Tulane – Soonerguys

Sooners survive Green Tidal Wave 40-35 in ugly opener

Published on September 4, 2021 by Mike

Before kickoff Sooner fans clapped to the Tulane fight song being played by the Oklahoma band.

And when the Tulane team came onto the field the crowd — in attendance numbers reduced by the last minute moving of the game to Norman because of Hurricane Ida and no doubt also by COVID concerns — gave them a warm ovation.

Not a single boo was heard. Not even from the student section. That is something unheard of in recent memory.

But those fans began to wonder whether their charitable nature was being taken advantage of by the fourth quarter, when the Green Wave had the Sooners backs against the wall and it took a much-needed defensive stand to keep Tulane from upsetting No. 2 Oklahoma.

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Dave: Sooners to dump lil’ bro Pokies for the premier league

Published on September 1, 2021 by Dave

There are a lot of different opinions about the Sooners moving to the SEC in time for the 2025 football season.

Probably sooner than that as it is unlikely, in my estimation anyway, that the Big 12 will last that long once the other teams start looking for lifeboats.

But you know the saying about opinions. They are like…well…everyone has one. In my very much uninformed opinion, and let’s face it, most everybody’s opinion on this subject is uninformed unless you are actually in the business of college athletics.

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Sooners vs Green Wave

Published on September 1, 2021 by Mike

A much anticipated 2021 OU football season starts Saturday in unorthodox fashion — a game moved by a hurricane to a partially filled Memorial Stadium during a pandemic that has fans wondering if attending is a health risk best avoided by watching it all on a living room TV.

All of that still hasn’t dampened the usual enthusiasm that marks a season beginning. This week is the most exciting part of college football. All teams are undefeated. Until this weekend, anyway.

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