Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Arkansas–Arkansas State rivalry

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The result was delete‎. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:09, 24 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Arkansas–Arkansas State rivalry

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None of the references actually mention a rivalry, and there doesn't appear to be any WP:SIGCOV discussing these two teams as rivals. Let'srun (talk) 17:18, 17 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Sports, American football, Basketball, and Arkansas. Let'srun (talk) 17:18, 17 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - The very first reference: Demirel, Evin (3 February 2021). "Inside Story: How Arkansas State vs Arkansas Happened". Best of Arkansas Sports. Retrieved 17 November 2023. — Maile (talk) 20:39, 17 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
That does not look like a reliable source. Conyo14 (talk) 21:49, 17 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Hmmm. Well, then perhaps you could lend a hand and find a reliable source. — Maile (talk) 23:28, 17 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. This appears to be manufactured WP:OR. Teams from these schools were not playing each other in any sport until recently. The sources: First mentions nothing about a rivalry. Second is about a planned football game, the first ever between the two colleges, in 2025, and supposes that it will become a rivaly. Third mentions the word "rivalry", but in relation to other institutions. Fourth isn't a source, it's just stats from 3 women's basketball games over the years; nothing about a rivalry. — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼 22:41, 17 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. User:SMcCandlish hit the nail on the head. The football programs will meet for the first time in two years. This is not a rivalry now, and we don't use a crystal ball to predict that one will develop when the meet in 2025. Cbl62 (talk) 18:26, 21 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per SMcCandlish, Cbl. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 20:37, 21 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.