being sooner born and bred, naturally i could not let the weekend pass without a post about the great rivalry that is OU/TX. we're talking about a rivalry that is so huge that thousands of fans travel to dallas to be a part of the weekend even if they don't have a ticket to the game. lucky me, going to school in dallas i don't have to get off my couch to experience the craziness of the weekend. furthermore, my roommate, and best friend, just so happened to be born in austin and raised as a die-hard longhorn fan. we are the epitome of a house divided, but we manage to keep the rivalry under control under our roof. outside our humble abode, however, "boomer sooner" and "hook 'em" can be heard echoing through the city. the last two years i have gone right into the eye of the hurricane that is downtown dallas too see all of my visiting friends. i can honestly say i have never experienced a rivalry so deep. i've seen countless fights, verbal and violent, in the halls of the hotels all because someone had on the "wrong color." i just love that schools get so intense and heated over a game of pigskin to the point that they can't stand to be in the same hallway as someone from the opposing school. this type of intense, unwavering school spirit and state pride amazes me and makes me proud to be a part of it. i'm sad to say that i didn't get to experience the rivalry this year because i have volleyball, but i proudly wore my crimson and cream oklahoma shirt to our watch party that was filled with texas fans. depsite not being able to join in on the fun, the best part of the day was the scoreboard, 28-20, just in case any of you missed it.
* i just couldn't bring myself to use orange in this post.
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