Ou To Play At Tulsa In 2014

[SUMG]

I realize that Tulsa may be decreasing their stadium size (to 26,000?)...but that isn't preventing OU from playing there in 2014. It's a part of a three game series, with games in Norman in 2013 and 2015.

Texas will go to Wyoming and play in that 32,000 seat stadium, and now OU agrees to this.

FWIW.

Edited June 7, 2008 by SUMG

[SUMG]

More info from The Sporting News:

http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=420479

[MeanGreen61]

I realize that Tulsa may be decreasing their stadium size (to 26,000?)...but that isn't preventing OU from playing there in 2014. It's a part of a three game series, with games in Norman in 2013 and 2015.

Texas will go to Wyoming and play in that 32,000 seat stadium, and now OU agrees to this.

FWIW.

FWIW saw a post on another board recently stating that the stadium wouldn't be a problem with OU or Oklahoma State as long as the get their 5,000 ticket allotments.

[Eagle1855]

date, time? Want to make sure I've got that weekend open.

[FirefightnRick]

OU played in Tulsa this year also, beating them 62-21.

Rick

[The Fake Lonnie Finch]

Tulsa has been a slippery place for OU, re: recruiting. Many of the top athletes from Tulsa area schools do not go to Oklahoma.

Tulsa's Booker T. Washington is a good example. Former Booker T. stars that didn't go to OU - Arkansas' Felix Jones (Dallas Cowboys), Tennessee's Robert Meachem (New Orleans Saints), Oklahoma State's R.W. McQuarters (New York Giants), Alabama's Mark Anderson (Chicago Bears) are recent examples. Past examples are Marcus Nash (Tennessee/Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens), Reggie Brooks (Notre Dame/Washington Redskins, Tampa Bay Bucs), Kevin Lockett (Kansas State/Kansas City Chiefs, Washington Redskins, Jacksonville Jags, New York Jets)

OU even loses out on guys from Tulsa's suburban giant Jenks:

Sean Mahan, Jenks (Notre Dame/Tampa Bay Bucs, Pittsburgh Steelers)

Jerry Wisne, Jenks (Notre Dame/Chicago Bears)

Garrett Mills, Jenks (Tulsa/New England Patriots, Minnesota Vikings)

Even Josh Brown, from nearby Foyil, chose Nebraska (Seattle Seahawks/St. Louis Rams) over OU. Also former longtime Detriot Lion Tracy Scroggins from Foyil-like Checotah slipped through OU's grasp to Tulsa. Northern Illinois/Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals, New York Giants running back LeShon Johnson was from Haskell High in Muskogee County just outside of Tulsa County as well.

OU's recruiting of Tulsa area schools was pretty dry during Gary Gibbs' tenure as their head coach. It was a big criticism of Gibbs. Former coach John Blake and current coach Bob Stoops have reopened the pipeline to some degree. However, recruits from Booker T. Washington sometimes don't even list OU.

Bob Stoops has made it a point to schedule games in Tulsa to shore up recruiting there. It seems to me that if we had the facilities, OU might come to Denton for the same reason. Both Tulsa and Denton are roughly 90 to 100 miles away from Norman. And, believe me, OU fans would travel to Denton. The OU Club of Dallas says it has the largest OU alumni group in the nation.

All that is missing for us is a stadium...and such.

[GreenBat]

Norman,OK -- Denton,TX Total Estimated Time: 2.0 hours 27 minutes Total Estimated Distance: 150.93 miles

Norman, OK -- Tulsa, OK Total Estimated Time: 1 hour 59 minutes Total Estimated Distance: 122.65 miles