Arkansas fans are weird

[ThatVolGuy]

So, we all know our baseball team is rustling jimmies all over the place this season. Arkansas fans, however, have had their jimmies rustled so vigorously that they appear to have fallen into an existential crisis, and the only way they know how to deal with it is by obsessing over Tennessee. Especially if you're on Twitter, you'll see that conversations about our team simply cannot exist without dozens of replies from Volsessed Hawg fans. In truth, it probably started with basketball season, but they've gone into hyperdrive of late.

For evidence, I submit this thread from Hogville that appears to be complimentary at the start, but it has since devolved into jealousy, hatred, and utter disbelief about what our team is doing. The latest and greatest is that one poster hopes the wood bat game throws off our mojo. Please enjoy the read.

I'm not sure what, exactly, is getting under Arkansas fans' collective skin so much, but I know they consider themselves baseball royalty despite never winning a title, and I'm sure it's torture seeing one of their former assistants having some truly ridiculous success at another SEC program. What's particularly funny is that many of them seem to simultaneously hate Vitello while also believing that he'll definitely get tagged as Van Horn's successor (and would readily leave our garbage program).

Regardless, it's been a while since I've seen fans of one program so completely obsessed with and disoriented by another program's success. I love it.

 

[vol66]

The funniest part of all that is them thinking CTV is just gonna drop us like a hot rock for Arkansas. They have a traditionally good baseball program. That’s it.

 

[fryeguy93]

The funniest part of all that is them thinking CTV is just gonna drop us like a hot rock for Arkansas. They have a traditionally good baseball program. That’s it.

They’re no Coastal Carolina

 

[Mr French]

Tony isn't leaving Tennessee. Not when he's getting a 50 million investment into his program while earning 1.5 million base salary.

 

[vol66]

Tony isn't leaving Tennessee. Not when he's getting a 50 million investment into his program while earning 1.5 million base salary.

We all know that. If CTV wanted to bounce, last year would have been the time. He ain’t leaving.

 

[Mr French]

We all know that. If CTV wanted to bounce, last year would have been the time. He ain’t leaving.

I know you do. Speaking to the Arkansas fans that undoubtedly lurk here and scream and rage.

 

[chuckiepoo]

I know you do. Speaking to the Arkansas fans that undoubtedly lurk here and scream and rage.

You forgot,… and scurry back to the board to report VN manifestations of insanity.

 

[KnoxLandcruiser]

Funny read for sure, thanks.
Just a quick aside….every time I visit a rival site I’m grateful for Frank and volnation. My Goodness, “hogville” is right. That site layout is a mess and makes my eyes hurt. I’m guessing it’s meant to still load on dialup? Thanks Frank for VN

 

[WillisWG]

Johnson envy

 

[Mr French]

You forgot,… and scurry back to the board to report VN manifestations of insanity.

I did lol.

 

[Volprofch05]

So, we all know our baseball team is rustling jimmies all over the place this season. Arkansas fans, however, have had their jimmies rustled so vigorously that they appear to have fallen into an existential crisis, and the only way they know how to deal with it is by obsessing over Tennessee. Especially if you're on Twitter, you'll see that conversations about our team simply cannot exist without dozens of replies from Volsessed Hawg fans. In truth, it probably started with basketball season, but they've gone into hyperdrive of late.

For evidence, I submit this thread from Hogville that appears to be complimentary at the start, but it has since devolved into jealousy, hatred, and utter disbelief about what our team is doing. The latest and greatest is that one poster hopes the wood bat game throws off our mojo. Please enjoy the read.

I'm not sure what, exactly, is getting under Arkansas fans' collective skin so much, but I know they consider themselves baseball royalty despite never winning a title, and I'm sure it's torture seeing one of their former assistants having some truly ridiculous success at another SEC program. What's particularly funny is that many of them seem to simultaneously hate Vitello while also believing that he'll definitely get tagged as Van Horn's successor (and would readily leave our garbage program).

Regardless, it's been a while since I've seen fans of one program so completely obsessed with and disoriented by another program's success. I love it.

Yep, and you didn’t even mention woo pig sooie and the stupid hats…

 

[VolPack22]

Funny read for sure, thanks.
Just a quick aside….every time I visit a rival site I’m grateful for Frank and volnation. My Goodness, “hogville” is right. That site layout is a mess and makes my eyes hurt. I’m guessing it’s meant to still load on dialup? Thanks Frank for VN

Frank is a Freak.

 

[VolGee4]

Tony isn't leaving Tennessee. Not when he's getting a 50 million investment into his program while earning 1.5 million base salary.

It this continues, the new place will be called Lindsey Nelson Stadium at Vitello field. He literally has the chance to cement his name at UT.

 

[Mr French]

It this continues, the new place will be called Lindsey Nelson Stadium at Vitello field. He literally has the chance to cement his name at UT.

That's the biggest reason I don't see him leaving. Vitello keeps on this trajectory for a decade he'll get a statue.

 

[golfballs]

Wtf I love Lane Kiffin now

 

[WillisWG]

You would think after losing the Florida series, Arky fans would be worrying over LSU coming in

 

[NorCalVol67]

They all scared.

 

[txbo]

Wtf I love Lane Kiffin now
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Vitello is nothing like Lane Kiffin.

He has much more finesse and wit.

 

[StarRaider]

He ain’t leaving. TM vol66 (2021)

fix'd it

 

[TnVol!]

What's time to a hog?

 

[AthensVol2007]

So, we all know our baseball team is rustling jimmies all over the place this season. Arkansas fans, however, have had their jimmies rustled so vigorously that they appear to have fallen into an existential crisis, and the only way they know how to deal with it is by obsessing over Tennessee. Especially if you're on Twitter, you'll see that conversations about our team simply cannot exist without dozens of replies from Volsessed Hawg fans. In truth, it probably started with basketball season, but they've gone into hyperdrive of late.

For evidence, I submit this thread from Hogville that appears to be complimentary at the start, but it has since devolved into jealousy, hatred, and utter disbelief about what our team is doing. The latest and greatest is that one poster hopes the wood bat game throws off our mojo. Please enjoy the read.

I'm not sure what, exactly, is getting under Arkansas fans' collective skin so much, but I know they consider themselves baseball royalty despite never winning a title, and I'm sure it's torture seeing one of their former assistants having some truly ridiculous success at another SEC program. What's particularly funny is that many of them seem to simultaneously hate Vitello while also believing that he'll definitely get tagged as Van Horn's successor (and would readily leave our garbage program).

Regardless, it's been a while since I've seen him fans of one program so completely obsessed with and disoriented by another program's success. I love it.

The Vitello thing is the reason for the jealousy and hatred at the same time. Arkansas knows if he builds it, they will come and there’s less reason for him to come back “home”. So now they have to discount his success because it’s gotten to an unforeseen level. I think they expected 2019 type seasons out of him here forever, given our “lack of resources” and recent levels of futility. That would be enough to prove that he’s a capable coach but that he still needed the resources and support of a “baseball school” to get to the next level. In all of 4.5 years he has built a team that is presently on par with Arkansas on the field; so why does he “need” Arkansas? He doesn’t; and they know it.

 

[cobbwebb0710]

Frank is a Freak.

This is Freaks world and the rest of us are just posting in it.
GBO!!

 

[txbo]

The Vitello thing is the reason for the jealousy and hatred at the same time. Arkansas knows if he builds it, they will come and there’s less reason for him to come back “home”. So now they have to discount his success because it’s gotten to an unforeseen level. I think they expected 2019 type seasons out of him here forever, given our “lack of resources” and recent levels of futility. That would be enough to prove that he’s a capable coach but that he still needed the resources and support of a “baseball school” to get to the next level. In all of 4.5 years he has built a team that is presently on par with Arkansas on the field; so why does he “need” Arkansas? He doesn’t; and they know it.

We baseball school now.

 

[DazzleVol]

Wait so we arent losing

Dooley to uga
Butch to michigan state
Pruitt to bama
Vitello to arkansas

Thank goodness

I apologize in advance for putting cTV In a list with them

 

[LeannaVol]

Those Arkansas fans know a lot of SEC baseball and a lot about our Vols. Maybe because of the CTV link they are following our programs rise closely. Mostly fair assessment of our program imo.