Comments on: Mike Leach Would Put Oklahoma in Front of Texas in Big 12

By: Larry Brown

Larry Brown — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:43:11 +0000

They’ll never give us a rematch of what we’ve already seen for a title game (least I don’t think so). Even if playing in Dallas gives UT the advantage over Oklahoma, it’s still different from playing on one’s home field so that’s where I give my edge.

By: Jhan Ganyen

Jhan Ganyen — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:48:05 +0000

Also, if OU and UT finish tied, and Alabama loses to Auburn or Florida, or both, why should Florida be in the National Championship Game? They lost to an unranked team AT HOME.

If Alabama ends up losing (they’ve never really been dominant like OU and UT all year), we should see an Oklahoma-Texas national championship.

By: Jhan Ganyen

Jhan Ganyen — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:37:20 +0000

Gene,

As a loyal Sooner, I have to dagree and disagree with you. Dallas is about halfway between Austin and Norman. It’s about three hours from each OU and UT to Dallas.

That being said, Dallas is NOT a neutral field. Play it in Boulder if they want a neutral field.

Also, in that OU/UT game, Texas only one by 10 points — a kick-return touchdown, and a field goal from an interception non-call. It’s not like Texas beat the Sooners by 44 points.

So if you want to nit-pick and talk about how “close” Texas’ loss was in Lubbock, you need to logically apply the same rhetoric to Oklahoma’s loss in Dallas.

By: Gene

Gene — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:59:17 +0000

I understand your logic, but you are missing one point. The Texas-Oklahoma game is not played on a neutral field. It is played at the Texas State fair in Dallas, TEXAS. Oklahoma has to travel a lot farther than Texas, and the game is held in Texas. While the crowd in the stadium may be 50-50, the surrounding area is strictly Texas country.

The same thing is true of Georgia-Florida playing each year on a “neutral” field in Jacksonville, FLORIDA. Georgia has a lot longer trip and is definitely not the fan favorite in that city. UGA does not get a fair shake in those games and I am surprised their AD doesn’t ask for a change of venue.

As far as I am concerned, they can flip a coin between the two teams, and there is a chance that Oklahoma State or Texas A&M will upset the favorites this coming week.