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Why the Texas-Oklahoma game remains one of the wildest rides at the State Fair

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Texas Longhorns head coach Charlie Strong celebrates with the Golden Hat after his team defeated the Oklahoma Sooners during an NCAA football game between Oklahoma and Texas at the Cotton Bowl stadium in Dallas Saturday October 10, 2015. Texas Longhorns beat Oklahoma Sooners 24-17. (Andy Jacobsohn/The Dallas Morning News) -- MANDATORY CREDIT, NO SALES, MAGS OUT, TV OUT, INTERNET USE BY AP MEMBERS ONLY

On the centennial celebration of the marriage between Texas and Oklahoma at the State Fair, the ceremonial start of the greatest annual sporting event in Texas, it seems bad form that all the talk has been about potential break-ups.