(5/5) More on OU-Texas Agreement, Q&A and more.
Oklahoma Sooners Articles/Notes
Oklahoma-Texas extends agreement: Athletic Directors of the University of Oklahoma and the University of Texas have agreed in principal with the State Fair of Texas on a new five-year contract that will keep the AT&T Red River Rivalry football game in Dallas through 2010. The new deal adds two years to the previous contract that ran through 2008. The agreement does not require that structural improvements be made to the 75-year-old Cotton Bowl. Any renovations made to the stadium would be a City of Dallas or State Fair decision. Texas and Oklahoma will meet this season for the 101st time on Oct. 7. The AT&T Red River Rivalry has been played on a neutral field in Dallas each year since 1929. The first time the two teams played in that city was 1912. "The OU-Texas game represents one of the great traditions of college football, largely because of its location in Dallas, a neutral location for both universities, and the unique atmosphere that exists at the State Fair. "It is also unique in that both universities are allowed an equal number of seats for their fans which adds to the excitement of the event," said OU Athletics Director Joe Castiglione. Coach Stoops on Agreement, "This is good news. Hopefully all parties involved will find a way to keep the game in Dallas and work towards a solution that might allow us to play there for a long time. This is a long-standing and great tradition in college football and it means a lot to so many players, coaches and fans." (SoonerSports Release)
UT Ahtletic Director DeLose Dodds Q&A on Cotton Bowl with DMN: Q: What about the timing of this right now?
Dodds: We were told we needed to get something to them by May, and that's what we've done. They wanted some information for their bond election, so that's what we've done.
Q: Talk about how this agreement has nothing to do with whether the Cotton Bowl gets renovated?
Dodds: Texas and Oklahoma make decisions about the game, and Dallas has the stadium, so Dallas makes decisions about the stadium. And that's the way it should be. That's where I was at the beginning and that's where I'll always be. I don't want someone from Dallas telling me what we have to do to our stadium in Austin. It's a Texas-Oklahoma game and that's what we had control over, and that's all we should make decisions about.
Q: Why extend the contract only two years?
Dodds: I think it's a comfortable length of time. It's long enough that everyone should feel good about it because five years is a long time, and it's a big commitment on our part and on Oklahoma's part.
Q: Is there an opt-out clause?
Dodds: My recommendation is there would be no opt-out clause.
Q: Was it a tough thing to get Oklahoma to commit to five years?
Dodds: The people at Oklahoma were fine. And I've had a good conversation with Pete Schenkel. He is a wonderful man. Write that. Be sure to write that. He and Errol McKoy have been absolutely wonderful to work with.
Q: If the Cotton Bowl game leaves the Cotton Bowl Stadium for the Jan. 1, 2010 game, it would be gone before Texas and OU leave the stadium for its final game in October of 2010.
Dodds: And that's not our decision, either. That's a Cotton Bowl game decision.
(More Q&A at Dallas Morning News with Deloss Dodds)
Oregon/Oklahoma Gametime set: Oklahoma's game at Oregon Sept. 16 has been picked up by ABC with a kickoff set for 2:30 p.m. (NewsOK.com)
Pro teams introduce drafted Sooners: SoonerSports.com
OU-Texas game to stay in Dallas through 2010: The Oklahoman
OU-Texas to stay put for 5 years: Dallas Morning News
Deal only delays the inevitable: Dallas Morning News
Shootout to stay at Cotton Bowl: Tulsa World
OU-UT stays, for now: Ft. Worth Star-Telegram
Deal gives Cotton Bowl a tough hand: Austin American-Statesman
One of college football's best traditions to stay at neutral site: Austin American-Statesman
Oklahoma-Texas extends agreement: Athletic Directors of the University of Oklahoma and the University of Texas have agreed in principal with the State Fair of Texas on a new five-year contract that will keep the AT&T Red River Rivalry football game in Dallas through 2010. The new deal adds two years to the previous contract that ran through 2008. The agreement does not require that structural improvements be made to the 75-year-old Cotton Bowl. Any renovations made to the stadium would be a City of Dallas or State Fair decision. Texas and Oklahoma will meet this season for the 101st time on Oct. 7. The AT&T Red River Rivalry has been played on a neutral field in Dallas each year since 1929. The first time the two teams played in that city was 1912. "The OU-Texas game represents one of the great traditions of college football, largely because of its location in Dallas, a neutral location for both universities, and the unique atmosphere that exists at the State Fair. "It is also unique in that both universities are allowed an equal number of seats for their fans which adds to the excitement of the event," said OU Athletics Director Joe Castiglione. Coach Stoops on Agreement, "This is good news. Hopefully all parties involved will find a way to keep the game in Dallas and work towards a solution that might allow us to play there for a long time. This is a long-standing and great tradition in college football and it means a lot to so many players, coaches and fans." (SoonerSports Release)
UT Ahtletic Director DeLose Dodds Q&A on Cotton Bowl with DMN: Q: What about the timing of this right now?
Dodds: We were told we needed to get something to them by May, and that's what we've done. They wanted some information for their bond election, so that's what we've done.
Q: Talk about how this agreement has nothing to do with whether the Cotton Bowl gets renovated?
Dodds: Texas and Oklahoma make decisions about the game, and Dallas has the stadium, so Dallas makes decisions about the stadium. And that's the way it should be. That's where I was at the beginning and that's where I'll always be. I don't want someone from Dallas telling me what we have to do to our stadium in Austin. It's a Texas-Oklahoma game and that's what we had control over, and that's all we should make decisions about.
Q: Why extend the contract only two years?
Dodds: I think it's a comfortable length of time. It's long enough that everyone should feel good about it because five years is a long time, and it's a big commitment on our part and on Oklahoma's part.
Q: Is there an opt-out clause?
Dodds: My recommendation is there would be no opt-out clause.
Q: Was it a tough thing to get Oklahoma to commit to five years?
Dodds: The people at Oklahoma were fine. And I've had a good conversation with Pete Schenkel. He is a wonderful man. Write that. Be sure to write that. He and Errol McKoy have been absolutely wonderful to work with.
Q: If the Cotton Bowl game leaves the Cotton Bowl Stadium for the Jan. 1, 2010 game, it would be gone before Texas and OU leave the stadium for its final game in October of 2010.
Dodds: And that's not our decision, either. That's a Cotton Bowl game decision.
(More Q&A at Dallas Morning News with Deloss Dodds)
Oregon/Oklahoma Gametime set: Oklahoma's game at Oregon Sept. 16 has been picked up by ABC with a kickoff set for 2:30 p.m. (NewsOK.com)
Pro teams introduce drafted Sooners: SoonerSports.com
OU-Texas game to stay in Dallas through 2010: The Oklahoman
OU-Texas to stay put for 5 years: Dallas Morning News
Deal only delays the inevitable: Dallas Morning News
Shootout to stay at Cotton Bowl: Tulsa World
OU-UT stays, for now: Ft. Worth Star-Telegram
Deal gives Cotton Bowl a tough hand: Austin American-Statesman
One of college football's best traditions to stay at neutral site: Austin American-Statesman
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