And that extends beyond the competitors themselves, but also to the fans of the two schools.
Most fans think of the Red River rivalry series as being only about football. Don’t kid yourself. These two schools hate each other, and it doesn’t matter what the activity is.
The first football game in the border war between these two longtime rivals was in 1900. The Longhorns won six of the first seven games, and the one they didn’t win ended in a tie. The Red River basketball series commenced 10 year later, in 1910. Oklahoma won the first six contests on the hardwood and eight of the first 10.