Tulsa eyeing 2020 Olympics?

[hipsterdoofus]

Maybe OKC can put in a bid for the world cup ;-)

[bombermwc]

tulas smart at just putting the bid in, look we are all talking about tulsa now

Exactlly. Does Tulsa think they stand a chance of winning? Absolutely not. However, it gets their name out there. People that wouldn't have talked about Tulsa before, are/will now. It's exposure folks. How many cities "bid" each time without even a hope of winning? A LOT!

[bluedogok]

For what its worth, DFW put in a bid for the 2012 olympics and was turned down. Also, I don't know how true this is, but I heard that the Olympic Committee would be hesitant to host an event in the American South becuase they found Atlanta to be too hot.

Here is a breakdown of the US bids for the 2012 games.

GamesBids.com - 2012 - USA

Tulsa (nor OKC) comes anywhere close to meeting the criteria, plus Tulsa's city gov't had a hard time getting an arena and a ballpark built let alone a billion or so of infrastructure improvements. You can dream big but you can also be off your rocker delusional.

[DM1031]

its a group of local businessmen that put this commitee together, they have no intentions of ever getting it even considered, but hey, its got people talking, and in that, they have succeeded.

and for the record, no way we could ever actually pull it off, some of those poor people would die in Oklahoma summer heat, even the Nigerian runners would say, "damn its hot here"

[OKCMallen]

Exactlly. Does Tulsa think they stand a chance of winning? Absolutely not. However, it gets their name out there. People that wouldn't have talked about Tulsa before, are/will now. It's exposure folks. How many cities "bid" each time without even a hope of winning? A LOT!

Whatever, they just look retarded. That's not good pub. What do you honestly think they'll get out of it?

[In_Tulsa]

Whatever, they just look retarded. That's not good pub. What do you honestly think they'll get out of it?

You'll See Soon!!!!

[dalelakin]

You'll See Soon!!!!

Lemme guess you have blurry pictures of it to prove you have seen it before anyone else...oh wait...wrong...uhm...never mind.

[BDP]

Make sure they staple a picture of this to the front of the proposal:

[bluepickle]

tulas smart at just putting the bid in, look we are all talking about tulsa now

Wrong, we are all laughing at Tulsa now.

[In_Tulsa]

2020 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[USG '60]

2020 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"A Tulsa group is trying to gather support to conduct feasibility studies for a Green Country Games." Yep, looks like a lock to me.

[In_Tulsa]

I've got family in LA and they called me this morning to tell me they did a whole story on Tulsa trying for the olympics this morning on Fox11. We will not get the olympics but people all over are looking up Tulsa on the internet and news outlets are doing stories on Tulsa so I guess it worked. Go Tulsa that's smart!!!!

[metro]

Thought it was also laughable that Birmingham, AL is a potential bidder.

[CuatrodeMayo]

This makes “Core to Shore” look like the best idea ever… at The Lost Ogle

[BDP]

I've got family in LA and they called me this morning to tell me they did a whole story on Tulsa trying for the olympics this morning on Fox11.

[bombermwc]

DRP - lol - the toilet bowl strikes again.

But that's exactlly it. If someone in LA did a story, even if people see it as "Tulsa? HAHAHA" then at least they are talking about Tulsa. And they're looking it up online. People are talking about it and actually learning about Tulsa. Does anyone think they have a chance in hell of getting it...No. But "that's not the point, my friend".

It's actually a good props to Tulsa for being smart enough to do it. Personally, I'd rather see a proposal that stood a chance of being examine. Tulsa will just fall into the same group of first rounders that get marked off without question or hesitation. But again, that's not the point.

[hipsterdoofus]

We will not get the olympics but people all over are looking up Tulsa on the internet and news outlets are doing stories on Tulsa so I guess it worked. Go Tulsa that's smart!!!!

By it worked, do you mean it got people saying "yep, lotta idiots in Oklahoma"

[In_Tulsa]

By it worked, do you mean it got people saying "yep, lotta idiots in Oklahoma"

No there saying WOW there is a BIG city in Oklahoma it's Tulsa

[USG '60]

No there saying WOW there is a BIG city in Oklahoma it's Tulsa

Are you a typical graduate of Tulsa's school? Do you speak English any better than you write it? Do your letters get to where you send them?

[bbhill]

Are you a typical graduate of Tulsa's school? Do you speak English any better than you write it? Do your letters get to where you send them?

lol. I would imagine the post office is fairly accustomed to poorly addressed letters.

As for Tulsa vying for a 2020 olympic bid, I think its a bit soon. As everyone has said, this is most likely a recognition/publicity stunt. There are many other more viable cities that don't lack basic infrastructure needs like okc and tulsa.

[In_Tulsa]

Are you a typical graduate of Tulsa's school? Do you speak English any better than you write it? Do your letters get to where you send them?

what i do wong i dnt no ican spall goood so wats up/

[Luke]

While I'm guessing it's a publicity stunt, I think it's a good one.

It can't hurt.

Just because locals may realize that Tulsa isn't capable of hosting an Olympics, doesn't mean everyone else is.

[metro]

No there saying WOW there is a BIG city in Oklahoma it's Tulsa

Okay let them think Tulsa is the Big City in Oklahoma, while OKC will continue living it out in reality. It's this very mindset that let Tulsa get passed. The people who saw this "LA article about Tulsa" are going to be very disappointed to see this "big city" if any of them that read/saw it actually decide to visit tulsa.

[In_Tulsa]

Okay let them think Tulsa is the Big City in Oklahoma, while OKC will continue living it out in reality. It's this very mindset that let Tulsa get passed. The people who saw this "LA article about Tulsa" are going to be very disappointed to see this "big city" if any of them that read/saw it actually decide to visit tulsa.

I can't believe you are that out of your mind to think OKC has "Passed Tulsa" in anyway !! Wow that is crazy talk !!!!!!

[metro]

Yeah the downtown Tulsa streetlife is hoppin, and I hear the crowds coming out of the BOK Center have lots of options within walking distance.