It's OFFICIAL. Liberty Bowl VS. Kansas St.

[Uncommon]

If this is representative of our fan base - then we are a sorry lot indeed.  Is there nothing you people wont moan and wail about?

LOL

We have a right to be pissed off. I have nothing against Memphis. I enjoy going there. What I and most Hog fans don't enjoy is going to bowl games we've recently been to and playing a bowl opponent we recently played as a bowl opponent.

This isn't the 2016 Liberty Bowl. It's the 2016 Been There, Done That Bowl

Put us against Louisville in Nashville and I'm using Christmas bonus. I think I'll be putting this year's bonus in the bank.

[Beaverfever]

Things could be worse.  We could be playing in a crappy bowl against a mid major that was actually dangerous. 

[hogman99]

This will be one of the most exciting bowls to watch, said no one ever. Except maybe David Bazzel.

Maybe he will add on to the Battle Line trophy and add Kansas to the west of Missouri.

[Dr. Sheldon Cooper]

Got mine too!
GO HOGS!!

[Lake City Hog]

http://www.kstatesports.com/page/bowlgame-tickets

http://www.arkansasrazorbacks.com/sport/m-footbl/

Look at their official site then look at ours! They are excited to be at the Liberty Bowl and we had better be ready!

[Bardicer]

I'm happy to see we earned a bowl bid.  Hopefully we can win two bowl games in a row for the first time ever.

[Mr. Porkleone]

4th place SEC playing 8th place Big 12.

I'm out this year.  Memphis is a dump. Trashy town. High crime. Sickening

[1HourToHogville]

9/5   vs   South Dakota   W 0 - 34
9/12   @   Texas-San Antonio   W 30 - 3
9/19   vs   Louisiana Tech   W 33 - 39
10/3   @   Oklahoma State   L 34 - 36
10/10   vs   TCU   L 52 - 45
10/17   vs   Oklahoma   L 55 - 0
10/24   @   Texas   L 9 - 23
11/5   vs   Baylor   L 31 - 24
11/14   @   Texas Tech   L 44 - 59
11/21   vs   Iowa State   W 35 - 38
11/28   @   Kansas   W 45 - 14
12/5   vs   West Virginia   W 23 - 24

Close games against OK State, Baylor, and TCU.  Coach is one of the best in the game. 
I want to blow them out and root for all the SEC teams to blow out the Big 12 teams. Good ammo for recruiting in Texas. 

[Danny J]

Well....it should be an easy win you would think. Our D matches up with them very very well. I think our offense will shred them. Then again that is why they play the game.

[Inhogswetrust]

Give me a break. 7-5 with ROAD wins over Tennesse, LSU, and Ole Miss, with a 3rd place finish in the west....

That warrants more than this dumpy ass bowl.

Instead of buying tickets that will give the liberty bowl any money to NOT upgrade that dump... I'll just donate the ticket costs to the razorback foundation.

The Liberty Bowl stadium is owned by Memphis. Don't blame the bowl admins. They've done everything they can to get the city to fix it up more. Some money has been spent on it but not enough.

[rljjr]

http://www.kstatesports.com/page/bowlgame-tickets

http://www.arkansasrazorbacks.com/sport/m-footbl/

http://www.kstatesports.com/page/bowlgame-tickets

http://www.arkansasrazorbacks.com/sport/m-footbl/

Look at their official site then look at ours! They are excited to be at the Liberty Bowl and we had better be ready!

Look at their official site then look at ours! They are excited to be at the Liberty Bowl and we had better be ready!

So you're saying that because our web guys are slow that our "official" site doesn't care? I'm sure it will be officially festive for you in short order.

[hogman99]

Hogs will get a better bowl when they win more games. There are obviously too many bowls with teams with losing records getting bids.

This will be Brandon Allen's finale so I hope there is a good crowd.

Don't forget about the other seniors Allen isn't the only one. Some of you really don't get it.

[bcdeputy]

People keep bringing up [CENSORED] toledo... It doesnt matter. We finished 3rd in the hardest division of college football. darn I'd rather have toledo's bowl game! Boca Raton is a siiiick place, plus at least they get a top 25 opponent.

Hardest division in college football is currently a debatable quote... I'd say the Big Ten East is currently the hardest division in college football.

But a 7-5 record will get you into the Music City or the Liberty bowl.

LSU didn't get a better bowl than we did either

[Qadi999]

Not sure why people chalk this up as a win. Kstate is a passing spread team they may hang 40+ on our D .

[Knot2brite]

I don't mind the liberty bowl...I just don't like playing Kansas State....at least when we played there the last time it was someone we had not played before....I would rather have played West Virginia

[Richard_white]

The Hogs are playing there I will be there.

[Music City Hog]

Your narrative is obvious, but not supported by reality. Hogs travel well for the most part.

If it's Texas or Memphis. 

[FreshHog]

Hardest division in college football is currently a debatable quote... I'd say the Big Ten East is currently the hardest division in college football.

But a 7-5 record will get you into the Music City or the Liberty bowl.

LSU didn't get a better bowl than we did either

6-6 got us the Texas bowl with a far more entertaining match up...

This year we do better, far better in SEC play... and we get the liberty bowl against a mid major pretending to be a power 5 opponent.

This is a legitimate joke.

[go hogues]

It's not like we are 10-2 or 9-3. This is what we get.

This. A blocked FG from Florida...

[Country Stylz]

Pretty much the most boring matchup that was possible. I'd rather watch another game against Texas Tech. Or play Memphis in the Birmingham Bowl, but a win is a win.

I love how everyone's chalking up the W. Hope the team doesn't think like this. We need to finish strong.

[rljjr]

Not sure why people chalk this up as a win. Kstate is a passing spread team they may hang 40+ on our D .

Except they can't pass.

[WorfHog]

All you can eat and drink with booze? K-State is ready to party. Guess they can skip the Little Rock breakfast buffet's on the way down.

[hogcard1964]

Has this been finalized? Is this actually true?

[FANONTHEHILL]

If you don't like it, stay home.  A bowl trip is about the kids on the team making a trip and getting an extra few weeks of practice in. These kids didn't jump ship when we were 1-3 and anyone who calls themself a fan should do all they can to either be there, support them from home, or just kept quiet.

[Razor1997]

After how we finished the season, I was kind of hoping for a better bowl.

However, if you had told me we'd end up getting the Liberty Bowl back when we were 1-3, I'd have gladly taken it.

[VictoryRedChevy]

If true, I won't go.  May not watch.  What happened with the Music City this morning?  They claimed they were "looking forward to the Razorbacks".

My guess...Louisville as the opponent made it a no-go.

[Country Stylz]

If true, I won't go.  May not watch.  What happened with the Music City this morning?  They claimed they were "looking forward to the Razorbacks". 

Damn. This one's not even gonna WATCH the game....lol.

[Beaverfever]

Not sure why people chalk this up as a win. Kstate is a passing spread team they may hang 40+ on our D .

If we don't win by 21 I'll be dissappointed

[hogcard1964]

Why is CBS claiming we're in the Out back?

[Locutus_of_Boar]

Will probably be Snyders last game.  I wouldn't dismiss them as a weak opponent.  Before anyone points to CGP situation for comparison I would say it is a much much different situation.  KSU will play with their hair on fire if CBS announces retirement as expected.

That would help the TV situation a little.

I'm not too worried about the team, CBB will have them motivated because he will be motivated.  It would surprise me if that is Snyder's last game that the KSU fans outnumber Arkansas fans given the tepid response so far.

[Nipsey Mussle]

0 interest in attending, but I'll watch on tv and enjoy beating up a B12 team. I think bowls should factor SOS, but that's just me.

[Qadi999]

I been watching some of their games from this year. They have a good run Defense .they look week in pass defense  and they run their offense out of the shotgun spread.

[Pig In The City]

Suck Bowl

[The real Hogules]

Exactly. When after Toledo has any game been chalked up as an automatic win?? This is why this team doesn't deserve anything better. 7-5 will get you exactly what we got.

Think what you want, but if this is what a 7-5 record in the SECW gets you, I'd just as soon move to an easier conference, where we can win 10-12 and then play in a more respectable bowl against a respectable opponent.
LSU lost 3 out of their last 4 games and still managed a better bowl than we got.

[Beaverfever]

My guess...Louisville as the opponent made it a no-go.

Why would that be a deal-breaker?  Bobby might not like it but tough luck. 

[soooieman]

How many of you people that are bitching were going to take 1/2 a week off work and drive to Charlotte or Nashville? Not many  I  would bet. At least the Liberty will sell out and is on a Saturday when people can get to the game. I once thought of Memphis as trash until I moved here 3 months ago. I live downtown and love every minute of it. Great food, professional teams, nightlife,  and casinos (if you are in to that)
Stop your crying. I'll take Memphis over Nashville or Charlotte (puke) any day of the week.

[WorfHog]

Sadly (not) Texass wasn't good enough to make a bowl this year!  Go Hogs Beat State!

[opineonswine]

Some of our fan base is just downright embarrassing.

[Bebop]

Living in Louisville, I was hoping it was the Music City Bowl against Louisville. This is why we have to beat teams like Toledo and Tech.

[U-A Filthy Pig]

If you don't like it, stay home.  A bowl trip is about the kids on the team making a trip and getting an extra few weeks of practice in. These kids didn't jump ship when we were 1-3 and anyone who calls themself a fan should do all they can to either be there, support them from home, or just kept quiet.

This.   +1

[VictoryRedChevy]

Living in Louisville, I was hoping it was the Music City Bowl against Louisville. This is why we have to beat teams like Toledo and Tech.

My bet is "we" declined a Louisville matchup.

[Beaverfever]

How many of you people that are bitching were going to take 1/2 a week off work and drive to Charlotte or Nashville? Not many  I  would bet. At least the Liberty will sell out and is on a Saturday when people can get to the game. I once thought of Memphis as trash until I moved here 3 months ago. I live downtown and love every minute of it. Great food, professional teams, nightlife,  and casinos (if you are in to that)
Stop your crying. I'll take Memphis over Nashville or Charlotte (puke) any day of the week.

I have been planning on going to this bowl game because I've never been to a bowl game.   Nashville or Charlotte would have been a blast but I can't complain only having to drive 2 hours and maybe stay the night in Tunica.  It's basically a home game.

[soooieman]

I want to beat Toledo and Tech so we don't have to play joke teams like Louisville. Just my .02

[Hulk HOGan]

Some of our fan base is just downright embarrassing.

For wanting an exciting matchup?

[a0ashle]

Lots of whining entitlement in this thread.

I happy to get one more game this season, Go Hogs!

[opineonswine]

For wanting an exciting matchup?

No...for pouting and throwing tantrums like two year olds.

[hog.goblin]

This is awesome.  Excellent match up, we couldn't have asked for anything better.

[Beaverfever]

My bet is "we" declined a Louisville matchup.

Out of embarrassment of losing?  I would hope not.  It's not even like we fired BP because we thought we could get a better coach.  We fired him for being a scumbag.  If we did decline we should publicly say we declined because we don't do business with bobby petrino just to embarrass him. 

[Dr. Starcs]

Im not enamored with the bowl or the matchup  but I'm not the least bit surprised. We are one game above .500. What we're all you teeth gnashers expecting exactly?

7-5 = 2.

This matchup is horrible. 4th best sec team vs 8th place big 12. We got screwed.

[FreshHog]

7-5 = 2.

This matchup is horrible. 3rd best sec team vs 8th place big 12. We got screwed.

Fixed that for you. Florida is awful since their QB got caught using PED's