November 19, 2012

University of Arkansas Student-Run Newspaper Since 1906Monday, Nov. 19, 2012 Vol. 107, No. 55

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D e b o r a h Hamilton didn’t let her son play football growing up because it was too violent and she didn’t want him to get hurt.

Instead, Cobi Ham-ilton played

baseball as a centerfielder.

From his childhood years until his freshman year in high school, he

played with guys like former Razorback second baseman Bo Bigham and current Razorback pitch-er Randall Fant.

“In my mind, he was a baseball player,” Debo-rah Hamilton said.

"en, one day in P.E., he was playing foot-ball with some of his friends. One of them

threw Cobi the ball and he caught the pass, as well as the attention of the

football coaches.

Late BloomerWhen Hamilton joined the

Texas High football team in Texarkana, Texas, he was just a “tall, thin kid,” Texas High head coach Barry Norton said.

Because he had never played football before, Ham-ilton needed to start with the basics. As an underclassman, he worked with an assistant coach on his running form every morning.

“Early on he was just learn-ing to play, but he was a guy I saw potential in,” Norton said. “Once he learned how to run, he won the 200-meter state championship in track.”

Hamilton brought that speed to the #eld and started to develop it over his junior season. "at season, he caught 29 passes for 726 yards and seven touchdowns.

By the time his senior year rolled around, he was primed for a breakout

season.“He worked extremely hard,” Norton said. “He would stay

a$er practice and work even more. Every "ursday, he would make the quar-terbacks stay with him and work on

routes.”His hard work paid

o% in the form of 64 receptions for 14 touchdowns and a sin-gle-season school record of 1,071 yards.

He was named the All-Northeast Texas O%ensive Player of the Year as awards started piling up. Rivals.com rated him as the No. 63 receiver in the country, Scout.com rated him as No. 108 in the country, and he earned All-District and All-Area honors.

Nine Football Bowl Subdivision, formerly Division IA, schools o%ered Hamilton a scholarship, including Auburn, Oklahoma State and Texas.

Becoming a RazorbackHowever, he decided to follow in the footsteps of his

mother and become an Arkansas Razorback. Deborah Ham-ilton, formerly Deborah Cooper, was a guard on the 1976-77 Razorback women’s basketball team and was one of the #rst two African-American women to play basketball at Arkansas.

When Hamilton arrived as part of the 2009 recruiting class, Arkansas had a lot of depth at wide receiver. In the 2008 recruiting class, Joe Adams, Greg Childs and Jarius Wright signed with the Razorbacks.

“I put in a lot of time being behind all of those great re-ceivers and learning the little things from them,” Hamilton said.

Although he didn’t get a lot of passes thrown his way, he did show &ashes of great play.

Against Mississippi State, as a freshman, Hamilton caught three passes for 131 yards, including a 64-yard touchdown and 58-yard touchdown. During his sophomore year, he caught seven passes for 111 yards against South Carolina and had a breakout performance against LSU in Little Rock.

A$er his #rst reception lost a yard, his next two receptions were 80- and 85-yard touchdowns. "e second came as time expired in the second quarter, giving Arkansas a 21-14 lead at the half, which ultimately led to a victory and Sugar Bowl berth.

During his junior year, he had one 100-yard game, with 132 yards against New Mexico, but again, he wasn’t consistent throughout the season.

“When we had Jarius, Joe and Greg here, everyone talked about Cobi as the 200-meter guy that takes a while to get go-ing, but when he gets down #eld, he can really blow by some people,” senior quarterback Tyler Wilson said.

So as he did in high school, Hamilton started working with an assistant coach, but this time he was looking to im-prove his quickness, not speed.

Stellar Senior Season“I got real serious in the weight room two years ago, and I

really wanted to focus on my quickness o% the line of scrim-mage,” Hamilton said.

Hamilton’s statistics prove that his work paid o% yet again. He has become much more consistent and evolved from the “200 meter guy.”

Coming into the season, he only had four 100-yard receiv-ing games in 39 games, but has matched that total through just 11 games this season.

“He’s explosive,” Wilson said. “He’s done a great job of #g-uring out how to get o% the line quicker and that has made him such a dynamic receiver.”

UA o%ensive coordinator Paul Petrino has also pointed to Hamilton’s quickness as something that makes him stand out among other receivers.

“He has an ability to stop and get out of his breaks,” Petri-

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Cobi Hamilton:A Breakout Performer

In a Dismal Season

Cobi Hamilton:A Breakout Performer

In a Dismal SeasonAndrew Hutchinson

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!ere will be no student camping permitted for the Arkansas versus LSU football game Friday, Nov. 23.

ASG worked with the uni-versity in scheduling two games this year where student camp-ing would be permitted, said Scott Flanagin, director of com-munications and outreach.

!e Kentucky and the Alabama games were the two games designated for student camping. !e LSU game would not be a good game to permit camping, for a couple of rea-sons, Flanagin said.

Student camping is manned by volunteers and it would be very di"cult to #nd many volunteers to register tents on !anksgiving night, Flanagin said.

Even if camping was per-mitted for this game, many stu-dents said they probably would not have stayed on campus to camp out !ursday night.

A lot of students will prob-ably go home for !anksgiving break, said Hannah Reis, soph-omore international relations major.

“If we had the season we had last year, I would have stayed for the game,” said Emily Jacobson, sophomore biochemistry ma-jor.

With the season we had this year, this game is not as big a deal — but it is still the LSU game, said Ashton Pohlman, sophomore kinesiology major.

A lot of students will prob-ably go home for the beginning of the break and then come back for the game, Reis said.

“My family lives three hours away and we are still planning on coming back for the game,” Reis said.

With Arkansas hosting the LSU game at home this year, the Residence Halls will stay open over !anksgiving Break, Fla-nagin said.

“!is will be very new for all of us,” Flanagin said. Usually !anksgiving is a big holiday that most students like to spend with their families, Flanagin said.

It’s hard to know how many students will end up staying in town for the game, he said.

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Some fans still plan to at-tend the Louisiana State Uni-versity game despite !anks-giving break and the Hogs’ dismal season.

Tradition is important, they said.

A$er the LSU game in Oc-tober 30, 1909, Football coach Hugo Bezdez called the Ar-kansas players, “a wild band of Razorback hogs” a$er a 16-0 victory. !e Cardinal mascot was changed to a Razorback a$er the student body voted in 1910, according to the athletics website.

!e rivalry between Ar-kansas and LSU is a treasured one. !e teams #rst played each other in 1901 and have played 54 times since then. LSU leads the series 34-20, according to the bleacherreport.com.

For many students, the chance to watch a rivalry game will keep them in town over the break.

“I’ve been a Razorback fan my whole life, and it’s been a tradition to watch it,” said Jes-sica Harmon, freshman early childhood development major. “It’s my #rst year here so I want to experience it.”

!e rivalry game is also known as the Battle for the Golden Boot because of the boot-like shape the two states form on a map. !is series be-gan in 1996, and the winner of the game receives possession of a 174 pound, 24-karat gold tro-phy that is believed to be one of the heaviest trophies awarded in a college football rivalry game, according to the bleach-erreport.com.

Trash talk by fans and play-ers resulting in cheap shots and #ghts on the #eld character-ize this rivalry. Large fan bases from both schools and the yearly meeting with bowl im-

plications o$en on the line also contribute to a heated matchup.

“I’m a big football fan,” said Katie Johnson, junior nursing major. “I really don’t like LSU, and I hope we beat them be-cause it would be a really good end to our season. It’s always a good game because of the ri-valry.”

!roughout the years, the matchup has produced what some consider to be the most exciting games in college football history. Mir-acle at Markham, Miracle at Markham II and the 2007 triple overtime game in which the unranked Hogs beat No. 1 LSU are some of the most memorable. However, last year’s 41-17 loss with a berth to the national championship on the line, crushed many fans’ high hopes.

While students such as Johnson are close enough to go home for the break and re-turn for the game, some fami-lies are coming to Fayetteville to watch the game and cel-ebrate !anksgiving.

Tyler !ompson, junior biomedical engineering ma-jor, originally from Louisiana, said his family and friends are coming to watch the game.

“I don’t want them to

change our rivalry,” he said. “It’s bigger than ‘Bama. We play LSU later in the year so there is more on the line. All the games have been close so there is always drama.”

Still, some are excited to experience the game because it is in Fayetteville for the #rst time since 1992.

“I think the game will be really fun because it’s the #rst year it’s been in Fayetteville in a really long time,” Johnson said. “It’s worth being in the student section because ev-erybody feeds o% each other’s positive or negative emotion. We can all be or sad together. It builds camaraderie.”

Other students agree.“I think if it was at Little

Rock fewer students would go,” !ompson said. “Your team has to have prospects, but I think we’ll surprise peo-ple by keeping it close.”

However, some students would prefer to spend time with their family over the break rather than stay in town for the game.

“I’m not a big football per-son,” said Chloe Costello, #$h year architecture major. “It’s not like I don’t support them because I’ll probably watch them on TV.”

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!e LSU game should have a positive impact on Fayette-ville’s economy, but a Little Rock city o"cial has said they hope to have the game in Lit-tle Rock again in the future.

!e LSU game had a posi-tive impact on the Little Rock economy in previous years, said Jay Chesshir, president and CEO of the Little Rock Chamber of Commerce.

“Every ball game in Little Rock has a signi#cant eco-nomic impact. Given that ball game is typically been the Friday a$er !anksgiving at a time when folks are o% and traveling and have the oppor-tunity to attend—it’s been a wonderful tradition that we hope we are able to see again in Little Rock in the future,” Chesshir said.

“While we understand the need and the opportunity to have recruits on the Fay-etteville campus—we respect and appreciate and support that—it certainly has been a big economic impact for us, just like any other game that is held here in Little Rock,” he said. “We are going to root for them whether they are play-ing here or there.”

A.J. Jaman, manager of Jim’s Razorback Pizza in Little Rock, said they will see a de-crease in sales on gameday compared to previous years.

“Yeah we de#nitely lost a lot of business with the game moving to Fayetteville,” Ja-man said. “!ere was always a lot of tra"c during that game and it was always a big day for all of the restaurants and business in town.”

!e LSU football game will have a positive impact on the economy of Fayetteville and the surrounding area, said Chung Tan, manager for Economic Development at the Fayetteville City of Com-merce.

!e impact might turn more of a pro#t for Fayette-ville than other regular home games, Chung said.

“LSU is a strong team, ev-eryone will be rooting for the Razorbacks and I expect the turnout will be very good,” Chung said. “Whenever we have a game in town, that means tailgating parties, peo-ple going out a$er the game and just a lot tourists com-ing in—alumni, parents, stu-dents. And usually they come in a group to the city and that de#nitely helps the commu-nity.”

!e game turns more sales for the hotels, restaurants, gas

stations and shopping in gen-eral, Chung said.

Many have concerns that the !anksgiving holiday might decrease the number of people coming to the game, and therefore the resulting sales, but Chung said she be-lieves the impact of !anks-giving might actually be a good thing.

“My best guess would be to say attendance will most likely even out,” Chung said. “But for the people we will lose to the holiday — people who are going home — will also gain those people that are here for thanksgiving and any family that come in town. !at might increase the num-ber of people who are able to attend the game.”

Dustin Caler, Manager of the Hog Haus Brewing Co. on Dickson said they are glad to see the LSU game come to Fayetteville this year.

“It’s welcome business on a holiday weekend that is usu-ally dead,” Caler said.

Hotels are almost fully booked for the weekend of the game, multiple hotels re-port.

“We only have a few rooms le$, but the booking is pretty much consistent with a regu-lar home game,” said Destani Childress from the Fair#eld Inn in Fayetteville.

Change in Venue, Boost in Economy

McKenna Gallagher Sta" PhotographerJodi Unger shops at local boutique Something Urban on Dickson Street Wednesday Nov. 14.

Local police department o"cials do not expect to en-counter any problems during the Arkansas Razorbacks and the LSU Tigers football game Nov. 23.

!e Fayetteville Police De-partment and UAPD are treat-ing !e Battle for the Golden Boot as they would any other game day, police said.

“Nothing will really change from what we do for any other game,” said Sgt. Craig Stout, Fayetteville Police public in-formation o"cer. “!e only di%erence between this and any other game is the team, and the game is taking place on a Friday rather than a Sat-urday.”

!e only problem with the game relocating is that it might have a%ected some o"cers’ !anksgiving holiday plans which wasn’t a problem in the past, Stout said.

“So, some of the guys may have had their !anksgiv-ing plans thrown a kink into (them),” Stout said.

Like usual, Fayetteville po-lice o"cers will be directing

tra"c at major intersections to and from the stadium, Stout said.

“Our department is pri-marily responsible for the ar-eas surrounding the stadium at the major intersections--Martin Luther King and Ra-zorback, 15th and Razorback, 540 and Martin Luther King, Garland and North,” Stout said. “!e major intersections to and from the stadium, we always man those posts and try to help people get to and from the stadium and easily as possible.”

Some Fayetteville police of-#cers will be on bike patrol in the university heights neigh-borhood, directly to the west of the stadium, to make sure fans are parking in the correct locations, Stout said. Other of-#cers will be assigned to patrol inside the stadium or as es-corts for the teams.

“It’s just business as usual for a ball game day,” Stout said.

UAPD o"cials said they have not made any changes to their plans for this game.

“We are not changing any-thing outside of what we nor-mally do for the LSU game,” said UAPD Capt. Kathryn Huddler.

Police Departments Don’t Predict Problems During LSU Game

The Arkansas football team has had more losses than wins, and students are skeptical to whether Arkan-sas can pull off a win against one of the best teams in the country.

Most student opinions revolve around the idea that LSU will beat Arkansas this year. They say that with the coupling of a new coach and frequent losses, Arkansas has no chance.

“I’m pretty sure LSU will win. Arkansas has showed themselves and it seems they’re not the team we used to know,” said Seth Wis-niewsky, a sophomore in Fulbright college.

Hoyt Purvis, a journal-ism professor, gave his as-sessment of this weekend’s game.

“Lately, everything seems to point to LSU, but then again, anything could hap-

pen,” he said. Ben Hart shared that

view.“LSU will for sure win.

Our team has become dys-functional with the new coach, John L. Smith dealing with many issues behind the

scenes, but he is working to balance the team. I think a few outstanding recruits are necessary in order for the UA football team to step-up,” Hart said.

Most students on campus

are anxious to see what this weekend’s game will bring. Because the football team is not doing as well as last year, students and fans, do not seem that enthusiastic. Most are looking forward to their Thanksgiving feasts, instead.

Students Predict Loss for Down Hogs Team

Louisiana State UniversityLocation: Baton Rouge, LAFootball National Championship Titles: 3Established: 1860Mascot: Mike the Tiger

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backpacks, fanny packs and camera bags will not be allowed in the stadium. Purses are allowed if they meet certain size requirements and will be checked upon entry.

stadium will be closed to pedestrians because of

construction of the new football building.

ticket holders to assign their tickets to someone else. Fans using e-tickets have the option to print o" their tickets at home.

are now able to accept

credit cards and debit cards that can be read without entering a PIN number.

at the AT&T Fan Zone will be opened to the public and more kids’ games and activities will be added.

Reporting by Jaime Dunaway

Rules for Razorback Stadium

Amanda MaziliContributing Writer

“Lately, everything seems to point to LSU... anything could happen.”

Hoyt PurvisJournalism Professor


Companion Editor: Nick BrothersAssistant Companion Editor: Shelby Gill

“Making Your Journey Worthwhile”

UA students are no strangers to football frenzy, and the battle for the Golden Boot is football frenzy in its prime. !e bottom half of the boot represents the LSU Tigers and the students who feel a sense of loyalty and pride for their team.

LSU senior Sam Pitre became a fan of LSU long before he became a student there.

“LSU was everything to the fam-ily,” he said. Pitre grew up watch-ing the games with his cousins and uncles, who encouraged him to go to LSU a"er attending the games dur-ing high school, he said. !e band al-ways marches uphill an hour before

kicko# as fans watch, he said.“I remember growing up, coming

down the hill was a huge tradition,” Pitre said.

Pitre has been optimistic about LSU’s season this year.

“We almost expect to win because of the talent we have,” he said. He said the coaching sta# is doing what it needs to do to get by this year, and the team practices and works out daily.

“When we had (Coach Nick) Sa-ban, we killed teams; he did more than he had to,” Pitre said. “We have such potential, but we’re lacking in development because of our last two quarterbacks.”

Pitre said that many students

A"er a tough loss in Columbia, S.C., Arkansas wide receiver Javontee Herndon sent out a tweet saying, “No matter how this season goes I'll never give up.” Twitter gives fans unprecedented access to the lives of athletes. !e athletic department as a whole is tech savvy, with even Athletic Director Je# Long and coach John L. Smith with accounts. Past hogs, like tight end DJ Williams, have had a strong social media presence both in college and in the NFL.

Current Hogs like Cobi Hamilton, Knile Davis, Tevin Mitchell and Ty-ler Wilson all have popular accounts. Some, like Wilson and Hamilton, have more than 15,000 followers. !e best accounts are at times serious, at times funny and o"en reminding people that these are college kids who just happen to be world-class athletes.

Black Friday? One of the most pro$table days for big businesses in the country. LSU vs. Arkansas? Well, its only one of many popular annual games on the SEC calendar. Which one is more important to the students of the University of Arkansas? I took my query to the streets.

“Family should be the real reason why we head back during !anksgiv-ing break, but football is football,” said Brad Williams, freshman nurs-ing student. Like many other stu-dents who head back home during !anksgiving, Brad does it for fam-ily, with football as an incredible bo-nus. When asked who would win the game, Brad answered with a resound-ing “woo pig sooie!”

In addition to the obvious empha-sis on family, !anksgiving weekend has a dark history, too. It’s the only time of year an individual can lose their life in search of a brand-new television. Black Friday, the day af-ter !anksgiving, is littered with the hordes of eager shoppers who are willing to literally take the lives of those who stand in their way. A sad reality is the fact that a handful of people actually lose their lives during the commercial event. From pushing older folks out the way to murder via trampling, Black Friday shoppers are a relentless group of people.

In the name of !anksgiving, I asked a handful of individuals wheth-er they would have the heart to push an elderly woman out of their way in pursuit of a brand new Xbox.

Kevin Cooper, sophomore engi-neering student, answered

with a calm and col-lected “no.” He said

that taking a per-son’s life is never

on his agenda — even in

pursuit of video game

merchan-dise. In

a d d i -t i o n

to be-ing a fan

of the recently released “Call of

Duty: Black Ops 2” and owner of

Microso"’s Xbox 360, it should mean

a lot to hear that Mr. Cooper wouldn’t take

the lives of the innocent while on the prowl for

the greatest deals of the year.!e irony present in the

situation is astounding: Literally right a"er slicing open a delectable turkey baked down to the core with stu#-ing and spices while gobbling down pounds of pumpkin and sweet potato pie, individuals are willing to camp out in front of their local Best Buy that very same evening in anticipa-tion of the following day’s sales. Talk about dedication.

However, a"er listening to what

Loyalty and Passion Dominate LSU Fans

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Razorbacks on Twitter

Cobi Hamilton@CobiHam11Wide Receiver

Hamilton may just have the best account of any Razorback. His tweets cover everything, from football to rapper Lil! Boosie. Hamilton!s personality shines through his account. Hamilton tweets a lot of song lyrics, from Yo Gotti to Webbie. He is best known for using the hashtag #freeboosie. Even if you have doubts about Boosie!s innocence, Hamilton!s account is still entertaining.

Dennis Johnson@King_Johnson 33Running Back

Johnson has had a fairly decent season at running back, and he tweets as hard as he runs. Johnson has stayed posi-

that. You can see Johnson working hard every day, but he comes across like a regular kid.

Knile Davis@BoobieKnile_EraRunning Back

Knile Davis runs one of the most popular Razorback ac-counts, with over 22,000 followers. Followers who have been with Davis for a while have gotten a chance to see him work to overcome his injury from last season, and you have to respect him for it. His character comes through, from tweeting about working hard in practice to sending out prayers to South Carolina!s Marcus Lattimore after a devastating knee injury a few weeks ago.

Kniles Davis @BoobieKnile_EraA Belief takes total concentration...if u want it u gotta c it with a clear eye view!!!

Tevin Mitchell@TevinMitchell8Cornerback

sending out multiple tweets a day. Through his tweets, you can clearly see that Mitchell!s priorities lie in football and family. After a head injury during the Louisiana-Monroe game, a wave of support came to Mitchell through Twitter.

Tevin Mitchell @TevinMitchell8

a lot if fun. And when you have fun, you can do amazing things!

Tyler Wilson@Tyler_Wilson8Quarterback

As arguably the team!s best player, you would expect -

mance. It!s all business for Wilson, however. He rarely tweets, and when he does, his tweets are pretty boring. Just like his

Tyler Wilson @Tyler_Wilson8Gameday!! #WPS be there

Kiero Small@KieroSmall36Fullback

Small suffered a season-ending injury, but he has kept up

and his hometown of Baltimore. Small, like Dennis Johnson

Razorback who can be seen getting back to work after an injury, which is an interesting story for fans to watch.

Kiero Small @KieroSmall36

Always have taken everything in stride tuck the chin and keep rolling with the punches .. Stressing and worrying ain!t my style

Brey Cook@breycook74Offensive Tackle

Cook is the team!s Twitter comedian. His tweets range in subject from Hope Solo to Assassin!s Creed to life on The Hill. Recently, on Oct. 21, Cook live-blogged an entire day spent sleeping, tweeting out where and how well he was sleeping on a bye week.

Brey Cook @breycook74

I have $110 of parking tickets this semester. Does anyone know if Arvest will break a $110 check in quarters nickels and dimes?

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Cobi Hamilton @CobiHam11Any kid comes dress like Cobi Hamilton gets the whole bowl...spread the word lol

Dennis Johnson @King_Johnson 33I will go to war with any of my team members... #RazorbackFootball

STUDENT PROFILE



I am from south Louisiana, so the LSU game has a special place in my heart. One, because I like to trash talk with my LSU friends, and two, because of the wonderful memories I have made attending and watching the game with my dad. In my family, the perfect mix of fun and eating is the LSU game.

Southern Louisiana taught me two things: how to eat and how to have fun. In my family, we do not start planning any event before $guring out the menu, so a true LSU tailgating experience would not be real without a Cajun rec-ipe. My mom came up with recipe while trying think of a new lower-calorie, yet

very Cajun meal. !is recipe will help make your LSU game day a mix of au-thentic food and lots of game-day fun. In

the words of my Cajun ancestors, “laissez les bon temps roulez,” or “let the good times roll!”

Fayetteville is hailed by many to have the most active and exciting drinking scene in all of northwest Arkansas, spe-ci$cally on Dickson street, where bars line both sides of the street and people come from all over the state. But most people, including locals, do not know the hidden gems outside of the Dickson vicinity where the deals are the best, the drinks are a variety of sorts and the space is open to avoid overcrowding.

One of the newest bar additions to Fayetteville is the Stolen Glass, which opened just a couple of months ago. !e bar was built a"er !ea Morril and Paul Baldwin signed the lease and began renovations in the inside of the build-ing. Now, there are plenty of seats and an upper deck within the con$nes of the structure where people can relax, social-ize and drink.

“We want to create something cool for Fayetteville,” Morril said to the Fay-etteville Flyer. “A place that’s fun, that a lot of di#erent people can feel comfort-able in.”

Located at 40 E. Center St., the bar is 3,500 square feet with a large stage for bands to play every Friday and Saturday night as well as a spacious area for people to come out and dance and meet other locals. According to the bar’s website, they will have bands of every genre and style, so there is no telling what kind of show is happening.

“We just want to provide another place for good bands to showcase their music,” Morril said to the Fayetteville Flyer. From DJs to full live bands, the Stolen Glass will surely attract customers of all di#erent musical tastes.

But the bar is not limited to music on the weekend. During the week, they plan on having special deals for various reasons throughout the week. !ey plan on starting “Brew and Views” for sports games, during Monday Night Football and occasional UFC matches. Each game can be viewed on big, high-de$nition TVs surrounding the interior of the bar.

Every Tuesday is open mic night, where musicians, poets, comedians and the like can come and showcase their tal-ent to the public.

!e bar also has one of the best happy hours in Fayetteville. From 4-7 p.m., Bud Lights are only $1.75 — they are usually $2 every day — and domestic long necks and dra"s are only $2. In addition to the Bud Light, they have Shocktop in the

evening for only $2. Most evenings, they serve $3 wells all night. On Wednesday nights, happy hour is all night long, and !ursdays are Ladys’ half-price night with karaoke to top o# the evening. If deals are a must-have, then the Stolen Glass has some of the best in town.

But what truly sets this bar apart from all the others — besides their location — is that this bar has free wi$ for anyone and free pool all day. One of the quintes-

sential drinking activities for any regular drinker is to play a game of pool with friends and to share pitcher of the best brew around. Perhaps most of all, the bar provides free parking outside for paying customers. As Dickson street continues to demand more and more fees to park, Fayetteville locals are looking for places to drink without the hassle of paying parking fees.

If Dickson Street seems like it is start-ing to lose its allure, then perhaps spend this weekend in the Square. Check out the Stolen Glass and the many other bars around the area — each have their own perks and attitudes.

For more information on the Stolen Glass, check out their website at www.thestolenglass.com or their Facebook group for the most update information on deals, shows and games.

Shaylyn Boyle Sta" PhotographerCo-owner Paul Baldwin stands in front of the Stolen Glass bar Nov. 13; Stolen Glass is located on the square o" of Center St, and Baldwin owns it with !ea Morrill.

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“We want to create something cool for Fayetteville. A place that’s fun, that a lot of di"erent people can feel comfortable in.”

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choose to go to LSU solely because it is a football school and they want to be a part of it. Everyone gets involved in the games, and how the football team does can dominate the atmosphere on cam-pus, he said.

“When we lose, you’re down,” he said. “If we win, you’re winning for the week.”

As is the case with the UA, tailgating is a big deal at LSU, Pitre said.

He remembers watching LSU beat the Razorbacks with his cousins during his freshman year a"er two overtimes and seeing everyone get so absorbed in the competition and victory of the Tigers.

“!ey talk about (LSU football) in the papers,” he said. “It’s kind of like our poli-tics.”

Pitre said that the Battle for the Gold-en Boot game is worth the trip to Fayette-ville to see.

About the results of the upcoming game, Pitre said, “Arkansas always gives us trouble, so it’s hard to predict.”

RJ Morris, UA football team member and kinesiology major, had to say, there may still be hope for any of our senior citizens who take it upon themselves to attend the extravaganza every year. RJ, having attended both the “Assas-sin’s Creed III” and “Call of Duty: Black Ops 2” midnight releases, said that a"er he eats all of that pie, he’s going to take a good, long rest and watch the LSU game, of course. Much needed rest, I’d say, considering this man’s dedication to the game.

In addition, despite the fact that a large number of individuals are decid-ing to go home for the weekend, some actually decide to remain on campus — normally those who have come to the UA from another country or faraway state. Of these, I managed to get a hold of a $rst-year law student, who preferred to remain anonymous, who planned to take it upon herself to study feverishly for her upcoming $nals amidst the hub-

bub of !anksgiving and Black Friday. She did mention how much time would be allotted to relaxing with close friends as well, but the amount time was not speci$ed — goes to show that not every-one on campus will be having a “break.”

When it comes to deciding wheth-er to watch the LSU game or endure the crowds of Black Friday, many may choose either one, or even both, but whatever you decide … please preserve the health of our senior citizens.

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Sports Editor: Kristen CoppolaAssistant Sports Editor: Haley Markle

It’s 175 pounds of 24-karat gold. But to the people of Lou-isiana and Arkansas, it is so much more than that.

Yes, it’s the Golden Boot and its name is spoken with reverent awe, especially in the grand ole state of Arkan-sas, where, honestly, nothing means more. !e LSU game is de"nitely the most important, and arguably the only, contin-ually played rivalry game for Arkansas.

“It is a symbol of how im-portant college football is to us as a people,” said my sister

Sarah, a lifelong Arkansas fan who has been present at the LSU-Arkansas game eight times in the past 13 years.

Eleven weeks of the foot-ball season all lead up to a game that changes everything for residents of the two states.

Arkansas and LSU "rst met in 1901, a game played in Ba-ton Rouge that LSU won 15-0. !e two teams have met a total of 57 times. Arkansas is 20-35-2 all time in the series.

!e rivalry has only been played in Fayetteville once, in 1992 — the Hogs’ inaugu-ral year in the Southeastern Conference. !at game ended in a 30-6 victory for the Hogs, meaning that the Razorbacks are undefeated against LSU in Fayetteville.

!e Golden Boot was not awarded until 1996, meaning that this 2012 game will mark the "rst time the Golden Boot is awarded in Fayetteville.

It is undeniable that this rivalry is bigger for Arkansas fans than it is for LSU fans.

“We don’t even consider Arkansas to be much of a ri-

valry,” said Nick Crifasi, a Ba-ton Rouge native who went to high school in Little Rock and is now a junior at LSU. “I think most people would consider Arkansas to be behind Ala-bama, Florida and Auburn in terms of how big of a rivalry this is for us.”

However, Crifasi did say that how close this game has been in recent years makes some LSU fans more aware of the rivalry. And for him personally, considering his Arkansas ties, it is the “most important game on the sched-ule.”

!at is largely because he has a bet with one of his friends from high school, Conner Grummer, who is a junior here at Arkansas. Af-ter the 2010 Arkansas victory, Nick had to shave his head. And a#er the LSU victory last season, Conner had to walk around Fayetteville for a full a week in an LSU shirt.

From 2005-2009 this game was decided by a total of 11 points in four games. Since the advent of the SEC Cham-

pionship game in 1992, one of these two teams has played in eight of the 20 championship games. !e Golden Boot has been awarded 16 times: 10 times to LSU and six times to Arkansas.

In recent years, this game has provided many of the most memorable moments for Arkansas fans. !e 2002 game in Little Rock — the original Miracle on Markham — is one of the most famous games in Razorback football history.

!e Hogs were down 14-20 with 34 seconds remaining in the game when Matt Jones and company marched down the "eld from the Hogs’ own 19-yard line. !e drive was only three snaps long and ended in a 31-yard Jones touchdown pass to DeCori Birmingham.

A#er the game-winning extra point, the CBS camera panned over to a sign reading “Couldn’t Be Sweeter” (spell-ing out CBS vertically and referencing our Sugar Bowl hopes that year).

!at sign was made by my cousins and me. And from

personal experience, I can tell you it is true. !ere is abso-lutely nothing sweeter than defeating LSU for a Razorback fan of my generation. It is the goal every year. We could lose every game but if we beat LSU, somehow all is forgiven (kind of).

Many other memora-ble games have taken place throughout this series. I still get goose bumps watching replays of Darren McFadden, Felix Jones and Peyton Hillis bringing total and complete shock to Tiger Stadium in 2007.

!at triple-overtime win by unranked Arkansas over No. 1 LSU is still, to this day, my favorite game in Arkansas history.

!is game usually has postseason implications, it is almost always close and no general rules apply. Nothing goes the way you think it is going to.

Emotions run wild: just ask Bobby Petrino how he felt about Les Miles this time a year ago or watch Houston

Nutt and Darren McFadden’s post game interviews from 2007. !is game means so much to Arkansas. Bringing home that Golden Boot is a humongous source of pride for players, fans and coaches alike.

As I sat, hands in my face and tears in my eyes, in the middle of the LSU student section in Tiger Stadium this time one year ago, I realized more deeply than ever that this was the big show for us. It didn’t matter to me that it was just one more win for those corn-dog-smelling LSU fans; it was everything to me.

“It doesn’t matter if they’re number one and we’re num-ber 121, all bets are o$ when we walk into that stadium,” my wise little sister said. “Ev-erything the season has taught us goes right out the window. LSU is just di$erent.”

Liz Beadle is a sta! writer for !e Arkansas Traveler. Her column appears every other week. Follow the sports section on Twitter @UATravSports.

Golden Boot of Immeasurable Importance to Hog Fans

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COMMENTARY

Since 1994, LSU and Arkan-sas have traveled between Little Rock and Baton Rouge, La., to play football. Before this tradi-tion, however, LSU visited Fay-etteville to challenge Arkansas.

LSU played against the Ra-zorbacks in Fayetteville for the last time in 1992. In this match-up, the Hogs dominated the game and won 30-6.

!e Razorbacks joined the Southeastern Conference in 1991, making the 1992 game the "rst and only time the Ra-

zorbacks played LSU in Fayette-ville while in the same confer-ence. !is also marked the "rst of the annual matchups of the two teams.

Going into the game, the Hogs had a poor season with a 2-7-1 record, 2-4-1 in the SEC. LSU maintained a similarly bad 2-8 season, 1-7 in the SEC prior to their last loss of the season to UA.

!is season was the same season Arkansas lost to !e Citadel in their "rst game of the year. Upon the loss, head coach Jack Crowe was "red and the UA promoted defensive coordi-nator Joe Kines to be the inter-im head coach for the season.

One advantage of the Hogs playing LSU in Fayetteville in 2012 is the larger number of spectators who are able to "t in Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium.

However, at 3:00 p.m., Nov. 27, 1992, 32,721 people attend-ed the rivalry game -- the low-est attendance of the season, in-cluding War Memorial Stadium games. Razorback Stadium of 1992 held 52,680 at maximum capacity.

!ere is chance that atten-dance for the upcoming game could be equally dismal.

ESPN broadcast the game as the only ESPN broadcast for Arkansas football that year.

LSU Tigers Return to !e Hill After 20 YearsTamzen TumlisonSta! Writer

Passing O!ense:Tyler Wilson and LSU’s

Zach Mettenberger will face o$ in the regular-season "na-le. Mettenberger has the ability to throw the ball all over the "eld, but accuracy has been an issue at times. Arkansas wide receiver Cobi Hamilton will need to create a matchup problem once again for the Hogs to be e$ective. Looking at what both o$enses and op-posing secondaries are capable of, I see this matchup very even coming in.Advantage: Even

Rushing O!ense:LSU has the ability to run

three very talented running backs in and out of the game. !eir leading rusher, Jeremy Hill, slightly edges out the other two in rushing total on the season. LSU is ranked 37th overall in the nation for their rushing attack. Arkansas has been running the ball better as of late. With all the NFL-caliber talent that LSU has on the defensive side of the ball, it could be a rough go for the Hogs.Advantage: LSU

Passing Defense:Neither team was very ef-

fective in stopping the pass last week. A lot of youth and busted coverages are a pos-sibility for this weekend’s matchup. LSU’s Zach Metten-berger has been inconsistent most of the year, but he threw for 273 yards on the Bulldog’s secondary. Arkansas will give up some big plays as well, and both sides must create turn-overs to win this matchup.Advantage: LSU

Rushing Defense:LSU is big, athletic and

very instinctive. !e whole defensive line and linebacker crew is able to attack the ball and force opponents into long yardage situations. Arkansas is on the small end when it comes to Southeastern Con-ference defensive lines, so they will need to play bigger to have a chance. LSU has more talent and will display it’s dominance in rush defense.Advantage: LSUSpecial Teams:

!is section can come down to the two punters, Dylan Breeding and Brad Wing. Both players have the ability to %ip the "eld and give their team an added advan-tage. Both teams must look to avoid the big play from the

other. Arkansas hasn’t been very explosive this year. LSU typically has good luck in the return game against the Hogs, and I feel they will "nd a way to exploit that this year as well.Advantage: LSU

Coaching:Les Miles has his Tigers at

the top of the SEC once again. Arkansas is limping through this year just waiting to hear who the new coaching sta$ will be. LSU is in the running for a BCS bowl once again, and they have created a cul-ture down there of which most teams in the country are envi-ous.Advantage: LSU

Overall:LSU is the better team in al-

most every aspect of the game. Arkansas still has a powerful o$ense, but they haven’t put together a complete game all season. LSU has way more NFL-level talent on their ros-ter, but Arkansas has some guys who will be playing to try and improve their dra# stock as well. I look for LSU to roll with a 35-10 victory in Arkan-sas’ "nal game of the season.Advantage: LSU

Hogs vs. Tigers Golden Boot Game PredictionsZack WheelerSta! Writer

A#er a loss in the National Championship game last sea-son, LSU had high hopes for the 2012 season. !e Tigers were coming o$ a 13-1 record and 8-0 record in regular-sea-son Southeastern Conference play.

!e 13-0 regular season re-cord by the Tigers was the "rst ever in school history. Head coach Les Miles and the Tigers were ready for another repeat season, were ready to earn back the national title, and they had everything going for them.

LSU was going to be a top-notch contender, alongside Al-abama for the second straight season.

!ey had quarterback Zach Mettenberger, running back Michael Ford and wide receiver Odell Beckham all returning from the previous season. LSU also had Heisman "nalist, cor-nerback Tyrann Mathieu — better known as “Honey Bad-ger” — returning.

!e Honey Badger was awarded the Chuck Bednarik Award in 2011. !e award is given to the best defensive play-er in college football.

All the hype of the “Honey Badger” went down the drain when he was dismissed from the team over the summer. Ru-mors spread that he would be able to return to the team for the 2013-14 season.

!ose rumors were dimin-ished when Mathieu was arrest-

ed for possession of marijuana in October.

Without Mathieu, the Ti-gers have gone 8-2 on the sea-son and ranked No. 7 in the BCS poll a#er week 11. !eir two losses have come from No. 6 Florida and No. 4 Alabama.

!ey are still in the run-ning to represent the west in the SEC Champion-ship game, but for the Tigers to represent the West in Atlanta, Alabama would have to lose to Au-burn, who does not have a win in the SEC this season.

L S U is being led by Me tte n -b e r g e r , Hill and Beckham. Me t t e n -b e r g e r h a s t h r o w n for 1,990 yards and 10 touch-downs with four interceptions. Hill has rushed for 477 yards on 92 carries for six touchdowns. Beckham has 34 re-ceptions for 548 yards and two touchdowns.

LSU has wins over Texas A&M, South Carolina and Missis-sippi State, who, at the time of the game, were ranked No. 18, No. 3 and No. 21, respectively.

LSU’s "nal regular-season game will take place in Fayette-ville when the Tigers take on the Razorbacks. !e Tigers will be playing in Fayetteville for the "rst time since 1992.

If the Tigers can close out this game with a win, they will

be competing for a BCS bowl game,

alongside other SEC schools A l a b a m a , G e o r g i a , South Caro-lina and Florida.

!e LSU Tigers: Life After the Honey BadgerJessie McMullenSta! Writer


!Balanced Rushing AttackLSU has a horde of running backs at its disposal, all with di$erent talents. Whether it’s Jeremy Hill, who was "#h on the depth chart prior to the season, but

now takes the bulk of the carries, Kenny Hilliard, Michael Ford or Spencer Ware, the Tigers backs are dangerous. A competent ground game will need to break down the Arkansas defense to set up for a solid passing day for Mettenberger.

"Intercept Tyler WilsonArkansas senior quarterback Tyler Wilson is good. !e Ra-zorbacks will throw the ball plenty of times and Wilson will probably throw for over 200 yards, as he’s done in nearly

every game he’s played this season. But if LSU is really “Defensive Back University” as it claims, it will need some picks from the star-studded secondary to make a big impact in this game. Wilson threw two interceptions against Rutgers, Texas A&M, Ole Miss and South Carolina. !e Tigers should be able to force him to do the same against them.

#Stop Arkansas Early!e Razorbacks have been putting points on the board early most of the season. In the "rst quarter, Arkansas has outscored its opponents by a combined score of 89-

35. !e last thing LSU will want to do on the road in a rivalry game is get down early and play from behind. If the Tigers can get a lead quickly, the game will be over by the end of the "rst quarter. If not, it may be closer than some LSU fans would like.

$ Remember LSU is Fighting for a Good Bowl — Arkansas Has Nothing to LoseArkansas has nothing to lose. LSU is working to "nish out its season with only two losses, but the Razorbacks

won’t be bowling this year without some sort of miracle. !at’s a scary prospect for the Tigers. With nothing to lose, don’t be sur-prised if you see Arkansas leaving it all on the "eld, while LSU will have to avoid taking a pedestrian approach to the game.

%Mettenberger Must Show UpIt took until November, but it looks as if LSU junior quarterback Zach Mettenberger has "nally arrived. As of Nov. 15, it’s been three games since Mettenberger

threw an interception. A#er a dismal 11-of-29, 97-yard per-formance at Texas A&M, Mettenberger has thrown for his two highest yard totals in the last two weeks against Alabama and Mississippi State. If he can’t pick apart Arkansas’ underachiev-ing secondary, he’s got a problem.

Albert BurfordLSU Daily Reveille

Five Keys to an LSU Win

Traveler Archive

Traveler Archive

Traveler Archive!is photo ran in the Dec. 2, 1992 issue of !e Arkansas Traveler after the Razorbacks beat the Tigers 30-6 in Fayetteville.

HAMILTON continued from page 1no said. “!at’s what separates the good from the great, who can get separation at the top of their routes.”

With the graduation of Adams, Childs and Wright, Hamilton has vaulted into the num-ber-one role. More than a third of Wilson’s completions this season have been to Hamil-ton.

“It’s important to have one receiver that you have a really good relationship with, so when you’re in trouble, you can get it in their hands,” Wilson said. “!at’s Cobi for me.”

!e relationship between Wilson and Hamilton can be traced back several months before the season to the “countless hours we met on the hot turf, which carried over to fall camp and that carried over to the season,” Hamilton said.

Despite going up against the opposing team’s top defender and sometimes facing double teams, he has still managed to put up big numbers. He now holds the UA single-season records for receptions, with 80, and re-ceiving yards, with 1,237, which he set earlier this season.

Against Rutgers, Hamilton hauled in 303 receiving yards, breaking a UA and Southeast-ern Conference single-game record.

School records for career receptions and receiving yards are also seemingly within reach. He only needs 4 receptions and 179 receiving yards against LSU to pass Jarius Wright for "rst in UA history.

Wright, who is now in the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings, has taken notice.

“It’s good to see the lil bro @CobiHam11

breaking my records. I’ve watched him grow into a premier player,” Wright tweeted before Arkansas played South Carolina.

Other awards have started coming in. He was the SEC co-O$ensive Player of the Week a#er playing Rutgers. He was named to the Maxwell Award Watch List. Most recently, he was named one of 10 semi"nalists for the Biletniko$ Award, which is awarded to the country’s best wide receiver.

Finishing StrongHamilton is moving up the record books,

but Arkansas’ season has not gone the way he, nor anyone else, expected. A#er rising to a No. 8 ranking in the AP poll, their record has fallen to 4-7 overall and 2-5 in the SEC, meaning they will not make a bowl game for the "rst time since 2008.

“It’s been like a roller coaster ride,” Hamil-ton said. “You want to feel like you’re on top of the world (a#er big games), but a#er tough losses, you have your lows.”

!e losses haven’t deterred him, though. He will continue to work as he has since high school and enjoy his remaining time as a Ra-zorback before graduating, not necessarily focusing on the records he could potentially break.

“I just go out there and compete, that’s what it comes down to on Saturdays. Make plays and have fun,” Hamilton said. “I want to "nish the season well and enjoy being with my teammates. Whatever numbers I end up with, that’s just what it is.”


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!Protect Tyler WilsonYet again, Arkansas will be facing a team that sacks the quarterback a lot. !is will be the sixth time they have faced a team ranked in the top 25 in the country for

total sacks. A#er 10 games, LSU has 26 sacks, which is tied for 25th most. !e o$ensive line for the Razorbacks must keep senior quarterback Tyler Wilson on his feet so he can have a good performance in his last game in Fayetteville. Arkansas’ o$ense starts and stops with Wilson, and if he doesn’t play well, Arkansas typically doesn’t score very many points, which leads to losing.

#Keep Cool HeadsRivalry games are always emotional games, especially when they are competitive. Even when Arkansas has had a down year, they have still been competitive in the

annual Battle for the Golden Boot. In 2008, Arkansas was 4-7 heading into a game against a 7-4 LSU team. Despite not being bowl eligible, they pulled o$ the upset, winning 31-30. With a tight score like this, emotions will be running high. However, if Arkansas expects to have a chance against a highly-ranked LSU team this year, they have to keep calm. Penalties for late hits and unsportsmanlike conduct will give LSU better "eld posi-tion and more opportunities to score.

$ Score in the Red ZoneArkansas’ o$ense has moved the ball well this year, but they stall out once they get inside the 20-yard line. Heading into the Mississippi State game, the Razor-

backs’ 72 percent success rate in the red zone was 106th out of 120 teams in the country. With LSU’s defense only allowing 262.9 yards per game, points will be scarce and Arkansas must capitalize when they get close to the end zone. Turnovers in the red zone, like the fumble against South Carolina, will kill any chance Arkansas has. !ey must come away with at least three, if not seven, points every time they reach the 20-yard line against LSU.

%Pin "em On Deep PuntsSenior punter Dylan Breeding has had a stellar ca-reer at Arkansas. His average of 45.8 yards per punt is seventh-best in the country. He has also pinned teams

inside the 20-yard line 15 times this season. LSU’s defense will inevitably force Arkansas to punt several times, and when they do, Breeding needs to pin the Tigers deep in their own terri-tory. In a game where scoring will be at a premium, the longer LSU must go to score, the more likely it is that Arkansas’ de-fense can stop them.

Andrew HutchinsonSta! Writer

Five Keys to a Razorback Win

"Win "ird Downs!e Razorbacks have only converted on 36.8 percent of their third-down opportunities, which is 86th in the country. LSU has also struggled on third downs,

only converting 41.6 percent of the time. !e di$erence will be which defense allows the most third-down conversions. !e Tigers are 10th in the country in third-down defense while Ar-kansas is 54th. !e Razorbacks need to "nd a way to move the ball on third downs against LSU’s stout defense in order to keep drives alive. !e longer their drives last, the more tired LSU’s defense will be, making them susceptible to big plays by senior wide receiver Cobi Hamilton or senior running back Dennis Johnson.


RAZORBACK FAN CODE OF CONDUCTRazorback fans are the best of the best. ! ey model this by loudly supporting the Razor-backs and displaying respect and good sportsmanship toward the visiting team and vis-iting fans. However, the NCAA, SEC, and UA have assigned a high priority to assuring athletic events are conducted in a safe and enjoyable atmosphere which promotes good sportsmanship by spectators, student-athletes, and coaches. We request your coopera-tion by supporting the participants, o" cials and event management sta# in a positive manner.PROHIBITED BEHAVIOR: Spectators are reminded that security personal have author-ity to remove from the stadium, anyone engaged in unsafe or inappropriate conduct including: profanity, racial, sexist, or other abusive or intimidating comments or actions directed at o" cials, event management sta# ,student-athletes, coaches, team representa-tives or other fans. Fighting, smoking in public areas and drunkenness will not be toler-ated. ! rowing of any objects in the stadium is forbidden. UA policy strictly prohibits anyone from entering the sideline or $ eld without proper credentials.ENFORCEMENT: Violations of any UA athletic event policies are subject to removal from the site of competition, or arrest and/or loss of ticket privileges. ! e University of Ar-kansas reserves the right to remove the ticket holder from the premises if, in the sole opinion of the security personnel, the ticket holder’s conduct endangers or disrupts the environment.

SEC POLICY REGARDING FAN BEHAVIORACCESS TO COMPETITION AREA

In all sports, access to the competition area shall be limited to participating student-athletes, coaches, o" cials, support personnel and properly-credentialed individuals at all times. For the safety of participants and spectators alike, at no time before, during or a% er a contest shall spectators be permitted to enter the competition area. It is the re-sponsibility of each member institution to implement procedures to ensure compliance with this policy.Institutional penalties against individuals who improperly enter the competition area shall include, but not be limited to, expulsion from the facility, arrest for trespassing, and the loss of future ticket privileges. In addition to these three penalties, violators who are students shall be subject to institutional student disciplinary measures.Each institution is responsible for publicizing this policy, as well as the penalties associ-ated with violations, through appropriate means, such as ticket back statements, public address announcements, video/matrix announcements, facility signage and other means available. It is likewise the responsibility of each head coach to publicly discourage spec-tators from entering the playing area at any time.Penalties for institutional violations – In the sports of football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball, at the discretion of the Commissioner: 1st o# ense: an institutional $ ne of $5,000; 2nd o# ense: an institutional $ ne of up to $25,000; 3rd o# ense or sub-sequent o# ense: an institutional $ ne of up to $50,000. If an institution is penalized and subsequently does not have a violation for a period of three years (from the date of the violation), that subsequent violation shall be considered a 2nd o# ense.LANGUAGE/SIGNAGE/CHANTS

! e use by any coach, student-athlete, support personnel or spectator of vulgar, rac-ist, or sexist language or signage is strictly prohibited at all conference competition fa-cilities. Orchestrated verbal chants or foul language directed at visiting student-athletes, coaches, team personnel, orfans are also prohibited. It is the responsibility of each insti-tution to institute procedures to prevent such occurrences, including ticket back state-ments, public address announcement, video/matrix announcements, facility signage and other means available. Institutional penalties against spectators engaging in such behavior shall include, but not be limited to, expulsion from the facility and the loss of future ticket privileges. Penalties against coaches, student-athletes or support personnel are outlined in the NCAA rules for the respective sports and are administered by the competition o" cials.Penalties for institutional violations – On a yearly (by school year) basis and at the dis-cretion of the Commissioner: 1st o# ense: a private or public noti$ cation and reprimand of the institution; 2nd or subsequent: and institutional $ ne of up to $5,000.

directed at o" cials, event management sta# ,student-athletes, coaches, team representa-tives or other fans. Fighting, smoking in public areas and drunkenness will not be toler-ated. ! rowing of any objects in the stadium is forbidden. UA policy strictly prohibits anyone from entering the sideline or $ eld without proper credentials.ENFORCEMENT: Violations of any UA athletic event policies are subject to removal from the site of competition, or arrest and/or loss of ticket privileges. ! e University of Ar-kansas reserves the right to remove the ticket holder from the premises if, in the sole opinion of the security personnel, the ticket holder’s conduct endangers or disrupts the environment.

SEC POLICY REGARDING FAN BEHAVIORACCESS TO COMPETITION AREA

In all sports, access to the competition area shall be limited to participating student-athletes, coaches, o" cials, support personnel and properly-credentialed individuals at all times. For the safety of participants and spectators alike, at no time before, during or a% er a contest shall spectators be permitted to enter the competition area. It is the re-sponsibility of each member institution to implement procedures to ensure compliance with this policy.Institutional penalties against individuals who improperly enter the competition area shall include, but not be limited to, expulsion from the facility, arrest for trespassing, and the loss of future ticket privileges. In addition to these three penalties, violators who are students shall be subject to institutional student disciplinary measures.Each institution is responsible for publicizing this policy, as well as the penalties associ-ated with violations, through appropriate means, such as ticket back statements, public

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November 19, 2012