It’s been a rough couple of months for Texas football.
Everything seemed in place when the Longhorns beat Oklahoma 45-35 last Oct. 11 at the Cotton Bowl, and then everything crumbled after a last-second loss at Texas Tech.
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The beneficiaries have been the Oklahoma Sooners, of all people.
It was the Sooners who advanced to the Big 12 title game despite their head-to-head loss to Texas.
It was the Sooners who won their sixth Big 12 title and played for the national title for the fourth time in the last nine seasons.
And it will be the Sooners who play the first college football game inside the world’s most prolific stadium on Sept. 5 against BYU.
OU will play a regular-season game inside Jerry Jones’ $1.3 billion facility before the Dallas Cowboys even do, and long before the No. 1 college program in the state of Texas ever does.
It sure seems odd that a Red River rival will christen the stadium.
The OU-BYU announcement got lost amidst the hoopla surrounding last week’s BCS national title game.
The Sooners will not lose a home game by playing BYU in Arlington. This is a made-for-TV game, not a home-and-home or 2-for-1 agreement.
OU athletic director Joe Castiglione said this game would not have happened in 2009 if it was required to be played in Norman.
Castiglione said the Sooners will still have six home games, which has been his policy the last 10 years.
(A home game yet to be finalized on either Sept. 26 or Oct. 3. Given that OU already has non-conference games against BYU, Miami and Tulsa, look for the 12th game to be against a lousy opponent.)
Sept. 5 will be "opening day" for two Cowboys stadiums.
While the Sooners open the Dallas Cowboys’ new facility, the Oklahoma State Cowboys will christen their completed stadium project against Georgia.
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Great intelligence there. "Insults are the argument of the defeated" then you follow that up with the word Dumbass? Is that not an insult? Appears your not as smart as you think. If I am defeated, your insults obviously do you in as well.
Great back and forth Okie, glad you fought with some passion. This has gone far enough for me. Thanks for playing.
Justin, maybe you ou fans should take your own advice about trash talking. Ya'll were high and mighty before the big game against Flordia. You were even going to the Austin Statesmen and talking trash. And just forgot about living up here and being a fan for another team and you ou nuts finding out!!! However, since you got your ass kicked, ya'll have sung a different tune. Now lets look at Enrique's statement again."Hmmmm, seems like it would be a huge step back for UT but about the same for blOU to play in Jerry’s palace." Let me interpret that for you. Enrique said that it would be a big step down for UT. 18,000 is quiet a bit. He then said it would be "ABOUT the same" for ou. 2,000 is one-ninth the cut that it would be for UT, hence his statement. You need to take your I.Q. statement that you directed at me and apply it to yourself. That includes learning how to read and comprehend. LOL!!!
Okiechokie, Chokelahoma City - Jan 15, 2009 at 5:55 pm
Oh, I got it. Okie chokie was mad at me cause I called Enrique, enri-gay... that hits too close to home. I am sorry for insensitivity to your cause Okie Chokie.
okie chokie... first of all, that's fine, I can admit that the 80000 seat stadium would be a step down, but it would be for OU so that makes the statement that enri-gay said dumb ass as well. My response was to enri-gay, if you have a problem with what I am saying to him, then that's fine. He is the one who came on here and talked trash. And if you don't like Oklahoma, get the hell out.. It would probably help the overall I.Q. of the state. Oh and you are still a spineless bastard not saying your real name. Your either a little girl or a chicken.
okie chokie... first of all, that's fine, I can admit that the 80000 seat stadium would be a step down, but it would be for OU so that makes the statement that enri-gay said dumb ass as well. My response was to enri-gay, if you have a problem with what I am saying to him, then that's fine. He is the one who came on here and talked trash. And if you don't like Oklahoma, get the hell out.. It would probably help the overall I.Q. of the state. Oh and you are still a spineless bastard not saying your real name. Your either a little girl or a chicken.
There are no excuses-Florida played better than OU that day and deserved to win, I wish it was not that way but it is. I gotta admit though, SEC schools are just as rabid about their teams, if not more so. And I have also met some USC fans who will not admit anything other than USC should be ranked #1 every year. The season is over-will I stay informed? Yes. Will I be paying attention on signing day? Yes. But I have 2 kids, 1 at OU, and I have of other stuff on my plate.
There are good fans and bad fans at every school. I have had great road trips to Nebraska and Alabama, and loved the interaction with a majority of the fans. Peace..
Well Greg, I guess you probably are. Truth is, I don’t hate Oklahoma. However, I have a strong dislike for MOST OU fans. I grew up in Edmond, went out to California for college (USC) and I am now living back in
Oklahoma. I have spent most of my life around OU fans, and they are the most obnoxious people on the face of the earth. I noticed this when I went out to Los Angeles. Football season comes and goes and life continues. They are not obsessed with it. There is more important things, and they take the priority in lives and in conversations. The same is true in Austin. I have made several business trips down there, and I have noticed that you see more upside down Longhorn emblems in Oklahoma City than you see Longhorn emblems period in Austin. Even in 2005. People are just not obsessed with it. And living in Warr Acres and working downtown, all season long I have listened to it. And now I get to hear excuses everyday as to why OU lost. I mean EVERY SINGLE DAY. I am like “Get over it.” So that is my beef with OU fans. I know that there are some good OU fans, and I am sorry for those who are. But I am sick of it.
Okiechokie, Chokelahoma City - Jan 15, 2009 at 1:13 pm
I know Greg. I want to see what Mr. Justin will say. BTW, congratulations on a good year for you as well (assuming your are an OU fan). I know it ended in dissappointment, but you still got to play. National Runner-Up is a pretty good year.
Okiechokie, Chokelahoma City - Jan 15, 2009 at 11:44 am
(Now, let's use your limited rational) How come did you run 85,646 for Tech but only ran 84,476 for Cincinnati if you have sold out every game over the past 10 years.
Okiechokie, Chokelahoma City - Jan 15, 2009 at 11:08 am
First of all justin, I am not a Texas fan. I dislike them just as much as OU. I just happen to live in chokelahoma. Second of all, the person you were responding to said that they run 98,000 and since the Cowboys' stadium runs about 80,000 it would be a step down. That makes that statement true and your response wrong dumbass. And I will respond to your bottom statement. 9 National Championships. And can you say 55-19 Dumbass?
Okiechokie, Chokelahoma City - Jan 15, 2009 at 10:34 am
Oh, and Justin there is also adjustments that can be made to accommodate a crowd larger than the seating capacity. The new Cowboys stadium, for example, will seat 80,000, but can seat up to 100,000 for big events (such as the 2010 Super Bowl). Go and look up the total attendance for OU's games. Trust me, they are different game by game. Furthermore, nobody was arguing that Texas sold out thier seats. YOU argued that. You need to go back and re-read the first statements. Here I will copy and paste for you: "Let’s see. DKR Memorial Stadium holds 98,000+; blOU stadium holds 82,000+; and the new Cowboy stadium holds 80,000+? Hmmmm, seems like it would be a huge step back for UT but about the same for blOU to play in Jerry’s palace." That means you were arguing with yourself. LOL!!! You're a true Okie. LOL!!!
Okiechokie, Chokelahoma City - Jan 15, 2009 at 10:34 am
First of all justin, I am not a Texas fan. I dislike them just as much as OU. I just happen to live in chokelahoma. Second of all, the person you were responding to said that they run 98,000 and since the Cowboys' stadium runs about 80,000 it would be a step down. That makes that statement true and your response wrong dumbass. And I will respond to your bottom statement. 9 National Championships. And can you say 55-19 Dumbass?
Okiechokie, Chokelahoma City - Jan 15, 2009 at 10:22 am
D-We have gone to TCU-and we beat them there. Enjoy that Jr Varsity schedule that TX has . Really those were 4 games scheduled on purpose?
Again, another reason you should be mad at YOUR A.D. The same person who signed off on using BCS as a tiebreaker.
First of all justin, I am not a Texas fan. I dislike them just as much as OU. I just happen to live in chokelahoma. Second of all, the person you were responding to said that they run 98,000 and since the Cowboys' stadium runs about 80,000 it would be a step down. That makes that statement true and your response wrong dumbass. And I will respond to your bottom statement. 9 National Championships. And can you say 55-19 Dumbass?
Okiechokie, Chokelahoma City - Jan 15, 2009 at 10:18 am
sooo ummm, anyway....OU has 6 home games again, I wonder if our ticket price will go up another $100 again? Guess I'll have to plan two trips to D town this year.
Oh and by the way.... you didn't respond to the bottom line message either TEXA$$, DUMBA$$... 6 big twelve championships to 2... 7 national championships to 4... sounds like you are losing to me. Funny how you can't dominate the big twelve like you could the the Southwest conference... oh, it's because Oklahoma is dominating the big twelve.
Hey buddy, at least I used my real name, your a little spineless Texass moron that has nothing better to do than to use a fake name . Second, That is fine, but look at the totals, your attendance still went down to 85 thousand a year after you had 88 thousand. Still shows you didn't sell out your stadium. We have for ten years. Oh and by the way, it's because your ignorant website didn't have the figures for this year. They haven't had time to count all the fingers and toes of everyone to figure how many people showed up for the games. Everyone knows that Texass doesn't sell out every game. So keep expanding so you can keep having empty seats.
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Great back and forth Okie, glad you fought with some passion. This has gone far enough for me. Thanks for playing.
There are good fans and bad fans at every school. I have had great road trips to Nebraska and Alabama, and loved the interaction with a majority of the fans. Peace..
Oklahoma. I have spent most of my life around OU fans, and they are the most obnoxious people on the face of the earth. I noticed this when I went out to Los Angeles. Football season comes and goes and life continues. They are not obsessed with it. There is more important things, and they take the priority in lives and in conversations. The same is true in Austin. I have made several business trips down there, and I have noticed that you see more upside down Longhorn emblems in Oklahoma City than you see Longhorn emblems period in Austin. Even in 2005. People are just not obsessed with it. And living in Warr Acres and working downtown, all season long I have listened to it. And now I get to hear excuses everyday as to why OU lost. I mean EVERY SINGLE DAY. I am like “Get over it.” So that is my beef with OU fans. I know that there are some good OU fans, and I am sorry for those who are. But I am sick of it.
UT Chattanooga 84715
Cincinnati 84476
TCU 85158
Kansas 85241
Nebraska 85212
Texas Tech 85646
(Now, let's use your limited rational) How come did you run 85,646 for Tech but only ran 84,476 for Cincinnati if you have sold out every game over the past 10 years.
Again, another reason you should be mad at YOUR A.D. The same person who signed off on using BCS as a tiebreaker.