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1 hour ago, scramblyn said:

no they just have to have a hate that burns hotter than 1000 suns and we need to walk on the field with some "we're Texas" bullshit attitude and BAM those pigs win.  That is the exact formula each and every time Arkansas has beaten Texas, all 23 times they have won.

You overestimate the hate the youngs have on both sides of this game. There is no real rivalry here. 

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11 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

You overestimate the hate the youngs have on both sides of this game. There is no real rivalry here. 

you underestimate the institutional hate Arkansas has for Texas. we didn't pass it along, but they did.

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38 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

You overestimate the hate the youngs have on both sides of this game. There is no real rivalry here. 

Sark: "They hate Texas more than they like themselves"

Pittman: "I would say he's probably right"

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Pittman was talking about the fanbase hating Texas more than they like themselves, not the players. The players only want to beat Texas because everyone in the SEC wants to. We're the SEC's villain. It's the reason we get everyone's best game. 

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1 hour ago, Hagbard Celine said:

a tough out in a true road away game against a playoff team?

this year?

are you high?

i'm just beaten to a pulp

battered false sark expectation syndrome

Wont be easy, no doubt.  @ IU, OU or GaTech. Those are winnable.  @Tamu or UGA again, sure those would be brutal.  Id be up for it though, we just need to get in first.   We haven't played to our potential all season.  Playoffs is a whole new ballgame. A road team is bound to breakthrough, why not us.  

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5 minutes ago, mdmost said:

Pittman was talking about the fanbase hating Texas more than they like themselves, not the players. The players only want to beat Texas because everyone in the SEC wants to. We're the SEC's villain. It's the reason we get everyone's best game. 

It’s a dynamic system. Institutional motivation does make its way to the locker room.  

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38 minutes ago, scramblyn said:

It’s a dynamic system. Institutional motivation does make its way to the locker room.  

Bobby Petrino talked about wanting to get the players more into the rivalry by showing them past games. Seems like something that really isn't ingrained in the program at this point since we've only played each other 7 times this century. If this game was on the road, I'd be more worried.

 

"We’re going to do some things to make sure they understand it, because it’s always been a big deal. I mean, the first time I was here it was always a big deal about, you know, the Arkansas-Texas rivalry and the Big Game," Petrino said. "We’re going to try to put a few things together for them and make sure they understand it and know how important it is to the state of Arkansas."

Arkansas plans to lean into the disdain this week.

"With the transfer portal and with the guys moving from school to school, you certainly don't have that old taste of growing up, I shouldn't use the word hate, but disliking another program as much as it used to be," Petrino said. "So that does make it a little bit different. We're going to try to rev it up, though, and make them dislike (Texas) more."

https://www.swtimes.com/story/sports/college/sec/2025/11/17/bobby-petrino-arkansas-football-texas-rivalry/87270221007/

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2 minutes ago, mdmost said:

Bobby Petrino talked about wanting to get the players more into the rivalry by showing them past games. Seems like something that really isn't ingrained in the program at this point since we've only played each other 7 times this century. If this game was on the road, I'd be more worried.

 

"We’re going to do some things to make sure they understand it, because it’s always been a big deal. I mean, the first time I was here it was always a big deal about, you know, the Arkansas-Texas rivalry and the Big Game," Petrino said. "We’re going to try to put a few things together for them and make sure they understand it and know how important it is to the state of Arkansas."

Arkansas plans to lean into the disdain this week.

"With the transfer portal and with the guys moving from school to school, you certainly don't have that old taste of growing up, I shouldn't use the word hate, but disliking another program as much as it used to be," Petrino said. "So that does make it a little bit different. We're going to try to rev it up, though, and make them dislike (Texas) more."

https://www.swtimes.com/story/sports/college/sec/2025/11/17/bobby-petrino-arkansas-football-texas-rivalry/87270221007/

that's the very definition of institutional hatred and rivalries making their way into the locker room.  he's literally explaining to the team "we hate texas."

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4 minutes ago, scramblyn said:

that's the very definition of institutional hatred and rivalries making their way into the locker room.  he's literally explaining to the team "we hate texas."

Okay but that doesn't mean the players are going to take that and suddenly become the team that's going to head into Austin and whip our ass. Again, if this game was in Fayetteville then sure that's a easy possibility. This is a team that week in and week out can't find a way to win. I don't think that's going to change because Petrino motivates them with games from when they were in elementary and junior high. 

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55 minutes ago, mdmost said:

 We're the SEC's villain. 

Im not so sure about that.  Old Big12 with Nebraska, sure,  especially after breaking their long home winning streak 2x, going 9-1 against them and beating them in St Louis, 1 second game etc...then of course the two Texas schools Baylor, Tech , we were their Super Bowl.  When we announced leaving, the vitriol from the league office, the officiatiing.  KSU always played up for us.

In the SEC, I feel they are way more deferential.  There is a certain level of respect from my interactions working in several SEC states on a weekly basis and interacting with them.  We came into a league with a pre-set enemies (Bama vs Tenn, Auburn and LSU...UGA - FL, Egg Bowl etc..) that IMO we are not viewed with as much annumus like it was in the B12.  They are glad we are here b/c it elevates the conference to whole new level.  Gun to head, I bet the average SEC fan would have preferred to keep the SEC as it was, but they are not "mad" at us coming in like it was when the Big8 and SWC formed.  We didnt break up rivalries in the SEC in the same way.  In some ways, the SEC teams are glad they aren't playing some of the teams on a regular basis, its tough enough already is the sentiment i get.

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1 hour ago, mdmost said:

Pittman was talking about the fanbase hating Texas more than they like themselves, not the players. The players only want to beat Texas because everyone in the SEC wants to. We're the SEC's villain. It's the reason we get everyone's best game. 

I can say with 100% certainty that we are not the SEC's villain. Our three rivals maybe, but that's probably it. Maybe LSU. Maybe.

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1 hour ago, mdmost said:

Pittman was talking about the fanbase hating Texas more than they like themselves, not the players. The players only want to beat Texas because everyone in the SEC wants to. We're the SEC's villain. It's the reason we get everyone's best game. 

Huh. I was told the problem of everyone unfairly trying really really hard against us would stop when we left the big 12.

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25 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

I can say with 100% certainty that we are not the SEC's villain. Our three rivals maybe, but that's probably it. Maybe LSU. Maybe.

No dude everyone really hates this football program that has been largely irrelevant for the past 15 years!

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25 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

I can say with 100% certainty that we are not the SEC's villain. Our three rivals maybe, but that's probably it. Maybe LSU. Maybe.

Maybe its the Saban connection,  but Kirby seems to make playing Sark personal...  his defense seems to always have a season best game against Sark's Offense. 

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29 minutes ago, UTEX_ME said:

Maybe its the Saban connection,  but Kirby seems to make playing Sark personal...  his defense seems to always have a season best game against Sark's Offense. 

Probably because it's a brand name match up.

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30 minutes ago, Hank_Hill said:

No dude everyone really hates this football program that has been largely irrelevant for the past 15 years!

Apparently other teams hate us for being a college football darling despite not deserving it. The money helps fuel it too

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2 minutes ago, Atticus said:

Apparently other teams hate us for being a college football darling despite not deserving it. The money helps fuel it too

It's mainly the money. 

Oh, and Texas. The state. That matters a lot.

But we are not even close to being the villains of the SEC. Not yet, anyway.

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Maybe its the Saban connection,  but Kirby seems to make playing Sark personal...  his defense seems to always have a season best game against Sark's Offense. 

Where they on Saban’s staff together?
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4 hours ago, Biff Tannen said:

You overestimate the hate the youngs have on both sides of this game. There is no real rivalry here. 

No. Our players have no hate for Arkansas. They know nothing about Arkansas. Players raised in Arkansas are born with hate for Texas. Not sure why we continue to disregard this. 

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12 minutes ago, Tex Pete said:

No. Our players have no hate for Arkansas. They know nothing about Arkansas. Players raised in Arkansas are born with hate for Texas. Not sure why we continue to disregard this. 

So like, 4 or 5 starters for them these days? 

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The game in Fayetteville last year was one of the tamest game environments I've ever seen.  The supposed hatred people love to wax poetic about is overblown.

Players on both will be more motivated by Brad Spence moving from Arkansas to Texas than any sense of historic rivalry that was last relevant several decades before they were born.

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We arent "the" villain like we were in the Big 12 but we absolutely are a villain for every team. They arent happy we are here. Arkansas absolutely hates us I can promise. This team is bad on defense but if we let the offense put up points early this game will get uncomfrotable. If Ant Hill is out its already kind of starting. 

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Outside of Notre Dame, Arkansas has not lost a game by more than 9 points this season. They came back and were a successful onside kick away from possibly beating A&M. The game could be closer than expected, but the Horns still win.

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Outside of Notre Dame, Arkansas has not lost a game by more than 9 points this season. They came back and were a successful onside kick away from possibly beating A&M. The game could be closer than expected, but the Horns still win.

Didn’t they run for 250-300 yards against aggy?
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Wednesday - Bobby

Spoiler

Wednesday

 

Bobby Burton

By Bobby Burton

  • 1 hour ago
 

It’s weeks like this that tell a team what they’re really made of.

Texas, with its season goals all but evaporated, plays host to an Arkansas team that is winless in conference play.

Arkansas interim coach Bobby Petrino, a talented offensive mind, is making one final run at removing the interim tag from his title. Nothing would help more than a victory over Texas.

The Razorbacks have the offensive firepower to test the Horns. Quarterback Taylan Green is a big play waiting to happen and the Razorback run game may actually be the best in the entire conference.

It’s the Arkansas defense which has had issues in 2025. They’ve repeatedly given up big plays and lots of points along the way. Their run defense is particularly porous.

Yet they’ve somehow kept conference games very close. Arkansas is 2-8 overall with six of those losses came by one score or less.

For Texas, this is a “who are we?” game.

Is Texas good enough and strong enough mentally and physically to overcome the possible lack of motivation involved in this contest.

I think we’ll learn a lot about this team this week. I’d caution, we all may not like some of what we see. If history repeats itself in a season of play, we all should expect more issues in the defensive secondary, between 8-10 penalties, and pressure on the Texas quarterback.

But hopefully we also see a lot of the good, like improved QB play and A excellent pass rush. I also hope to see some resiliency, a willingness to fight to win even in the face of lost motivation.

Texas 31 - Arkansas 28

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