I posted this on FB last year before the game.




10. The school colors. If you wear something like that in Oklahoma they'll think yo' mama doesn't know how to wash clothes; gotta get those red clay stains out!


9. Their fight song, "The Eyes of Texas are Upon You" is set to "I've Been Working on the Railroad"! How lame. I heard for the OU game they've got a new song set to "Itsy Bitsy Spider".


8. The fans' hi sign is demonic devil horns.


7. Their mascot was branded "BEVO" in 1917 to cover up a brand put on him by Texas A&M with the score by which they beat UT that year, 13-0.


6. Bevo is neutered.


5. Mack Brown is a traitor. He started his coaching career as an offensive co-ordinator for the Sooners under Barry Switzer.


4. They call it the "Texas/OU" game instead of its correct name, OU/Texas.


3. Poor sportsmen & whiners. Remember the plane at the 2008 Big 12 Championship game towing the banner with the 2008 OU/TX score? Boo hoo.


2. Have only won National Championship 3 times, compared to 7 for OU.


1. The band uniforms. I don't know if the Village People had a biker in the band, but if they did he had saddlebags on his motorcycle that looked like the 'Horns band outfits.

Did you come up with these yourself?

Yep. I actually changed #4 this year to avoid a political hijacking of the thread.

Ah.

Ah.

Is that all? OU won. You should be WAY MORE EXCITED! :LolLolLol

Is that all? OU won. You should be WAY MORE EXCITED! :LolLolLol


I'm very glad OU held to the higher score, and. I'm glad Texas did not take advantage of numerous opportunities they had, and, I'm glad Texas kicked themselves so hard with needless and dumb penalties.

I'm also very, very glad that games do not run five periods.

It's not all about football; Oklahoma, Texas and Nebraska are waging one of the most academic recruitment wars among current Big 12 schools.

OU is big on high school merit scholars, Texas has gone more global and Nebraska is into research!

All of these schools are becoming more competitive in academics as well as sports.

OU President David Boren has become more aggressive and in-the-know as to what it takes to lead OU!

It's not all about football; Oklahoma, Texas and Nebraska are waging one of the most academic recruitment wars among current Big 12 schools.

OU is big on high school merit scholars, Texas has gone more global and Nebraska is into research!

All of these schools are becoming more competitive in academics as well as sports.

OU President David Boren has become more aggressive and in-the-know as to what it takes to lead OU!

You seem to have no idea what you're talking about. Nebraska and OU combined--including their medical schools--have comparable research expenditures to UT Austin alone (roughly $600 million/year), which doesn't have a medical school. UT and Texas A&M stand head and shoulders above the rest of the Big 12 in research.

OU has focused a major recruiting effort on attracting UT or A&M rejects (in many cases due to the top 10% rule) and of course is offering an incredible financial package to NMS students. As publics around the country (including UT) phase out merit aid, OU stands to benefit. Certainly, both of these efforts have paid dividends for student quality, but OU (and Nebraska) still lags UT and A&M significantly. On the other hand, UT recruits heavily for its graduate programs and faces no competition there from OU or Nebraska.

OU has worked aggressively to project an image of "excellence" in recent years but the statistics suggest otherwise--a 93% acceptance rate, 64% graduation rate, third-tier graduate programs, and relatively low academic achievement of its incoming freshmen. Despite having its hands tied by legislation, UT rounds up a higher caliber freshman class each year and also graduates much more of them, and has top 10 or 15-ranked undergraduate and graduate programs in literally dozens of fields.

Improvements are being made by OU and Nebraska, but there is such a long way to go. The only good competition between OU or Nebraska and UT will be on the field for the foreseeable future.

Just like yesterday....

UT and aTm are big fish in big pond; OU is a big fish in a small pond. If OU had the potential student population base that UT and aTm have they would have better stats as well. In order for OU to generate the same graduation rate and acceptance stats they would have to limit enrollment to around 5,000 students. This is why I would like to see a small but very competitive private Oklahoma Polytechnic University based on downtown OKC.

But I digress, the band uniforms at UT have to go. Those things are hideous.

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UT and aTm are big fish in big pond; OU is a big fish in a small pond. If OU had the potential student population base that UT and aTm have they would have better stats as well. In order for OU to generate the same graduation rate and acceptance stats they would have to limit enrollment to around 5,000 students.

But Oklahoma has and always will have a small population, and OU doesn't limit enrollment to 5,000. If Harvard hadn't been founded three centuries ago but rather when Oklahoma became a state it would probably be another Baylor or SMU. Your argument could also be applied to the UC schools, UMich, etc. It's really a moot point.

Thing is, as heavily as OU draws from Texas, its population base is effectively much larger than you suggest. The underlying issue is really the strength of the university due to faculty, infrastructure, reputation, etc. MOre top in-state kids would go to OU (instead of going out of state) if it had more to offer, and more importantly, Texas kids wouldn't be using OU as a (second or third) backup.


This is why I would like to see a small but very competitive private Oklahoma Polytechnic University based on downtown OKC.


Keep your fingers crossed!

Nebraska and OU combined--including their medical schools--have comparable research expenditures to UT Austin alone (roughly $600 million/year), which doesn't have a medical school. UT and Texas A&M stand head and shoulders above the rest of the Big 12 in research.

OU has focused a major recruiting effort on attracting UT or A&M rejects (in many cases due to the top 10% rule) and of course is offering an incredible financial package to NMS students. As publics around the country (including UT) phase out merit aid, OU stands to benefit. Certainly, both of these efforts have paid dividends for student quality, but OU (and Nebraska) still lags UT and A&M significantly. On the other hand, UT recruits heavily for its graduate programs and faces no competition there from OU or Nebraska.

OU has worked aggressively to project an image of "excellence" in recent years but the statistics suggest otherwise--a 93% acceptance rate, 64% graduation rate, third-tier graduate programs, and relatively low academic achievement of its incoming freshmen. Despite having its hands tied by legislation, UT rounds up a higher caliber freshman class each year and also graduates much more of them, and has top 10 or 15-ranked undergraduate and graduate programs in literally dozens of fields.

Improvements are being made by OU and Nebraska, but there is such a long way to go. The only good competition between OU or Nebraska and UT will be on the field for the foreseeable future.


True simple Longhorn;

Probably has a Ph.D in something? $ + HIT Piled High and . Deeper!

You guys learn more and more about less and less; until you've learned all there is to know about NOTHING!

Yet, you can't solve the simple social problems because of your greed and your passion to be BIG IN EVERYTHING and continue to attempt to show the world and others that you are SUPERIOR than everyone else! Sure, throw your dogs a bone every now and then while you select leaders which are truly inept in all leadership endeavers.

That's why this country is in the shape it's in now, BUSH AND CENEY:

Texas size toliet paper:

He's on the job 24-hours a day

He's not afraid to do the dirty work

He comes in a variety of colors and patterns, appealing across the board to all ages and ethnic groups.

Solve the problems of those you keep in poverty and those you have enslaved (people); while you feast in your IVORY towers and proclaim glory; don't worry dude--DELIVERANCE WILL COME!

True simple Longhorn;

Probably has a Ph.D in something? $ + HIT Piled High and . Deeper!

You guys learn more and more about less and less; until you've learned all there is to know about NOTHING!

Yet, you can't solve the simple social problems because of your greed and your passion to be BIG IN EVERYTHING and continue to attempt to show the world and others that you are SUPERIOR than everyone else! Sure, throw your dogs a bone every now and then while you select leaders which are truly inept in all leadership endeavers.

That's why this country is in the shape it's in now, BUSH AND CENEY:

Texas size toliet paper:

He's on the job 24-hours a day

He's not afraid to do the dirty work

He comes in a variety of colors and patterns, appealing across the board to all ages and ethnic groups.

Solve the problems of those you keep in poverty and those you have enslaved (people); while you feast in your IVORY towers and proclaim glory; don't worry dude--DELIVERANCE WILL COME!

I knew this thread would get politically hijacked.

I knew this thread would get politically hijacked.

Sorry, if I stepped on your toes (Bush & Cheney) getting our of the aisle; however, I lived in Texas long enough to figure out what many of those people were all about.

My relatives (Mexican side) are leaving Texas by the droves and it's that high and mighty fragrance that many Texans have that make them unattractive.

I will live the rest of my life in Oklahoma and hope to die in peace!

uhhh..... Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Harvard only has 7,000 undergrads. If they had 50,000 students they would score lower in every measurable category. I'll bet if OU or UT only took 7,000 undergrads their key performance indicators would be off the chart across the board.

uhhh..... Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Harvard only has 7,000 undergrads. If they had 50,000 students they would score lower in every measurable category. I'll bet if OU or UT only took 7,000 undergrads their key performance indicators would be off the chart across the board.

I suppose I didn't emphasize the word "moot" earlier but this post mostly seems to reinforce what I was saying, so great.

But just for fun, I'll entertain this hypothetical scenario of 7k enrollment: for the 2009-2010 school year, 34% of UT undergrads scored a 30 or higher on their ACT. By comparison, about 24% of OU undergrads did the same. So with 38k undergrads, UT could nearly fill two Harvards with relatively high-performing undergrads (by this one metric). On the other hand, if OU admitted only 7k then it would have to take in about 2500 laggards, so to speak. Now obviously these trends would be perturbed if these were smaller schools to begin with, but it's at least worth pointing out that UT's current student body already contains (at least) a Harvard within it, whereas OU has a smaller fraction and much smaller number of top-performing students.

In any case, the fact of the matter is that in real life, UT is twice the size of OU and yet has "key performance indicators" that are definitively higher than OU's across the board. Pick a category--ACT/SAT scores, graduation rates, dropout rates--hell, UT even has a slightly lower student to faculty ratio than OU.

I suppose I didn't emphasize the word "moot" earlier but this post mostly seems to reinforce what I was saying, so great.

Maybe you seem to think we are arguing opposite sides of the coin. I have nothing against UT other than the band uniforms. I also have no problem with the top 7,000 students at UT being smarter than the undergrad class at Harvard. Likewise, if you take the top 5,000 students at OU they match up pretty well with Yale (enrollment of 5,275) and the top 4,500 students at OU score higher than the 4,500 students at Princeton. It is all a numbers game. Likewise, you could easily make the argument that UT has the equivalent of Harvard, Yale, and Princeton all on one campus. I'm good with that.

Sorry, if I stepped on your toes (Bush & Cheney) getting our of the aisle; however, I lived in Texas long enough to figure out what many of those people were all about.

My relatives (Mexican side) are leaving Texas by the droves and it's that high and mighty fragrance that many Texans have that make them unattractive.

I will live the rest of my life in Oklahoma and hope to die in peace!

You didn't step on my toes. I'm no fan of Bush and Cheney or Rick Perry. I'm just an expatriate Okie in Arlington and just thought a thread about the football... oh the hell with it. OKCtalk should be re-named OKCpoliticaltalk. I think I'll stick to the nostalgia forums.

GO RANGERS!!!! I have post season tickets through the World Series! Hope I get to use them all.

You didn't step on my toes. I'm no fan of Bush and Cheney or Rick Perry. I'm just an expatriate Okie in Arlington and just thought a thread about the football... oh the hell with it. OKCtalk should be re-named OKCpoliticaltalk. I think I'll stick to the nostalgia forums.

GO RANGERS!!!! I have post season tickets through the World Series! Hope I get to use them all.


Arlington? Moved there after leaving the Green Oaks area near Ridgemar Mall in Fort Worth. A great area to live. I use to live in the area near GM and Cowboys (club) and eat at MOFATS (Soul Food)... Is Williams Fried Chicken still there?

5. Mack Brown is a traitor. He started his coaching career as an offensive co-ordinator for the Sooners under Barry Switzer.
The more ironic thing about that is they named their stadium after an Oklahoma native and former Sooner...Darrell Royal.

The alternate band uniforms are pretty bad as well.
http://www.aggies9496.com/Images/tuStuff/texasband.jpg

Arlington? Moved there after leaving the Green Oaks area near Ridgemar Mall in Fort Worth. A great area to live. I use to live in the area near GM and Cowboys (club) and eat at MOFATS (Soul Food)... Is Williams Fried Chicken still there?

As far as I know Williams is still there. I don't get over to that part of town much. We live on the west side, Bowen/Norwood area.

The more ironic thing about that is they named their stadium after an Oklahoma native and former Sooner...Darrell Royal.

The alternate band uniforms are pretty bad as well.
http://www.aggies9496.com/Images/tuStuff/texasband.jpg

I had to take my eyes out and scrub them in the sink after seeing this photo.

The more ironic thing about that is they named their stadium after an Oklahoma native and former Sooner...Darrell Royal.

The alternate band uniforms are pretty bad as well.
http://www.aggies9496.com/Images/tuStuff/texasband.jpg

Oh no! Somebody pour some cold water better these guys and they will break loose much faster.