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This game is actually held at the Texas state fair in Dallas. While you have 92,000 in the stadium watching the game, there are tens of thousands more fans that didn’t get a ticket and watch the game outside at the fair. Dallas is actually equally in the middle of these two schools about 2 hours north of Austin, Texas and 2 hours south of Norman, Oklahoma

@kaydenmoore7297

9 ай бұрын

Im pretty sure it’s not 2 hours from Norman is it, I mean I live it Lawton is about an hour to Norman and about 3 to Dallas, and Lawton is in between em

@kaydenmoore7297

9 ай бұрын

Oh no you were right, but it’s 2 hours and 46 mins and 2 hours and 50 mins, so more like 3 hours from both

@wesgreen2662

9 ай бұрын

Yeah but instead Texas can drive 63 Mi past Norman to go all the way to Stillwater to play but they won't come up here and play OU

@392Joel

9 ай бұрын

@@wesgreen2662nobody wants to move that game including Oklahoma💀 not sure what you’re on about

@MuriKakari

9 ай бұрын

The fact that it's at the Texas State Fair is the coolest bit

I’ve been a Sooner fan since ‘85. This game is ALWAYS nuts. Nice to see Brits into it. 🇬🇧. Born in Scotland myself, but grew up in NY and then Oklahoma. 👍🏻

@DNReacts

9 ай бұрын

Thank you, we’re loving it! Catching at least 1 entire game a week. Learning so much. Nice, where about in Scotland? Appreciate the comment

@737Parkie

9 ай бұрын

@@DNReacts Edinburgh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The Red River Rivalry comes from the fact the the Red River separates Oklahoma from Texas. It is held every year in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas during the Texas State Fair. It is never in Austin, Texas or Norman, Oklahoma. Since it is considered a neutral site, even though it is in Texas, the tickets are split evenly between the two schools. That is very rare in college football. Normally in college football the home team sells to the visiting team the same number of tickets that the visiting team sells to them when they are the visiting team. That is all worked out in the contract for the game. Normally, it is around 5,000 tickets to the visiting team.

@DNReacts

9 ай бұрын

Appreciate the info, this is awesome. Thank you 🙏

I'm glad you got to watch my team, the Sooners play in this great venue and the best rivalry in sports, in my opinion. You can't imagine the atmosphere and the tension when this game is played. It literally feels like a life-or-death situation for over three hours. For the entire week leading up to this year's game, all you heard is how Texas beat Oklahoma last year 49 to 0 and that Oklahoma had not played anyone good at all this year. Everyone in the media was picking the Longhorns to win. Last year was a disaster for OU after Lincoln Riley left and cherry-picked players to take to USC with him leaving the new coach, Brent Venables, with a big rebuilding task with both personnel and culture. Everyone was saying Oklahoma could not play as physical as Texas but watching that game, Texas has some talented players but OU was the far more physical team as illustrated in the magnificent goal line stand. I like my Sooners to win the Big 12 Championship this year and make the college football playoffs and anything can happen from there. We'll see.

@Er1kS04

9 ай бұрын

Texas wins Big 12 in a Rematch

@midnightrider1100

9 ай бұрын

@@Er1kS04 I highly doubt it. OU was the better team, more physical and better prepared.

@chrisjohnson8180

9 ай бұрын

From 6-7 to Naty in one year. Dare we even dream it?

@ekojar3047

9 ай бұрын

Very well said. It was 365 days of constant reminders of last years humiliating loss. I feel like the last two years could be turned into a movie. It's art

The Red River Rivalry is regarded as one of the biggest college football rivalries. It has been played every year since 1900. It’s possible for OU and Texas to play each other again at the end of the season in the Big 12 Conference Championship Game. That has only happened once before. (2018)

The Florida-Georgia game (Also known as The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party) also does a 50-50 split in Jacksonville. They play in a couple of weeks.

@mossopdtq

9 ай бұрын

BUT, they split the stadium in the endzones not the 50, AND, it is not set in the middle of the largest State Fair in the United States. At OU/TX, the rides and fried food of the fair are literally steps from every gate to the stadium!

@areguapiri

9 ай бұрын

​@@mossopdtq...It IS a 50/50 split stadium for the Georgia/Florida game.

@mossopdtq

9 ай бұрын

@@areguapiri yes. You are correct! I said as much in my post… your game, though, is split in the endzones; ours along the 50. Also, there is no 50-yard line aisle in the cotton bowl so Sooner fans and Longhorn fans are literally shoulder to shoulder. You should make the trip to Dallas and check it out next year 😉.

@KM91

9 ай бұрын

​@@mossopdtqTrue , but the Red River Rivalry doesn't have Florida and Georgia fans lining up their RVs at 6 am on the Tuesday before the game to reserve their parking spots for the game. They'll be tailgating for the entire week

@Er1kS04

9 ай бұрын

@@KM91Florida and Georgia doesn’t compare to OU and Texas Rivalry or game

All of the other big rivalry games (Ohio St-Michigan and Auburn-Alabama) alternate each year home and away. This game is unique because it's played at the Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, so a neutral site every year. The Army-Navy game is probably the next closest that you could find where the crowd is split 50-50, but the difference is that the crowd is split down the long way, not with one half of the field being Maroon or Orange like it is for this game. The Army-Navy game is usually super cold since the game typically takes place in December in Philadelphia, so most people are wearing jackets and its not as easy to tell team colors apart.

@darnell-mooney

9 ай бұрын

Florida-Georgia play in Jacksonville

@zerons3953

9 ай бұрын

Yep. Georgia vs Florida is a neutral site game as well. Then there's Army vs Navy like you said. That's more of a national event. Texas A&M vs Arkansas recently became neutral site. So no, not unique

@rdramos13

9 ай бұрын

Army vs Navy is also the last regular season college game played every year.

@shindigga420

9 ай бұрын

Alabama/Auburn was played in Birmingham every year until Auburn whining about constantly finally got it changed.

@TheTexasorbusted

9 ай бұрын

The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party is a 50/50 split game too.

They play this game every year at the cotton bowl, in Dallas Texas. It’s just about half way between the two universities. So that explains the fan split in attendance.. Texas University is in Austin Texas, and Oklahoma University is in Norman, Oklahoma. Fun fact this game is played during the Texas state fair so even though there is 90 something thousand in the stadium there’s probably a other 100k people out side of the stadium enjoying the fair.. the atmosphere really is amazing in and out of the stadium

@moormanpa

9 ай бұрын

*The University of Texas

@bluedogok

9 ай бұрын

Around 250,000 are at the fairgrounds during this game...then almost 100,000 in the stadium.

Florida vs Georgia has been played at a neutral sight in Jacksonville, FL.

Awesome to see y’all enjoy college football over here! The stadium being split 50/50 is pretty much unique to this annual game of OU/Texas. It’s the biggest rivalry and best atmosphere in the sport. They hold the Texas state fair right outside the stadium, and it’s absolutely perfect. Great one to choose to watch 👍 enjoy

@DNReacts

9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Appreciate the info!

@guyconger

9 ай бұрын

Well it was until Texas lost ☹

@392Joel

9 ай бұрын

@@guycongerthat’s what made it a good watch😂⭕️🙌

@guyconger

9 ай бұрын

Sure, for you. For us it was like watching a slow train wreck.

@392Joel

9 ай бұрын

@@guyconger blame that on yourselves 🤣 y’all led for like 2min of the entire game. If OU didn’t drop that TD at halftime and made their FG Texas would’ve never even of had a shot to tie it up at the end

BOOOOOOMER! SOOOOOONER! This game means so much to both fanbases, alumni, and the respective states. It’s been played since 1900 and has been at the current location since 1932 at the historic Cotton Bowl in the middle of the State Fair of Texas in Dallas since it is halfway between both campuses. Both teams are also considered two of the best programs in College Football and the game has conference and national title implications which only adds to the atmosphere of a perfectly split crowd of Crimson and Cream (Oklahoma) and Burnt Orange (Texas) nervously watching each play. It’s one of the few neutral site games in college football and definitely the most unique. It’s also a fantastic game because both states hate each other and almost went to war over a toll bridge that ran across the Red River that forms the border between the states in the 1930s. Texans tend to view Oklahomans as poor, stupid, and low class where as Oklahomans view Texans as arrogant, stuck up, and all bark with no bite. So when this game happens every October, a lot of pride and emotions are on the line and for about 3 hours, all hell breaks loose as the rest of the nation sees two opposite forces battle it out for bragging rights for an entire year. If you truly want to experience college football at its most pure form, then this is the game for you my friends

@guyconger

9 ай бұрын

Y'all know any other tune. Good Grief.

@freakloc

9 ай бұрын

Damn right BOOMER SOONER

@guyconger

9 ай бұрын

Please come up with something new. Like Boomer your brother or Sooner your sister.

@DMWolFGurL

9 ай бұрын

BOOMER SOONER!!

@392Joel

9 ай бұрын

@@guycongerTexas Sucks

As you say for a neutral this game was absolute fire. Loved it. Cannot wait for Washington v Oregon this week. Should be a barnburner!

@DNReacts

9 ай бұрын

That’s the one I’ll (Damo) be watching and I’ll be active on Discord too. Hope to see as many there as possible

@guyconger

9 ай бұрын

Right you are. Just one of the many reasons college football is better than the pros.

If I remember right, when I lived in Dallas TX, the Texas/Oklahoma rivalry was done in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, midway point between both universities, so that's why you have the 50/50 attendance between the 2 teams, it allows a neutral site for the rivalry game where both schools can attend the event.

@midnightrider1100

9 ай бұрын

True, and since Dallas is only an hour from the Red River, there are a lot of Sooners fans from Oklahoma who live in the Dallas area. It is a great venue for this game.

@bluedogok

9 ай бұрын

Yes, this was the 95th OU-Texas game at The Cotton Bowl. The largest OU alumni group is in DFW. I grew up in Oklahoma and went to OU, but I also lived in Dallas and Austin (and Denver).

There used to be more 50/50 neutral site games but most have disappeared. The Red River Shootout is one of the last around. It started back in a day as a way for both teams to save on travel time and just became a tradition.

@bluedogok

9 ай бұрын

There is still the Florida-Georgia game in Jacksonville, Florida, known as The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party. They have officially changed the name like they did with The Red River Shootout. Army-Navy is still a split stadium, usually at the Philadelphia Eagles or Baltimore Ravens stadium. The Colorado-Colorado State Rocky Mountain Showdown was played at the Broncos stadium most of the time that I lived in Denver.

This is the only game played half way between each school. It is 172 miles from Norman, Oklahoma and 182 miles from Austin, Texas. They weren’t in the same conference for 75 years! Texas and OU first played each other in October of 1900. Oklahoma didn't become and official state until November of 1907.

@OkiePeg411

9 ай бұрын

The very first football game OU played was against a high school team in Oklahoma City!!! That was the entire first season...that one game!!!

You literally can't go wrong watching the Red River Rivalry every year. It has been played for like 120 years and every single year it is a knock out, drag out, barn burner of a game. These fan bases both hate and respect each other with an incredible intensity and the game is played at a neutral site during the Texas state fair so it is just the worlds largest cocktail party with a football game going on. Boomer Sooner gentlemen! Thanks for the reaction.

@DNReacts

9 ай бұрын

Thanks Aaron, love the comment! Definitely would be up for watching again, I enjoyed this one so much

@guyconger

9 ай бұрын

@@DNReacts Most Texas OU games are close and raucous. If you both ever decide to see a game live this would be the one. The atmosphere is incredible. NFL players who have played in the Super Bowl say the atmosphere at Texas OU is more intense.

I’m a Georgia boy, so seeing UGA, GT, The Falcons, and the Braves doing their thing is nice.

Attending these OU-Texas games for nearly 40 years, this was probably in my top three. Atmosphere in the stadium is always incredible, but exceptionally electric this year. Great one for you both to watch - and love watching your reactions! So excited y’all enjoy college football! Boomer Sooner!

@andre86w

9 ай бұрын

I'm curious to know what other games you'd rank up there with it? I'd imagine 2021 and 2001 being up there as well?

@DNReacts

9 ай бұрын

Love this, and thank you so much! 🙏

@user-ur4fr9ue9f

9 ай бұрын

@@andre86w the 1996 (John Blake’s first year) was incredibly exciting and unexpected, coming in 0-4 I believe, and winning by 3. It ties with this year’s game, which was amazing! Third, for memory only, is the 1984 15-15 tie in the pouring rain. Horrible, aggravating game with the bad call by in the Texas end zone, but it was my first to attend and definitely memorable (although still makes me angry).

@guyconger

9 ай бұрын

@@user-ur4fr9ue9f Wasn't Blake a bust for y'all.

@andre86w

9 ай бұрын

​@@user-ur4fr9ue9f Amazing memories! I've only been to 12 RRS games from 2005-2016 and ended up an even 6-6 in those games. I was in the Pride from 2005-2008 and went a sad 1-3 during that time span despite winning the Big 12 in 3 of those 4 same years.

the game is in the cotten bowl which is almost exactly in the middle of the two schools,so the crowd being split is extra cool pretty cool

Love seeing everyone from across the pond watching college football glad to see y'all are starting to watch the greatest sport in the world guys nothing like American Football and Boomer Sooner baby horns down all day everyday

@DNReacts

9 ай бұрын

Thanks Anthony, we’ve loved every second. It’s beyond awesome 🔥

I’m not a fan of either team but I usually watch this game and man this year it was a hell of a game no doubt!!👍

UT is in Austin TX, OU is in Norman OK. The game is played exactly halfway in Dallas at the Texas State Fair every year. Come on over!

Sooner fan here. Most of us did not expect the team to be this good this year. I would’ve been happy with 8 wins at the start of the season but it’s been a pleasant surprise that now we have a chance to at very least get a conference title.

This game is a neutral site game meaning techinically it's no home/away team and is played every year during the Texas State Fair at the cotton bowl both schools are a little over 3 hrs from the site of the game so it's a halfway point for both schools and it's a rivarly hence why the crowd is split like it is

The two teams rotate being the Home team, so looking at the score ribbon the "visiting" team is on the left and the "home" on the right as in "Oklahoma at Texas." Next year they switch. The Home team gets to have recruits at the game on their official visits, the visitors don't so next year Oklahoma will be the Home team and sponsor their recruits. Notice the different colors at the 50-yard line. North (left side on the broadcast) is Texas in their Burnt Orange, and the South side of the 50 is Oklahoma in Crimson & Cream.

Please go back and watch the 2021 game with caleb williams. That was the best game of ever! I’ve requested that game multiple times! Boomer!

@zechariahbasaldua

9 ай бұрын

Deff the greatest, lol! SOONER!

@midnightrider1100

9 ай бұрын

This one was better. That was a great comeback but because of the Lincoln Riley defection, Sooner fans just file that as a statistical victory now.

A couple of things. First, this was a neutral sight game. When there is a neutral sight game, the stadium is split between the two schools. You should check out the Georgia Florida game in Jacksonville. Second, Texas and Oklahoma are neighboring states, and are big rivals.

@midnightrider1100

9 ай бұрын

Oklahoma are not just neighboring states, they share the longest state border in USA (540 miles). There are many connections between the two states and they actually had a small border war back in the early days of Oklahoma statehood. Disputes over the boundary has been a common thing for years. The supreme court made a decision to give what are now three counties that Texas claimed to Oklahoma. I knew people who owned land on the Red River and when the river would change course, they would fence in land that was previous claimed by Texans. The state line has been redefined several times and it impacts who has rights to water resources from the Red River and Lake Texhoma. All these things go into making this a great event.

Thanks for doing that. As an OU alum (1990), it was nice to hear the different perspective. Great game.

@DNReacts

9 ай бұрын

You’re welcome, loved it! Great game and great win

OU fan from little Sapulpa Oklahoma here ...I think the schedule looks favorable for OU to win out in the big 12 and rematch with Texas

I was at this game last weekend. Sat up in the nosebleeds on the top bleachers. Whole OU side of the stadium went apeshit. Greatest game ive ever seen.

Born and raised Okie here. This is always the game to watch. #boomersooner thanks for watching and enjoying this. Love y'alls channel

The penalty on the punt has two tiers. There's Running into the Punter, that's a 5 yard penalty. There's also Roughing the Punter, which is a 15 yard penalty, and automatic 1st down.

@jimmieturnpaugh792

9 ай бұрын

If no contact with the ball is made then roughing the punter is called. If the ball is contacted then no call

Football announcers are probably the best in sports at explaining all of the intricacies of rules and strategy in the game. Watching 4-5 games from start to finish can teach you so much about the game if you pay attention to the announcers.

I'm not sure if you're aware, but the Red River rivalry is played at a neutral site in Dallas, halfway between each team's home stadium.

The cotton bowl where this game is played is practically right in the middle of the two schools. And OU gets most of their recruits from Texas. So the integration of fans is quite natural so it makes sense the venue being split with fans.

Since 1955 the series was 33-33-3 before this game ended

Game is always fun and painful one way or another, but as a resident of Dallas, Tx the best part is going to the fair which takes place here every year. It’s the best experience and to me it kickstarts the holidays. Beer, food, football, games, rides, and just any and all kinds of fun. I love it.

@DNReacts

9 ай бұрын

Love this, thank you for the comment 🙏

The best goal line stand I've ever seen and I've been walking football for 10 years and see Cam Newton be stuffed at the goal line by a legendary 2013 49ers defense

Texas Oklahoma is a huge rivalry game that is part of the regular conference season. It is played on a neutral field every year at the cotton bowl. The fan base is split down the middle along the 50 yard line. 50% Oklahoma 50% Texas. Thanks for doing this game.

I'm not sure why I so greatly enjoy watching two Brits sit and watch football (do you guys even call it football?) but this is my new favorite thing.

@DNReacts

9 ай бұрын

We do call it that yeah 😀 and love that this is your new favourite thing. Welcome to the channel

This is one of the biggest rivalries in all sports with a long history. You might consider looking at some of the big rivalries as the history is very entertaining. The Sooners are an incredible team with a deep history of success. Dallas Texas is about half way between Norman, Oklahoma and Austin Texas where each university is located.

It’s so cool to see you guys react to this game! I was at a card show during the game and the whole show came to a complete standstill during that last drive for OU After losing last year 49-0 everyone was jumping up and down completely going mental for that last touchdown

@DNReacts

9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed, thank you for the comment 🙏

The Georgia vs Florida game is another annual neutral site (50/50 split) game. Fans call it "The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party". Check out the 2012 game! Go Dawgs!

@calebw3844

9 ай бұрын

Go dawgs

The Oklahoma Sooners channel just put out another weekly episode surrounding this game. It was a pretty good watch. It's filmed kinda like a docu-series with the team. Has some interviews, shows the atmosphere of the game and the locker room. It's really well edited.. It'll give you a perspective that these highlights don't.

Love my Sooners! It’s so fun to watch your reactions! ❤ BOOMER!

@DNReacts

9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 😊

@guyconger

9 ай бұрын

Wait till you get to see their reactions watching the rematch. HOOK EM!!!!!

That was a great game! Glad you got to watch the entire game. If you have only seen highlights, it is pretty hard to get a real understanding of football.

@DNReacts

9 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed it a lot! Huskies vs Oregon this weekend is the one I’ll watch in full. Helping me learn so much

These two teams are from Austin, TX. & Norman, OK. But, the game is played in Dallas, TX. every year, on the Texas State Fair Grounds, during the Texas State Fair. It's roughly half way between each school. The stadium is called The Cotton Bowl, because that bowl game was played there for many decades. I think the actual Cotton Bowl is played in the Cowboys Stadium now.

@logicGatekeeper

9 ай бұрын

The Cotton Bowl Classic is played in AT&T (Cowboys) Stadium, yes.

The Florida vs Georgia aka "The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party" is also a 50/50 split attendance college football game.

To explain the penalty on the punt, it was the light version, called “running into the punter” which is 5 yards. There is also “roughing the punter” which iirc is 15 and an automatic first down. Of course if the rusher gets the block then there’s no penalty for hitting the punter

These two will most likely meet again in the Big 12 title game and winner of that will likely make the playoffs. The only thing I could see throwing a wrench in that is if Kansas somehow beats OU in a couple weeks. If Kansas has their star QB back from injury they’ll have a decent shot.

@officialzacht

9 ай бұрын

Someone will beat Texas screenshot if you want

@cjboyer4355

9 ай бұрын

@@officialzacht maybe K-State or TCU, I’m not a Texas fan I just think the conference is pretty weak outside of the top 3-4 teams

@officialzacht

9 ай бұрын

@@cjboyer4355 honestly it would be a fantastic game and the only reason I say this is bc I don't like Texas either. Maybe my team (OK state) can throw a wrench in someone's plans. We've played Ewers well the Last couple years.

@cjboyer4355

9 ай бұрын

@@officialzacht speaking of good games I’m a Kansas fan and before last week I thought we were gonna run right through you but I should know better then to doubt a Gundy team. Dudes a gamer and always finds a way to make you guys competitive.

For the true die-hard fans, this will ALWAYS be known as The Red River Shootout.

So cool watching you guys react to this. My mom was born in Northampton, I was born in Oklahoma.... Boomer Sooner baby!

@DNReacts

9 ай бұрын

Love this, thanks Stephen and great you enjoyed. We’re not too far from Northampton. Couple of hours in the car

OU's mascots are 2 horses (Boomer and Sooner) the wagon is called the Sooner schooner. It all refers to the Oklahoma land rush.

As a Texas grad, I bleed burnt orange so this was a tough rewatch, but love the reaction. Not sure if I missed it, but if you've not already, you two should really react to the 2006 Rose Bowl / National Championship played between Texas and USC - arguably the greatest college football championship game of all time.

@willsmiffsbackhand8517

9 ай бұрын

2000 natty game > 2006 rose bowl. Horns down you Texas garbage person!

@aaronrice4607

9 ай бұрын

Yup, USC/Texas was one hell of a game and that is coming from a Sooner.

@DNReacts

9 ай бұрын

Thank you, appreciate the dedication Paul 🙏 We’ve seen that one, up in the playlists, hoping you found it. Was one of the greatest games, an awesome watch

@guyconger

9 ай бұрын

@@aaronrice4607 One of the few games that surpassed the hype. I could have gone. Super dumb not to.

The tayvon austin highlight tape has been the best ever since its conception, every guy in america has seen that video 10+ times, that MUST be reacted to😭😭

The University of Georgia vs. The University of Florida annual rivalry is split in the stadium. One half of the stadium is orange (Florida fans), the other half is red (Georgia fans). ...The game is played at a neutral site, Jacksonville, Florida, every year-- usually in early November. ...The 1980 game (Run Lindsay!) was the greatest. ....The historic nickname of the game is "The World's Largest Cocktail Party".

Texas Oklahoma could meet again in early December in the big 12 championship in Dallas at the home of the Cowboys

The only other game that is a neutral site, 50/50 crowd split is the Georgia/Florida game "the world's largest outdoor cocktail party" which takes place in Jacksonville, Florida every year.

I was never much into football, but this game got mentioned by a character on my favorite TV show, Leverage, (in this case expressing the actor's actual opinion) which started me paying attention to NCAA football at all.

Nine out of ten of the last OU-Texas games have been decided by less than one score including this year's. For Nick- A full game video of this one is at kzread.info/dash/bejne/goZ2paWAlru5mrA.html . Last year's 49-0 Texas shellacking of OU was largely due to Dillon Gabriel being in concussion protocol and having TWO! Five Star QBs transfer out before the season. OU had no major college level QBs left on the team and Texas is always hyper-talented. Five different OU players attempted passes in that game and combined for a measley 37 yards passing total. 2021 Red River Showdown - Another Hell of a Game featuring the current coach at Univ of Southern Cal Lincoln Riley before he left Oklahoma and the defending Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams before he followed Riley to USC. kzread.info/dash/bejne/nmSZwbCAfMzMps4.html 2020 Red River Showdown - Two words: FOUR OVERTIMES !!! kzread.info/dash/bejne/hG2pq8aEppW8f5c.html&pp=ygUNb3UgdGV4YXMgMjAyMA%3D%3D

@Gutslinger

9 ай бұрын

This. ☝🏼

Daniel Akinkunmi from Great Britain UK just committed to my OU Sooners yesterday. Daniel said something along the lines of " this is just the start of many more UK athletes coming over to play college ball in the US" I hope it becomes more exciting for everyone in the UK once you get more of your hometown boys on the field. I always root for my Oklahoman's in various spoorts when they're on TV. But yeah! Keep an eye out for next year, Daniel Akinkunmi at OU. He should be in the PS5 and Xbox games coming out soon too NCAA 24, he should be on the roster, but probably wont play until 25, but you never know, he could beat out everyone and be the starter, 1st string. So there are some things in the near future to be excited about!

So, this game is played every year in the Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, Texas which is about half way between Norman, Oklahoma and Austin, Texas. My wife grew up in nearby Fort Worth, Texas and has been there a few times to see the annual Cotton Bowl game on New Year's Day (that game is now played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington where the Cowboys play). The stadium is actually on the grounds of the Texas State Fair and the game is held during the fair itself (on a separate note, find some time to read up on American county and state fairs; they're nuts). Those who can't get tickets to the game can still go to the fair and take in the attractions and watch the game on big screens around the fair. Not only is it a neutral site game are there an equal number of fans for each team, but the split is made right down the 50 yard line and you can actually see the colors shift from burnt orange to crimson in the middle of the 4 sections that split the 50. It's quite a site. This happens because neither the stadium nor the state fair even handle ticketing. Tickets for each half of the stadium are sold directly by each schools' athletic departments. As for Damo's question about other 50/50 split games, I don't know if there are any quite like this one. There have been and still are some neutral site rivalry games during the regular season and there are of course year-end bowl games. Ticketing for most, if not all, of those are handled much like a major soccer tournament game. Each team is allocated a section of tickets based on expected fan support. Then the stadium or organizer sells the rest to people who may or may not be fans so you'll have ends of the stadium with plenty of team support but there won't be that stark dividing line you have here. Current neutral site games that happen every year in D-1 FBS include Georgia/Florida in Jacksonville at the Jaguars stadium and the Army/Navy game which rotates around different NFL stadiums in the northeast. In the past the Iron Bowl between Auburn and Alabama was be held at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama but they moved it to rotating between the normal home stadiums full time starting in 2000. In search of the almighty dollar, you now see all of these other neutral site games popping up, especially in the opening few weeks of the year before the NFL season starts or after baseball season if a baseball stadium wants to get involved. That's why there's been a game in Dublin the past few years during Week 0. To answer Nick's question, it is an old rivalry that goes back over a century and state proximity and the fact that they've always played (and will continue to play) in the same conferences has fueled plenty of hatred over the years. The states do, in fact, border each other and most of the northern Texas / southern Oklahoma border is defined by the Red River; hence the name of the game.

I love that you all are getting into US Football! So I'm from Oklahoma. We are known as "Okies", and I'm a rabid OU fan. The funny thing about USC is that their coach, Lincoln Riley and QB Caleb Williams dumped Oklahoma for USC. What is so great is that Now we are in top 5 with a great coach and QB. As everyone can see, OU now has a great defense.

@DNReacts

9 ай бұрын

Thank you Laura, we really appreciate that. Good luck for this season, it looks like it could be a great one 🤞

I was at this game. Best game I’ve ever been to. Also Texas was by far our hardest opponent so we could very well end up undefeated in the regular season.

This is the only game where the stadium is split 50/50 for the opposing fan bases! BOOMER!

They can make contact with the kicker, but only if they block the ball first.

Great game, the goal line stand and the drive to score at the end will go down in Sooner lore. This is always a big game, OU and Texas recruit the same area for players and the game often has conference championship implications - and/or playoff hopes. It's a very old rivalry played in a unique setting at the Texas State Fair.

The 4 down sequence defending the end zone is called a goal line stand

Boomer Sooner! I took my 13-yr old son to this game. Just him and I. This was his first OU vs Texas and he will never forget this amazing game!

I became an Oklahoma Sooners fan after meeting an outstanding Man, Father and Warrior who belonged to USSOCOM and was from Oklahoma and invited me and a dozen other RAF Pilots and Ground crew to watch this game With American Special Forces guys. This was my first time watching American College Football. It was wild. Oklahoma won and they were an underdog. I remember one of the Oklahoma players on Defense was a guy from England named ’Tom Wort’ Awesome game. Sadly, ‘Okie’ was killed in action while on an American Operation the following Spring. Only met him once but he made a huge impact. Even invited me to stay at his home in Tulsa, you know like the song “Tulsa Time” and take me to a live game. I’ve been a British Sooner fan ever since that night. Oklahoma was much more dominant in this game than the replay looks. (Has some mistakes on Special teams). They would have won this one by double digits. Oklahoma has 7 National Titles, and 7 Heisman Trophy Winners. Texas has 4 National Titles and 2 Heisman Winners. I want to jump across the pond and see this game in person one day.

florida and georgia also play halfway between their respective campuses, every year, at a neutral stadium in jacksonville, FL. half the stadium wears blue half wears red

Adding an update for Damo and Nick that may be of interest (as of 12-October-2023): Daniel Akinkunmi, the top-ranked player in England and an offensive lineman, has officially announced his commitment to play college football at the University of Oklahoma. He goes to school at the NFL Academy at Loughborough College and University in Doncaster, which is about three hours away from London, so he takes a three-hour train there and back every day just to go to that high school." He’s 6’4-1/2” and 310-pounds so still has room to grow.

As a Kansas fan I hate that these two schools are leaving the Big 12 conference for the SEC. This is like Dortmund and Bayern leaving the Bundesliga for the Premiere League.

@cjboyer4355

9 ай бұрын

@@alexandergrant-xg2do it sucks you guys are the face of this league. Although I think OU will do well and losing Lincoln and hiring Venables always seemed like a win win for you guys. Being a defensive minded team in the SEC will be very useful and I imagine you’ll be contenders most years. I see Texas suffering the same fate as A&M.

@cjboyer4355

9 ай бұрын

@@alexandergrant-xg2do yea I agree about how open the Big 12 will be but I wonder if it’ll ruin the credibility of the conference not having the blue bloods. I worry the Big 12 will just look like a slightly better group of 5 conference which will make playoff votes harder to get. I’m a Jayhawks fan not K-State but I’m glad you enjoyed your self in the Manhattan area hope you have aggieville a visit or two.

@guyconger

9 ай бұрын

Sorry $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

@cjboyer4355

9 ай бұрын

@@alexandergrant-xg2do if you come to a football game wait till 2025 when the renovations are done. Currently the Booth is maybe the worst power 5 stadium lol we got 300 million dollar renovations on the way though.

Both OU and UT stadiums are about or slightly larger than the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. There are as many at the State Fair eating, drinking, and riding carnival style rides as there is within the stadium. They do not serve food and drinks at the stadium, you have to leave the stadium and get food and drinks at the concession stands in the Fair. UT and OU universities have been playing each other in football before Oklahoma became a state. So there is a rich history. During a bad season with more loses than wins, a winning coach of this rivalry game could still renew and extend his contract. This one win can save your job even if you lose all the other games. The City of Dallas and the State Fair organization pay both universities significant amounts of money to continue playing this game in Dallas. At the last renewal of the contract, the upper deck was encircled completely. On Friday nights high school teams from the Dallas School District use the Cotton Bowl. Although few high school games fill the lower bowl. Never-the-less, a 92,000 seating capacity virtually makes the Cotton Bowl the largest high school stadium without a regular home University team. Another Division 2 university rivalry plays in the Cotton Bowl a week earlier than this, Prairie View vs Grambling. Those are the only two university football games played in the Cotton Bowl that I am aware of.😊

4:29 there are 2 different penalties that can happen. This was the minor Running into the Kicker which is 5 yards, there is also Roughing the Kicker which is 15 and an automatic first down. This is because while in the act of kicking the punter is essentially protected because chance of injury is high when in that position.

I was born/raised in Texas... then had to move to Oklahoma at the age of 40. I miss Texas immensely but Oklahoma has treated me well to. I've been to several Sooner home games and it was amazing!!

@DNReacts

9 ай бұрын

Amazing, love this! Thanks for the comment 🙏

A fun thing, because you brought up covering USC: the coach at USC was the coach at OU two years ago, but left for USC and took a lot of OU's players with him. And as far as the defense goes for USC, OU fans are very familiar with that coach having terrible defenses.

Army/Navy is another neutral site rivalry game. If you haven't yet, something on the history of the Army Navy football game would make a great video I think

love the channel guys is there anyway ya'll can update the link for Discord? it keeps saying the invite is invalid. Keep up the great reactions!!!

@DNReacts

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the support Jacob, we really appreciate it! I’ve just checked the link, it’s showing as okay, I did a copy a paste on Safari and got discord.com/invite/C3A69R8F9A - Hoping it works if the one on our about page doesn’t get you in

12:54 to answer your question yes only 2 others. The first is Georgia vs Florida in Jacksonville, and that game is later this month. And the other is Texas a&m vs Arkansas

Great game

@DNReacts

9 ай бұрын

💯 Absolutely loved this one! That atmosphere was incredible

Chances are pretty good that we will get a rematch of this game for the Big 12 conference championship which is played at the Dallas Cowboys stadium in Arlington Texas.

Big Mother f'n BOOOOOMER!!!! LETS GO!!!!!!!!

I’d say the play of the game was on OU’s last touchdown. Look at #75 on the left side of the offensive line right before the pass. He’s blocking TWO (!) defenders! That’s Walter Rouse becoming a legend! lol

Love the videos! Would love to see your reactions to the greatest red river rivalry game ever played, the 2021 game. If you thought that game was electric you have to watch 2021 game!

@DNReacts

9 ай бұрын

Appreciate the suggestion Justin, thank you 🙏 Have had a few mention this one, will add to the list

Texas Longhorns vs Oklahoma Sooners had met 118 times since 1900 Texas Leads the Series 63wins-51loss-5ties

The game is in dallas which is between austin tx and norman ok and its roughly the same distance between both schools

I was an Air Force Brat who moved about the country a bunch ("brat" being a term of endearment for military members kids) so I allow myself a lot of divisive fan loyalties. Born at McChord Air Force Base, go Seahawks! Grade school in Altus, Oklahoma (school years 2-7) where I learned to hate all teams Texas (the Red River marking the border between OK/TX), and settling in Ohio (go Bengals when not playing Seattle, go Ohio State Buckeyes). Have to say. It's been an absolute joy watching you guys learn and grow to respect American style football with chosen allegiances nearly as random as my upbringing. Wish you guys nothing but success. Keep going, and by all means choose any team you like and all you need for a true fan experience is to stick with one college and pro team all year long. You may even change from one year to the next. You guys are fun to watch because you are motivated, funny, self-deprecating, and 100% in it for a good time. Power to ya guys!

@bluedogok

9 ай бұрын

My parents grew up in Altus and we still have family there. The Lewis & Clark Expedition set the Oklahoma-Texas border on what is now known as the North Fork of the Red River which was known as Greer County, Texas. A later expidition reset the border at its current location.

Looking good for Oklahoma down the stretch. Good chance these two meet up again for the conference championship

Good game guys. We always screw up

Stoops is like a 9th year senior at Oklahoma at this point lol.

Texas and Oklahoma plays again at 11:00 am CST on December 2, 2023 at AT&T Stadium (Home of the Dallas Cowboys) I can't wait for Round 2

There is roughing the kicker and running into the kicker.......Generally speaking, it's roughing if the punter's plant leg is contacted or if he collides with a rusher when both feet are on the ground. It's running into the kicker when the kicking leg is contacted, or if the rusher slides underneath the punter and "prevents him from returning both feet to the ground.".....If the a defensive player blocks or deflects the ball, they are allowed contact.

This game has just an incredible atmosphere. There really is no way to understand it unless you go there. The only other game that’s split 50/50 is Georgia-Florida, but it doesn’t match the intensity of this game. If you lads ever get a chance, go to this game!

@areguapiri

9 ай бұрын

The intensity depends on how the teams are doing .

It’s a big split bc it’s held in Dallas which is about halfway the distance between and has the Sooners highest alumni base in the country Oklahoma is north of taxes across the red river (red river rivalry) It’s held at the cotton bowl in neutral ground where equal fans from both teams can come and watch it’s a HUGE event every year

@DNReacts

9 ай бұрын

This is awesome! Atmosphere was absolutely incredible

This is one of the fiercest rivalries in all of college sports. Definitely in the top three, along with Auburn - Alabama and Ohio State - Michigan. The game is held at the Texas state fair in Dallas, which is halfway between the two campuses, about 3 hours from each. The fair is going on during the game so in addition to the 96,000 in the stands, there is a couple hundred thousand more at the fair grounds. The other long standing neutral site rivalry games are Florida-Georgia, held in Jacksonville, and Army-Navy.

@DNReacts

9 ай бұрын

Love the info, thank you for the comment. This game was awesome and I hope they meet later in the season for a rematch 🔥

This game takes place exactly halfway between the two universities. This game was equally as tense and thrilling as the 2020 and 2021 Red River Shootout. Literally came down to the wire. I think for the past 8 years or so, this game was decided by 1 score.. Over the past 100 or so years, Texas has something like 63 wins to Oklahoma's 53.. A lot of Texas dominance in the series coming before WWII, while Oklahoma's dominance in the series has been in more modern times. There's also a huge Texas State Fair going on around the stadium that supposedly hundreds of thousands of non-game attendees go to during the game. This rivalry takes a backseat to no one, and is in my opinion the best rivalry in football today, and arguably in history.

Do yourselves a favor and watch Oklahoma’s last TD. Watch the offensive line. LT Walter Rouse blocked two defenders, one with each arm. It was absolutely beautiful. Incredible game. Absolutely love this rivalry. The river runs red again.

@DNReacts

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the heads up on this one! 🙏

This game is always in dallas, because thats the middle point from austin,tx to norman,OK. It is just a tad bit closer to Oklahoma

@DNReacts

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info, makes sense 🙏