In the long-gone glory days of Arkansas football, when the Razorbacks won almost as much as Alabama, the Hogs typically started Southwest Conference play beating TCU. They did it 22 straight times, from 1959 to 1980. It meant everything to Arkansas' players to start out conference play 1-0 and it became expected every year, whether the coach was Frank Broyles or Lou Holtz. The way things are going in this Arkansas-Alabama series, which often is the conference opener for both teams, Arkansas may be Alabama's "TCU." Alabama may never lose to Arkansas as long as Nick Saban is in charge of the Crimson Tide.
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