re: Non Arkansas and Mizzou fans, Is this a rivalry?

Ah, I understand. Apologies.

So you are trying to determine if this is a rivalry based on replies from a message board?

Arkansas and LSU were pretty similar in history before Saban arrived. Both never saw each other as rivals historically unlike Ole Miss.

The Arkansas and Texas series during the modern era of college football is where the series is when it was impacted on a national stage. It is no doubt a fierce rivalry in the 60s to the 80s as more often than not, the winner won the SWC and played in the Cotton Bowl for a title.

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Arkansas and Texas have played in MEANINGFUL games throughout their history. That is what has bred the rivalry (in the minds of Arkansas fans anyways). However, I truly don't believe most Texas fans give a shite about Arkansas. Just like Arkansas fans don't give a shite about Mizzou.

We have played 79 games against Texas. We have played 13 against Mizzou. We don't give a shite about your safe space, misplaced school .

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Nobody is comparing the Arkansas-Texas rivalry to the 13 games that Mizzou and Arkansas have played. If you were capable of reading, I said it's a bullshite comparison to argue that Mizzou is to Arkansas what Arkansas is to Texas. It's almost comical how much ego some of you Hog posters have. Do you really see yourselves as a Texas to us? It's more like Arkansas is to Texas what Mizzou is to Oklahoma: a historic rivalry with some massive historic games, but ultimately lopsided in favor of one blue blood over one non-blue-blood.

Mizzou doesn't have some special affinity for Arkansas either, nor do we imagine the game to have any historic significance. Arkansas has beaten Mizzou just four times ever, so how could the game be that significant?

Our rivals, in order, are: Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Iowa State, Oklahoma, Kansas State, and Oklahoma State. We've played most of those schools over 100 times; Oklahoma State (63 times) and Colorado (75 times) slightly fewer times.

I think the point being emphasized in this thread is that Mizzou fans realize that Arkansas could become a fun rivalry as evidenced by how things are going just 13 games in, and are open to it budding.

Most Arkansas fans, on the other hand, irrationally see themselves as superior and are weirdly bitter about it happening, and insist on throwing their historic rivalry with Texas in the mix.

Since 1960 the series is Texas 24-14.

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Mizzou doesn't have some special affinity for Arkansas either

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Yet you fanboys are on here starting threads about us...

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Our rivals, in order, are: Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Iowa State, Oklahoma, Kansas State, and Oklahoma State

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Sounds like you belong back in the Big12. I doubt you'll get many objections to making that move.

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insist on throwing their historic rivalry with Texas in the mix.

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So me saying that Texas doesn't view us as a rivalry means I'm "throwing our historic rivalry with Texas in the mix"???

Sound logic on that one.

Primarily during the worst decade of Razorback football of all time. Congratulations. Even I will make fun of our football program for the last decade of impotence.

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You might want to get used to it as well instead of being an enormous asshat.

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Can I not get used to it WHILE being an enormous asshat?

Well you know my answer but I will give it anyway.

I like Missouri. I think y'all got the royal shaft on several occasions in the Big 8/12 and I think you are a solid fit for the SEC. I'll happily cheer on Mizzou if you aren't playing Arkansas.

If anything I think y'all are under achieving and need a new AD to re-engergize sports on campus. A good AD who hires good coaches and gives them what they need to succeed could make Missouri dangerous across the board. Say what you will about A&M but the real sleeping giant in the SEC is Missouri if they get their shite together and keep their talent in state.

As to the rivalry between the schools... we are still getting started. If I say Arkansas has more hard feelings towards SMU or that Missouri dislikes Colorado more that is just well trodden history. There are decades of ill will imparted down to the youngest fans.

Could it grow to be a major rivalry? Probably not. Is it fine for what it is? Sure. Not every game is the Iron Bowl, Army-Navy, or the War for the Florida Douchecanoe trophy between Florida and Miami.

I like the blooming rivalry.

Arkansas got Mizzou's former head coach as their DC. The same head coach that kept beating Arkansas. Now he's helping beat Mizzou. Arkansas has Mizzou players and former players on their staff. The games have been good.