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Mizzou clinches Big 12 North to face Big 12 South leader Oklahoma December 1 in the 2007 Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship. After selling out the 1997 and 1999 games, the 2007 Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship returns to San Antonio on Saturday at 7 p.m. to fill the 65,000-seat Alamodome. A BCS national championship berth is on the line when the Missouri Tigers take on the Oklahoma Sooners in front of a national television audience on ABC in prime time. In 1997 Nebraska beat Texas A&M 54-15 in front of 64,824 fans on its way to a Co-National Championship. Nebraska returned for the 1999 Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship as a sellout crowd of 65,035 watched the Huskers upend Texas 22-6. To purchase tickets to the game, please visit Ticketmaster.com at the following link: http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0C003E47EFD9CC6A?brand The Valero Alamo Bowl is not selling individual tickets to the game; however, there are three hospitality options to consider: Alamodome suites, the Touchdown Club and Corporate Memberships. All three options are on the home page in the “What’s Hot” section. ?The Valero Alamo Bowl is pleased to join the Alamodome and San Antonio Convention and Visitors Bureau in forming a partnership to secure a marquee event like the Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship for San Antonio,? said Valero Alamo Bowl Chairman John Yantis. ?This game will deliver a large out-of-city fan base to San Antonio during what is typically a slower time of the year as well as provide added value for the Valero Alamo Bowl?s ticket holders, sponsors and partners.? The 1997 and 1999 Big 12 Championships are ranked #6 and #7 in Alamodome history for football attendance behind the 2005 New Orleans Saints vs. Atlanta Falcons NFL game and the 2006, 1999, 2004 and 2001 Alamo Bowls. The 46,825 fans in attendance from outside of San Antonio for the 1999 Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship translated into $8.1 million in direct visitor spending and $19.8 million in combined direct and indirect economic impacts, according to a survey conducted by the Tourism Research Center and the Tourism Management Program at the University of Texas at San Antonio. The following is a list of the Alamodome?s Top 10 football crowds: Attendance Event 65,875 2006 Alamo Bowl (Texas vs. Iowa) 65,562 New Orleans Saints vs. Atlanta Falcons (October 16, 2005) 65,380 1999 SYLVANIA Alamo Bowl (Penn State vs. Texas A&M) 65,265 2004 MasterCard Alamo Bowl (Ohio State vs. Oklahoma State) 65,232 2001 SYLVANIA Alamo Bowl (Texas Tech vs. Iowa) 65,035 1999 Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship (Nebraska vs. Texas) 64,824 1997 Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship (Nebraska vs. Texas A&M) 64,597 1995 Builders Square Alamo Bowl (Michigan vs. Texas A&M) 63,747 New Orleans Saints vs. Detroit Lions (December 24, 2005) 63,285 Dallas Cowboys vs. Houston Oilers (August 21, 1993)