LSU-Arkansas is the most annoying series in all of college football. It shouldn't be, given its history of close games with major consequences. But because it happens on a Friday during a busy holiday week, most of us are barely thinking about it until it's right upon us... even when it involves the numbers 1 and 3 ranked teams in the country. So instead of a highly anticipated, high-stakes rivalry game, this always feels more like one more stupid chore to squeeze into an already jammed up schedule at the worst possible moment.
What's more, being a result of the last SEC expansion, the "rivalry" here is largely manufactured right down to that embarrassing "golden boot" thing nobody wants. Actually, I'm told it's starting to take on some significance for people who live closer to Arkansas but who would care what such people think? Anyway, if the game lives up to its typically awful reputation, this is where we see LSU finally drop a game. And then we can cue up even more whining about a playoff from all of the usual whiners.
Happy damn Holidays.
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