Rule #1: Love thy Razorbacks

This entry will serve as my eulogy to a recent favorite of Hog Nation, with myself as self-appointed President: "Houston Hating."

From this day forward, I vow that my dislike of Houston D. Nutt shall never grow larger than the love of my Razorbacks. I shall not concentrate on hating Houston more than loving the Razorbacks.

When did the Springdale Holiday Inn come to this revelation? During the final minutes of the game on Saturday, for which I was unfortunate enough to be present. As the clock wound down and it became painfully clear that the Hogs would not be in contention for the Cotton Bowl, I realized how much it hurt to lose this game. The pain came not from my disdain for the coach of the other team, but from my incredible and endless love for the Razorbacks. I will admit that the "Houston Nutt" chant from the rest of the high school quality Vaught-Hemingway Stadium added quite a bit of salt to the already gaping wound in my heart.

As my friends and I left Oxford as fast as possible, with our twisty little Hog tails between our legs, it dawned upon me that it didn't matter at all who the coach of the other team was. This game at this specific point in the season was so big for us that it could have been LSU or South Carolina that had just shoved the business end of an ice pick into my heart and it wouldn't have hurt any more or less had that coach been King Corndog or The Elderly Visor.

I will still continue to occasionally make fun of HDN for his Houston calls (you know what I mean) and I will still hate to hear him say how one of his players is a "winner" or how big said player's heart is, so all of the fun's not over. However, I will cease to focus on HDN and Ole Miss and will instead focus even more on my Arkansas Razorbacks.

I'm a Dallas Cowboys fan, but I don't feel too bad if they lose. I am an Arkansas Razorback and I feel absolutely terrible when we lose. I'm quite certain if you've found your way to this blog, that you feel the same way, especially at the crux of our football season last weekend.

In conclusion Razorback Nation, I emplore you to put the Hatorade down and just start sending that love vibe to our team. Also, I shall remain as the Springdale Holiday Inn in remembrance of the past....it still makes me laugh.

Cancelling my unlmited texting plan as we speak,

Springdale Holiday Inn