. It was more intense in the early 60s than any SEC game. But 20 years it cooled down but still both programs strongly disliked each other and fans still get into fights.

Arkansas and A&M played each other 76 times. It would have been close to the 100 mark had they not stopped playing each other until 2009.