Texas, Oklahoma To Kick Off At 2:30 PM
by Peter Bean on Aug 23, 2010 12:11 PM CDT
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PrintSay good bye to the 11 a.m. kickoff. And hello to several more drinks before entering the Cotton Bowl. Texas and Oklahoma will be kicking off their annual showdown at 2:30 p.m. CT, the game to be nationally televised on ABC.
I'm firmly entrenched in the "keep the game in Dallas the Cotton Bowl camp," but consider this your open thread for discussion of all things logistical related to the RRS.
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Such a welcome change
This game is way too impoprtant on the national scene to have it buried at 11 am. And yeah, a few more drinks before kick-off are welcome as well.
by Wescott Eberts (GoBR) on Aug 23, 2010 12:13 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
And that is...
…“national” as in “no split regional coverage”?
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Also...
Dear CBS:
Put the Bama-Florida game that same day in prime time.
Thank you.
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by Hopkins Horn on Aug 23, 2010 12:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Herbstreit
I do not know if this factors in at all, but this might give Herbie enough time to get from Tuscaloosa to Dallas to call the game with Brent.
No way he could do both.
It would require almost perfect timing to get from Point A to Point B with just a few moments to spare. Gameday will be in Dallas, or Brent & Herbie will be doing the prime time game.
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by Hopkins Horn on Aug 23, 2010 12:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Perfect time
The 2:30 slot is by far the most preferable of the two for a multitude of reasons – namely enjoyment of the fair and traffic. The only downside are the nasty shadows over the field in the second half. I would love a national primetime night game just once but know it will never happen.
After this game, Florida / Alabama will surely be in primetime on CBS.
Time not set for Florida-Alabama
Anybody look at the Gators’ schedule? First six are against Miami, S. Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama and LSU, and two weeks after the Tigers, it’s Georgia.
Tough start, no doubt
but that’s Miami (OH), and 3 weeks between LSU and UGA.
by Magnificent Bastard on Aug 23, 2010 2:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Thank you.
"Football's so important in Texas. On the West Coast, it's a social. On the East Coast, it's a culture. Here, it's a religion."
-- Major Applewhite
+1
It wasn’t so bad going there. It was horrible going back into downtown. We just cabbed it instead.
"Football's so important in Texas. On the West Coast, it's a social. On the East Coast, it's a culture. Here, it's a religion."
-- Major Applewhite
Sometimes that's even worse
In 07 we waited an hour and a half for our cab and then some classy gentlemen in OU regalia pushed us out of it. Me and my little sister. This is why OU is such a classy insitution.
Never ask a man if he's from Texas. If he is, he'll tell you soon enough. If he's not, don't embarrass him.
Had the same thing happen to me.
With UT bros in starched jeans. We all have our a-holes.
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oh I know
it’s convenient to blame it on OU when something like that happens, especially after a loss
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Ha,
That’s why I didn’t even complain about it to em. I was too drunk and pissed off (it was 08) to even care
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You're the hunter.
Did you eat it?
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Oh, it was bad going....
…You must have gotten there before one of the train stalled on the track. The train in front of us stalled. We sat in one spot for 20 minutes with the doors opening and closing, but we didn’t move. No explanation over the loud speaker as to why we were stopped. Our group of 4 finally pushed our way out of the car. We were 2 miles from the stadium, my wife and I elected to jog, the other 2 walked. We got to the game half way through the 1st quarter, they missed most of the 1st half.
There were so many people in our car that I put my hand up to waive to a friend, and couldn’t put it back down for 30 minutes, just had to rest my arm on my head.
Duck FART!
Jowdan Shipley MuthaF**kas!!!!
by 16thLonghorn on Aug 23, 2010 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions
What's the word on the Cotton Bowl itself?
Seems like I’ve heard it’s coming down at some point, and also that Jerry World is being considered for the RRS. I have no links to give, but think I’ve heard this a few times.
by Infield Elephant on Aug 23, 2010 12:38 PM CDT reply actions
The Cotton Bowl just finished some major upgrades
no way it’s coming down anytime soon.
by the other Andrew on Aug 23, 2010 12:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Bean, "Keep the game in Dallas" or
“Keep the game in Dallas at the Cotton Bowl”?
Jerryworld sucks for CFB and Texas/ OU has no business there.
by the other Andrew on Aug 23, 2010 12:38 PM CDT reply actions
Technically
Jerryworld is in Arlington, so the only major stadium to play in would be the Cotton Bowl.
by aaronlybrand on Aug 23, 2010 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions
You must die. Immediately. Painfully.
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by Hopkins Horn on Aug 23, 2010 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions
I debated between rec'ing and flagging this post.
Other Receiving Votes: Oklahoma
by pleaseplaykindle on Aug 23, 2010 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Keeping it in Dallas
Peter, do you mean Dallas or the Cotton Bowl?
I’ve been thinking about this and I feel like I’d rather watch Texas and OU play home and home than watch them in Jerry World. That stadium is just all wrong for Texas/OU and college football in general. The Big 12 Championship Game was one of the worst gameday experiences I’ve ever had. You can’t hear the band, everyone is so far away from the field, and THERE IS NO STATE FAIR HOW CAN I EAT MY FRIED BUTTERED TWINKIE BATTER?
I am with you on keeping it in Dallas as long as it stays at the State Fair. The day that is no longer possible I am 100% behind moving to home and home.
I almost had a heart attack
Then I double checked and ND is away that day. I don’t care what my man says, we are watching the RRS.
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We know who wears the boots in that relationship
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by Hopkins Horn on Aug 23, 2010 1:08 PM CDT up reply actions
considering the decor in our new apartment
contains a 1977 issue of SI with Earl on the cover, signed photos of Mack, VY, Colt, and Ship, a neon horn-shaped burnt orange light, a carved iron Texas (state) with a Longhorn cutout, and the front page of the Daily Texan from January 06, and our dog crate has a moderately sized orange horn emblem hanging on the door, yes, you could probably figure that one out.
This will be much better than last year when we had to leave home halfway through the game to go watch ND play USC at home (poor decision in retrospect, I know).
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So...
…do you keep them on ice, or did you toss ’em out when you cut ’em off? :)
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by Hopkins Horn on Aug 23, 2010 1:28 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 2 recs
ha
Well, we also have an ND bar sign and an SI cover featuring Lou Holtz and the 88 Irish. I also agreed to paint the bedroom blue and gold and just made a kelly green duvet cover for the bed. Don’t worry, he gets his share.
Never ask a man if he's from Texas. If he is, he'll tell you soon enough. If he's not, don't embarrass him.
and don't forget he got me to claim the Bengals as my NFL team
converting someone isn’t from Cincy and who doesn’t have a criminal record into a Bengals fan is not an easy task.
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Oh yes, I forgot...
…you’re the bigamist!
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by Hopkins Horn on Aug 23, 2010 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions
no bigamy here
I proudly pick the Bengals over the Cowboys and the Reds over the Astros. Even rooted for the Bengals in a bar in Waco for the Hall of Fame game a couple of weeks ago and for the Reds at Minute Maid.
Never ask a man if he's from Texas. If he is, he'll tell you soon enough. If he's not, don't embarrass him.
Ah. Got it.
Not a bigamist.
A traitor.
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by Hopkins Horn on Aug 23, 2010 2:35 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Fair enough
Although I never grew up an NFL fan. Dad was a huge Oilers fan and when they split, he was never as big of a fan of the Cowboys or Texans, although he roots for them against other teams, so not much cheering going on on Sundays chez moi.
Never ask a man if he's from Texas. If he is, he'll tell you soon enough. If he's not, don't embarrass him.
oh crap thanks for the reminder!
Never ask a man if he's from Texas. If he is, he'll tell you soon enough. If he's not, don't embarrass him.
hahahahaha +1
"I want to be remembered as the guy who gave his all whenever he was on the field."
-Walter Payton
also
Northern Indiana. Lake effect. Obviously on ice.
It’s August and I am regretting not bringing a jacket.
Never ask a man if he's from Texas. If he is, he'll tell you soon enough. If he's not, don't embarrass him.
+1
also, how i know the one i’m with right now is a keeper – she’s a longhorn alum and do me grave bodily harm if for some reason i said we couldn’t watch the RRS
This is so fantastic.
Those 11 am starts were killing me
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In the minority
Preferred the 11am kickoff because could hunt in morning, watch the game and still make the evening hunt. Game this year is on opening day. Oh well.
At last
Now we have the RRR back in its rightful spot and the Aggies back on Thanksgiving. All is right under heaven.
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by Caradoc on Aug 23, 2010 1:33 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
My gut feeling...
Aggies back on Thanksgiving
…is that you’re not going to be happy after the Big 12 tinkers with its CCG-free schedule to make sure we still have some marquee games that first Saturday in December.
I hope I’m wrong.
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by Hopkins Horn on Aug 23, 2010 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions
I think you're right-on, HH
We won’t move OU date, and I doubt the Aggie games goes into December. But one of our games will be moved to the date where the CCG used to be — Tech, maybe? Or some kind of rotation?
If I had the power, I’d schedule Notre Dame on that date in the years it’s in Austin and the Irish AREN’T playing at USC at the end of the season.
It definitely wouldn't be the OU game which would move
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by Hopkins Horn on Aug 23, 2010 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions
For the Life of Me - Why don´t we just add BYU and keep the damn game?
Deloss usually has this stuff planned out.
Note to Bill Byrne "Because you aren´t Texas and you´ll never be Texas"
Not to reopen this can of worms...
…but BYU and who? A small private school with a very small fan base in a redundant media market which is downsizing its stadium and which has so little clout that an existing network dedicated to its existing conference can’t even get on cable in its home market?
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by Hopkins Horn on Aug 23, 2010 5:39 PM CDT up reply actions
I really can't...
…though I did resist the FanPost over the weekend dedicated to MWC Expansion. And it wasn’t that tough either!
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by Hopkins Horn on Aug 23, 2010 5:44 PM CDT up reply actions
I can't decide if I'm for this or against it.
At least with the 11am start there wasn’t a lot of fidgeting around waiting for the game to start with that unholy nausea in the pit of my stomach.
On the plus side being shitfaced at 2:30pm is more socially acceptable than being shitfaced at 11am. Also on the plus side, there’s more time to fiddle with brisket.
If the world was a school, we'd be homecoming king...
These are all important things to think about.
As for the fidgety nausea, the 11am game can still have you waking up at 6am after a night of heavy drinking where you still finding yourself pacing, but with a horrible headache. That said, 2:30 sounds good.
by Infield Elephant on Aug 23, 2010 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions
What are the odds of both UT and OU being undefeated on Oct 2?
I wanna know if I should get tickets now or later or at all….I would really like to go to the game. Haven’t been to one since DeMarco Murray told me off two years ago during halftime of 45-35.
I think OU had negative rushing yards at halftime that year.
Other Receiving Votes: Oklahoma
by pleaseplaykindle on Aug 23, 2010 1:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Would Say > 50% Both undefeated.
Im worried about Tech.
Note to Bill Byrne "Because you aren´t Texas and you´ll never be Texas"
Yes, thanks.
I don't always watch football, but when I do, I prefer Dos Achos. Stay thirsty, my friends.
Love your sig line!
with your permission I plan to use that frequently this fall!
love it
Never ask a man if he's from Texas. If he is, he'll tell you soon enough. If he's not, don't embarrass him.
THANKS--Recent change
And true to my word, I’m making DOS ACHOS my FFB team name this fall.
Also, I’ve retired Ms. Alba. It’s a new Garrett Gilbert era; like Don Draper, you gotta look ahead.
I don't always watch football, but when I do, I prefer Dos Achos. Stay thirsty, my friends.
Glad to hear it's national
Some early speculation had the broadcast being regional, which would have meant no game for me, as we get the Seattle stations. 2:30 also translates into 12:30 here, so I can drink beer during the game. Well, I have been known to imbibe when the game was earlier, but this is a lot easier to justify to my wife. 9:00AM kickoffs are not fun.
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by Longhorn in Canada on Aug 23, 2010 2:52 PM CDT reply actions
Last year was my first 9 am RRS
It was a weird, weird feeling.
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by Hopkins Horn on Aug 23, 2010 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions
11 am kickoff
seemed to favor us..i didnt mind waking up early!
I could careless about the 2:30 kickoff
I’m going to start drinking now
Wha...? No Whaley? No Hills?
Best friend's wedding...
is at 130 in Chicago on 2 Oct. Been cussing him out since he told me 6 months ago. I may be able to forgive him now.
I would give my left nut for a night game at the fair
but it’ll never happen.
That said – 2:30 is a millions times better than 11:00. Don’t have to drag my drunk ass out of bed at 7:00 to be able to tailgate. Thank the Lord.
I would give my left nut for a night game at the fair
Looks like you’d be the perfect guy for . . . well, she seems to be taken. :)
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by Hopkins Horn on Aug 23, 2010 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Never ask a man if he's from Texas. If he is, he'll tell you soon enough. If he's not, don't embarrass him.
by LonghornEm on Aug 23, 2010 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
You'd probably give one involuntarily if the game was at night.
Have you actually been to the Cotton Bowl? I sure as hell wouldn’t wanna be down there after dark.
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Now serving
fried left nut.
by Magnificent Bastard on Aug 24, 2010 7:44 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Night Game
I dont think there will ever be a night game there,you might want to be strapped when walking to your car at night down there.
I don't care as long as it's national.
I don’t want to have to go to a sports bar when most of the people will be watching some stupid ACC game.
Any Longhorn fans on this blog from Charleston, South Carolina?
I’m moving to Folly Beach, South Carolina in a week from Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Any Longhorn fans living in the Charleston area? I need peeps to watch the games with! Just got tickets to the South Carolina vs Bama game.
Drinking whiskey @ 10am > Drinking whiskey @ 7am
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." - Hunter S. Thompson
Isn't the over-indulgence of alcohol necessary to cope with supporting a team like aTm? TT? ND?
We have it quite good…I am concerned a few of you will require a transplant or two.
"Stats are for losers. I like winning games." ~ Will Muschamp
"I always felt like, and I paid a price for it, that it didn't seem right for one guy to bring me down." ~ The Tyler Rose
"I'm Colt McCoy and I Am Second." ~ Colt McCoy
ND
yes. Especially in November when there’s a foot of snow in the stands and you’re losing to boot. Last year we barely pulled it out against OU and then I had to go watch ND lose to USC in person. My liver is still recovering.
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I'm going into anesthesia.
More business for me.
by divinebovine on Aug 24, 2010 7:50 AM CDT up reply actions
Doesn't Matter
Just more anticipation and I’ll have to find more ways to waist time before kickoff. Less than 12 days away.
"Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try."
- Yoda
less post victory gloating with 2:30 kickoff
with all the flipping commercials it will be almost dark at game’s end. i enjoyed hanging out at the fair for a few hours after we whooped ou at the 11am games.
"you can destroy a man, but you cannot defeat him." - e.h.
UCLA
Anyone know if they’ve said anything about the UCLA-Texas gametime?
GO BRUINS. HOOK 'EM HORNS.
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