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re: Why do KY and Arky hate each other?

Posted on 3/8/26 at 5:05 pm to
Posted by GoGators1995
Member since Jan 2023
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Posted on 3/8/26 at 5:05 pm to
Also it's kinda cool to see since I'm way to young to remember Nolan Richardson vs Rick Pitino.
Posted by TriStateAreaFootball
Member since Dec 2024
2064 posts
Posted on 3/8/26 at 5:06 pm to
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You must consider a dog and fire hydrant a rivalry.



- DOG



- Fire Hydrant
Posted by TDCat
Louisville
Member since Oct 2013
1430 posts
Posted on 3/8/26 at 5:11 pm to
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I don't know what that means


You're not fooling anyone.
Posted by UKWildcats
Lexington, KY
Member since Mar 2015
19440 posts
Posted on 3/8/26 at 5:13 pm to
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Cal
Not quite true

We've hated them since they joined the conference. I was born in '83, so Arkansas joining was part of my formative years as a Cat fan.

They came into the conference running their mouths thinking they were hot to trot with Nolan. And they haven't stopped running their fricking mouths since.

Cal is simply more fuel to the fire.

They hate us because they wish they had our basketball program, and they really get their arse chapped because they take football more seriously than we do and we still have a winning record v them head to head, which is fricking hilarious. Couldn't even beat us with McFadden.

We don't fricking like them, they dont like us, and it is what it is. frick Arkansas
This post was edited on 3/8/26 at 5:15 pm
Posted by Csmims
A sandy beach in paradise
Member since Jan 2019
3877 posts
Posted on 3/8/26 at 6:29 pm to
Could have sworn Game Day was in Fayetteville when DMac ran wild against Tennessee in a VICTORY.
Posted by kywildcatfanone
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
138245 posts
Posted on 3/8/26 at 6:31 pm to
We didnt know they existed till they thought they stole cal from us.
Posted by swinetime
Member since Apr 2013
5544 posts
Posted on 3/8/26 at 6:39 pm to
They're mad that we took their coach because they're poor. Their boosters can't keep up. Took them two years to save enough for this years roster and they flipped into 9th place in the SEC
Posted by BluegrassBelle
RIP Hefty Lefty - 1981-2019
Member since Nov 2010
107172 posts
Posted on 3/8/26 at 6:47 pm to
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They're mad that we took their coach because they're poor. Their boosters can't keep up. Took them two years to save enough for this years roster and they flipped into 9th place in the SEC


So the narrative is they underperformed for a $22 million dollar roster, but were also too poor?

Posted by Drewbie
tFlagship
Member since Jun 2012
65528 posts
Posted on 3/8/26 at 7:06 pm to
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They came into the conference running their mouths thinking they were hot to trot with Nolan.
Because we were. We literally won the SEC in the very first year we were here.

As a matter of fact, we won the SEC regular season title twice before Kentucky won it after we joined. We were the defending national champs the year Kentucky finally won the SEC after we joined.
This post was edited on 3/8/26 at 7:13 pm
Posted by Gatorbait2008
Member since Aug 2015
27781 posts
Posted on 3/8/26 at 7:51 pm to
They only hate each other in basketball..and why is very obvipus.
Posted by TheTideMustRoll
Birmingham, AL
Member since Dec 2009
10521 posts
Posted on 3/8/26 at 7:54 pm to
Arkansas is to Kentucky in basketball what LSU is to Alabama in football. Despite being nowhere close to them historically, they run their mouths like they think they're equals.
Posted by UKWildcats
Lexington, KY
Member since Mar 2015
19440 posts
Posted on 3/8/26 at 8:21 pm to
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Because we were. We literally won the SEC in the very first year we were here.

As a matter of fact, we won the SEC regular season title twice before Kentucky won it after we joined. We were the defending national champs the year Kentucky finally won the SEC after we joined.
Youre proving my point. Still running your fricking mouth.

Youve won the SEC twice ever since you joined. We've won it 13 times in that span. And both of the years you won the regular season, we won the damn SEC tournament.

We've won the SEC tournament 16 times in that span. Arkansas since joining? Once


Just learn when to shut the frick up. You're not even a drop in the bucket compared to us.
Posted by Drewbie
tFlagship
Member since Jun 2012
65528 posts
Posted on 3/8/26 at 8:53 pm to
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Just learn when to shut the frick up. You're not even a drop in the bucket compared to us.
Hilarious coming from the fan of a team currently looking up at Missouri in the standings.
Posted by LewEvansFan
Member since Mar 2023
4015 posts
Posted on 3/8/26 at 9:01 pm to
I believe it’s because Kentucky fans are insecure they got Cal leave but downgraded.
Posted by ReversePiggie
In non-Arkansas US
Member since Sep 2021
4241 posts
Posted on 3/8/26 at 9:04 pm to
I don't hate Kentucky. Actually have a lot of respect for the standard in not only the SEC, but the country in basketball.

We both play hard and while we are still a tier behind them, we are closer to being competitive than many other conference foes.

They were tired of Cal. We needed a good coach. Any animosity is mostly "we're banging your ex" energy.
Posted by littleavery1948
Member since Oct 2014
5723 posts
Posted on 3/8/26 at 9:11 pm to
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Yet, I can go to rupp rafters



What a gem
Posted by HOG92
Bentonville
Member since May 2018
2353 posts
Posted on 3/8/26 at 10:56 pm to
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Why do KY and Arky hate each other?

No one knows. They hate us cus their HOF coach quit and came here. We don't hate them, they just annoy us sometimes. Like a little brother.
Posted by Rip N Lip
Zambodia
Member since Jul 2019
7333 posts
Posted on 3/8/26 at 11:46 pm to
Paducah and Jonesboro both top shelf shithole towns with an intense rivalry in molesting chickens.
Posted by UKWildcats
Lexington, KY
Member since Mar 2015
19440 posts
Posted on 3/9/26 at 6:11 am to


Posted by Lonnie Utah
Utah!
Member since Jul 2012
34016 posts
Posted on 3/9/26 at 6:20 am to
Fighting over the last dentist's?
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