I’d guess your estimate for OU is way low considering the proximity to Norman.
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I'd push through to Wichita if possible. For someone who's done that drive numerous times through my college (Texas to Ames), it really helps the last leg when you've gotta start from Wichita rather than OKC.
Suppose it depends where you are. From Dallas, I would just come home and we are on the MN border. If you have things ready to go it is probably 10 hours to Ames one you hit the road.
Flying in Thursday afternoon.
Might find a golf course Friday and try to hit a few establishments.
Might find a golf course Friday and try to hit a few establishments.
Yeah, it makes sense to just bite the bullet and go all the way. I was just thinking about the drive if the user wants/needs to rest. Say the game ends around 3PM. By the time you're at your car and drive out of the stadium/traffic maybe 3:45 or 4. It's about 3 hours to OKC or 5 and a half hours to Wichita.
If you have to make a stop and rest, might as well get the extra 2 and a half hours of driving done when you're already in a highway-driving rhythm. Not much difference taking a rest at 7PM (OKC) or at 9:30PM (Wichita).
This! Not only is Norman relatively close, the Metroplex is a huge OU alumni base. Roughly 25% of OU enrollment is from Texas.
Drive 17 minutes to the stadium, cook breakfast on the Blackstone, watch game, drive 17 minutes home. Pretty simple. Easy peasy.
Kinda like me for all games at Jack Trice. Just a 5 minute drive to the stadium. Park, Tailgate, go to game, drive home in about 10 minutes depending on game traffic. Pretty simple. Easy Peasy.
My brother has some tickets for sale. Good seats. Around the 50 yardline. PM me for his number. He is in West Des Moines area.
Also OU is the number 2 school in Dallas by Fandom I think. At least by my naked eye.
Anyone seen what is allowed attendance for this game?
Each school got 5k tix, which I assume will sell out. How may others sold to general public or Cowboy season ticket holders?
Each school got 5k tix, which I assume will sell out. How may others sold to general public or Cowboy season ticket holders?
I saw somewhere else that there will be about 18k seats available, give or take.
Depends on when OU fans started feeling confident enough to purchase tickets, I think. We were all but clinched a full week before they were. So it depends on how many ISU fans snatched up tickets before OU fans. I know I got mine the day after the Texas game.
Also with limited capacity, I think that’s more important that the fan base size in the area or the drive time from Norman.
Agree with a lot of this. I don't think proximity means a whole heck of a lot when you have a fan base that practically lives at the top of the conference every year vs. one that hasn't been here in 100 years. I'd guess OU fans are a lot more interested in saving up for a CFP ticket if it happens...
We are actually flying down Friday and then flying right back after the game on Saturday. Asking a lot for people to watch our kids so we didn't want to overload them and the flights on Sunday were meh from Southwest so just down and back. Looking forward to it so much.
My wife and I bought tickets early in 2005 for the championship game. Went to KC anyway to watch that abomination of a game that was CU/OU. This has been something I've dreamed about for literally decades.
My wife and I bought tickets early in 2005 for the championship game. Went to KC anyway to watch that abomination of a game that was CU/OU. This has been something I've dreamed about for literally decades.
We will see you there, wife and I are staying there flying in on Thursday be there about 6.
