Ice Pics

We've gotten about a quarter of an inch of ice here in Tulsa so far. Since the worst of it came in right before dark, I haven't had a chance to take many pics but here are a couple.

Defining a Gooner

After suffering through yesterday and the overwhelming support shown for OU football, I feel that it is time to address the status of gooner. Before I get into that, I would like to explain that if you graduated from OU, have immediate family that graduated from OU, or maybe even stepped foot in an OU classroom (as a student), then this blog entry most likely does not pertain to you. However, if you meet any of the following criteria, you might be a gooner.

One definition in the Urban Dictionary defines a gooner as "a glory hunting pussbag who has very little knowledge of football". You should check out the rest of the definitions, some of them are pretty funny and a little too racy to be mentioned here on the blog.

You might be a gooner if:

• You refer to OU as "we" but have no actual affiliation with the university.
• Your wardrobe consists mainly of OU apparel yet you haven't attended a game in the past 10 years.
• Your OU season tickets cost more than your car.
• You have never actually been to Norman.
• You have ever yelled "BOOMER" in a public establishment on a random Tuesday just to see if anyone answers you.
• You wore your crimson on Jan. 8, 2009 but on the 9th no one would have the slightest clue that you support OU football.
• You complained about Bob Stoops on Jan. 9, 2009. ( I hope he leaves too.)
• You yell "the home of the sooners" during the national anthem. (That's just disrespectful to your country.)
• You forgot to support any of the other 16 sports that OU participates in.
• You find yourself wondering if any of these bullet points describes you.

So those are a few characteristics of a gooner. Add more in the comments if you would like.

Now that I've got that cleared up for everyone, I would like to say that I know several OU fans who did not attend OU that are very good people. Unfortunately, the majority of OU fans make a bad name for the few good ones that are out there. Maybe there should be a positive mentoring program for OU fans.