Don't forget our OU Sooners!

[Lord Helmet]

I can't believe people are arguing this. Good grief. I'm a huge OU fan and I can admit that the NBA finals is the biggest sporting event in Oklahoma history. If the Thunder win its a bigger deal than an OU national championship.

[Spartan]

Thunder - Fear the Beard


OU - Fear the Stache


Nuff said

[ou48A]

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’m sure you are correct.

I was in down town OKC for several hours this afternoon and I walked around the area around the Chesapeake arena around 6 pm. THERE WAS LESS THAN 1/50th OF THE ACTIVITY THAT YOU SEE 2 HOURS BEFORE AN HOME OU FOOTBALL GAME. The restaurants and other establishments were not at all packed, their were virtually no people hanging out in parking lots. Many of the parking lots had many open spots. There was more pre game activity before game # 2 at the recent softball championship in OKC.

This maybe a big deal, but only a fool would believe that you could change over 60 years of our states football sport culture overnight. Basketball has always played second fiddle to football in Oklahoma and that’s not going to change no matter what the outcome is of the 2012 NBA finals.

[Easy180]

Can compare pregame activity when OU starts playing football on Tuesday nights

[ou48A]

Can compare pregame activity when OU starts playing football on Tuesday nights

As I said, there was more pre game activity before game # 2 at the recent softball championship in OKC.

[Easy180]

As I said, there was more pre game activity before game # 2 at the recent softball championship in OKC.

Of course there was...Boomer!

[soonermike81]

well when expand Chesapeake arena to 80k+ capacity, maybe there will be more pregame activity

[soonermike81]

and keep in mind that nba games arent really known for their tailgating like football games.

[Spartan]

Are you guys for real? Remember, you're pointing at something that the city shut down, so I wouldn't look much further than our inept and worthless mayor on that issue.

[onthestrip]

The ridiculousness of this thread continues to grow...

I was in down town OKC for several hours this afternoon and I walked around the area around the Chesapeake arena around 6 pm. THERE WAS LESS THAN 1/50th OF THE ACTIVITY THAT YOU SEE 2 HOURS BEFORE AN HOME OU FOOTBALL GAME. The restaurants and other establishments were not at all packed, their were virtually no people hanging out in parking lots. Many of the parking lots had many open spots. There was more pre game activity before game # 2 at the recent softball championship in OKC.

This maybe a big deal, but only a fool would believe that you could change over 60 years of our states football sport culture overnight. Basketball has always played second fiddle to football in Oklahoma and that’s not going to change no matter what the outcome is of the 2012 NBA finals.

Im sorry but this is way off. There were tons of people down there at 6:30, the restaurants that I saw were full (there are a few more options in bricktown than campus corner), and there was certainly a buzz. You cant keep comparing a football gameday to a NBA game on a tuesday. That said, dont say things like it wasnt 1/50 of a gameday in Norman. If that was the case then there would apparently be 1 million people in norman on saturdays. And more activity at a softball game..? You have lost the tiny amount of credibility you ever had.

But go ahead and keep convincing yourself that the Thunder means nothing and keep counting down the days to kickoff, whatever helps you sleep at night.

[Spartan]

I'll take downtown over Lindsey Street any game day regardless of sport.

[Bellaboo]

I'm an OU fan, but you OU homers need to get a REAL life. Last nights game was broadcast to 215 Countries in 47 languages for gods sake !

Now you can't top that......how many MILLIONS were in tune to last nights game World Wide ???

I walked through the Cox with two reporters from Germany.

OU couldn't sell out the Insight Bowl...... time for you folks to see the light.

[ou48A]

I'm an OU fan, but you OU homers need to get a REAL life. Last nights game was broadcast to 215 Countries in 47 languages for gods sake !

Now you can't top that......how many MILLIONS were in tune to last nights game World Wide ???

I walked through the Cox with two reporters from Germany.

OU couldn't sell out the Insight Bowl...... time for you folks to see the light.

The 1971 OU-Nebraska game could be heard in every nation on earth via over 1500 TV and radio stations.
It was also broadcast in Antarctica and from ships at sea. And there were reporters from other nations.

[ou48A]

The ridiculousness of this thread continues to grow...

Im sorry but this is way off. There were tons of people down there at 6:30, the restaurants that I saw were full (there are a few more options in bricktown than campus corner), and there was certainly a buzz. You cant keep comparing a football gameday to a NBA game on a tuesday. That said, dont say things like it wasnt 1/50 of a gameday in Norman. If that was the case then there would apparently be 1 million people in norman on saturdays. And more activity at a softball game..? You have lost the tiny amount of credibility you ever had.

But go ahead and keep convincing yourself that the Thunder means nothing and keep counting down the days to kickoff, whatever helps you sleep at night.

Things must have changed a bunch in 30 minutes time but
coming from an on the strip poke, I could care less.

[ou48A]

I'll take downtown over Lindsey Street any game day regardless of sport.

Lindsey Street is not where I would hang out on a game day, but several thousand do!
I have heard university officials say that up to 20,000 people for the bigger home games hang out around campus on game day and don’t even go to the game. Nothing on that scale happens for the NBA finals in OKC.

[Skyline]

NBA, teams & players are followed by 278 million people across social media platforms.

Boomer Sooner.

[ou48A]

NBA, teams & players are followed by 278 million people across social media platforms.

Boomer Sooner.

I don’t think anyone is saying that there is not a bigger NBA world following.
What some of us saying is that football is still the #1 sport in Oklahoma with OU being the dominant force.
YOU CAN NOT CHANGE DECADES OF STATE CULTUER OVER NIGHT.

[Skyline]

Last nights TV rating was 11.8, sets all time record for NBA Finals Game 1.

Gm 1 also earned an absurd 44.3 rating in OKC. Considering 1/2 of OKC was downtown watching somewhere, safe to assume 100% of city watched.

[Easy180]

Let's also throw in the percentage of Okies that can name two Sooner players compared to those who can name two Thunder players

I enjoy me some OU football but you are fighting a losing battle trying to hate on the Thunder...Crazy energy around the metro right now...Not near as electric when OU is playing for another championship

[BrettM2]

I think this thread has officially become the dumbest thread on the internet.

[Matt]

[Lord Helmet]

I think this thread has officially become the dumbest thread on the internet.

Maybe. It's for sure making some OU fans look pretty silly.

[BrettM2]

Maybe. It's for sure making some OU fans look pretty silly.

I just don't understand why it needs to be a one over the other proposition. OU football is obviously huge in this state (I say this as an OSU fan). For football, it isn't even close. The Thunder are huge as well, especially because they bridge the gap for the college fan. What is there to gain by proving that one is bigger than the other? Does making OU the undisputed king somehow make them better during the season? I just don't get it.

[Bellaboo]

OU has around 13 or 14 games a year ???

On a normal season plus playoffs the Thunder will have close to 90 or 100 games ?

Now how many eyes are focused on each respective team collectively for all games ?

You OU homers need to give it up....... you're losing. (and Bob is overpaid)

[jedicurt]

I could almost care less about the NBA

this phrase has always bothered me... so if you could almost care less... doesn't that mean that you care some? shouldn't the saying be i couldn't care any less, or i don't care about the NBA?