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Report of OU-Texas prime-time kickoff false

OU's Auston English tackles Texas quarterback Colt McCoy on Oct. 16. STEPHEN PINGRY/Tulsa World
 
By GUERIN EMIG World Sports Writer
Published: 10/28/2009  10:54 AM
Last Modified: 10/28/2009  12:03 PM

NORMAN — Heads turned this morning when a Dallas Morning News article labeled next year’s Oklahoma-Texas football game “an evening game.” After years of afternoon kickoffs, could the Red River Rivalry be moving under the Cotton Bowl lights?

Uh, no.

OU released a statement declaring the report “false,” and announced “no start time for that game has been determined, and it is unlikely that the determination will be made until this summer.”

The story detailed the DART rail system’s performance at the Oct. 17 OU-Texas game. According to Michael A. Lindenberger’s article, DART board president Gary Thomas “warned board members that the timing of the 2010 Texas-Oklahoma football game will make the crowds an even bigger challenge. Next year, it’s an evening game, with all 95,000 or so football fans letting out just about the time the final crowds from the State Fair will be seeking to leave.”

By GUERIN EMIG World Sports Writer

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Few Clothes, America (10/28/2009 6:18:24 PM)
Why is this important? OU will get their butts whipped again.
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Few Clothes, America (10/28/2009 6:25:07 PM)
Jennewoman, it looks like it's you and me that see the absurdity of an announcement thats almost a year from now.
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tulsandn, out in the woods (10/28/2009 2:03:36 PM)
Those of you complaining about it being a non-news story: Did you or did you not click the link?

That's funny....
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TulsaTulsa, Tulsa (10/28/2009 12:16:25 PM)
another example of todays non-news, gossip, rumor media
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Tbone, (10/28/2009 1:12:39 PM)
I’m afraid it will just be another year of “Breakfast with the Sooners!” Thanks ABC!
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sooner mike, Out in BFE (10/28/2009 2:39:04 PM)
no big deal if its a morning afternoon or even a night game i will watch it no matter what. there it is again a shorthorn trying to geting something first.
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Arbythree, Tulsa (10/28/2009 12:02:25 PM)
No such luck.
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OUSooner2001, (10/28/2009 1:30:14 PM)
Those of you complaining about it being a non-news story: Did you or did you not click the link?
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Davie, (10/28/2009 12:06:01 PM)
My word, WHO CARES at this pont in time? There is a game in Stillwater Saturday featuring the same Texas team. Could you back off the Sooner-mania just a tad???
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Steff M, Claremore (10/29/2009 1:00:11 AM)
Jennewoman, it wasn't a top news story. And why would you click on it if you're so sick of OU football related stories? It's football season and this is Oklahoma. DUH
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Steff M, Claremore (10/29/2009 10:31:50 AM)
Stick to your knitting and QVC since you obviously have a problem with sports related topics.
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Jennewoman, (10/28/2009 12:22:11 PM)
Good grief, does everything relating to OU football have to be breaking or top news story? Sheesh!
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Jennewoman, (10/28/2009 4:56:27 PM)
I had to click the link to make the comment, DUH
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Jennewoman, (10/29/2009 7:30:07 AM)
Steff -- i can see by the time you made your stupid comment that you are way behind. The story was reported on the front page of the World's website when I saw it and I HAD to click the link to make my comment.

Few Clothes - right on!
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OU@BVAR, Bella Vista (10/28/2009 9:57:50 PM)
I was in Phoenis this last weekend and could not find anything on the Sooners on TV or the newspapers except for the line scores at the bottom of the ESPN screen.
They don't know what they are missing.
Go Sooners
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SteveBrown777, tulsa (10/28/2009 12:45:29 PM)
evening game? I WISH.
 

 
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