Mike Anderson is happy to be opening the SEC season at home Thursday night, even if it is against a good Florida team. Anderson lamented to the Downtown Tip-off Club crowd last week in North Little Rock about this only being the second SEC home opener in five years in Fayetteville.
Since Arkansas played at Texas A&M twice during that span he joked about it being the “Texas A&M Invitational” and consulting the SEC office.
But seriously, this is a big game for Arkansas. Florida is ranked No. 25, the first week it has been ranked this year.