Don't forget our OU Sooners!

[soonermike81]

Please see my post number 72 under the NBA Finals thread. Trying to represent things as a Sooners vs. Thunder thing is just silly.

This^^^^! Are OSU fans seriously trying to somehow turn the Thunder into "their" team and put them versus OU? I'm pretty sure 99% of the people in the state are OKC Thunder fans. College teams are a whole other animal and should only be compared to other college teams.

[Spartan]

The number of flags are going to be skewed either way when one is at the championship/finals and the other is still doing pre-season drills.

There are nowhere near this many OU/OSU car flags combined during football season. The car flag thing is a Thunder-only phenomenon.

[rcjunkie]

There are nowhere near this many OU/OSU car flags combined during football season. The car flag thing is a Thunder-only phenomenon.

You need to get out more during football season.

[Spartan]

That's preposterous, you may see one or two during the course of a 30 minute commute, but don't even claim that the car flag sightings are near as often. During that same 30 minute commute right now you'll see at least 30 car flags. Maybe you need to get out more.

[dankrutka]

?...and more upside down Longhorn stickers.

NO!!! Nothing is more embarrassing than OU fans giving money and priority to Texas with upside down Longhorns paraphernalia. I hate this.

[Spartan]

Nothing like a school pride that is based on your enemies.

Maybe this thread isn't so bad after all, perhaps "not forgetting our OU Sooners" can be fun.

[SoonerBoy18]

NO!!! Nothing is more embarrassing than OU fans giving money and priority to Texas with upside down Longhorns paraphernalia. I hate this.

I have even seen a Suv with Oklahoma State sticker with an upside down Longhorn sticker right under it. It was one of the best things I have ever seen.

[kevinpate]

There are nowhere near this many OU/OSU car flags combined during football season. The car flag thing is a Thunder-only phenomenon.

I'm thinking you've been in Calgary or otherwise road tripping in the fall in recent years. Dead pig fan flags are everywhere throughout the football season. I still see them regularly, though not as thickly, during the height of other sport seasons as well.

[ou48A]

For the OU fans …… please know that it’s 81 days until kickoff..... I can hardly wait!


I could almost care less about the NBA,,,, but I say let the Thunder fans have their fun….. It’s not very often that a small market professional franchise is able to play at this high of level and what they are doing is good for Oklahoma.

PS: while you still see some, the car flag fad is long past its peak for most college football fans.

[onthestrip]

FWIW..the nba finals will be broadcast in 215 countries. This is no doubt the biggest sporting event to ever take place in Oklahoma.

[Spartan]

For the OU fans …… please know that it’s 81 days until kickoff..... I can hardly wait!


I could almost care less about the NBA

This post is just complete and utter blasphemy.

[BoulderSooner]

FWIW..the nba finals will be broadcast in 215 countries. This is no doubt the biggest sporting event to ever take place in Oklahoma.

the biggest event in the context of the world ...

but OU football is bigger in THIS state .... and OU national championship games are bigger in THIS country

[BoulderSooner]

This post is just complete and utter blasphemy.

and yet those are the feelings of many in our state

[soonermike81]

the biggest event in the context of the world ...

but OU football is bigger in THIS state .... and OU national championship games are bigger in THIS country

I'll probably have to disagree with that. I think more people across the country will tune into the NBA Finals than they would one of our national championship games. If we were to go to the BCS Title game this year, I think this NBA Finals appearance will be a much bigger ordeal. Just my opinion...

[onthestrip]

the biggest event in the context of the world ...

but OU football is bigger in THIS state .... and OU national championship games are bigger in THIS country

Um, no, not in the context of the world but in the context of the biggest sporting event to ever take place in Oklahoma, bar none. I know ou fans, especially ones with ou or sooner in their screen name, like to make one argument into another but this is definitely the biggest sporting event in Oklahoma ever. That can't be argued.

And btw, all NCAA football title games are bigger in this country, not just OUs.

[Skyline]

Who has the most FB friends or Twitter followers?

Lol!

[BoulderSooner]

I'll probably have to disagree with that. I think more people across the country will tune into the NBA Finals than they would one of our national championship games. If we were to go to the BCS Title game this year, I think this NBA Finals appearance will be a much bigger ordeal. Just my opinion...

look at the ratings ...

in Oklahoma it won't be close ... OU florida MNC game 53 rating in okc and 48 in tulsa ... 2000 OU fsu 64 rating in okc ..

i will be shocked if the finals gets close to that


on the national level the bcs national championship game has had better ratings than the finals every year but last year .. the all SEC bama lsu rematch was the 2nd lowest rated championship game ...

most years the ratings are not that close ...


Thunder spurs game 6 (biggest game in thunder history) had about the same instate ratings (34) as OU fsu regular season last year

[BoulderSooner]

Um, no, not in the context of the world but in the context of the biggest sporting event to ever take place in Oklahoma, bar none. I know ou fans, especially ones with ou or sooner in their screen name, like to make one argument into another but this is definitely the biggest sporting event in Oklahoma ever. That can't be argued.

And btw, all NCAA football title games are bigger in this country, not just OUs.

your correct because College football is a bigger sport than the NBA in the USA

[Skyline]

NBA Finals coverage is available in 215 countries and 47 different languages.

[onthestrip]

Would like to see the ratings of an nba finals where it's one game, winner take all because arguing about ratings for a one game sporting event compared to a best of 7 event is really difficult.

[mdeand]

I'm not sure this debate is very worthwhile. Apples vs. Oranges. As for which is a "bigger" event, it depends on whether you're talking media attention or how it affects the mass of people interested. There are plusses and minuses for both. Let's just enjoy the time, which we can all agree is "HUGE" (as the Oklahoman said in the headline) for the City and state.

[Easy180]

Don't have this much energy and buzz surrounding OU Natl Championship games...This is a first for this state and OSU fans are actually going to watch

My guess is all of the naysayers for the Ford Center upgrade are officially in hiding lol

[Spartan]

You know what gooners, Thunder Up. Or 雷霆. Or Donner Bis.

look at the ratings ...

in Oklahoma it won't be close ... OU florida MNC game 53 rating in okc and 48 in tulsa ... 2000 OU fsu 64 rating in okc ..

i will be shocked if the finals gets close to that

For a team that plays 12 games a year, compared to a team that plays like 80 a year, and has been in the Playoffs for several months. The Finals will probably go to 6 maybe even 7 games.

[soonermike81]

look at the ratings ...

in Oklahoma it won't be close ... OU florida MNC game 53 rating in okc and 48 in tulsa ... 2000 OU fsu 64 rating in okc ..

i will be shocked if the finals gets close to that


on the national level the bcs national championship game has had better ratings than the finals every year but last year .. the all SEC bama lsu rematch was the 2nd lowest rated championship game ...

most years the ratings are not that close ...


Thunder spurs game 6 (biggest game in thunder history) had about the same instate ratings (34) as OU fsu regular season last year

I wasn't talking about just in the state, I was talking about nationwide. You said, "and OU national championship games are bigger in THIS country." And like others are saying, it's comparing apples to oranges. A single football game versus a best of 7 series is hard to compare. But I would like to see how the ratings are for tonight's game. I'm pretty sure this series will have a better rating than the Spurs series, especially nationwide.

[Matt]

I could almost care less about the NBA