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Runnin' with the Big Dogs: The Long, Twisted History of the Texas-OU Rivalry

by Mike Shropshire

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A century of Texas–Oklahoma football rivalry

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A century of Texas–Oklahoma football rivalry

Mike Shropshire traces the Texas Longhorns–Oklahoma Sooners matchup across more than a century, framing the annual contest as a sporting event shaped by regional loyalty, antagonism, and public spectacle. The book broadens beyond the field to assemble figures associated with both sides of I-35, including coaches, players, fans, and politicians. Its subject is not only the game itself but the rivalry’s place in popular consciousness and the rituals surrounding a fixture that returns year after year.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • College-football fans interested in the Texas–Oklahoma rivalry
  • Sports-history readers interested in regional traditions and rivalries
  • Readers curious about the people and culture surrounding major football matchups

Themes

College footballSports rivalryTexas and OklahomaRegional identityFootball culture

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Book overview

The vivid historical rage and modern day bloodlust of one of the most enduring rivalries in all of American sports--the University of Texas Longhorns versus the Oklahoma Sooners.

Runnin' with the Big Dogs is the ultimate story of one of America's premiere football matchups, the Longhorns vs. the Sooners, meeting up on the gridiron for their annual pigskin palooza--a deafening, sometimes heartstopping, always memorable event infused with alcohol, animosity, loyalty, and pride.

Mike Shrophsire, an observer of this football war for more than 40 years, chronicles the long and colorful history of this fierce rivalry that has endured for more than a century. He introduces a larger-than-life cast of coaches, players, fans, and politicians on both ends of I-35, and explores the rivalry's effect on the nation's popular consciousness.

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