oklahoma is OK!

these oklahomans (oklahomians, oklahomos?) love them some football. my first weekend in oklahoma included the OU/Tulsa football game. the stadium was sold out for what was basically a Big 12 local game. i could have beaten both teams. it was worse than high school football. in fact OU had so little confidence in their quarterback that they did not throw a pass for the entire second half..... and somehow they still beat Tulsa.

worse than this was the regular football triva over the loud speakers. "2 Mnute Drill" type questions like "in the 1967 independence bowl game, so and so ran for 167 yards, what team did he play for, what number was he wearing in that game, and which was his dominant hand?" --- what the crap?!?!

worse than this was the insanity of the fans arguing over said trivia. screaming the answer they each thought it was at the top of their lungs for 5 minutes until the announcer gave the answer. some hung their heads in shame, others cheered and talked ish.

worse than this was the guy sitting next to me. i'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt and call him mentally retarded. i understand that one must yell at football games. i understand that one must yell even more for his/her favorite team, however, buddy, you're 5 rows from the highest row in the stadium, 1000' away from the field, with 80,000 people in front of you yelling as well..... the players can't hear you. this guy yelled "LET"S GO DEFENSE!!!.... LET"S GO D!!!!" 9572 times during the course of the game.... yes, i counted, but only after it started to annoy me 5 minutes into the 1st quarter, so the real number is more like 9864.

by the half, i could see the look in everyones eyes around us. we all wanted to collectively punch this guy in the face.... twice. even his family was mumbling under their breath about dad. words can not express my frustration with this man and the laws protecting his face.

the game was fun to watch none the less, and the cheerleaders were hot, so oklahoma thus far is OK in my book.