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A new day: Hogs struggle in MSU series after years of whipping Bulldogs

STARKVILLE, Miss. — In the not-too-distant past, the University of Arkansas could count on a win over Mississippi State on the gridiron like clockwork.

The Razorbacks won every game in the series between 1999 and 2007, and took 15 out of 17 between 1995 and 2011.

Arkansas never finished below the Bulldogs in the SEC standings between 2000 and 2011.

Those days of domination ended in 2012.

Since interim coach John L. Smith took the helm from Bobby Petrino, Mississippi State has won seven of eight games, with no let up in sight.

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