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RE: The silliest of silly seasons
(11-27-2015 11:15 AM)chiefsfan Wrote: Where UArk wants AState is in FCS. The fact that we are about to make our 5th straight bowl, and we've done something they've never done (Win Bowl games in consecutive seasons) is not helpful to them.
They've tried multiple times in the last 20 years to send us back to FCS...and failed every time. The fact that we've sort of taken Jonesboro over, and have begun to get dedicated time in Little Rock media, and as we embark on our 5th straight bowl game in a couple weeks is an alarming issue for them.
What should be more alarming is the fact that they are having trouble selling out War Memorial in Little Rock for games.....even for a conference game against a ranked opponent early in the season.
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RE: The silliest of silly seasons
(11-27-2015 07:59 AM)BRtransplant Wrote: (11-24-2015 01:52 PM)ark30inf Wrote: (11-24-2015 01:38 PM)arkstfan Wrote: Pfft. UArk fans are convinced that if they played AState they would quit winning national championships and sink to mediocrity going to bottom tier SEC bowls.
It's really a compliment. They believe that playing Arkansas State will "force fans to choose" which will result in half of their fan base flipping and "divide the state".
Apparently A-State is so powerful that it holds the fate of an SEC West team in its hands and must be avoided at all costs. We are kryptonite.
UArk has AState exactly where they want you. They have absolutely nothing to win, and everything to lose by playing you guys. It sucks for AState, but I totally understand UArk's position. It isn't personal, it's business.
Yet LSU has something to gain playing the parade of Louisiana schools or Ohio State with the the Ohio schools?
Hogs don't sellout often there are tix to be sold and the idea of something to lose is beyond stupid if you have any awareness how intercollegiate athletics operates the past two decades. This isn't the era of most bowls being able to pick any school, ABC being the sole outlet for TV unable to show a school more than five times in two years.
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11-27-2015 02:34 PM |
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RE: The silliest of silly seasons
(11-27-2015 12:39 PM)ark30inf Wrote: (11-27-2015 11:15 AM)chiefsfan Wrote: Where UArk wants AState is in FCS. The fact that we are about to make our 5th straight bowl, and we've done something they've never done (Win Bowl games in consecutive seasons) is not helpful to them.
They've tried multiple times in the last 20 years to send us back to FCS...and failed every time. The fact that we've sort of taken Jonesboro over, and have begun to get dedicated time in Little Rock media, and as we embark on our 5th straight bowl game in a couple weeks is an alarming issue for them.
What should be more alarming is the fact that they are having trouble selling out War Memorial in Little Rock for games.....even for a conference game against a ranked opponent early in the season.
The last thing they want is for someone to notice that their results do not line up with their spending where they are usually in the top 20 in spending.
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11-27-2015 02:36 PM |
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RE: The silliest of silly seasons
(11-27-2015 02:36 PM)arkstfan Wrote: The last thing they want is for someone to notice that their results do not line up with their spending where they are usually in the top 20 in spending.
Nobody in Arkansas sports media will mention it. But I've started to hear it around the water cooler at work the last few years.
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