Is Oklahoma Opening Cowboys Stadium an Insult To Texas Football? - Bleacher

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Ahh it hasn't been broken it yet. First game of the football season. First regular season football game ever played in that stadium. First nationally televised regular season football game.

Man, it's gonna make for some good stuff. I will cherish my visit to that stadium as it will be a great experience. I can't wait for the commentators to remind us all that it is the first ever regular season football game to be played in the cathedral of Texas football. Too bad I won't get to hear the telecast live, but you can bet I'll dvr that sombish.

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switzersflask;2904256 said:
Yeah yeah. The regular season of football, pro or college, will be kicked off by the Sooners and BYU. OU will be the first ever team to play in that stadium in a regular season game.

And those Texans on OU's team should probably bother you a little more than me. I love 'em. They made a good choice. Big XII titles are a mofo. :)

Dude, what is wrong with you? You're going on and on and on. College football in Cowboys Stadium...YAY! Who cares? Maybe you should try to start your little college war in the "Other Sports" section.


Or just keep rambling on in this thread. I actually have no idea why I'm even reading this thread.
 

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DemonBlood;2904266 said:
Dude, what is wrong with you? You're going on and on and on. College football in Cowboys Stadium...YAY! Who cares? Maybe you should try to start your little college war in the "Other Sports" section.


Or just keep rambling on in this thread. I actually have no idea why I'm even reading this thread.

You're reading it because you clicked on it. :)

It is relevant to the board because it involves the new stadium. The new stadium is where the Cowboys will play this season. :rolleyes: But not until the Sooners break it in first. Of course Dallas has played preseason football, but we'll be seeing the first REAL football game played by BYU and the Sooners of Oklahoma.
 

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DemonBlood;2904266 said:
Dude, what is wrong with you? You're going on and on and on. College football in Cowboys Stadium...YAY! Who cares? Maybe you should try to start your little college war in the "Other Sports" section.


Or just keep rambling on in this thread. I actually have no idea why I'm even reading this thread.

No worries. This thread might get moved due to his trollish ways. He may even get warned, or just banned due to the fact this is a Cowboys message board, and not an Okie board.
 

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Fletch;2904270 said:
No worries. This thread might get moved due to his trollish ways. He may even get warned, or just banned due to the fact this is a Cowboys message board, and not an Okie board.

Yeah I'm just sparking conversation here. It concerns the Dallas Cowboy football stadium. It's a relevant topic and it's not the regular season yet.

Quit crying. Nobody's attacking anyone. It's all in good fun and you're getting all bent out of shape. I'm sorry.
 

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I think you're putting too much meaning into this. Its just a way to make money for Jerry. Not some symbolic opening. The Herbstreit Classic a couple of days later will have much more meaning.
 

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Guess people have to have something to complain about, might as well be this.

:rolleyes:
 

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I guess OU fans need something to talk about since "Big Game Bob" can't win the big games anymore. :)
 

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switzersflask;2903912 said:
Written on August 23, 2009To tell you the truth, I really cannot answer this question, but it strikes me as extremely odd that an Oklahoma team would play the first game that counts for something in the new Cowboys Stadium—extremely odd.
Not just any Oklahoma team either: It's the Oklahoma Sooners, without any doubt the most hated college football team in all of Texas.
Texas doesn't just pride itself on football—football is part of their identity. You hear it all the time: In Texas, football is a religion.
Dallas is the prototypical Texas city, where the Texas stereotypes are actually lived day in and day out. Millionaire oil tycoons and CEOs of corporate giants play golf with ranchers that usually wear 10-gallon hats. The city is burned into the American psyche thanks to the TV show that had the country asking each other, "Who shot JR?" for well over a decade after it ended.
We all understand why the game is in Dallas: money. Jerry Jones will certainly make money off the deal, and no doubt OU and BYU will both have a much bigger take than they would playing as a visiting team to one another's campuses. So financially, the game makes sense, of course.
But why Oklahoma, the biggest rival of the state as far as college football goes? Especially after what happened last season, where the Sooners were picked over both Texas and Tech in a three-way Big 12 South Division tie that eventually sent the Sooners to the National Championship game.
Could Jerry not have gotten a Texas school to open the stadium? There are eight bowl subdivision schools in Texas that I can think of right off the top of my head.
Of course, Texas is the only draw as big as OU, but my guess is that a game with Tech or A&M to start the season would sell out as well, or at least come close.
Dallas does have a lot of OU fans and has been called South or Baja Oklahoma by some of the other major cities in Texas. OU recruits the Dallas area as well if not better than anyone, including the Longhorns, but this is the Dallas Cowboys' new stadium, and if you're a fan of Texas football, that is a better reason not to allow them to open the stadium.
If the Cowboys have a few horrible seasons to start out in the new stadium, will we be talking about the Sooner Curse?
Like I said, I do not know, but having the Oklahoma Sooners open up the 1.2-billion-dollar mecca of Texas football sure seems odd to me.


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I'm sure if Arkansas/a&m could have moved their game up it would have been Jerry's choice for the first real game played there. If you're trying to get a rise out of Longhorns fans about this (which you obviously are) you fail.
 

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dbair1967;2904368 said:
Guess people have to have something to complain about, might as well be this.

:rolleyes:

people always need something to complain about :bang2:
 

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OU couldn't field a team without Texas kids... so in essence... it's a Texas team... ;)
 

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Do we even care I mean have the writers grown so desperate they decided to make us :rake::war::abuseme: to numb the pain from reading these stupid articles
 

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I don't know how the typical Longhorn fan feels, but as an OU Sooner fan I've always felt like the Longhorns were family,,, I root for them so long as their not playing my Sooners. To a lesser degree I even root for Tech and the Aggies,,, The point is, this isn't like letting Penn State or USC kick off their college season in Texas' new crowning jewel of a stadium,,,
 

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EGG;2904915 said:
I don't know how the typical Longhorn fan feels, but as an OU Sooner fan I've always felt like the Longhorns were family,,, I root for them so long as their not playing my Sooners. To a lesser degree I even root for Tech and the Aggies,,, The point is, this isn't like letting Penn State or USC kick off their college season in Texas' new crowning jewel of a stadium,,,
As a typical Longhorn fan I'd have to say if OU was playing Satan I'd root for Satan.:D
 

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Hostile;2904587 said:
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^ :laugh2: Best post of this seemingly WORTHLESS thread.

As for OU playing in Cowboys stadium.....

:damn:
 
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