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Who's to say which pronunciation of the word is correct?

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Are you trying to imply that he somehow grew up in America without learning how to pronounce the 50 states? The Arkansas General Assembly is who stated the correct way to pronounce the state name.

Arkansas is the 25th state, and preceded Kansas (#34) by 25 years. They got it wrong...it's pronounced "Kansaw". :booboo:

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You spend a significant amount of time on this board protesting an obsession with LSU. How much time do you spend with your major rival, Texas?

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Two part answer:
1. LSU is my second favorite team! That probably will come as a surprise to most. LSU Medical saved my son's life when he was 2.5 years old. The Purple & Gold means a lot to my family.

2. I will NEVER visit a Texas Longhorn board. Trust me, they KNOW we do not like them! I would rather slam my pec__r in a sliding glass door.

** You know, it would be fun to have that kind of rivalry feeling each year like we had with Texas. Sadly, we just haven't found an SEC team to take their place.

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Arky fans really hate LSU, for some unknown reason.

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Maybe it's your incessant need to make yourself feel superior by having this "Arkansas isn't our rival" conversation all of the time. Especially, when you constantly claim that Arkansas looks at LSU like a rival, and that LSU is the Razorbacks' Super Bowl. No matter how many times, or evidence presented, you are told otherwise by Arkansas fans.

Arkansas-Texas Rivalry
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Quote: Razorbacks senior right tackle Brey Cook, from Springdale, Arkansas, left little doubt about his thoughts about facing Texas.

"I never dreamed of the NFL growing up," Cook tweeted. "I dreamt of playing Texas. In Texas. As a Razorback."
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I've realized that LSU does not have a rival, but they desperately desire a rival. If you had a rival, you would KNOW it. Ask Bama. Ask Ohio State. Ask Miami. Ask USC.

Alabama is a much more impressive program than LSU, historically and presently, and they are not Arkansas' UNIVERSAL rival. Still Texas. For next year's football season, if Razorback fans had to choose a victory over either Alabama or LSU, but not both, the VAST majority would pick Alabama. That SERIOUSLY means you are NOT our rival.

Now, maybe some dislike stems from your Yankee coach. He moves to a state with a rich French heritage, and then like an uneducated fool mocks the same French heritage by mispronouncing Arkansas as Ar-Kansas. This from someone who is representing an institution of higher learning. Even more pathetic is tricking SOME of the less educated LSU fans to do the same...ironically while holding a "Geaux Tigers" sign. :geauxtigers:

Disclaimer: I'm glad Les Miles is the LSU coach, and I want him to stay around for many years to come. I'm a realist, and I realize that Louisiana is a hot bed for talent. Each year Arkansas produces very small numbers of Division 1 talent. With the talent that LSU receives, the Tigers should be competing for National Championships every year. Coach Miles is Arkansas' best weapon for potential victory. <<< Just being honest.

The Razorbacks call dibs on Texas! :moon:

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...and "found" NCs that you'd misplaced

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777Tiger,
I didn't know what you were referring to and had to look it up. Very cheesy.

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but you sure spend a lot of time on an LSU board trying to argue your point

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I know, right? I guess some people are too thick headed to understand the most simple. And it wasn't so much arguing a point as it was stating a fact. I hate to see people being led astray, and I felt compelled to spend the time to break it down Sesame Street style. :lol:

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bamabenny: LSU is a fairly big game the past few years, but that hardly makes it a rivalry.

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This is a sad commentary that LSU fans are "begging" to be someone's rival. They "justify" being a rival by speaking on behalf of another football program. Even more pathetic is that they ignore the overwhelming proof from fans of opposing teams stating that they do not view LSU as a universal rival. Why can't they just accept being a big game?

LSU Rival? Maybe it is Tulane.

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gumbeaux: Players interviewed have said that they could go 1-11 for the season as long as they beat LSU.

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I call BS on this! Produce a link to an article or video.

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I live here in Arkansas with many Hog friends and able to watch local sports programming. I can tell you that LSU, for some reason, is at the top of their rival list

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Yeah, and you're looking through LSU "colored" glasses that skews your perspective majorly. You speak for LSU fans, but not the majority of Razorback fans...who are the topic of this post.

Bama is a "universal" rival for Auburn. LSU IS NOT a "universal" rival for Arkansas. Rivals are not based on a few of your Hog friends who are looking for bragging rights.

I don't know what the fascination is for some LSU fans to rant and rave that "LSU is Arkansas' #1 rival (the make or break game of the year), but we sure don't consider Arkansas as our rival." This comes off as an pathetic attempt to feel better about yourselves. LSU is a good program, be proud of that.

A 2008 quote from our retired AD:
"When we left the Southwest Conference and I'd see fans and they would talk about a game back when I coached or (Ken) Hatfield or Lou Holtz coached, the only game they ever talked about was a Texas game," Arkansas athletic director Frank Broyles said. I have not had a single soul say, 'Do you remember the SMU game of '55 or '66?' They don't even talk about it."For Arkansas fans, Texas has been the No. 1 rival for 70 years."

Tennessee had a chance to become the biggest game for us after the 1998 & 1999 games, because while it may not be the same hue of Orange, they are UT, so it's close enough.

Arkansas Rival: Texas Longhorns

Very Important Games (in no certain order):
Alabama Crimson Tide
LSU Tigers
Auburn Tigers
Ole Miss Rebels
Miss St Bulldogs
*any other SEC game.

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LSU is always their a Super Bowl.

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Above is an example that LSU has some delusional fans too.

Arkansas fans are no different than LSU fans in that we never want to lose to ANY team. I look forward to the Hogs beating LSU, Bama, Vanderbilt, etc. I'm not happy when we lose to Auburn, Miss St, Georgia, etc. LSU seems to always have excellent teams, but you're just another "excellent" team that is on our SEC schedule.

The Arkansas Razorbacks have only ONE rival, and LSU certainly isn't it! The "Boot" was a poor attempt to create something out of nothing. Now I hear some marketing firm has been charged with creating a rivalry between AR and Mizzu. That is not how a rivalry is born. I could not care less about the Tigers to the north or south of us.

Yeah, we were excited to win the boot this past Saturday, but I'm sure you can figure out the real reason those 18-22 year-olds sprinted over to capture the prize.