Stadium Moniker...

[CORNholio]

Why doesn't OU have a moniker for "Gaylord Memorial Stadium"? Florida has the Swamp, LSU has Death Valley, Michigan-the Big House....etc.
If OU had a moniker for their stadium what should it be? Or is it stupid to call a stadium something other than the official name? Thoughts....

[The_Red_Patriot]

uhhhh Owen Field

[CORNholio]

uhhhh Owen Field

I prefer Owen Field to Gaylord Memorial but names like the Swamp and Death Valley sound pretty intimidating to opposing teams.

[Desert Sapper]

I vote for 'The Crimson Sea'.

'In the midst of the waving wheat of Oklahoma there is a sea. A Crimson Sea. Good teams go there to drown. Even great teams see their seasons sink to the bottom. Not even Moses can part...the Crimson Sea.'

[Jello Biafra]

`i remember this conversation waaaay back in 2000......corner of lindsey and "ASP".............

the snake pit. it never stuck....

[goingoneight]

I'll take "the Fock" anyday over some of these overrated venues that see losses to the likes of Appalachian State and Oregon.

[sanantoniosooner]

The Woodshed

[CORNholio]

The Woodshed

Perfect

[setem]

I like the woodshed!

The house of Bud, Barry and Bob!

[A Sooner in Texas]

Since it's "the cathedral of college football".....


The Cathedral.

Where other teams better get on their knees and PRAY.

[KantoSooner]

so far, 'The Woodshed' is the winner.

If we ever have an intimidating defense again, we could revive an oldie but goodie:

The House of Pain

[47Wins]

I thought it was "the house that Bud built"

[Sco]

I vote for 'The Crimson Sea'.

'In the midst of the waving wheat of Oklahoma there is a sea. A Crimson Sea. Good teams go there to drown. Even great teams see their seasons sink to the bottom. Not even Moses can part...the Crimson Sea.'

All I think of is The Crimson Tide when I hear that.

Woodshed. Nice.

[insuranceman_22]

Woodshed - good call sasooner

[OKC-SLC]

Woodshed. No question.


(Certainly)

[illinisooner]

The Gay

[Crucifax Autumn]

I vote for waiting until next season is over and calling it "the home of 8 national championships"!

[OK2LA]

The fatal flaw with The Woodshed is that beatings take place behind one . . . not in one. Is it possible to watch the game behind The Woodshed?

By the way - I've never seen a woodshed. We just had a wood pile back home. No shed.

[Crucifax Autumn]

Well, obviously you're an effin' hillbilly! All the other states have tose stupid modular metal buildings you can get at such a bargain on tv!

[OKC-SLC]

The Modular Metal Building.

[Crucifax Autumn]

That'd be the one! You can store anything in there! I even saw a pentacostal church made from one of those.

[KantoSooner]

baptized by fire holiness?

[CORNholio]

If the "Brick" wasn't already taken by the baseball field in bricktown I would like that one given the brick exterior of the stadium.

[MrJimBeam]

What's that hole called where the big "300" Sparta dude kicks that other dude down? What's that thing called? It's got to be bad whatever it is.

[TUSooner]

The Gay

That's the name of this miserable POS thread. :rolleyes:

We don't need no stinkin' nickname !!

Somebody please make this thread stop.

[CORNholio]

That's the name of this miserable POS thread. :rolleyes:

We don't need no stinkin' nickname !!

Somebody please make this thread stop.

You know there are about 100 threads about playoffs and replacing coaches that you can go be a doouche in if you feel that way.

[KantoSooner]

"Taklha Makhan"

"The Place from which there is no return"

[TUSooner]

You know there are about 100 threads about playoffs and replacing coaches that you can go be a doouche in if you feel that way.

Sorry I hurt your feelings.

No, no, I'm not at all sorry.
Nothing personal, but I happen to think contriving a bogus nickname is dumb and silly and gay. If you can't handle disagreements, stop posting.
Sincerely,
Dooouche Guy
(And I spell it with 3 Os, so get it straight!)

EDIT: PS - I reserve the right to be a cranky aszhole whether it's warranted or not. That is all. Carry on with your nicknaming shenanigans.

[Desert Sapper]

The Soul Crusher.

[sanantoniosooner]

I generally hate nickname threads more than anybody.

At least this is for a venue and not a person.

I can't wait until next season when we have a few new players playing very well and we feel the need to nickname all of them :rolleyes:

[AZSOONER]

I've heard it called Owen Temple.

[DBrown]

How about...."The Corral"
Where the Sooners run wild!
Fits perfectly with Oklahoma...OK
What say you?

[soonermix]

no nicknames...

we are not the gaytors... hm gaytors, nicknames are gay the swamp is gay it is all starting to make sense

[TheUnnamedSooner]

"The Stake" You know, since we are Sooners...

[OKLA21FAN]

How about...."The Corral"
Where the Sooners run wild!
Fits perfectly with Oklahoma...OK
What say you?

and the team can run out of a cattle gate instead of a tunnel.









never mind, bad idea, no self respecting university would evar think of doing such a stupid thing.

[Vic n Tulsa]

I'll take "the Fock" anyday over some of these overrated venues that see losses to the likes of Appalachian State and Oregon.

Is the sooner inferiority complex so huge?...

Call it Focker Stadium, as in Gaylord....geez:texan:

[silverwheels]

No nickname for the stadium, please. It's a great venue and we win there the vast majority of the time. That should be enough.

[SteelClip49]

I seriously wish the "Gaylord Family" name was taken out. Who gives a damn if they have money...hell, they already have a resort and hotels and is the sponsor of the Music City Bowl. The jOklahoman is evident enough that the Gaylord name is worthless....despite the money they have.

Oklahoma Memorial Stadium was the better name and should still be the name. You don't see people or corporations having their names in front of Ohio Stadium or Michigan Stadium.

I know this thread is based on the nickname aspect and I could care less if we have one although it wouldn't hurt if we did have one just for the fun of it. I know this sounds very corny and perhaps original, but how about SWITZERland. Other ideas...Stoops Coupe, The Church (The Cathedral was mentioned by someone else and both would be nice).

[virginiasooner]

I'll tell you what cheeses me off: when the morons running the graphics of a Sooner broadcast truncates the name to Gaylord Family Memorial Stadium. IMHO the Gaylords have done nothing worth memorializing. As soon as I win Mega Millions I'll offer half of my winnings to the athletic department to take that g-dd@mn name off the stadium. I first knew it as Owen Field. Didn't learn it was really called "Oklahoma Memorial Stadium" until I was a student and attended my first game.

[OUAndy1807]

The Snake Pit.

Didn't it used to be called that?

[TheUnnamedSooner]

I'll tell you what cheeses me off: when the morons running the graphics of a Sooner broadcast truncates the name to Gaylord Family Memorial Stadium. IMHO the Gaylords have done nothing worth memorializing. As soon as I win Mega Millions I'll offer half of my winnings to the athletic department to take that g-dd@mn name off the stadium. I first knew it as Owen Field. Didn't learn it was really called "Oklahoma Memorial Stadium" until I was a student and attended my first game.

The field is still called Owen Field.

The stadium surrounding the field is called Gaylord-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.

[virginiasooner]

The new official name is "Gaylord Family -- Oklahoma Memorial Stadium". And it makes me puke up my lunch to type that.

[birddog]

yes, and the field is called owen field.

[birddog]

and it will never be as bad as t. boone pickens, or papa john's stadium.

but, yes, i wish they didn't have to change it.

[TheUnnamedSooner]

yes, and the field is called owen field.

Exactly.

[Desert Sapper]

So can we just leave the stadium out of it, and call it Owen Field all the time. Just completely forget there is a stadium at all. The field is where the game is. Owen Field.

[TheUnnamedSooner]

So can we just leave the stadium out of it, and call it Owen Field all the time. Just completely forget there is a stadium at all. The field is where the game is. Owen Field.

IN.

[OUTrumpet]

I vote for 'The Crimson Sea'.

'In the midst of the waving wheat of Oklahoma there is a sea. A Crimson Sea. Good teams go there to drown. Even great teams see their seasons sink to the bottom. Not even Moses can part...the Crimson Sea.'

Sounds way too much like Nebraska. Don't they already call their stadium the Sea of Red?

[birddog]

how about the "cracked bowl" until they fill in the south end zone.

[soonerlaw]

I remember back in the J. Blake days some people called it Owen-Eleven field...

Anyway, I like the "House that Bud Built" especially when Barry says it.

[ruf/nekdad]

So can we just leave the stadium out of it, and call it Owen Field all the time. Just completely forget there is a stadium at all. The field is where the game is. Owen Field.
Count me in on "Owen Field"

[ruf/nekdad]

Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma

For eighty-three years, Oklahoma Sooners football has been played at the site of Memorial Stadium. The first Sooners football game was played while the stadium plans were being developed, with OU defeating Washington College of Missouri, 62-7. The field which the games are contested upon, Owen Field, is named after the first head coach of the program, Bennie Owen. Originally set with grass turf, the grass was replaced with tartan artificial turf in 1970, and with super turf in 1981. Thankfully, grass was laid again to be play upon in 1991. The official listed capacity for Memorial Stadium is 81,207, with the largest assembled number of fans for a game being 84,027 for the 2003 game against Oklahoma State University.
The program's overall record for games on Owen field is 314-79-14, a winning percentage of .789

http://www.gosoonersgo.com/stadium/stadium.php

[cdlbdd]

Anyone for "Mecca"?

The English word Mecca, meaning "A place that is regarded as the center of an activity or interest" or "A goal to which adherents of a religious faith or practice fervently aspire."

[Choctaw]

The Crimson Prairie. Or Bloody Prairie.

[KantoSooner]

The Lubyanka

let them figure it out.

[Lott's Bandana]

Well, obviously you're an effin' hillbilly! All the other states have tose stupid modular metal buildings you can get at such a bargain on tv!


Fax, you're in Vegas. You remember wood? :D

[GottaHavePride]

I'm going to call it Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.

Or possibly Owen Field at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.

The Gaylord Family can suck it.

[stoops the eternal pimp]

Where the Red Fern Grows...That would strike some fear

[Jdog]

:pop:
`i remember this conversation waaaay back in 2000......corner of lindsey and "ASP".............

the snake pit. it never stuck....

Our competition called it SNAKE PIT back in the 50's and 60's.
At least thats what my former psyc stats prof (former Nebish jock) told waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaay back in the 70's.

[Jdog]

??????????

[BigDeezy]

Why don't we call it "the Bowl", then when we get at the end of the year we can win and play in our last game like we play all our home games.

[Flying Scotsman]

Blood Alley
Tornado Hell
Owen Field

[Fraggle145]

for jokes: The Dustbowl, the Paincave

for reals: Owen field at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. **** you Gaylords.

[GreaterState]

I can't wait until next season when we have a few new players playing very well and we feel the need to nickname all of them :rolleyes:

Can I get a jump on this ... Stephen "Damaged" Good

[Breadburner]

Crimson Crotch of Punishment.....

[Soonerus]

Home of the Fighting Horse Pigs...

[Crucifax Autumn]

Fax, you're in Vegas. You remember wood?

Of course...It's that stuff they make out of plastic to decorate casinos!

[Funky G]

It was called the snake pit in the '30s or '40s

[CtheB]

The Principal's Office.

You know why you are there, and no matter what you do, no matter what you say, no matter what you try, you know that, in the end, your a$$ is getting beat.

Runner Up. "The World's Largest Detox Facility"

[Mazeppa]

The House of Pain, sounds alright, if you need a nickname.
Are you ready to enter the "House of Pain?"

[AimForCenterMass]

Neverland, just so I could hear "Enter Sandman" every Saturday

Hades

[Desert Sapper]

Can I get a jump on this ... Stephen "Damaged" Good

Jackass.:rolleyes:

He'll do some damage alright. Your D-Linemen will feel that.:D

[spowart]

Some people have called it the Snake Pit for as long as I can remember.
Most everyone I knew called it that while in school there in the 70's.

[crimson&cream]

The Snake Pit.

Didn't it used to be called that?
YES! and has been referred in many articles as that.

[soonermix]

It was called the snake pit in the '30s or '40s

ok i take back what i said earlier...
if they did it before i was born then it is all good

"Snake Pit" it is

[Fraggle145]

It was called the snake pit in the '30s or '40s

If this is the truth then I am down... otherwise i stick to my original post. Can anyone supply proof of this?

[Jello Biafra]

If this is the truth then I am down... otherwise i stick to my original post. Can anyone supply proof of this?


no proof but, when this subject was brought up in 2001(on soonersillustrated.com , most of the old timers said it had been called the snake pit for a looong time....

[Stoop Dawg]

Rock the Fock!!



BTW, I think the field is called "Owen Field" and the stadium is called "Oklahoma Memorial Stadium".

[Crucifax Autumn]

Why not "The Pit of Despair"?

There's enough Princess Bride references on this site to pull that one off! lmao

[sanantoniosooner]

In the mid 40's it was called the "wombat nest"

[Jacie]

Some people have called it the Snake Pit for as long as I can remember.
Most everyone I knew called it that while in school there in the 70's.

I remember "The Snake Pit" was what we called it when I was in school (72-75). It never occurred to me that it might have something to do with being at the intersection of Lindsay & Asp but having read it here, I like it. The reason OUr stadium nickname hasn't caught on may have something to do with not being allowed to bring signs into the games (a rule I have never liked) so people watching televised games have no opportunity to read things like "Huskers get bit in the Snake Pit" or seeing it worked into the letters E-S-P-N. It would be cool though.

[Desert Sapper]

The next time Gameday comes to Norman, I'd like to see a ton of signs with:

E
Snake
Pit
N

On them. With appropriate things in the E and N slots, of course.:D

[soonerboy_odanorth]

The next time Gameday comes to Norman, I'd like to see a ton of signs with:

visiting teams
Entering
Snake
Pit
Never leave!

On them. With appropriate things in the E and N slots, of course.:D

Fixed.

[Jello Biafra]

In the mid 40's it was called the "wombat nest"


at least they didn't call it the ol' catcher's mitt. ;)

[zeke]

Who are the Gaylords anyhow, and what did they do?

[sanantoniosooner]

In the 50's it was called "Bud's Vase"

[Desert Sapper]

Fixed.

I'll take it.

[Jello Biafra]

Who are the Gaylords anyhow, and what did they do?

:pop:

[soonerboy_odanorth]

Who are the Gaylords anyhow, and what did they do?

Hey!

You!

N00B!

ix-nay on the alking-tay 'bout the aylords-Gay....

You do not know this... but they own you, your parents, me...EVERYBODY!

SHHHH. sht. Here they come! Run!

[hgarmorer]

I vote for the Crimson Crotch of Punishment one!!!

[OUSMITTY]

if it is called anthing it should be called "The Monster", as in "feed the Monster". I can't believe noone has mentioned that yet. i believe it was Switzer who coined the term "feed the monster" and it just makes since to me that term is referring to the fan base. Since that is where we congregate every saturday during the fall, the opposing teams has to come to our place to feed "THE MONSTER"!

[sanantoniosooner]

For 3 months in 1908 it was referred to as "The Green Rectangle".

[PLaw]

I'm going to call it Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.

Or possibly Owen Field at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.

The Gaylord Family can suck it.

I'm with you --

Owen Field at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, period.

The home of The Big Red, the House that Bud Built, the place where Barry fed the Monster, and where Bob continues that legacy. The place where true heroes, like Bob Kalsu, have played and grid iron greats aspire to that standard. The home of 41 conference championships and 7 national championship. The home of 144 All-Americans and 4 Heismans.

BOOMER SOONER

55-44-43-48 NEVER AGAIN

[sanantoniosooner]

There was that weekend in 1923 that somebody called it the "Cage"

[budbarrybob]

not a moniker for the stadium but they do call us THE SOONER NATION

[recemp]

I vote for 'The Crimson Sea'.

'In the midst of the waving wheat of Oklahoma there is a sea. A Crimson Sea. Good teams go there to drown. Even great teams see their seasons sink to the bottom. Not even Moses can part...the Crimson Sea.'


Poetry...

[Jello Biafra]

not a moniker for the stadium but they do call us THE SOONER NATION

a name that was allegedly coined by shcnellebooger........i'll pass.

[OU4LIFE]

I've had my 'Rock the Fock' t-shirt for a few years now.

it's the Fock.

"rock the Snake pit' just has zero balance to it.

[Fraggle145]

**** the Fock. the Fock = teh ghey. Those Fockers dont deserve to have their name associated with our stadium! Fock the Focking Fockers.

[Breadburner]

I vote for the Crimson Crotch of Punishment one!!!


Ty.....heh....