Texas Gov. Rick Perry isn’t ready to ante up for Saturday’s installment of the Red River Rivalry.
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin made the offer of a friendly wager for Saturday’s football game in Dallas, but Perry’s office never accepted, Fallin’s spokesman Alex Weintz said.
“We can only assume they’re running scared,” Weintz said.
No bets were made, but the two states will continue the annual Governor’s Cup rivalry.
The cup is traditionally exchanged by the governors of Texas and Oklahoma following the Red River Rivalry, but this year the exchange will be handled by the schools’ alumni associations.
The tradition began when Texas Gov. Dolph Briscoe donated the trophy in 1973, and each year it is transported from the office of the previous year’s winning governor to Dallas.
Fallin is scheduled be at the game Saturday, ready to return the cup to Oklahoma, but Weintz said they do not expect Perry to attend.
Annelise Russell, News Editor
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OkSweet 7 months, 2 weeks ago
If Perry breaks 'rivalry tradition',what else would he not break. I guess everything isn't big in Texas as they say,Ego's. You can tell a man or woman by how he shows his sportmanship. I'm disappointed by this,I was looking at him towards 2012,guess I'll go alittle further down the line now.