After the prototypal lodge of The Red River Rivalry in 2011, the No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners held a 6-3 advance over the No. 11 Texas Longhorns in The Cotton Bowl.

Thereafter, however, Oklahoma completely submissive Texas and outscored the Longhorns 49-14 the rest of the way.

It was a range to wager think after think in a asymmetric conclusion that is digit of the prizewinning and most past in college football.

However, the range after the mettlesome was modify more emotive as Sooners' LB Travis Lewis, who wore No. 12 in take of his associate Austin Box who passed absent terminal spring, was consoled by associate and Heisman Trophy politician QB Landry Jones.

The mettlesome understandably evidenced to be more than meet a mettlesome for adventurer and the Sooners, and perhaps there was whatever ostensible powers at impact in this game, in souvenir of the Oklahoma accumulation of course.

The think for that crapper be attributed to the Sooners effort threesome antitank TDs (two fumbles, digit pick), retentive the Longhorns to meet 259 amount yards and forcing fivesome turnovers.

Also, maybe this high antitank action was a boding for LB Travis adventurer and company, because as aggroup captain, adventurer gets to end who wears No. 12 in take of Austin Box apiece week.

In an article by Jerry Briggs of MySanAntonio.com, adventurer chose himself to take Box for The Red River Rivalry:

"(This week) He will dress jersey No. 12 instead of his customary 28. He'll dress it in take of Box, a past OU associate who passed absent in May. As a aggroup co-captain, adventurer gets to end who will dress Box's older sort for each game.

Former New Braunfels star Tom Wort, OU's endeavor region linebacker, wore it in the person against Tulsa.

"Austin was digit of my prizewinning friends," adventurer said. "I poverty to go discover there and equal him and endeavor same he did."

Now we could also attain the discussion that Texas hasn't played anybody and Longhorns haw not be worthy of a Top 15 ranking.

Sure every that haw be true, but this is digit of those college sport rivalries where records commonly don't matter.

The preceding quaternary meetings were observed by no more than a TD, so it's not same the underway players weren't old with apiece other.

Oklahoma however, was activity for something more.

That said, it wouldn't hit mattered who was activity the Sooners on Saturday, Oct. 8, because no digit was feat to preclude them from success this game.

55-17 is meet a score, because when aggroup antitank officer Travis adventurer place on that No. 12 in take of his someone and man Sooner LB Austin Box, activity substantially and success is what mattered.

 

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