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[Scottsdale.Sooner]

Actually, young people don't watch much television anymore. Cyberwise's Research shows only 16% of people aged 13–19 years old are watching TV and are going to continue doing so. It won't be too long before TV audiences are mostly old people.

I should reword my observation. I more or less took TV to mean anything projecting visual effects. This included streaming on personal devices. I just spent two days coming and going through airports. Streaming is being done by all in most age categories.

 

[Scottsdale.Sooner]

Part of the problem I see with Sports Fans today is the fact they don't care what you did last year, the year before, 10, 20, 30 yrs ago or more. Tradition means nothing to them and that goes for not only fans of a particular school but mostly for fans of opposing schools. There is very little Respect given to Programs these days that were making their bones building a Program over decades way before most of these fans were born and most of these young people today are not really fans of any particular School or NFL team, they wait on who wins a Title and then run out to buy the Teams Gear after the fact, lather, rinse, repeat every year. Instant fans of a Championship
Team they have never supported in their lives. This is a trend I saw that started back in the early 90's, some would call them Bandwagon Fans. They disregard History and Tradition and will say for example, "yeah (insert any School name here) they won a lot of titles years ago, but nobody remembers or cares, what has your School won lately?" You will usually hear this from fans of Programs that have just found success or most times have never won anything of importance.

When we were young and watching OU football we did not get a endless supply of games and team news. We were hungry for Sooner information. Hell there used to only be two games per Saturday on ABC. Not so anymore.

 

[loopafied352]

Point of thread was for everyone to give their own top 10! This was Berry Tramel's list. (May 26, Daily Oklahoman) Anyways, shake those numbers up and put them in YOUR order😊

 

[loopafied352]

Personally, my top 10 would be more like 1. Bud, 2. Barry, 3. Bob, 4. Gasso, 5. Robertson, 6-10 is pickum!

 

[iasooner2000]

I could go with that order too but put Tubbs and Owens in plus mention the gymnastics coaches names. Perhaps Hybl will make it into the list soon also

 

[coeSooner81]

There is no question that the 3 B's are at the top of the list, but if this is a school-wide survey, Gasso has to be #1. 28 years as a Sooner coach about to win #6. Her record at OU is 1403-344-2. She has won the regular-season title 14 times, (10 in a row I believe). Her teams have finished 1st or 2nd 21/25 years since the inception of the Big 12. She has been named COY in the Big 12, 13 times and will probably get #14 this year.
If you are going by win % Barry, Bud, Gasso, Bob

 

[CTOkie]

OU is first and foremost a "football school".
But in other sports, men's and women's, OU has enjoyed many successes....and since Sheri Coale resurrected the women's basketball program, which was virtually ignored prior to her arrival, women's teams at OU have gained notoriety nationwide.
Personally, when I watch OU's women's teams, especially in softball and basketball, I see a quality product played by athletes who are actual students.
I have had exchanges with guys who chirp that women's basketball teams could not beat a boy's high school team or that the women's sports are riding on the coat tails of the football program. To compare this, in my opinion, is arguing apples vs. oranges and reflects a bit of misogyny. All I know is that women's sports have evolved to a point where it doesn't need to be compared to men's sports....it stands by itself in being entertaining to watch....and in some cases, is more fun to watch.

 

[LAY THE WOODY]

Also, as a high school teacher, students are dependent on their devices to tell time. Less than half can tell time with a clock that is not electronic.

I get confused looks from adults when asked the time. "A quarter to twelve sir" the discombobulated look along with the hamster spinning his wheel in that simple mind all the while trying to understand my telling the time is priceless. Most youth, well.................😁

 

[CTOkie]

I get confused looks from adults when asked the time. "A quarter to twelve sir" the discombobulated look along with the hamster spinning his wheel in that simple mind all the while trying to understand my telling the time is priceless. Most youth, well.................😁

Have had the same reaction when I tell certain people it's "half past" 12.
I tell people (some young, some not so young) that we are retiring to Gettysburg at year's end.....and get just a blank stare or a reply of "what's in Gettysburg?"

 

[LAY THE WOODY]

The only one who wins here is POTUS. This country as we know it has degraded at an accellerated pace with folks like sleepy and his crusty cohorts. (Pelosi and kamalla). Their rule ain't over not even close. If our courts were close to being competent, these criminals would be behind bars. Imo. 😁

 

[iasooner2000]

Woody for a good time, join us on the Pokes 24/7 politics free forum.
We aren’t supposed to express those thoughts over here anymore on the threat of losing this board forever. (After the ballgame of course)
Boomer

 

[LAY THE WOODY]

Woody for a good time, join us on the Pokes 24/7 politics free forum.
We aren’t supposed to express those thoughts over here anymore on the threat of losing this board forever. (After the ballgame of course)
Boomer

I know, I've been warned. Serious shit over there though my man. I don't think I've ever involved myself with a collective such as those knuckleheads. Interesting? Yes.

 

[LAY THE WOODY]

They're teaching liberal indoctrination.

Diseased indoctrination. And them fools have no shame.

 

[Plainosooner]

OU is first and foremost a "football school".
But in other sports, men's and women's, OU has enjoyed many successes....and since Sheri Coale resurrected the women's basketball program, which was virtually ignored prior to her arrival, women's teams at OU have gained notoriety nationwide.
Personally, when I watch OU's women's teams, especially in softball and basketball, I see a quality product played by athletes who are actual students.
I have had exchanges with guys who chirp that women's basketball teams could not beat a boy's high school team or that the women's sports are riding on the coat tails of the football program. To compare this, in my opinion, is arguing apples vs. oranges and reflects a bit of misogyny. All I know is that women's sports have evolved to a point where it doesn't need to be compared to men's sports....it stands by itself in being entertaining to watch....and in some cases, is more fun to watch.

Well it is misogyny and it isn't. It is ridiculous to me that women are said to be due equal scholarships in athletics to men. THAT is unfair, because most college women's basketball teams would get torched by good high school boys basketball teams. Separate but equal was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in the 50's. I guess that's unless liberals say different. They get to selectively say when equal matters and what it is. In athletics, a your man who can be a great college athlete, has had scholarship opportunities taken away from him, to give a rowing scholarship to a woman WHO'S NEVER ROWED BEFORE. Because the has potential. That's unfair to a person who spent his life in a sport.

I'm not arguing that there shouldn't be ships for women. But it should be based on what money your sport produces. What I'm saying is that football takes care of itself, in most places. So the subsidized sports should be equal. There should be equal subsidized ships. If your event pays for itself, those ships shouldn't be counted under Title IX, which is stupidly unfair law. You could argue that you only have on team in any sport, and men and women can compete to play against each other. THAT is equality.

 

[CTOkie]

I'm not an advocate of your "might makes right" in comparing women to men athletically. The physical superiority of men to women is obvious, but what I'm saying is that I personally enjoy some women's sports over men's sports, especially as it relates to college basketball. I subscribe to HOF Coach John Wooden's belief that the women's game is the purest form of basketball.
Watching Gasso's team this year was a great treat for me. I didn't see women compete; I saw a great Oklahoma team with great athletes compete and dominate their opposition. Evidently Coach Venables has a similar view as he found Gasso and her team to be an inspiration and a learning experience to win at the highest level.
As long as any women's sport isn't ruined by the insanity of transgender athletes competing, I will watch women athletes compete without being concerned that they don't physically match up with men.
Also consider that without Title IX, Baranczyk's, Kindler's and Gasso's teams would not exist.

 

[LAY THE WOODY]

I should reword my observation. I more or less took TV to mean anything projecting visual effects. This included streaming on personal devices. I just spent two days coming and going through airports. Streaming is being done by all in most age categories.

I agree, I witnessed a girl and the girl behind her fall onto each other into a flower bed in front of a big box store while fixated on their cell phones. Flopping like fish outta water. Sad, but the funniest shit I've seen maybe ever. Telling of todays culture and addiction/distraction with these devices.

 

[LAY THE WOODY]

I could go with that order too but put Tubbs and Owens in plus mention the gymnastics coaches names. Perhaps Hybl will make it into the list soon also

Billy ball was glorious.