Runnin' with the Big Dogs

<p><strong>The vivid historical rage and modern day bloodlust of one of the most enduring rivalries in all of American sports--the University of Texas Longhorns versus the Oklahoma Sooners.</strong></p> <p>Runnin' with the Big Dogs is the ultimate story of one of America's premiere football matchups the Longhorns vs. the Sooners meeting up on the gridiron for their annual pigskin palooza--a deafening sometimes heartstopping always memorable event infused with alcohol animosity loyalty and pride.</p><p> Mike Shrophsire an observer of this football war for more than 40 years chronicles the long and colorful history of this fierce rivalry that has endured for more than a century. He introduces a larger-than-life cast of coaches players fans and politicians on both ends of I-35 and explores the rivalry's effect on the nation's popular consciousness.</p>