BleedGopher
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I'm going to take the other position here, openly admitting my bias. I have nothing against Bert as he has never coached a rival for me (although I do see him as a bit of a comical figure). I do not, however, like Strong. He tries to spin his core values, but kicking young men off the team is the easy way out when it comes to character development. Having two guys commit gang rape under your watch is not running a tight ship.
That being said, this photo is about some good old-fashioned college football rivalry. Arkansas and texas have faced off 70+ times, and it was rare that one or both of the teams were not ranked during the post-war era. It is a storied Southwest Conference matchup that has faded away a bit when Arkansas left for the SEC and texas joined the Big 12-2. Stuff like this is what makes college football fun - the smack talk with your friends and colleagues about the upcoming game. If you can't have a little fun with the game, you're taking it a bit too seriously. Yes, this was a professional setting, but it was a subtle gesture that did exactly what it was intended to do.
Besides, no one has ever accused Arkansas of having too much class to start with.
Strong is terrific, love that he's ambitious enough to install his structure of discipline at a place where the pressure to win is as great as any job in college football.