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STORM CENTER: The ‘Showdown’ is set for today

This year, the big game between the Universities of Texas and Oklahoma has a new name – the Red River Showdown.
That sounds more like a game show title than anything else.
Originally, the game was called “The Red River Shootout,” but the politically correct mob had that changed to “The Red River Rivalry” in 2005 because we certainly don’t want any connection between a simple football game and the issue of gun violence.
The series dates back to 1900 when Texas clobbered Oklahoma 28-2.
Former Texas athletic director DeLoss Dodds has been quoted about the Red River Showdown, saying, “That game – the rivalry game for us has always been Oklahoma. The A&M game’s been a great game and all that. And we may play them. But it’s not something that we have to do.”
Dodds said Texas is compelled to play Oklahoma.
If there’s one place that should know about the Red River, it’s Montague County.
After all, the river defines our northern boundary. Locations such as Illinois Bend and Spanish Fort are close to the waters (or lack of water) of the Red River. Read more from this column in the weekend Bowie News.
Former Saint Jo High School standout football player Harley Sewell, who was named to the All-Time Red River Rivalry Team back in 2005. (Photo provided by the Detroit Lions archives collection)
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