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Here we go across the Red River by the thousands once again — Beat Texas!

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In 1931 the Oklahoma governor called out the Oklahoma National Guard and declared martial law over the Red River bridge between the two states when Texas barricaded a new free bridge and forced traffic to take an older toll bridge.

The Oklahoma guardsmen took control of the south end of the bridge held by armed Texas Rangers and allowed traffic to pass without forking over any toll money.

It was Texas’ third defeat in its history. The first being to the Mexicans at the Alamo, then to the U.S. Army during the Civil War, and then to the Oklahoma National Guard.

The Oklahoma-Texas game had been played 25 times before the Red River Bridge War was declared in 1931. Oklahoma had won only eight of them and tied one. Most of the games were close.  All were well attended.  But only six of the games had been played in Oklahoma.

The Red River Bridge War really stung those Texans.  After that the Longhorns refused to cross the bridge. It was too embarrassing of a reminder that their beloved Texas Rangers had been losers yet again. And this time to a bunch of Okies.

And so, the Oklahoma-Texas game has been played in Dallas ever since. It’s the only way the Sooners could get the poor Texans to play ball with them.

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Texas devises perfect formula to beat the Sooners 24-17

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Beleaguered Texas Coach Charlie Strong came up with the perfect formula for defeating No. 10 Oklahoma on Saturday.

First, get a lead. It makes Oklahoma have to score on almost every possession. Second, run the football. It shortens the game and reduces the number of opportunities for the Sooners to make the sort of comeback they managed against Tennessee. And third, blitz and sack QB Baker Mayfield as much as possible.

All three came together Saturday for the unexpected 24-17 win for the Longhorns.

The Longhorns (2-4, 1-2 Big 12) came into the game with the program’s worst start in 59 years. The Sooners (4-1, 1-1) were 10th in the Associated Press poll after a 4-0 start.

“They covered us, they pressured us, they controlled the line of scrimmage. … Did I miss anything?” Bob Stoops said after the game.

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It looks good, but Sooner fans need to be wary of these wounded Longhorns

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Let’s not start the celebration just yet.

There is no doubt there is trouble down in Austinville. The natives there are ready to run second-year coach Charlie Strong out of town. Frankly, his Longhorn team has looked pretty pitiful this year, coming into Saturday’s Red River Shoot Out, Rivalry or Showdown (whatever advertisers want to call it this year) with a 1-4 record (0-2 in the conference); and, more significantly, looking more like Gooberville high school team than the mighty Texas.

Meanwhile, Sooners fans will throw out any reservations they have held about their own team this week — because showing signs of weakness is not what you do this week — and, besides, No. 9 Oklahoma has proven with wins on the road against Tennessee and at home against West Virginia, that a win against Texas isn’t a question of whether it will happen, but rather by how much.

Boomer Sooner baby. Oklahoma should roll.

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