Friendly Wager for the Big 12 Title

WASHINGTON - Today Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) and Congressman Kenny Hulshof (MO-09) announced the terms of their friendly wager on the Big 12 Conference football championship happening this weekend between the Oklahoma Sooners and the Mizzou Tigers.

Each Representative is wagering a basket of home state products on the outcome of the game. Cole's basket will include Bedre Chocolates, made in the Fourth District by the Chickasaw nation, of which Cole is an enrolled tribal member. Hulshof is wagering a package of Missouri-made goods, which will include candy from the Candy Factory in Columbia, as well as other products.

"The only thing sweeter than Bedre chocolates is beating the Tigers twice in one season," Congressman Cole said. "I'm looking forward to celebrating the Sooner victory with a basket full of Missouri's finest fare."

"I'm offering as large of a package as possible, with little concern that I’ll actually have to pay up," Hulshof said. "In the unlikely event of a Sooner victory over the #1-ranked Tigers, Tom will reap some of the best that mid-Missouri has to offer. But he shouldn’t get his hopes up."

In addition to serving as the area representatives for the University of Oklahoma (OU) and the University of Missouri-Columbia (MU), both men are graduates of their respective schools. Cole received his Ph.D. from the University of Oklahoma and Hulshof earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

The championship is being held Saturday, December 1, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Missouri is entering the Championship game with an 11-1 record this season, while Oklahoma has a 10-2 record.