Why the Tennessee game means so much to me
The first televised Oklahoma football game I ever paid attention to was the last time the Sooners played Tennessee.
It was January 1, 1968, when Oklahoma played No. 2 Tennessee in the Orange Bowl.
That game marked the conclusion of a Cinderella 1967 season for the Sooners. It also was my first “official” season as a rabid Sooner football fan.
The game which allowed Oklahoma to play Tennessee was the Big 8 clash with the Kansas Jayhawks in Norman on November 18, 1967. It was the first OU football game I remember attending in person. A cold front had come through days before that was so chilling that I gave up at halftime of our Velma-Alma high school playoff game the night before for the warm confines of home.
Stripe the stadium Saturday night
Odd sections wear white. Even sections wear red. Student section wears red. Those are the marching orders for fans at the Tennessee game which kicks off at 7 pm Saturday, as part of the “Stripe the Stadium” plan. So,…