Ever since I can remember, the Saturday before Thanksgiving featured two things: opening of deer season (with a gun) and the MSU vs. Arkansas game.
Prior to 2009, the game with Arkansas was never on TV. Not in 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 and so on. The only game prior to 2009 I remember being on TV was the classic 1998 game.
For whatever reason, this series was not broadcast. That’s pretty good news considering MSU lost every game from 1999-2007, but when the game was in Arkansas it left little doubt what most males in Mississippi would be doing that day: hunting.