The Cotton Bowl is a battle of the heavyweights.
Texas and Ohio State are set to sq. off in Jerry’s World, with a visit to the nationwide championship sport on the road, and one group could have the higher hand because of the location of the sport.
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The situation being Arlington, Texas.
Arlington is about 200 miles from the place the Longhorns reside, giving them a presumed home-field benefit.
Nonetheless, do not inform Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian that.
He is not shopping for that notion.
“I feel each faculties get the identical variety of tickets,” Sarkisian mentioned, through a press convention forward of the Cotton Bowl.
“I’m not sure. However I feel all people will get the identical variety of tickets. From that time, who’s going to purchase the remainder?
“I do know we’ve obtained an excellent fan base that travels. I do know Ohio State’s obtained an excellent fan base that travels.
Coy statements from the top coach.
He’s proper, that each fan bases journey properly and are as passionate as any within the nation.
It is simply that one is just a pair hundred miles away, making it for a straightforward drive, whereas the opposite is situated over a thousand miles away.
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Benefit Longhorns.
Whether or not Sarkisian believes it or not, it is true.
In principle, Jerry’s World needs to be lined in burnt orange.
However do not doubt the rabid fanbase that’s touring from Columbus, Ohio.
They’ll present out, they at all times do.
It is a battle of the titans, proximity be damned.