Regardless of where you stand relative to the line in the sand, Arkansas’s football rivalry with Texas provokes commentary.
Texas fans understandably discount the “rivalry” element due to historical one-sidedness. The Longhorns own a .709 winning percentage against the Hogs, and twice reeled off double-digit win streaks.
We Razorback fans are quick to offer some obvious retorts, leading with the fact that Texas owes much of its 56-23 record to a dominating 27-5 start prior to 1950. In an amorphous “modern era” analysis, the teams compare favorably.
Texas drove stakes into the hearts of Razorback fans for years, the most gangrenous occurring in 1969 with Tricky Dick in the stands and a national title opportunity in the offing.