It didn't matter that Arkansas struggled to beat soon-to-be Sun Belt Conference football member Coastal Carolina by a point last Saturday when LSU was several long TD pass completions away from flipping unbeaten Alabama's 24-10 victory.
No one cared that the Tigers had almost won as many SEC games this year as the Razorbacks had won since the start of the 2016 season.
It was inconsequential which Arkansas walking-wounded quarterback would start this weekend, or whether LSU was a 16-point favorite.
Because history screams that when LSU and Arkansas get together for their annual SEC Western Division November meeting, you know it just ain't easy.