Date For 2012 Red River Rivalry Set

by ccmachine on Feb 11, 2012 10:02 PM CST in Oklahoma Sooners Football

DALLAS, TX - OCTOBER 8: Demontre Hurst #6 of the Oklahoma Sooners returns a interception for a touchdown against the Texas Longhorns at the Cotton Bowl on October 8, 2011 in Dallas, Texas. The Sooners defeated the Longhorns 55 to 17. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

While the 2012 Big XII football schedule has yet to be released sources have indicated that the annual Red River Rivalry will remain during the first weekend of October. The annual grudge match typically occurs on the fist or second weekend of October and has been slated for Saturday October 6th this year..

Since Bob Stoops took the helm in 1999 the teams have played on the first Saturday in October 5 times. If you're looking for a trend the Sooners are 4-1 when playing the Longhorns that weekend under Stoops. Oklahoma beat Texas 28-20 on October 2, 2010 which was the last time the two schools played on the first Saturday of the month.

The addition of TCU to the Big XII Conference leave Oklahoma searching for other out of conference opponents as the Sooners were supposed to open up the 2012 season in Ft. Worth. With that game being a conference game now it most likely will be slid back on the schedule but nothing is a given yet.

The lone non-conference game on Oklahoma's schedule right now is Notre Dame which comes to Norman on October 27th

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I loved the 2011 game!

I also really hate the mob scene that takes place trying to get out and away from the stadium.
Great picture of Hurst running it back, and It seems a long time before we get to the season again.

by LXXIV on Feb 11, 2012 10:47 AM CST reply actions

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by LXXIV on Feb 11, 2012 10:50 AM CST reply actions

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by ccmachine on Feb 11, 2012 12:48 PM CST up reply actions

It's never to early to look forward to OU/tx

by OU JJ on Feb 11, 2012 11:35 AM CST via mobile reply actions

It's a great game every year.

I hate it when we lose though. Even the cleaning staff hollar trash talk! I heard a sooner fan respond once by asking if that janitor was a tu graduate. That brought a good laugh from the crowd.

by LXXIV on Feb 11, 2012 11:49 AM CST up reply actions

awesome

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by Jordan Esco on Feb 11, 2012 2:32 PM CST up reply actions

well simce CCM brought the subject up, do you folks know what time it is?

it’s texass sucks time.

Everyone in Sooner Land start your day off right by saying
texass….. SUCKS

That and a good cup of coffee will make your day start off happy.

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by scarab on Feb 12, 2012 8:38 AM CST up reply actions