Missouri chants sec

Interestingly enough, the loyalists belonged to a program that wasn't yet an SEC member, and they used the chant as a response to years of being branded an outsider in its previous conference. On Aug. Despite its charter status in the SWC, Arkansas had grown frustrated as the league's only member outside the state of Texas.

We weren't running away from something. We were running to something. Unlike fan bases involved in recent realignment moves, Arkansas supporters didn't leave the SWC kicking and screaming. So we never had Southwest Conference pride. We had state pride. Despite the impending move, Arkansas competed in the Southwest Conference for all sports during the season and in football in But revenge came during basketball season.

Arkansas basketball was a powerhouse from to , averaging In March , Nolan Richardson's team blitzed through the league tournament, averaging points in three wins and thumping Texas in the championship game. You couldn't yell any louder. Arkansas had several rivals in the Southwest Conference, but none chafed Hogs fans quite like Texas.

But Arkansas bounced back with a win on this day. It's only right we brag about it by chanting it. An improved Hogs team and the impending departure emboldened Arkansas fans during the early part of the season. Arkansas' final on-campus game as a Southwest Conference member took place on a cold, miserable afternoon.

The Hogs still had a chance at the league title but lost their starting quarterback and eventually fell to Baylor by the bizarre score of Baylor coach Grant Teaff, who strongly opposed Arkansas' departure from the league, said afterward, "My daddy always told me, when a friend dies, you wear a coat and tie. So I wore a coat and tie. Sally Jenkins wrote in Sports Illustrated: "The final Southwest Conference game in Razorback Stadium was played before nearly 8, empty seats, and among the fans who attended, the most impassioned chant was 'SEC!

Crowe remembered a conversation he had had with athletic director Frank Broyles, the legendary Arkansas football coach, about possibly joining the SEC. The process was well underway, and Broyles asked Crowe what he thought about the move. November 3: No. November No. December 1: No. And No. I'll stop right there, West Virginia fans. The computers preferred the Tigers, but if the Coaches Poll had sided with its even less watchful fellow human poll?

Or if the Harris voters had paid even less attention than they usually do? Flynn had to put up the first four-TD game of his four-year college career. OK, neither had to happen, since the Tigers won by 14, but some of it did.

Nevermind all that! It might not be easy to remember, but the Buckeyes were a punchline for much of six years, until they beat Bama and won the first Playoff. A little jab at the Big 12 on the way out the door? Sabanball , Mar 11, They should be proud of that Baylor win as RG3 not suiting up for Baylor probably was the difference in them getting shutout at basketball too. StoopTroup , Mar 11, You'll have to forgive them they win conference championships so infrequently that they probably almost chanted "Big 8, Big 8".

Chuck Bao likes this. The correct answer to that statement is "Who? BajaOklahoma , Mar 11, Missouri has forever been my early exit special when filling out my tournament bracket and they rarely disappoint. Jacie , Mar 11, Silly little kittens.