it sort of goes with the territory being defending SEC Champs and all but this thing with Fatback is far beyond that. Not sure why he has such a hard on for beating Auburn but it certainly seems like what you said is very true.
Does this mean that when Auburn wins, the Arkansas football season will be over?
It's Malzahn. That's what sticks in Porky's craw. For a couple of reasons.
1) He's got a brain the size of a peanut (and skin like the Chet turd monster in Weird Science). His tiny brain likes football the old way. You run for three yards, huddle up to catch your breath and run for three more. He doesn't respect Malzahn's way at all. It's not football. He thinks it's bullshit. He also thinks the West Coast offense is bullshit. The pistol is bullshit. His way is real football.
2) He knows he was second choice at Arkansas. He knows there is still a very large contingent of people there who wish they had been able to lure Malzahn back. People who resent Houston Nutt for ruining that. People who still think Arkansas is a better job than Auburn and there's still a chance they could get him to come back. He is bound and determined to prove to those people that he's a better coach than Gus. Wants to dismantle him and his mythos.
3) He's not sure he could whip Gus' ass in hand to hand combat. He knows he could punch out Saban just due to bulk. He's pretty sure he could get Les miles to the ground and take him down. Doesn't fear Richt (too small), Spurrier (too old but feisty), Pinkel (might be gay), Mullen (too ugly), Freeze (too buck-toothed), Jones (too soft) or anybody at Vandy or Kentucky. But Malzahn? Big, tall rangy guy like Gus might give Jabba fits. You see he's outkicked his coverage and is worried about keeping that cooze at home. He sizes up every man he perceives as a threat in terms of whether he could fight him off Jen. If Malzahn wins, that diminishes him and makes it more likely that Jen will climb under a real winner and leave his greasy, fat wheezing loving behind.
4) He's a dumb ox.