Dallas - If the Texas-Oklahoma series was only about the sights, sounds and smells of their annual Cotton Bowl matchup, it would still be a lot of fun.

It's special, though, because there's a long tradition of high-caliber, high-stakes games on top of the great environment of the State Fair of Texas.

Tomorrow will be the 103rd meeting between these Red River rivals, but only the 10th time each team comes in with a ranking that can be counted on one hand. The Sooners are No. 1, while the Longhorns are ranked fifth.

The crowd will be bigger than ever, topping 92,000. That breaks down to an additional 8,000 folks in burnt orange on one side of the 50-yard line and an extra 8,000 in crimson and cream on the other side. Decades later, players remember the explosion of those colors when they walk down the tunnel and onto the field, and now it should be even more spectacular.

Both quarterbacks know the intensity of this rivalry and the joy of winning, each having done so as freshman. The Longhorns' Colt McCoy did it two years ago, Oklahoma's Sam Bradford did it last October.

Now they're back and leading two of the nation's most potent offenses. Whoever wins will have his team in prime position for the Big 12 title and for a national championship. They might also go home as the Heisman Trophy front-runner.