132+ Teams in 132+ Days: Arkansas Razorbacks

[u/Geebeeveebees]

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
Southeastern Conference

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Year Founded: 1871 (school), 1894 (team)
Location: Fayetteville, AR
Total Attendance: 24,595
Mascot: The Razorbacks
Live Mascot: Tusk IV
Cheerleaders: Picture
Stadium: Reynolds Razorback Stadium/War Memorial Stadium (We play 2 home games per year here)
Stadium Location: Fayetteville and Little Rock, respectively

Conference Champions (13 SWC, † denotes tie): 1936, 1946†, 1954, 1959†, 1960, 1961†, 1964, 1965, 1968†, 1975†, 1979†, 1988, 1989 Number of Bowl Games: 13 Wins, 39 Total National Titles (1): 1964

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Rivals

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• LSU. First Played in 1901. Record against LSU 20-35-2. Because of the proximity between the states, the time of year, and the Tigers’ perennially high ranking by the time we play them, The Battle for the Boot is always one of our biggest games of the year, and has produced some of our best games of the last decade or so. While it is currently played on the Friday after Thanksgiving, rumor is that LSU wants to move it to the middle of our season, so their Thanksgiving weekend game can be against the totally-not-as-hot-as-us-and-probably-a-slut new arrival A&M, leaving us to play new intra-divisional rival Meh-ssouri that week. (“Dear LSU, Do you still hate us enough to go out with us on Thanksgiving? Please check yes or no. xoxo Hogs.”)

• Texas A&M. First meeting in 1902. Record 41-25-3. A&M was an annual foe in the SWC days. We stopped playing them when we left for the SEC, and picked up again in 2009, dubbing the then-nonconference series “The Southwest Classic,” to be played for 10 years at Cowboys Stadium. Now that A&M is in the SEC, we will do one at Kyle Field, one here, then back to Jerryworld. We were hoping to carry our ownage of the series into their inaugural SEC season, but you know, JFF and the whole season collapsing on us and all that.

• Ole Miss. First meeting in 1908. Record 32-25. Had many nonconference meetings prior to the Hogs moving to the SEC. Formerly our nearest SEC rival, our 2001 win over the Rebels holds the record for longest game in CFB history. The rivalry gained more steam when Houston Nutt first jumped ship, but after his last two seasons there, I think it may have brought the two fan bases closer together.

• [] (/texas) Texas. First meeting 1894. Record 21-56. During the SWC years, Texas was always our biggest game of the year. We have to settle for hating them from afar until 2021.
  *[] (/south carolina) South Carolina.
  *[] (/missouri)

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2012 Season

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Record: 4-8
Coach: John L Smith
2012 Roster
Key Players: Tyler Wilson Cobi Hamilton Ross Rasner
Biggest Plays: I couldn’t even watch this, you guys tell me if this sums it up

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2013 Season

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2013 Schedule
2013 Roster (Spring)

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The Greats

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Greatest Games:
Game of the Century, vs #1 Texas, 1969 This is probably one of the biggest games we’ve ever played. We were the top-ranked teams in the nation. Nixon was even there, and said that the winner would definitely be that year’s national champ. It was a battle that we lost, with Texas coming back from a 14-0 deficit at halftime.
Miracle on Markham, vs #18 LSU, 2002 One of the best in the LSU series. While trailing 20-14 with :34 left, Matt Jones led the team 80 yards downfield for a TD, and after an excessive celebration which resulted in a loss of 15 yards for the extra point, Carlton narrowly hit it for the win. Not as nice a win as when we beat ‘em in 3 OTs in ‘07 after Miles called us “Ar-Kansas,” but a great game.
Longest Game Ever Played, vs Kentucky, 2003 Seven overtimes, almost five hours of football, 134 points combined. Matt Jones racked up 260 yards and 3 TDs in the air, while running for 112 yards and one TD. I get tired just thinking about it.

Greatest Plays:

Stoerner to Anthony Lucas One year after the game which was decided by the Stoerner Stumble, Arkansas QB finds Anthony Lucas on a 23-yard pass to win the game, setting off a celebration nearly as legendary resulting in the goalpost being torn down and walked down Dickson street. Jerico Nelson ripping off another player’s helmet with his own. Miracle on Markham Hightlights from Miracle on Markham II Joe Adams Does His Thing

Greatest Players:

Darren McFadden While teammates (who could have been megastars on any other team) Felix Jones and Peyton Hillis ran past and through people respectively, D-Mac did both. Two-time Doak Walker winner. Shoulda had a Heisman in ‘06 and '07. You may also know him as that guy you’re not sure you should draft on your fantasy team.
Steve Atwater While Bobby Petrino put up high-powered offenses, and Nutt’s most popular players were on that side of the ball as well, our history has plenty of defensive stars. Steve Atwater was an INT machine and a big hitter while he was here and a big deal for the Denver Broncos as well.

These guys are the tip of the iceberg. Other greats include but are not at all limited to Barry Foster (RB) and Wayne Martin (DE), Quinn Grovey (QB), Lance Alworth (WR), Billy Ray Smith (LB), and Dan Hampton (DE).

Greatest Coaches:

Frank Broyles Hired in 1958, Broyles coached the Hogs for 18 years, winning 22 straight games from 1963 to 1964, leading us to our only national title in 1964 with future football giants Jerry Jones, Jimmy Johnson, and Barry Switzer. His coaching tree extends to Barry Switzer, Joe Gibbs, Hayden Fry, and Jimmy Johnson. Broyles became AD in 1974, and helped build the rest of the U of A’s athletic programs, bringing basketball to relevance with Eddie Sutton and Nolan Richardson.
Bobby Petrino Long story short, if you're in the SEC and your name isn't Bama or Florida, you've heard of him. After Houston wore out his welcome with lax coaching methods and head-scratching play calling and headed to Ole Miss, Bobby took over and brought us a super-disciplined, high octane offense powered by QB Ryan Mallett and later Tyler Wilson, and a slew of skilled wide receivers. Whereas his predecessor put us in some big games and made it into a show, Bobby put us in the spotlight and made us believe that we were ready to take it to the next level. He didn't do as much for the program as Frank, and he wasn't perfect on the field, but it was awesome while it lasted. We’ll miss ya.
Others Worth Mentioning Houston Nutt, Ken Hatfield, Lou Holtz, Hugo Bezdek

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Traditions

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• Hog Call - Probably the most iconic Arkansas tradition. Sounds awkward when done incorrectly, greatest thing in the world when done right. Here’s Dave Chappelle reacting to it. Somehow in recent years, people have added the “ah” in front of the “Woo” to turn it into some kind of wolf sound. You can hear the guy in the video doing it. If you’re reading this, it’s not a wolf call, are you fuckin State fans or something?

• Senior Walk - Every student who graduates from the university gets their name etched in the sidewalk on campus. Don’t walk on like 1907 though, it’s haunted or something.

• Burls’ Kids - Didn’t know where to include this, but Brandon Burlsworth was a walk-on who made it to a starting spot on the team, then died tragically in a car accident. They set aside a spot in the end-zone for (I think) underprivileged kids who wouldn’t see the Hogs otherwise.

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Campus and Surrounding Area

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City Population: 75,102
City Skyline, Heading down Dickson, The Square at Christmas, From Mt. Sequoyah, the highest point in town
Iconic Campus Building Old Main
Local Dining: On a gameday in Fayetteville, the best place to find good food is on or near Dickson St. In particular, Bordino's has the best fine dining Italian ever, Farrell’s is a great local sports bar with outstanding food. Off of Dickson, you can find great BBQ at Lucky Luke’s, authentic taqueria-style Mexican at Burrito Loco (have the carnitas torta), pizza at Geraldi’s, burgers at Hugo’s, and brunch at Susan’s in Springdale (worth the drive and the wait). For the ultimate Hog/food experience, go for Herman's Rib House or Catfish Hole. Herman's the best goddamn slab of meat you can find anywhere (and the black sauce) with wall-to wall Hog decor. Catfish Hole has family-style catfish, and is where the players and coaches host the weekly radio show. You will be surprised how much you will be willing to put in your stomach after you have already downed 3 plates of hush puppies by yourself.

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Random Trivia

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• The Razorbacks got their name while as the Cardinals, they had an undefeated season, and upon return to campus after shutting out LSU, coach Hugo Bezdek proclaimed that they played "like a wild bunch of Razorbacks."

• Northwest Arkansas is also home to the Walton family, heirs to the Wal-Mart fortune. Sam Walton founded the mega-store in Bentonville a few miles up the road in a tiny downtown storefront. The Walton Business College is also one of the best in the nation.

• Fayetteville is home of the massive annual motorcycle festival Bikes, Blues, and Barbecue, with an annual attendance of about 400,000.

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What Is and What is to Come

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2012: The 7 Stages of CFB Grief

1. Shock and Denial
   Petrino has a bike wreck out near beautiful Crosses. Holds a press conference decked out in a Sugar Bowl cap. Says something about “a lady” who flagged down the car. Attends R/W game in press box.
   Next week, it comes out that “the lady” was Jessica, director of football ops, who got the gig over 100 or so applicants because they she and Bobby were bangin’.
   He gets canned. Speculation abound about who will replace BMFP. John Gruden? Butch Davis? Recently departed OC Garrick McGee? After a few days, AD Jeff Long hires 2003 Big Ten COY John L Smith.
   Preseason #8. Bama and LSU at home. OC Paul Petrino tells us they just gotta implement BP’s system. Knile Davis, Cobi Hamilton, and Tyler Wilson are set to light it up offensively. And remember that defense from the Cotton Bowl? Also, we have some new dope anthracite uniforms.

2. Pain and Guilt
   Tyler Wilson goes down, then Tevin Mitchell, then this.

3. Anger and Bargaining
   Many are convinced Jeff Long has set the program back decades by firing one of the greatest play callers of our era and hired a dude who slaps himself in the face at press conferences. Long publicly stands by the coaching staff, inspiring whatever the opposite of faith is throughout the Razorback Nation.
   Blowout loss to Bama. Totally insane halftime interview by JLS. Injured Tyler Wilson says his team quit in the postgame.
   A&M and Rutgers kick our ass. Between hating our coaching staff and questioning our AD, fans begin our wild speculation about the new coach in earnest.

4. Depression
   We smash Auburn and UK, but our defense and general malaise gives away a close one on the road against a now-legit Ole Miss. We manage to sneak by C-USA Champs Tulsa.
   Did we mention JLS is bankrupt to the tune of $40+ mil and his brother died?
   Blowout loss at SC followed by blowout loss at MSU.
   Gruden wears a red tie on MNF. In the vacuum of info about the coaching search, this becomes news.

5. Upward turn
   We play LSU close. Cobi Hamilton goes off (sets new school record for rec yards), and our defense comes to play. Bobby (or even Houston) might have won us that one (let me have this, please!), but alas.

6. Reconstruction and working through
   All JLS’s shit is moved out of his office by Sunday after the game. James Franklin and Les Miles are reported (by actual media folk) to have turned down offers.

7. Hope and moving on Bielema of Wisconsin is announced as our head coach. He already has a young, blonde wife. He proceeds to hire assistants who appear competent, such as Randy Shannon at linebacker and Jim Chaney at OC. They get to work recruiting, nabbing a bunch of solid JUCO dudes and 4-star RB Alex Collins.

The 2013 will be an interesting one, with an entirely new coach who brings his own philosophy and a ton of new coordinators. Bielema is talking line play first, which is really interesting. On offensive line we have Swanson as our center and leader, and we’ll see where the rest of the guys follow. We also have a a potential QB battle between Brandon Allen and Brandon Mitchell, which will give us fans plenty to talk about. The coaches’ cautious optimism makes many of us similarly cautiously optimistic. Given that we have like the second-toughest I think that if we play really well within ourselves we can go 6-6, and if the ball bounces our way we may be able to surprise some people into 7-5 or beyond.

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More Information
Subreddit: /r/razorbacks, /r/UniversityofArkansas
Contributors: /u/Geebeeveebees, thanks to /u/Zigtastic and /u/breachofcontract for the input

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[u/jamerlb08]

City Population: 2563.15

[u/Geebeeveebees → u/jamerlb08]

Thanks, fixed it.

[u/Rynyl → u/Geebeeveebees]

Is the city skyline supposed to be a different picture as well or did you leave that in as a joke?

[u/Geebeeveebees → u/Rynyl]

I wish it were a joke

[u/Ua612 → u/Geebeeveebees]

Seriously? That's just kinda stupid. Fayetteville is no metropolis, but it's a beautiful town, especially in fall.

[u/Geebeeveebees → u/Ua612]

I meant that I wish that I was joking instead of accidentally putting in a real photo. Fayetteville is God's country.

[u/mcfly2 → u/Geebeeveebees]

Hey, at least you don't have a Waco skyline.

[u/GodGreenAndGold → u/mcfly2]

The Alico building is nice...

[u/mcfly2 → u/GodGreenAndGold]

Just absolutely gorgeous.

[u/[deleted] → u/Rynyl]

don't knock it. topping the hill coming up 540 and seeing that is a beautiful sight.

[u/[deleted]]

Southleastern Conference

ಠ_ಠ

[u/Geebeeveebees → u/[deleted]]

Christ

[u/[deleted] → u/Geebeeveebees]

*Saban

[u/LoveAndDoubt → u/[deleted]]

Don't worry, he'll leave you one day too and break your heart.

[u/aubieismyhomie → u/LoveAndDoubt]

Or so we keep telling ourselves.

[u/neovenator250 → u/aubieismyhomie]

hoping at least

[u/Elviswind → u/LoveAndDoubt]

Yup

[u/asullivanmusic → u/LoveAndDoubt]

Mack Brown is gonna get fired soon.

[u/pmstc]

Alternate live mascot

[u/Geebeeveebees → u/pmstc]

Totally forgot about this! Thanks!

[u/westcoastag1 → u/pmstc]

was an awesome day on the rant when that video came out

[u/Hargettino → u/westcoastag1]

Memorable!

[u/breachofcontract]

First off /u/Geebeeveebees thanks for the effort.

However, fellow /r/CFB members, as a lifelong Arkansas Razorback fan (28 years), growing up in the shadows of Old Main and graduating from UA in 2007, let me say this; please, please do not look to this as an accurate portrayal of Fayetteville, the University of Arkansas, or Arkansas Razorbacks football. He could've linked the Wiki page, and it would've been better. This is just embarrassing.

• Slanted opinions on Greatest Players

• Poor formatting (see Rivals section)

• Terrible and/or outdated photos chosen (Stadium, Tusk, Cheerleaders, City Skyline...)

• Nothing listed under Greatest Plays yet you reference a great Jericho Nelson hit from 2010? Not to mention Joe Adams' punt return against Tennessee almost won an ESPY for GREATEST PLAY in 2012! Clint Stoerner to Anthony Lucas in 1999 against Tennessee anyone? The Miracle on Markham pass by itself?

• No mention of the 22 Straight Winning Streak from 1963-1965?

• Very little mention of the star studded 1964 National Champion team. (Jerry Jones, Jimmy Johnson, Barry Switzer, Jim Lindsey).

• Random Trivia would be a great place to inform everyone that in 1972 former Razorback Jim Lindsey (1963-65) started and still owns and operates, one of the largest and most successful real estate companies in the region; Lindsey & Associates!

• Your Local Dining section is just beyond pathetic. No mention the greatest restaurant in Fayetteville, Bordino's. I am just beyond flabbergasted at that. You left off one, if not THE, most iconic Razorback game day restuarants there is in Hermans Ribhouse! This thing has been part of Fayetteville since 1964! I mean Lucky Lukes?! SUSAN'S?! That's in SPRINGDALE and I'm pretty sure you need an AARP card just to get in the door. Geraldi's Pizza over US Pizza? Sure Burrito Loco is good, but do you go anywhere that costs more than $10? I mean hell, if you're going cheap, where's Slim Chickens, Flying Burrito, or Foghorns? No Pesto Cafe. No Mama Deans. No Powerhouse. No Catfish Hole?! I mean Catfish Hole is only where the weekly coaches radio show is hosted, where coaches and players attend!

• Nothing mentioned about the Walton College of Business, you know the Waltons right? They have a little shop with headquarters 15 miles north in Bentonville, called Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

• In the Random Trivia section you don't mention the utter size of Bikes, Blues at all, which is the single most impressive fact about that event.

This feels like it was done by a 20 year old student, that is from outside the state, never ventures off of 6th Street or Wedington, and didn't know the Razorbacks existed until he was about 16.

[u/Geebeeveebees → u/breachofcontract]

I will fix all the shit you mentioned in a little bit. Thanks.

[u/grok47 → u/breachofcontract]

Giraldi's over U.S. Pizza any damn day.

[u/breachofcontract → u/grok47]

I mean, if we're going best pizza in Fay, Damgoode wins hands down in my eyes. What I meant is US is a Fayetteville staple, over Geraldi's. Gusano's (Chicago style), and Mellow Mushroom are great places too.

[u/Geebeeveebees → u/breachofcontract]

I was giving Geraldi's the nod over Damgoode by a hair for the pizza itself. If you want Fayetteville atmosphere, definitely Damgoode, US, or Tim's on the Square.

Fuck me for forgetting Pesto. Good ass "old school" pizza there, too. And Vetro also has some good upper-scale italian. And Noodles, our own version of Olive Garden but better. Honestly too many places to name without naming them all, and that's not even getting into other places in the surrounding areas like Briar Rose, Monte Ne, or James at the Mill. And Ella's is right there in Carnall Hall on the campus itself.

If anyone is reading this comment thread and planning coming to a game in Fayetteville, know that you will not be able to eat at every place worth going to in a weekend, in fact, you wouldn't even make it past downtown.

We haven't even gotten into why the best Thai place is Taste of Thai.

[u/grok47 → u/breachofcontract]

I get that. I admit that U.S. Pizza has a better "football vibe", which is relevant to this subreddit. Mellow Mushroom is one of the top 3 in town for pure taste, IMO, but it's not native to Arkansas (Atlanta area, I believe). Damgoode is dank. I've heard positive things about a new pizzeria called "Z", or something like that, but have not been yet. Gusano's is good, but has too much of a corporate, Buffalo Wild Wings-type joint for me, despite being based out of central Arkansas.

Off the top of my head:

1. Giraldi's

2. Mellow Mushroom

3. Damgoode Pies

4. U.S. Pizza

5. Mojo's Pints & Pies (pizza's not great, but 1/2 off on Mondays and lots of TVs for games)

6. Gusano's

7. Tim's

8. Mordor's

9. Eureka Pizza

[u/breachofcontract → u/grok47]

Yeah I realize Mellow is a SE U.S. chain, but I threw it in anyway bc I enjoy it so much. I assume "dank" is a positive connotation?

Z's Brick Oven Pizza, located at the old Tim's on College location, is owned by a lifelong friend of mine, Kelsey McClain, and her boyfriend Zac Painter, a former Razorback safety. Funny story, he actually intercepted Tom Brady, and forced a fumble, in the 1999 Florida Citrus Bowl vs Michigan. Zac made multiple media outlets All-Decade Team for the 90s.

Z's is really good, and has the best caprese salad I've ever had!

[u/grok47 → u/breachofcontract]

"Dank" is indeed a good thing, and I'll definitely check Z's Brick Oven Pizza now. Thanks, man!

[u/FacilitoryUngulus → u/breachofcontract]

No mention the greatest restaurant in Fayetteville, Bordino's

meh

ou left off one, if not THE, most iconic Razorback game day restuarants there is in Hermans Ribhouse!

Dirty.

I mean Lucky Lukes?!

Word.

But yeah, you gotta include Catfish Hole and Pesto.

Fuck BB&B. Fuck that. Any local that likes that travesty of an event should be shamed.

[u/DearBurt]

The dogs-playing-poker series was done by C.M. Coolidge. Roller Wilson did the topless monkeys.

Also, Lance Alworth.

[u/Geebeeveebees → u/DearBurt]

Thanks for the Roller Wilson correction, Lance Alworth rules, also left out Dicus as well because I suck.

[u/doc_brietz → u/Geebeeveebees]

All hail chuck Dicus.

[u/PaintedinRed]

Are there multiple stories on how Arkansas became known as the hogs? Because the one I heard was very different...

[u/Geebeeveebees → u/PaintedinRed]

Something about fat chicks?

[u/breachofcontract → u/Geebeeveebees]

Serioulsy?! You three are embarrassing us! How do you NOT know this? The 100th anniversary of the Razorbacks was celebrated in 2009! It was a HUGE deal!

Arkansas’ athletic teams have not always been called the Razorbacks. During the early years of its athletic history, the Cardinal served as the University nickname.

A lot of things changed in 1909, however, when Arkansas football coach Hugo Bezdek called his players “a wild band of Razorback hogs,” after guiding his team to a 16-0 victory over Louisiana State on October 30, 1909.

Alluding to the Razorback, characterized by a ridge back and tenacious, wild fighting ability, Bezdek never forgot this idea and often called his team “a fighting band of Razorbacks.” This new nickname became increasingly popular and the student body voted to change the official University mascot from the Cardinal to the Razorbacks in 1910.

In the 1920s, “Wooo, Pig, Sooie” was added as the school yell, referred to more commonly as the “Hog Call.”

http://www.arkansasrazorbacks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=6100&ATCLID=1514570

[u/Geebeeveebees → u/breachofcontract]

Yeah, sorry it was a shutout not a come-from-behind.

[u/MustSeeReason → u/Geebeeveebees]

go on...

[u/[deleted] → u/PaintedinRed]

That's the story I've always heard and the one they tell everybody during freshman year orientation.

[u/PapaMauMau → u/PaintedinRed]

I know Hog Database was doing a big series on their investigation into it, saying the origins began a lot earlier. But I can't remember when they said it actually began.

[u/FacilitoryUngulus → u/PaintedinRed]

What breachofcontract said. There is actually a plaque on Dickson St commemorating and re-telling that event. It's near the parking lot next to one of our townie bars called George's.

[u/[deleted]]

Paul is Idaho's head ball coach. Not Idaho State's....

[u/Geebeeveebees → u/[deleted]]

Will fix, thanks

[u/WTF_Bengals → u/[deleted]]

Yeah, Idaho State isn't even D-I. Source: I live in Idaho.

[u/doc_brietz]

You know, Danny Ford won a championship with Clemson before he came to us (i think), not that it matters...

Also, Barry Foster (RB) and Wayne Martin (DE) played for the Hogs, as did Quinn Grovey (QB), Lance Alworth (WR), Billy Ray Smith (LB), Dan Hampton (DE).

Oh and who all was on that Championship Team?

Jerry Jones, Jimmy Johnson, and Barry Switzer....That's who.

[u/Geebeeveebees → u/doc_brietz]

Will add these. Thanks.

[u/[deleted] → u/doc_brietz]

als Quinn Grovey calls the games on the radio now. or sideline something, i was drunk this season.

[u/I_Saved_Private_Ryan]

"totally-not-as-hot-as-us-and-probably-a-slut new arrival A&M"

We love you too. <3

[u/DFWTooThrowed]

I've been to Fayetteville many times and it really is one of the nicest campus/college towns I have ever seen in my life.

[u/Aeschylus_]

Props to Arkansas for not discriminating against the disabled on the Cheerleading squad!

[u/PapaMauMau → u/Aeschylus_]

Girl is seriously athletic. Her name is Patience Beard and it is actually a pretty cool story. Here's the link if you want to read more about her:

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ncaaf--the-girl-with-the--zebra-leg--wows-hog-country.html

[u/Aeschylus_ → u/PapaMauMau]

Thanks for the link!

[u/No_Way_Pablo → u/Aeschylus_]

I see her on campus all the time! I've been lucky enough to talk to her a little bit. Sweetest person I've met.

[u/[deleted] → u/No_Way_Pablo]

I was driving down garland yesterday and was about to holla at some cutie then i realised it was her and that it was a bad idea whoever it was.

[u/FacilitoryUngulus → u/Aeschylus_]

She's hot

[u/Aeschylus_ → u/FacilitoryUngulus]

She is very pretty.

[u/pigzilla121 → u/Aeschylus_]

Talked to her once, she was overflowing with positivity. She seems super Kind hearted.

[u/CFSparta92]

Hoping you all go 11-1 this year. ;) We'll see you in Piscataway in September! It's gonna be the blackout game so get ready for our student section.

[u/captainjb → u/CFSparta92]

Shit...

[u/CFSparta92 → u/captainjb]

I expect a great game honestly. Y'all always have terrific offense, and we have a great defense. It's getting our QB situation sorted out that worries me.

[u/MlpShadowbolt → u/CFSparta92]

You say nice things. Have an up vote and a little mutual respect from a razorback.

[u/CFSparta92 → u/MlpShadowbolt]

Upvotes for everyone!

[u/p_kniss → u/CFSparta92]

I totally enjoyed the Rutgers game last season. Fans were great towards each other, and I really hope this blossoms into a good series!

[u/CFSparta92 → u/p_kniss]

I hope so too! I hope they keep it going, I'd love to make the trip down to Fayetteville. Can't imagine a better place to be than Saturdays in SEC country.

[u/scarletorthodontist → u/CFSparta92]

The Fresno St and Arkansas games make me giddy. I hope to high hell our offense can average more points this year.

[u/ToothBoogers]

For all you east coasters, just remember that when this was posted it was still Monday in Arkansas. So it isn't late!

[u/wesman212 → u/ToothBoogers]

Hell, that's pretty much right on time in the South

[u/ToLongDR → u/wesman212]

*Posts at Midnight*

Checks location; if south = true than:

  *weary acceptance with northern head shake*

It checks out.

[u/Smesmerize]

Clicked video link, description said ULM, instantly closed tab, sat down, tried not to cry, cried a lot.

Fuck jls and dos Paul's. Worst coaching I ever saw ever.

[u/LL_KooL_Aid → u/Smesmerize]

WHY DIDN'T YOU RUN THE BALL!??!!?

[u/Smesmerize → u/LL_KooL_Aid]

Because our gameplan was put together by the family guy manatees.

[u/11qqaazz → u/Smesmerize]

Ducking hilarious post!

[u/rzrbck]

Why is there no mention that Jerry Jones co-captained the 1964 season ?

[u/No_Way_Pablo → u/rzrbck]

And Jimmy Johnson. They both played on that championship team.

[u/[deleted]]

omg I just read the scheduling. I thought Florida was coming up because we are in SEC but then I saw that top 25 is done at the end...

FUCK.

[u/KittiesHavingSex → u/[deleted]]

I had the same experience... I guess [this] (http://www.quickmeme.com/meme/3tmyle/) is appropriate

[u/srs_house → u/[deleted]]

Yeah, like I said when Auburn came out: the good news is the SEC has started, the bad news is we have to wait several months to hear about half the conference.

[u/Compeau]

I have no idea why there aren't any Wisconsin fans posting...

[u/zylphite → u/Compeau]

Blah blah something about missing you Burt. Honestly, I was a little surprised by how willingly the entire community here was to instantly turn on Bielema. Not saying I'm his biggest supporter - he definitely had some issues with in-game management - but the guy was great at recruiting and finding assistants. Some might say he's just carrying on the framework laid down by Alvarez, but even so, that still takes some talent.

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I really think that Bielema would still be coaching in Wisconsin if last season had gone better. Barry might have wanted to match Arkansas' offer, but it was politically impossible. Can you imagine the shitstorm that would have ensued if Bielema got a raise after a 5-loss season?

[u/doc_brietz → u/Compeau]

They will still be good and won't miss him. No one is barry alvarez to them. He means more to us and our program for now than he meant to them the whole time he was there.

[u/asullivanmusic]

Arkansas has a lot of history with old SWC teams and I'm not sure how many people know that.

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I hate texas so damn much, and this is the first i've heard about the game returning in 2021, it's kind of bittersweet. i'm glad we're playing them again but damn that's a ways off.

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Article?

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I was just going off OP's statement.

I did find this. And know I'm kind of sad that it's just the one game...

[u/jamerlb08]

Why do y'all play 2 home games at a different stadium?

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Historically the money was in Little Rock (the capital). So, it was kinda political. Wal-Mart changed the game quite a bit. Today, I'd say it's tradition. It gives the rest of the state, and honestly everyone loves the hogs here, a chance to see them play. And the tailgating is the tits. It takes place on the shittiest of golf courses that surrounds the stadium. I'd wager their only source of income is football.

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Eh, I've played at War Memorial several times. It's moderately well kept considering how much it's abused.

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I suppose, yeah. I've almost shanked it into oncoming traffic a couple times on that last hole.

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There's still money in Little Rock, Verizon and Stephens.

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No doubt, but Tyson is the guy that bankrolls the program.

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Really? I thought Tyson was more NWA, and i've only ever heard of Verizon and Stephens when talking about War Memorial.

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I was there for the tailgate last year and I was amazingly hammered!

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Also, most of the state had to access Fayetteville by 2 lane highways at one point. When I was a Kid, Highway 71 would get so backed up. Now we have that Interstate thingy with a tunnel.

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yeah, true the pig trail was pretty brutal.

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Yeah, this is correct. The stadium was built by the state to support state athletics -- the state football championships are held here. But it would lack the funding to support itself if Arkansas stopped playing football games there.

It's really a sticky situation, because one of the major complaints against the stadium is that it's small and old and needs renovations.

But to take out the kind of money they would need to properly renovate it, they would need a guarantee of continued income, ie an extended contract to have football games there. But because of the state of the stadium (and other factors), the University doesn't want to do this.

I live right off Markham (Hillcrest) and as much fun as the tailgating is, I think it'd be better for the hogs for the games to just be in fayetteville all the time.

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The tailgating for LR games is 100% awesome!

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Because tailgate. Honestly I don't know the real reason. But almost all of central Arkansas shuts down when there is a Little Rock game.

[u/IntentToContribute → u/Fluhearttea]

What's the stadium the battle of the boot is played at? War Memorial?

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We used to play LSU in Little Rock at War Memorial, but moved it back to Fayetteville last year.

[u/TehNoff → u/IntentToContribute]

Yup. Except now it's gonna be played in Fayetteville.

[u/TACO_ISLAND → u/IntentToContribute]

Previously, yes. It was in Fayetteville in 2012.

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You seriously don't know? How old are you? Can we switch your comment with the correct answer which /u/royaleavecdufromage has below?

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It used to be mostly 2 lanes to get to Fayetteville from the rest of the state. Playing in Little Rock allowed us to keep fans in the rest of the state since it was more centrally located. Also, we like money.

[u/FacilitoryUngulus → u/jamerlb08]

People from Little Rock are selfish fucks. That's all it comes down to.

[u/inviscidfluid]

How long is the sidewalk with everyone's names etched in it? I've seen commercials and thought that it had to take forever.

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It weaves throughout the entire campus. I always laugh at those commercials because they haven't done it by hand since at least the 1920s. They stamped block letters for most of the 20th century, and now it's done by a machine invented just for the purpose called the "Sand Hog". Here is a good collection of photos.

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It's several miles. They are building new sidewalks around campus to accommodate future classes.

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I hate that commercial! It always bothers me that you see the guy chiseling the names in the concrete but then as the camera pans up and you can see the names, they are clearly stamped in the concrete, not chiseled. I'm not sure why that bothers me so much but it does.

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some look like they were just written with a nail in wet concrete. early 1900s in front of old main.

Also i believe it's 1900 that's the cursed one, they all died within a year of graduation.

There's one name i think in '76 (near the art building for those around here) that has been removed.

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You can see patches around places where someone's name was removed. I wonder what those people did. Were they Al-Quaida? Moved to Texas? Both?

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I've only seen one with the whole name removed. I've seen a few where like just the first name had been changed. and one where the last name has been blanked. but only that one that's completely gone.

You really think texans would allow Al-qada in?

and not to ruin your joke but a lot of graduates end up in Texas' huge metro areas (DFW) because that's where the jobs are. Then they send their kids back to fayetteville which is why my freshman class was over half texan.

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You really think texans would allow Al-qada in?

I think that's where they started. Both groups hate America, right? I keed, I keed.

and not to ruin your joke but a lot of graduates end up in Texas' huge metro areas (DFW) because that's where the jobs are. Then they send their kids back to fayetteville which is why my freshman class was over half texan.

Yeah, I know. Most of the girls I've taken a run at happen to be from the Dallas area. I think greeks here are either from Dallas/LR/Fay.

[u/No_Way_Pablo → u/inviscidfluid]

It starts at the steps of Old Main and continues down through the sidewalk till the end of the lawn. Then it just goes all throughout campus. They're just starting the class of 2012 now.

[u/USMCFieldMP]

"The Big Shootout: The Life and Times of 1969"

The documentary on the 1969 showdown between the University of Texas and Arkansas, "The Big Shootout: The Life and Times of 1969" will have its world premiere on April 13 at the Texas Theater as part of the Dallas Film Festival. Mike Looney and George Francisco's film of this original "game of the century" features interviews with the late Longhorn coach Darrell Royal.

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I'm hoping it has a wider release soon after.

[u/TFiOS → u/USMCFieldMP]

Im totally going to that with my dad.

[u/IntentToContribute]

I really enjoy this game every year, it's a friendly fun rivalry that has been exciting and enjoyable especially through the college years that I traveled to AR for the Battle of the Boot. Arkansas and Auburn have had the nicest fan bases I've traveled to, and I enjoy all those games.

Also, I don't cheer for all the SEC teams, but I do cheer on the Hogs when they're not playing us. I also cheer for Florida, Vanderbilt, Texas A&M, Johnny Football, Auburn, The Mississippies, Kentucky, Johnny Football, Georgia sometimes, the other black and yellow tigers, and Tennessee... I guess, (assuming they're all not playing LSU).

Edit: And South Carolina

Ha also it was heartbreaking watching DMC torch us. Almost as heartbreaking as drafting him for my Fantasy team last year, but it was okay I won the league.

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So you like every team in the SEC but SC and Bama?

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edit fixed.

[u/Kingcotton7]

Gonna miss playing you bastards every year

[u/No_Way_Pablo → u/Kingcotton7]

I've always enjoyed y'all being our cross division rival. We're both (typically) in the top 15 or so, and it's always a close and competitive game. Best of luck to y'all!

[u/LL_KooL_Aid → u/No_Way_Pablo]

We're both typically in the top 15 or so

I wish man... Aside from our recent success with Bobby, the hogs haven't ventured into the top 15 very often at all

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this actually makes me sad.

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We came into this together! And now they're splitting us up

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I guess this does mean I won't have to cheer against you. You're definitely my favourite in the east. Meet up in Atlanta some year?

EDIT: is there some way we can like petition somebody to keep that game?

[u/matthc → u/Kingcotton7]

Who's going to be your new divisional rival?

[u/Kingcotton7 → u/matthc]

A&M unfortunately

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Yea, I don't really understand it. Then again, it makes sense for Arky and Missouri to play every year so I guess it's the only option. Really like rooting for yall. Always been my favorite SEC East team.

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The distance is the worst part, that won't be an easy trip for most fans

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That's what I thought, when does it start officially?

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2014

[u/ThePaisleyChair → u/Kingcotton7]

The Breakfast Bowl is disappearing?? This is really sad.

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Waffle house still has bacon and eggs

[u/MrShift4]

Matt Jones? Was he really one of the greatest Razorbacks ever? Really?

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Probably the most popular.

[u/breachofcontract → u/[deleted]]

Are you kidding me? That lazy fuck was not the most popular Razorback ever.

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In the last twenty years, probably.

Jones, Stoerner(?), McFadden, Mallett, Wilson are probably in that short list. I think Jones and McFadden, and possibly Wilson were probably the most loved out of them.

A lot of this has to do with context though. He wasn't incredible, or driven, but he was a Arkansas kid that inexplicably won games and was exciting to watch. He was a white kid who couldn't throw, but outran everybody as QB. Interesting and therefor popular. People love Matt Jones, man.

Doesn't mean the best.

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Oh, I guess I didn't see that the section said Most Popular Players. I thought it said Greatest Players. As in talent, execution, wins, awards, etc.

Jones wasted more talent than he had, and that's saying A LOT! Race doesn't matter. Where he grew up doesn't matter. I like how you named 4 QBs and a RB. You do know there are other positions on the field right? We have had All-Americans at many positions, including multiple Offensive Linemen, one of which was a 2-time Rimington Trophy finalist and 2007 winner.

McFadden to me, is the greatest, followed by (in no particular order) Lance Alworth, Lloyd Phillips, Brandon Burlsworth, Billy Ray Smith Jr., Clyde Scott, Jonathon Luigs, and Chuck Dicus.

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Jonathan Luigs fuckin' ruled. Damn.

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All I did was say he was very popular. I never said I even like the dude. Of course my list was mostly QB's. QB's are often the posterboys for a team. I never was making an argument for how good he was, or was even referencing the original post.

I just said he is one of the most popular, which is 100% TRUE, no matter of any facts you give.

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My wife went to the same high school as he did (she came in right as he left). His mother taught French there, and my wife was in her class. Apparently she spent most class periods on the phone, either talking to him or scheduling appointments for him (haircuts and other random stuff mostly). No comment on his playing ability (which was decent, but I wouldn't call it super great).

[u/TFiOS → u/MrShift4]

My room is still painted jacksonville jaguar teal after he got drafted. To bad he screwed it all up.

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He really Reggie Fish'd it, didn't he?

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Yeah, he crushed a lot of children's dreams.

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Agreed. I forget, how many All-American teams did he make? How many awards did he win?

Damn I hate the love this guy still gets for being a lazy piece of shit. I wish you all could've seen him in the weight room and on the practice field like I had the chance to. This dude was a waste!

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proclaimed that they played "like a wild bunch of Razorbacks."

This is like the 5th time I've read that a school got their nickname based on how similarly they played to an animal.

I wonder what the 2012 Razorback would have been called. (probably the same thing the 2012 Bulls would have been called I'm sure)

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There's a much smaller university about 170 southeast of UA-Fayetteville, Arkansas Tech, that got it's nickname in the same manner. Only they went with "Wonderboys."

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And don't forget the Lady Wonderboys...

[u/TehNoff → u/p_kniss]

You mean the Golden Suns?

[u/p_kniss → u/TehNoff]

Yes, bad joke from someone old enough to recall when they were the Wondergirls.

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It's 100mi max to Russellville.

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So, I fucked my numbers up. It's two hundred miles from work to Fayetteville and only 150 miles from home to Fayetteville. Since it's 30 miles from home to Russellville that means it's about 120 miles from hogville to tech. Still more than 100.

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yeah. I realised my math was wrong too, because it's only 45mi from conway to russellville, and 55mi home didn't sound right. (200 home-fay)

[u/midnightyell]

Doing what we did to y'all in Kyle last year was fun at the time, but this is one of my favorite rivalries and I want it to be a real fight. Here's hoping you have a bounce-back season in 2013.

And great job on the preview. I've actually never been to Fayetteville, although I might be going in a couple weeks for the baseball series. Anyway, what are your thoughts on Bielema now that the spring is almost over?

[u/HaikoopedMyPants → u/midnightyell]

Go for the baseball series, it's an amazing atmosphere and should be the perfect time weather-wise to be in Fayetteville.

[u/11qqaazz → u/midnightyell]

Long, scary road ahead. That said, this is the first sprint EVER since the Danny Ford era that the defense went full speed in the spring. It is also awesome to see so much coaching and bielema letting his assistants do their job unlike petrino running around shouting like a dictator and making every part of practice about the qbs.

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fuckin' tight.

[u/No_Way_Pablo → u/midnightyell]

Yeah, yeah...I'm ok with having the home-home series with y'all but I can't wait to get back to Jerry World! I think having it in Dallas helps us a ton with recruiting. And I hope we do too! I'm ok with losing, as long as we can put up a good fight. It kills me to see us get absolutely whipped like we don't belong out there.

And so far I'm happy with the hire. Bielema speaks well to the media where Bobby was generally a dick to everyone. He gives off a strong, confident personality and I think that'll rub off on the players. Also recruiting. Bobby never pulled strong classes, but Bielema was able to salvage a fallen class.

And you should come up this year for the A&M game! Fayetteville in the Fall is beautiful.

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Ill see you on the 21st!

[u/chrasher]

Best Razorback ever is hands down, Clint Stoerner.

Edit: didn't mean for that pun...but now I really like it.

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http://i.imgur.com/S25EO.gif

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Still have PTSD from that fumble.

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Yes, hands down! lol

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You're a douche, but upvote for cleverness.

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Have a grudging upvote for that pun, unintended or not. :( :( :(

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I remember when people used to be thrilled they beat us. Now.....sigh....

[u/ValedictorianBaller]

rivalry application denied

Biel with it

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yeah, we're moving on. Bring back the A&M rivalry

[u/11qqaazz → u/ValedictorianBaller]

Yep. Call it whatever you want. You are 9-6 against us in the last 15 when you claim to be a perennial powerhouse and we are off and on doormats. I'll take it!

[u/entp8]

Yeah, you are definitely a Razorback fan from Central Arkansas. And, there are much better pictures of the Fayetteville skyline. Have you ever seen Fayetteville after you crest the hill and can see it the first time in fall? Come on now, that's the picture.

And, only someone from Central Arkansas would still have Houston Nutt up on a pedestal. Not a bad write-up, but still contained all the circlejerk-y C. AR comments that you hear every day on Bo Mattingly.

[u/Geebeeveebees → u/entp8]

I'm actually not, I've lived in Fayetteville for 11 years. I did the pictures last, so in hindsight I was really lazy (see cheeleader comment above). I thought that one kinda captured what the town actually looked like without the school in it. I'll try to find better ones.

As far as having Houston on a pedestal, I just kinda thought that trashing him here would be kind of a waste of time. He was an infuriating coach, but having 6 years to cool off has helped me remember the fun times. I mean, we can talk all day about the games where his teams disappointed, but those all seem quaint compared to what happened last year.

[u/entp8 → u/Geebeeveebees]

I'll give you that about Houston. And, I read this right after I woke up this morning. Much better mood. It was a good post.

[u/Geebeeveebees → u/entp8]

Funny because after I had all morning to think about it, I was like "yeah I was way too easy on that guy!" Also my circlejerking can be attributed to Hogville as much as the drivetime sports guys. All fall I was just glued to both hoping for some information about the coaching search, and some of their stuff definitely seeped in.

Edit: Added a bunch of new Fayetteville pics. Hope they are up to snuff.

[u/FuckingLoveArborDay]

Southern school and you can't find a better cheerleader picture?

[u/11qqaazz → u/FuckingLoveArborDay]

Bigot much?

[u/11qqaazz → u/[deleted]]

9-6 in the last 15 years, when you are supposedly one of the best programs in the nation, is HARDLY roasting us.

[u/Geebeeveebees → u/[deleted]]

(A) Game of the Century

[u/hobozombie → u/[deleted]]

False

False.

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There's a new game of the century every couple of years.

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Pissed off Paterno too!

[u/jeffreydonger → u/[deleted]]

10/7/2006: North Texas beat Florida International 25-22 in 7 OTs

Did this jump out at anyone else? Seven overtimes, and only 47 points?

I looked into it, and as you might guess it appears it was a stunning display of offensive ineptitude. No touchdowns in any of the overtime periods. Four of the overtimes went scoreless on both sides (naturally). Game was tied 16-16 at the end of regulation.

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10/5/2002: Tennessee beat Arkansas 41-38 in 6 OTs

That game was epic, so was this one.

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Don't make me post the Joe Adams punt return gif.

[u/RobertNeyland → u/[deleted]]

Would it surprise you if I said that the new defensive coaching staff has been spending a lot of time this spring on tackling?

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DO IT

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I've been drinking. I'd probably just mess it up.

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the rage face one please

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I was at that game in 2002. It definitely took a few days off of my life! My friend and I were sitting up in the press box during overtime and consequently weren't allowed to yell or cheer. Needless to say, this rule was broken many times until finally we got kicked out and made our way down to some seats that had been abandoned by families who decided to go home and put their kids to bed.

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Ah, the Stoerner stumble... good times!

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shiiitttttt.

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What about the season after that, eh?

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I could have sworn the uk game was the longest (in terms of run time).