Has anyone ever been to the State Fair the day before the OU game, during the day? We're going up Thursday night to stay with the in-laws over the weekend, and my MIL wants to take a couple of relatives in from Germany down to see the fair on Friday. Is there any traffic to speak of if we head down there after morning rush hour and head back before the afternoon rush? Can you park relatively close to the main gates in the lot you enter from Haskell, or (like on gameday) do you have to drive way the hell down the the Fitzhugh overpass?
We went on Friday last year, arrived about 12 noon. No traffic to speak of, parked right by a gate for $10. I think they are raising the parking price to $15 this year.
My wife and I typically go to the Fair on Friday afternoon. Love the Fair and it is great to see all of the stuff that I am too wound-up to enjoy on Saturday as I am all about the game. Lots of Texas and OU fans in gear on Friday. Parking and traffic are easy. Would also do the DART just to by pass the hassle. Just look up the timetable on: DART.org bigtex.com If you at all like the Fair, then you are going to like Friday. Especially if you have relatives who have not attended.
We started going on Friday mornings, and there is some traffic, there are a few thousand that go to the fair that day, but nothing like Saturday. It would be a great day to take the DART to the fairgrounds. I guess most of the traffic is normal Dallas traffic, though. You can park in the fairgrounds lots, no problem. It's hard to see much of the fair on Saturday.
Roy's Texas teams never beat the Sooners, so I'm not sure I want his bad luck on the sideline for that game.