Sooners vs. Volunteers Official Thread

[runco]

Kick off is 6pm (EDT) at Neyland Stadium.  I have heard of tickets fetching up to $300 or more per seat.  Sportstalk in Knoxville has already started today at 7am:  http://www.sportsradiownml.com/#see-regui-modal.

 

I predict Vols 42, Sooners 41.

 

What is a Sooner?

http://www.soonersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=208806115

 

 

College sports fans are hard-pressed to find a nickname that is as unique and as linked to a state's history as a Sooner. The University of Oklahoma is the only school known as Sooners.
 
The origins of Oklahoma's nickname stretch back to the Civil War era. The Homestead Act of 1862, signed by President Abraham Lincoln, provided that a legal settler could claim 160 acres of public land, and those who lived on and improved the claim for five years could receive title.
 
"Boomers" were settlers who favored the opening of unassigned lands in the Oklahoma Territory and lobbied the U.S. government to this end. Promoting the "Boomer's Paradise," early advocates of settlement in the Unassigned Lands began what is referred to as the "Boomer Movement.
 
The Boomer Movement gained new momentum in 1886 and 1887 when the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway constructed a line that ran right through the Unassigned Lands. Rail stations at Guthrie, Edmond, Oklahoma (City), Verbeck (Moore), and Norman, created when the line was built, offered high potential for townsites.
 
At this time political pressure was exerted to open up the Unassigned Lands to settlement. In 1889 an amendment to the Indian Appropriations Bill allowed President Benjamin Harrison to proclaim the Unassigned Lands open for settlement.
 
At high noon on April 22, 1889, legal aspirants would be able to enter the Oklahoma Territory and choose 160 acres of land. The event soon became known as the "Oklahoma Land Run" or "Land Run of 1889". Settlers from across the globe, seeking free land, made their way to Oklahoma Territory to stake their claim to a new life.
 
The great dramatic moment came when, at the stroke of noon, starting signals were given at the many points of entry. In some instances it was given by a blue-clad military officer firing his pistol or by his trumpeter, at times by a citizen firing his rifle in the air, or, as at Fort Reno, by the boom of a cannon. All produced the same results -- a tumultuous avalanche of wagons and horsemen surging forward all in one breathtaking instant.  
What is a Sooner?
National Championships
Conference Titles
Crimson & Cream
Fight Songs
Play Like a Champion Sooner Magic
Sooner Schooner
OU Spirit Squads
Pride of Oklahoma
University History
Norman History  
April 22, 1889, was a day of chaos, excitement, and utter confusion. But it was nonetheless a significant day in national history, one that gave birth to new hope for thousands of Americans and became an iconic image in the history of the west.
 
One of the few rules to claiming a lot of land was that all participants were to start at the same time. Those who went too soon were called "Sooners". Sooners were often deputy marshals, land surveyors, railroad employees, and others who were able to legally enter the territory early to mark out choice pieces of land for themselves or others.
 
As time went on, "Sooner" came to be a synonym of Progressivism. The Sooner was an "energetic individual who travels ahead of the human procession." He was prosperous, ambitious, competent, a "can-do" individual. And Oklahoma was the Sooner State, the land of opportunity, enterprise and economic expansion, very much in the Progressive spirit that engulfed the old South in the 1920s.
 
OU athletics teams were called Rough Riders or Boomers for 10 years before the current Sooner nickname emerged in 1908. The university actually derived the name from a pep club called 'The Sooner Rooters.'
 
Today, the thunderous chants of "Boomer! Sooner!" roll across the Oklahoma landscape. The success of University of Oklahoma athletics teams over the years has made the nickname synonymous with winning.
 
More Information:
Rushes to Statehood: Oklahoma Land Run
The Oklahoma Historical Society

 

[KKing]

Should be a good one. Folks that get paid to pick the winners have been pretty split from what I've seen. I'm hoping for a good showing from my vols


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[A.J. Holst]

I'm sitting in an orange section, not sure which one, got invited, said yes, seat location not important.

[runco]

Loved the first half.  Go Tennessee.....

[Erik88]

I'm afraid they are going to blow it here at the end...

[Garufa]

I'm afraid they are going to blow it here at the end...

Shut your foul mouth.



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[gjohnsoniv]

Shut your foul mouth.



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He's not wrong you know.

Well I might have spoken too soon. Edited September 13, 2015 by gjohnsoniv

[Oh Shoot]

Thought sure Sooners would go for two with the momentum what is was.

 

Methinks Voles lucky to get the overtime.

 

- OS

[Spots]

I see UT is playing football 3 quarters of every game again

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[Oh Shoot]

I see UT is playing football 3 quarters of every game again

 

Yep, still snakebit. They said that the 17 was largest lead ever blown at home.

 

- OS

[VERO1]

Managed to pull defeat, out of the jaws of victory again.

[shotgunshooter]

It was disappointing but I was glad to see the game.

[Chucktshoes]

:D

[wewoapsiak]

http://www.brobible.com/sports/article/ut-fan-caught-on-camera-squeezing-gf/

Best move of the game?

[gregintenn]

You correctly predicted a close game. :up: Probably the best one to watch yesterday.

[deerslayer]

I see UT is playing football 3 quarters of every game again

Sent from the backwoods

 

More like half

[tennesseetiger]

Welp...looks like Tennessee still isn't a 4 quarter team but the first half looked really really good. You can tell they are so close to turning the corner. I fully expect them to beat UGA's @ss in Knoxville.

[Lumber_Jack]

I give some credit to OU for making good adjustments at halftime to stop the run. I give blame to UT for not finding a way to counter and score some points.

Hind sight being in my favor I still think 4th and 1/2 on the goal line. We should have scored 7 not 3. Also missed field goal. Anything changes and we still win. I am pretty disappointed as its like same story different day. Still gonna cheer our guys on. Hopefully we can grow and rebound from that Edited September 14, 2015 by Lumber_Jack

[deerslayer]

Inept offense was troubling.  If a draw to Hurd or a screen or short slant is all the offense has, it's gonna be a long season. 

[xsubsailor]

 I was born and raised in Oklahoma so I think I'm going to keep my mouth shut.  :whistle: