3 Red River Preview Takeaways

Bellmont was responsible for several things, good and bad.

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It was Bellmont’s bright idea, while working as Texas’ athletic director in 1914,

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to gather the largest schools in the region to form a new collegiate athletic conference.

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In 1929 season, Bellmont decided to make the right decision.

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Texas and Oklahoma agreed to resume playing each other in football in Dallas for the next 10 years.

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Both teams have made their yearly trek to Dallas ever since.

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The league has been shortened to “Southwest Conference.”

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First Takeaway: Knock Knock, Who’s There?

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Second Takeaway: Play To ‘Quinn’ The Game

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Third Takeaway: Will History Repeat Itself?

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