I have always wondered why they just don't have it at either OU or Texas. It doesn't make much sense to have it at the Cotton Bowl. OU and Texas have good fan bases and I am pretty sure the fans would be willing to make the trip to Austin or Norman to see the game.
Seeing as how I had bad things happen to my OU-decorated car in Dallas, I can't imagine having to go to Austin for The Game. Nopey nope - no way.
And think how perfectly awful it would be to have hordes of whorns cruising Lindsay! Yikes!
I am sad about the Cotton Bowl and the State Fair, tho. Loved them. Cotton Bowl was like a HS stadium to me, as it was our football stadium when I was at SMU, too, and we had pitiful attendance - but everyone got good seats!
Prior to 1996 it was an inter conference game, and often one of the toughest games on either team's schedule. Now both schools are in the same division of the same conference. Back when the game was started, The Cotton Bowl was bigger than either's stadium, and the state fair was a bonus. Nowadays, I wouldn't go out of my way to attend a state fair.