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re: Who is Arkansas program equivilant in another Conference?

Posted on 6/27/12 at 4:15 pm to
Posted by Projectpat
Houston, TX
Member since Sep 2011
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Posted on 6/27/12 at 4:15 pm to
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Arkansas has 42 national championships in 5 different sports vs. Missouri's 2 national championships in 2 different sports.

Comparing the two is almost comical.


Holy shite, Arky fans actually try and bring T&F championships into the conversation? I didn't think this was a real thing.
Posted by KCM0Tiger
Kansas City, MISSOURI
Member since Nov 2011
15530 posts
Posted on 6/27/12 at 4:25 pm to
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Arkansas has 42 national championships in 5 different sports




40 of which are in:

1. Men's Indoor Track (19)
2. Men's Outdoor Track (10)
3. Men's Cross Country (11)

You have TWO national championships in sports that people give the slightest fricks about.
Posted by oklahogjr
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Posted on 6/27/12 at 4:45 pm to
Used to be aTm in the big 12...now that they are in the same conference i'm not sure. Maybe Oregon would be a good comparison. Lots of track success and recent football success.
Posted by Porker Face
Eden Isle
Member since Feb 2012
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Posted on 6/27/12 at 5:47 pm to
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You have TWO national championships in sports that people give the slightest fricks about.


And you have 1 in a sport your fans admittedly don't give a frick about. So basically none
Posted by Drewbie
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Posted on 6/27/12 at 5:51 pm to
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Maybe Oregon would be a good comparison. Lots of track success and recent football success.
This is actually a good comparison.
Posted by BigHeadTigerFan
Folsom,La.
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 6/30/12 at 4:00 am to
Tulane
Posted by cajunjj
Madison, AL
Member since May 2008
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Posted on 6/30/12 at 9:08 am to
Exactly.
Posted by Tolbert1906
Member since Aug 2009
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Posted on 6/30/12 at 9:26 am to
Duke, northwestern, Washington state.
Posted by parkjas2001
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Posted on 6/30/12 at 9:30 am to
Mich St in Big 10
Posted by TT9
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Posted on 6/30/12 at 9:34 am to
colorado pac 12
Posted by bamascott2
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Posted on 6/30/12 at 9:34 am to
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Duke, northwestern, Washington state.

Substitute NC State for Duke.
Posted by AUTiger83
ATL
Member since Sep 2006
2188 posts
Posted on 6/30/12 at 9:39 am to
UCLA.

Had some historically good teams, but never did much at the national stage level.

Question, why does everybody hate on Arky on this board? I dont love em, but I dont hate em either. Too much of that reserved for Bama and Georgia.
Posted by Choctaw Hog
Member since Nov 2006
7586 posts
Posted on 6/30/12 at 9:52 am to
To start with you would have to list the things that make Arkansas great and then try and find a team with similar advantages.

1. Statewide support since they are the only major D-1 School in the entire state.
2. Powerhouses in not only the three “major” sports of football, basketball and baseball but the Hogs field great teams in the “minor” sports as well.
3. Money to compete with schools twice their size and more for things such as facilities, recruiting budget, coaches salaries, etc.
4. A beautiful area of the country that offers a lot of business opportunities for the athletes after they have completed their eligibility.
5. One of the most easily accessible campuses in the entire US. XNA is only 20 minutes to the Arkansas campus and I’ll put the number of direct flights to major US cities coming in and out of XNA up against ANY other airport that only 20 minutes from campus.
6. Corporate Support. There are over 1,100 Wal-Mart suppliers with offices located only minutes from The University of Arkansas. These are very good paying jobs which means money to donate to The University of Arkansas.
7. Did I mention Fayetteville an all of NWA is a growing, thriving area with new construction going up almost weekly?

The more I look at all of Arkansas’ advantages the more I realize that Arkansas has no rival in any conference including the SEC. Searching for one is an exercise in futility.
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