Why Longhorns Owe Their Survival in Part to Oklahoma
It might not be the safest week to mention this, but here goes:
The Texas longhorns owe their survival in large part to Oklahoma.
Oklahoma and the federal government, that is.
We’re talking cattle, of course, not football. Here’s what happened: A century ago, the longhorn breed teetered on the edge of extinction. After the Civil War, the great herds that had lumbered up the Chisholm Trail from Texas to the railways depots in Kansas for shipment east had suddenly fallen out of favor. Texas ranchers had become enamored with Herefords and Angus, which grew faster and were ...
Comments (6)
Jim Dang
Interesting... ou still sucks
David Huang via Texas Tribune on Facebook
but but but...OU still sucks though, right? I mean, I couldn't care less, but think of the UT fans!?
Reda Cavender
However, all of us know the only reason Oklahoma exists is because O.U. sucks, and Texas might just float out into the Gulf and become its own country again if O.U. didn't keep it up.
Mary Muna via Texas Tribune on Facebook
and I am not eating any horses, until all of the cows are gone.
motobeej
Seriously!?!? Is this the best that UT has to offer in terms of comments? I understand rivalry, but "OU still sucks" is about the lamest thing I've ever heard. It sounds like something an Aggie would keep humming and hawing about.
Cliff McSparran via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Glad that breed "made a strong comeback," unlike Bevo's team, who at the Cotton Bowl looked like Plano High School playing the Cowboys. Embarrassing.