{"id":8055,"date":"2020-07-07T13:13:12","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T18:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=8055"},"modified":"2020-07-07T13:15:56","modified_gmt":"2020-07-07T18:15:56","slug":"texas-state-fair-cancelled-ou-ut-needs-to-play-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=8055","title":{"rendered":"Texas State Fair Cancelled-OU\/UT needs to play in&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #a63030;\">OU<\/span> and <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Texas<\/span> in the Cotton Bowl?<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8057\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8057\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?attachment_id=8057\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8057\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8057\" src=\"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/oklahoma-texas-football-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/oklahoma-texas-football-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/oklahoma-texas-football-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/oklahoma-texas-football-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/oklahoma-texas-football-1536x1228.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/oklahoma-texas-football-394x315.jpg 394w, https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/oklahoma-texas-football-75x60.jpg 75w, https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/oklahoma-texas-football.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8057\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger (11) leaps into the end zone against Texas during an NCAA college football game at the Cotton Bowl, Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018, in Dallas. (Nick Wagner\/Austin American-Statesman via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #666699;\">With the cancellation of the State Fair of Texas in Dallas this Fall, the Oklahoma\/Texas football game needs to still be played in the Cotton Bowl.\u00a0 With the understanding the game can happen,\u00a0 the venue at the fairgrounds in Dallas would be the best place for the traditional game to take place.\u00a0 Suggesting that the game be moved to Jerry&#8217;s World or a home site, in Norman or Austin, would likely be nixed by both Universities.\u00a0 Austin, with issues both from the city of Austin and the state of Texas, on restricting <\/span><span style=\"color: #666699;\">attendance to make the game totally a wash.\u00a0 Norman would not be approved by the University of Texas, even if the Sooners would allow a much larger crowd to attend the game.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #666699;\">Best bet, if the game is played, on whatever date, is that the Cotton Bowl will host the 2020 season tussle between the two rivals.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Feature photo:\u00a0 Longhorns Fanatics.com<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_8055\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"8055\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OU and Texas in the Cotton Bowl? 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