Unless you are living under a rock, or don't live in Texas or Oklahoma...you know that today officially marks Texas/OU weekend (or if you are from Oklahoma...OU/Texas...but that doesn't sounds as good).
My brother so kindly refers to me as a "bandwagon jumper," but rather than jumping on, I thought I'd educate. So here are a few tidbits to wet your whistle for the big game...although I'm sensing that you'll be wetting your whistle with your favorite cocktail. Some of which may be repetitive for those of you who bleed orange (or red, I guess).
The game, commonly referred to as The Red River Shootout or The Red River Rivalry, was first played in 1900 and is considered to be one of the greatest rivalries...on and off the field. Back in 1900 Oklahoma was actually still a US territory.
The game has been played in Dallas since 1912 because it is about halfway between the two Universities and is considered “neutral” ground. It’s always held during the second week of October during the State Fair of Texas at the hallowed grounds of the Cotton Bowl. A few years ago there was blasphemous talk of moving the game, but in 2007 then Dallas Mayor Laura Miller (and the Dallas taxpayers) made the decision to keep the game in Dallas at the Cotton Bowl through 2015. Whew.
The Cotton Bowl has recently had a much needed $50 million dollar facelift (lit happens to the best of us). It now boasts a new video scoreboard, 16,000 new seats that now make it a true “bowl”, more restrooms, concessions, and new locker rooms. Capacity is now more than 90,000 orange and red fanatics.
Typically the game has no conference or national significance, but does bring about a year's worth of bragging rights…which is sometimes all that matters. This year, however the stakes are high with OU ranked #1 and Texas at #5.
The game starts tomorrow at 11am, but you can bet the pomp and circumstance has already begun.
Hook ‘em horns. (How’s that for bandwagon jumping, Russ?!?!)
My brother so kindly refers to me as a "bandwagon jumper," but rather than jumping on, I thought I'd educate. So here are a few tidbits to wet your whistle for the big game...although I'm sensing that you'll be wetting your whistle with your favorite cocktail. Some of which may be repetitive for those of you who bleed orange (or red, I guess).
The game, commonly referred to as The Red River Shootout or The Red River Rivalry, was first played in 1900 and is considered to be one of the greatest rivalries...on and off the field. Back in 1900 Oklahoma was actually still a US territory.
The game has been played in Dallas since 1912 because it is about halfway between the two Universities and is considered “neutral” ground. It’s always held during the second week of October during the State Fair of Texas at the hallowed grounds of the Cotton Bowl. A few years ago there was blasphemous talk of moving the game, but in 2007 then Dallas Mayor Laura Miller (and the Dallas taxpayers) made the decision to keep the game in Dallas at the Cotton Bowl through 2015. Whew.
The Cotton Bowl has recently had a much needed $50 million dollar facelift (lit happens to the best of us). It now boasts a new video scoreboard, 16,000 new seats that now make it a true “bowl”, more restrooms, concessions, and new locker rooms. Capacity is now more than 90,000 orange and red fanatics.
Typically the game has no conference or national significance, but does bring about a year's worth of bragging rights…which is sometimes all that matters. This year, however the stakes are high with OU ranked #1 and Texas at #5.
The game starts tomorrow at 11am, but you can bet the pomp and circumstance has already begun.
Hook ‘em horns. (How’s that for bandwagon jumping, Russ?!?!)
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