So Arkansas Needs a Rival.
Posted on | August 12, 2009 | No Comments
So Arkansas Needs a Rival
In my travels around the SEC bloggersphere I found something interesting. Stephen Expat of the Arkansas Expats looks to the sky and wonders, “When, lord? When will we get a rival!” Well, I’m a man who tries help others who are in need. So allow me to tell you how to force a rival, using the Bill McCartney method.
1. You need someone with consistent quality.
Recent upgrades do not make for good rivals, no matter if former coaches have achieved a certain bump in perception. You need someone who can stand the test of time. Bill McCartney, for example, chose Nebraska. Because when he came to Colorado in 1982? Nebraska was the closest team who was strong.
2. You need to single them out for your season.
For the longest time Nebraska was in Red on Colorado’s schedule. For the longest time, Red was banned from the offices of Colorado football. If you are going to craft a rivalry, you are going to have to do some corny things to get the rivalry going.
3. The game needs to have a special spot.
It doesn’t have to be a great game. Just so long as its on when there’s not much else to watch, you’re gold. We will watch football. I mean, remember last year’s Louisville-Kentucky game? That was dull. But we watched it. Because it was the Sunday before Labor Day. And we needed football.
So what does this mean for the Fightin’ Hoo Pig Sooeys? There’s a rivalry there if Petrino wants it. He has a consistently good team with a close location. A team with logo colors that are easy to bar from the football offices. And they play on a day when they do not fight for attention with many other games.
If Petrino wants it? LSU is a tailor made rival. The embers of a great feud are there. You just need to fan the flames.
Hat tip: Arkansas Expats
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