* Both Texas and Oklahoma have been ranked in the Top 25 going into 60 out of 66 Red River Rivalries since 1945.
* I have been to every Red River Rivalry since 1998.
* The DMN ran a poll of 119 Division IA coaches, and the Red River Rivalry game came out on top as the Top Rivalry Game in college football, with Ohio State/Michigan and Army/Navy close behind.
* The Cotton Bowl is split down the 50 yard line, with Oklahoma fans on the South side and Texas fans on the North side.
* It is not a good idea to try to take the DART Rail to the game. Just don't do it.
* The Cotton Bowl was chosen for the game because it is halfway between Austin and Norman....though technically Norman is closer (188 miles) than Austin (195 miles).
* Six of the last 10 games have resulted in one of the teams advancing to the BCS Championship Game.
* Texas leads the all-time series 59-41-5.
* In 2007, the schools were given the option to rotate the North/South split every other year. Texas declined in 2007, 2009 & 2011.
* It's lame that I have to keep calling it the Red River Rivalry. The Red River Shootout is much more fun but apparently too violent.
* Big Tex made his debut at the 1952 State Fair of Texas. Wearing size 70 boots and a 75-gallon hat, Tex stands 52 feet above fair visitors.
* The Red River Rivalry has been played at the Cotton Bowl during the Texas State fair since 1932.
* There is only one tunnel leading to the stadiums that both teams share, located in the South Endzone.
* The winning team gets to keep the Golden Hat, a trophy make from a bronzed ten-gallon hat.
* In the Stoops/Brown era, Oklahoma leads the series 7-5
* When I try to say Red River Rivalry out loud, I sound drunk.
* It's 2001. And OU Still Sucks.
* Fletcher's sells appoximately half a million Corny Dogs at the state fair each year.
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