Okla State venue for future games?

by Plano Jeff on Oct 17, 2008 3:32 PM CDT

I know this is aggie week, but I wnated to know if Meyers and T. Boone ever decided to play our annual contests in the Cotton Bowl or Jerry World.

I just plopped down big bucks to this year's game on stubhub because I was under the inpreesion this would be the last year for a home and home series for a while and I wanted my in-laws (OSU alums) to experience our beautiful campus on a game day atmosphere with the band marching from the band hall over to Jones and the awesome entry on to the field. I have gone with them to stillwater the last three times we played there and have left heartbroken.

Do any of you know any thing about this? I'm wondering if the two schools can fill a 90,000 seat stadium.

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no, no choice has been made.

OSU wants jerry’s world because it’s new and awesome

Meyers wants the Cotton bowl because there is a guaranteed payout (and not just an estimated income) and there’s an influential Tech alumni on the Cotton Bowl Stadium board.

by kayakyakr on Oct 17, 2008 6:16 PM CDT reply actions

Should be interesting to see how this plays out. T. Boone and Jerry are good friends so I’m sure that’s influencing OSU’s decision.

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by Boarder on Oct 17, 2008 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions

Thank you

Kayakyakr.

by Plano Jeff on Oct 17, 2008 8:05 PM CDT reply actions

There was also this

bit in the Sportatorium from Richie Whitt regarding Pickens touring the Cotton Bowl and being impressed. I think it’s far from being a done deal.

According to State Fair of Texas president Errol McKoy, Pickens, like Hance, was impressed. And Tech-OSU in Dallas remains a real possibility.

"He couldn’t believe how well it turned out," said McKoy, who accompanied Pickens on the tour along with Dallas mayor Tom Leppert. "He said we got a lot of construction for our money."

Too bad the Cotton Bowl couldn’t land Tech-OSU this year. The two teams — both currently undefeated and ranked in the Top 10 — meet Nov. 8 in Lubbock.

Since Pickens is close friends with Jerry Jones and the Cowboys owner last year flew to Lubbock in an attempt to lure the Raiders into playing OSU in his new Jonestown Coliseum, it seemed a foregone conclusion that the annual Big 12 game would end up in Arlington. But after Dallas’ fabled-yet-fresh stadium received rave reviews from Texas-OU fans and a national look-see from ESPN and ABC’s cameras, city leaders are commencing the selling of the new Cotton Bowl.

"It performed well," McKoy said of the 76-year-old stadium. "Now we’ve got something special to sell. The next step is sitting down and hammering out deals. Landing Tech and Oklahoma State would be a great start, and we think it’s a reality."

Go Raiders . . .
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by Seth C on Oct 18, 2008 7:02 AM CDT reply actions