NORMAN — Two outstretched fingers, the index and the pinky, have created a Red River splash that crosses the borders of ridiculousness.
The Hook ‘em Horns hand sign was born 64 years ago, but the Horns Down controversy has only recently reached its boiling point.
Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley has been asked about it. So has Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby. Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger and fellow Longhorns have been offended by it. Penalty flags have been thrown for it.
At 11 a.m. Saturday, half the patrons in the Cotton Bowl will flick their wrists downward and flaunt it.