Watch out for football fans this weekend in Dallas...
It's time for the
Red River Showdown!
From Wikipedia:
The Red River Showdown, commonly called the Red River Rivalry, the Red River Classic, or the Red River Shootout, is the name given to the Oklahoma-Texas football rivalry. It is an American college football rivalry game played annually at the Cotton Bowl stadium in Dallas, Texas, during the third weekend of the State Fair of Texas in October. The participants are the Oklahoma Sooners football team of the University of Oklahoma and the Texas Longhorns football team of the University of Texas at Austin. The game is played the week following the State Fair Classic featuring Prairie View A&M University and Grambling State University. The series is one of the major rivalries in NCAA football and in all of American sports. The name is derived from the Red River that forms part of the boundary between Texas and Oklahoma that has in the past caused conflict between the two states, most notably the 1931 Red River Bridge War.
Large crowds are expected, as always, for this annual rivalry!
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Good morning Lisa Von Domek,
You are right about this being a big game! The rivalry continues and we will see if this young UT team can make a win happen. They have surprised us all with how they are coming together under the tutelage of Tom Herman!
Woo hooo...great ready to cheer and celebrate the victory !
Good morning Lisa - Football in Texas is serious business. I am sure our friend Kathy Streib will be following this.
It should be a really good game, as both teams have been playing well. I will be cheering for the underdog!
Lisa you are in football country, and I bet this game is a sold out!
Lisa, I am not a football fan, but my husband really enjoys football.
It will be another crazy traffic day around the Fair Park area of town Dorie Dillard CRS GRI ABR this game is a HUGE deal every year!
Sally K. & David L. Hanson it will be Texas all the way!
You hit the nail on the head Grant Schneider Texas and football are synonymous!
Brian England this is a red-hot rivalry and always a highly charged game!
Very true George Souto this game is sold out the minute the tickets become available!
I gave up on pro-football Rebecca Gaujot, Realtor® but I still enjoy the collegiate games.
Morning Lisa.
Yes ma'am that is going to be one game to watch, sadly I'll probably miss it.
Hello James Dray oh darn, do you have a day on the links to enjoy instead?
Hi Lisa. Will you be taking a break from work to watch this game?
Sounds like a great game Lisa Von Domek , I'm going to take a look and see if we get it here. When I see Red River it always gets my attention as I grew up on the Red River of the North.
Thanks for sharing this information. Enjoy the season.
Have an outstanding week.