Sooners vs Longhorns

[MonkeesFan]

Even when they rebuild Big Tex, it will never be the same! At least Big Tex lived a blessed 60 years! Rest in peace Big Tex!

[SoonerDave]

Even when they rebuild Big Tex, it will never be the same! At least Big Tex lived a blessed 60 years! Rest in peace Big Tex!

Surely the Big Tex that went up in flames today wasn't the exact same structure out there the last 60 years. I can guarantee you his outfit has changed, because Dickies wasn't the sponsor until just a few years ago, and Big Tex wore something more like a generic country plaid shirt not that many years ago. Point being that it shouldn't be that big a deal to slap some fabric on a frame...

[bluedogok]

They "redid" Big Tex some years ago, the fabric shell doesn't last all that long in the sun and wind of North Texas.

[Snowman]

Everything but the metal frame has either been altered and/or replaced several times, there is though a difference in perception of minor changes made over many years which keeps a feeling of continuity verses it burning down in minutes.