i hate to tell you this, ive lived in california and michigan and few people care about texas/ou outside of texas and oklahoma. its the biggest rivalry in the big 12, i'll give you that...
lets do some research...
who started playing each other first?
most played game?
most combined national championships?
most combined heismans?
highest combined winning percentage of the schools?
national opinion, popular and journalistic?
iconic coaches?
the texas state fair gives the red river shootout an unparalleled atmosphere, but that does not make it a bigger rivalry! if that was true you could say the old world's largest outdoor cocktail party would be one of the best!
i think it was the woody/bo dynamic that really galvanized the rivalry and helped make it what it was today. if arkansas hadnt fallen on hard times until recently, i would say that would parallel ou/texas (they still have the fair though).
Last edited by TheBlueVan; 11-12-2006 at 06:41 PM.
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