There are plenty of great rivalries in college football, and I won't try to argue that this one is better than the Iron Bowl, or The Game, or The Red River Shootout Showdown, or any of the great historical matchups. BUT, I will argue that this rivalry game has something that no other game has: proximity. The two campuses are across the street from each other in the small town of Arkadelphia, Arkansas. If you are a decent golfer (I'm not), you could hit a five-iron from one stadium to the other.
This game is tied as the oldest rivalry matchup in Division II, with the first official game being played in 1907. It has been a remarkably even series, with Ouachita winning the last four games to take a 44-43-6 lead all-time. As you might expect, with such a competitive history and such easy access to the rival's campus by students from both schools, there is a LONG tradition of pranks - most harmless, some less so - during the week leading up to the game. In 1978, Henderson State aviation student airdropped thousands of red-painted marshmallows on the Ouachita campus. Henderson State students usually have a massive bonfire at their pep rally, and notable Ouachita alum Mike Huckabee once snuck over and set fire to it the night before the pep rally. Ouachita's homecoming queen was kidnapped by HSU students that she was friendly with from their days together at Arkadelphia High School. I once got a stern talking to by the local police department (who are always on high alert for this week) after attempting to cover the Henderson State bridge sign with purple tablecloths. It.... might have not been the most well-thought-out plan.
The Battle of the Ravine game this season should be another good one. Henderson State is 9-1 and playing for a share of the conference championship. Defending conference champion Ouachita is 8-2 and while a championship seems out of reach, there is still an outside shot at reaching the playoffs. Besides, denying HSU a conference championship is more than enough motivation on its own. Either way, just before noon on Saturday, state troopers will block traffic on Highway 67, and the Henderson State Reddies will march across the street to do battle with the Ouachita Baptist Tigers in front of a crowd that will likely exceed the total population of Arkadelphia. Go Tigers!
I understand that it’s difficult to discuss policy without talking about politics, but it would be nice if you could stick to a policy level discussion as much as possible.
സത്യത്തിൽ ഭൂരിഭാഗം മലയാളികൾ ഏതുപക്ഷത്താണ്? ബിഷപ്പുമാര് മാത്രമേ ബാറുകളെ എതിർക്കുന്നുള്ളു? Or are the bishops backed by a considerable population? Didn't the Congress lose a lot of votes due to their anti-bar policies?
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