BTI's Rants and Ramblings: Was 1992-95 UK-Arkansas Rivalry best SEC has ever seen?

Let's be honest, UK and Arkansas have not been relevant rivals for almost 20 years now.  Doesn't mean they haven't played big games.  They have played 3 games where both teams were ranked, played in the SEC Tournament 5 times and for the SEC title game once.  But on a yearly basis, this rivalry has been dead for almost 2 decades.  But for UK fans over the age of 30, the 4 year stretch between 1992 and 1995 between UK and Arkansas was some of the best basketball in the country, and I would argue the best rivalry the SEC has ever seen.  A total of 7 games were played in those 4 years, including 3 in the conference tournament.  Just a quick refresher: January 25th, 1992: #9 Arkansas 105, #8 Kentucky 88 (at Rupp Arena) -Rick Pitino only lost 1 game at Rupp Arena by more than this 17-point drubbing by Arkansas.  Jamal Mashburn only scored 4 points, the fewest he would ever score from that point on at Kentucky.  While Arkansas had a couple Final Fours already to it's resume, this was their first season in the SEC and Kentucky was top dog.  This announced to the league that Arkansas would challenge the Cats for that throne.  Six Razorbacks scored in double figures, led by Lee Mayberry's 23. February 9th, 1993: #14 Arkansas 101, #2 Kentucky 94 (in Fayetteville) March 13th, 1993: #4 Kentucky 92, #14 Arkansas 81 (at Rupp Arena, SEC Tournament) -Kentucky got it's payback from the Fayetteville loss with this win in Rupp at the SEC Tourney.  This was the final year the tournament was played at a team's homecourt and UK took advantage.  Travis Ford had 26 points and this time the Cats did a much better job keeping Williamson under control as Big Nasty only scored 8 points.  This would be the first of 4 straight years the Cats and Hogs would meet in the SEC Tournament, in which UK went 4-0. February 9th, 1994: #3 Arkansas 90, #4 Kentucky 82 (at Rupp Arena) -Kentucky lost to Arkansas in 1992 at Rupp Arena, won 33 straight games at home, and then lost to Arkansas again in 1994.  From December 1991 to February 5th, 1995, Kentucky went 53-2 in Rupp Arena.  Both losses were to Arkansas.  Of course, this UA team would go on to win the national title, and Richardson has often said they needed this win to prove to themselves they could do it.  The Cats led by 15 in the first half but were controlled from there on out, with Scotty Thurman leading the way with 26 points. March 12th, 1994: #10 Kentucky 90, #1 Arkansas 78 (in Memphis, SEC Tournament) -More payback for the Cats over the then top ranked Hogs.  A balanced scoring effort and 16-three pointers led the Cats, as well as a suffocating defense that saw the Razorbacks shoot under 33%.  In fact, Arkansas played 11 guys in that game and NONE shot 50% or above.  Of course, Arkansas would get the final laugh by winning the national title that year while Kentucky would lose in the 2nd round. January 29th, 1995: #9 Arkansas 94, #5 Kentucky 92 (in Fayatteville) March 12th, 1995: #3 Kentucky 95, #5 Arkansas 93 (OT, in Atlanta, SEC Championship) After reading and watching that, would you agree that Kentucky-Arkansas from 1992-95 was the best stretch of rivalry that the SEC has ever seen?