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re: Thank you Florida

Posted by Arksulli on 10/5/26 at 11:14 am to
Could be worse. A familiar refrain is every single SEC game, and some OOC games, are our "Super Bowl" at Arkansas.

Folks, we just aren't that into you. Our "Super Bowl" this year was beating Tulsa. Anything more than that would be a blessing from on high.
The winner is likely in the driver's seat going into the playoffs.
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Way too harsh. Where does that leave fAggie?


Cajunbama has hated Arkansas ever since he was banned from Walmart properties due to whacking it while watching fat chicks. He'll never forgive us.

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What gets me is that by having a failing program, they aren’t making any money on a profitable sport. And like every other board of trustees, all they care about is money.


Unlike a lot of schools we make a profit off sports. And that is with giving part of our sports revenue directly back to the general fund of the school.

We may be in the situation that the former LA Clippers ownership was in. We don't win anything, but we reap a nice healthy profit every single year.
It is long and short term issues together at this point.

Long term leaving the SWC hurt our recruiting but we didn't have a choice. The expanding Big 8 did not want Arkansas whereas the SEC, with Ole Miss leading the charge believe it or not, really wanted us. Demographics have also not been our friend. For decades Little Rock was one of the best, and at times the best, city in the US for football talent. Those times are over. Meanwhile the SE part of the state is hollowing out.

Short term the BoT "won" a pissing contest with the Walton family over who would be our next Chancellor. The Waltons, who are still super active in the area, took their cash and walked away. The Tysons are all in on basketball and could care less about football. We've hired a string of average to rotten head coaches which has pretty well wiped out enthusiasm.

Personally I think that since many of the fans now live in NW Arkansas the football team being garbage isn't that big of a deal to them. Plenty of things to do in a top 5 place to live in America. So folks roll their eyes at our crappy football and count down the days till basketball and baseball start.
It's the culture even more than the people. Rip it out, burn it down, start all over again.

re: But Tulsa….

Posted by Arksulli on 10/3/26 at 8:33 pm to
No. We beat Tulsa regardless. Arkansas had their number that night. The problem is, well other than we don't have a good team, is that our team does not respond well to adversity.

If something goes wrong early and we don't immediately respond we're done for the day. If Tulsa had jumped on us early they win easily. The coaches and players check out and we're just playing out the string. Something, I should add, that has troubled us for a couple of years now.

Do we start off well? We've got a shot. Do we start off poorly? Might as well play the third stringers to get them experience because the game is, for all intents and purposes, over.

re: Auburn 14 @ Tennessee 24 Final - ESPN

Posted by Arksulli on 10/3/26 at 3:41 pm to
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Did someone drug the teams? There's bad and then there's whatever the frick this is.


Can I get some of these drugs?
The Vols have hit on the fall forward offense... which is exactly what they should be doing.

And... that's coming back.
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This is a terrible football game.


Did you hire away our OC without telling us?
Maybe... run the Wishbone? I mean, could it hurt?
The big play in this game was interfering with the kick returner.
Thank God the Vol's uniforms look so hideous. They are distracted me from the game.

re: Auburn 14 @ Tennessee 24 Final - ESPN

Posted by Arksulli on 10/3/26 at 2:57 pm to
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With our OL this may be us all year and it absolutely hurts my soul.


You seem to be running the Arkansas "no offense huddle" system.
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I think the Tennessee uniforms are awful. The Vols have a great home look. Why frick it up?


It is certainly a... bold... look. Not a great look. But... you know... bold.
I suspect we are seeing the true difference between the haves and have nots. State was completely overwhelmed in this game and they aren't a lousy team.
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I thought conference pride was foolish.


Honestly? For the first time since the Ivy League openly bought and sold players it is a two conference race with one or two teams from outside the SEC/Big10 having a distant shot at being the spoiler. The PAC is gone. The Big 12 appears to be Utah and a bunch of midgets. The ACC is basically can Miami run the table.

It is a two conference world. Hell. Arkansas is pitiful and we obliterated an undefeated American conference team.
Trick question! The SEC is Alabama's crew.
She's saying he's gay. Probably one of those super closeted guys. Hey, our Senator, Tom Cotton, spends his time in DC with male prostitutes. Arkansas can't pretend to be superior here.

It's a song about finding a guy in Texas who isn't gay, a pedophile, or a gay pedophile. Actual straight Texican guys are in high demand.