OU's spring practice schedule, which is subject to change.
•March: 7, 9, 10, 12, 14
(scrimmage) 26, 28, 30,
31 (scrimmage)
•April: 2, 4, 6, 9.
Spring game
•April 7
•A 15th and final practice will be added later. All practices are closed to the public, with the possible exception of the two scrimmages and the spring game, which is open.
2007 schedule
Sept. 1… NORTH TEXAS
Sept. 8… MIAMI
Sept. 15… UTAH STATE
Sept. 21… at Tulsa
Sept. 29… at Colorado
Oct. 6… TEXAS
Oct. 13… MISSOURI
Oct. 20… at Iowa State
Oct. 27… OKLAHOMA STATE
Nov. 3… TEXAS A&M
Nov. 10… BAYLOR
Nov. 17… at Texas Tech
The classic was fleeing the old Dallas stadium. And anyone paying attention knew it.
To make a play for BCS inclusion, Cotton Bowl officials had no choice but to take their game to Jerry Jones' posh new billion-dollar digs.
Don't, however, simply assume that the Red River Shootout will eventually follow.
Arlington may very well be in the future of OU-Texas, but just as likely is a shift of the series to a home-and-home affair.
Norman and Austin.
Sound like fun? It does to some folks at UT.
Despite the game's historic status in Dallas, despite the $4 million or more each team stuffs in its pockets meeting halfway, some Longhorns would rather take the game out of the Metroplex.
Why? Recruiting.
Get this, seems as if OU-Texas is too popular.
Not that it's anything new, but the media treats the Red River Shootout like a bowl game, with news and features and tales relived filling pages and airtime for a week or more.
Again, not that it's anything new, but high school recruits notice.
And after all these years, UT officials may be wondering what impact that has on OU's success attracting players north of the Red River. And if they can hinder that.
The two schools signed an extension last May to continue meeting on the grounds of the State Fair of Texas through 2010.
But while Oklahoma penned the agreement enthusiastically, the Longhorns were hesitant. And there are rumblings that maintaining neutrality beyond 2010 is at serious risk, with UT officials seriously pondering the prospects of shifting the series to the campuses.
Dallas and Texas State Fair officials plan to fight to keep their marquee game. Arlington will surely make a play to sway OU-Texas its way.
The deciding faction, however, likely rides in Austin.
