Red River "Rockin' and Rollin' (and What Not")

Holy poop! Today's the day. The 100th meeting between the Texas Longhorns and the Oklahoma Sooners at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. A huge day! If you aren't a football fan, or even a sports fan, it's time to change. This is huge and I can't wait!

As we speak (as I type) I am watching the television show that I have long enjoyed, but only recently come to recognize as my favorite of all shows - ESPN's College GameDay (built by the Home Depot). I love this show and can't wait to watch it every week. It tears me apart when I am invited to a bar or bat mitzvah during the football season because I will miss part of the show (and this one isn't too good later on tape or TiVo). I even like the commercials - my favorite being Under Armor's "We must protect this HOUSE!" series. I'm still waiting for it.

I believe we have found my mania. I am, otherwise, a mentally and emotionally well-balanced person with a talent for keeping proper perspective (of couse I think this about myself, but I'm pretty sure I'm right). A little bit of that, against my better judgement, goes out the window on Texas game days, when - as we've covered before and as many of you have questioned me about, rightly so - I take care to eat orange foods and drink orange drinks as part of my making sure I've done all I can to push my beloved Longhorns to victory. That's on any game day. This one, as a big rivalry game that is always in the national spotlight, is much bigger (read: I am much crazier). I am aware that, in the grand scheme of things, today's football game is of little consequence. Doesn't matter! I am so excited! I have been for days and I guarantee you that, win or lose, I'll be talking about the game with like-minded fans (and probably with people who don't care) until the two teams square off again next year.

Hook 'Em Horns and may you have a great day! Back to the cheddar and sour cream baked ruffles and Diet Rite tangerine soda.