badger
6/13/2010, 10:57 AM
What, you say the womens tournament has no play-in game, let alone a billion play-in games that they're adding to the mens tourney next year? Then, just refer to this as the "baj screwed up" poll. :(
For the next few days, rather than wait for round one to end, I'm giving you the chance to get your favorite and often requested players into the poll after all. Alas, there was absolutely no access to early era players, so I could not accommodate requests for pre-Final Four players (none before 2002) due to there just not being a lot of photos taken of the team before then and available on SS.com, my main resort for last-minute requests.
There will be no more play-in rounds, so if I missed your favorite this year, please send me photos and an angry PM and I'll be sure to include em next summer. If you are just now tuning in, you can vote in round one here (http://www.soonerfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=141963&page=4).
So... for your final, final judgment, the play-in round!
Stephanie Simon:
http://i49.tinypic.com/11grb79.jpg
I am told that is actually Stephanie's sister, so here are a few of Stephanie, heh:
http://i48.tinypic.com/5mehb7.jpg
Stephanie was the most requested after I put up the initial poll. As such, I fully expect you all to vote for her, till you realize that like Whitney Hand, you have absolutely no chance with her, because she, too is with a hot OU quarterback - and yes, I believe that is Nate Hybl in that first picture. After taking us to the Final Four in 2002, Stephanie Simon Hybl lawyered up (read: OU law school), married Nate, and moved to Georgia.
Erin Higgins:
http://i49.tinypic.com/2mgs5g6.jpghttp://i45.tinypic.com/2i8dkk1.jpg
Erin has the distinction of having her own SF.com thread (http://www.soonerfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=64344), like Stacey, Sherri and Krista, which meant I really should have put her in the original poll. Alas, "baj screwed up," and this hopefully will right a little wrong. Because I found it difficult to find photos of her, I decided to capture images from the cute little preseason video that they played repeatedly at football games. You might remember it - a player throws a pick on a mailman and the pep band plays Boomer Sooner. Two players are reading a story to little kids and the storybook suddenly turns violent. In Erin's case, she wants the toy the little girl has, so a ref jumps out of a tree and says it's a jump ball, headed the little girl's way. Erin complains and gets a technical. :D
Britney Brown:
http://i49.tinypic.com/14465vc.jpg
How could I leave Britney Brown out? Allow me to kick myself in the head again for shunning this Sooner. Britney also had her own little fan following during her time at OU (I think she was between the Final Fours). A speedy guard that never quit... and you all won't quit asking for her pic.
Stacy Hansmeyer:
http://i46.tinypic.com/2yxk8r9.jpg
Stacy is an assistant coach who played for both Norman High (yay!) and UConn (boo!). However, she is now at OU, so you can't boo that. Still... UConn... hmmm...
Jenna Plumley:
http://i50.tinypic.com/9gjxxj.jpg
I highly, highly considered putting Jenna in the first poll also, but decided against it at the last second because of how she left the program (Two words: Walmart makeup). Alas, she provided many fun memories for Sooner fans during her short time in Norman to the point that I was posting her pic with Mighty Mouse's "Here I come to save the day!" So Jenna, sorry things didn't work out in Norman, but we wish you the best of luck.
Abi Olajuwon:
http://www.sdhoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/image00043356.jpg
Abi is an example like many of her fellow Sooners that you cannot judge players by how they look on the court, unless they play for Duke.
http://tarheelmania.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/kyle-singler-evil.jpg
AHHHH! Returning QUICKLY to Abi...
http://www.wnba.com/media/act_abi_olajuwon.jpg
She was definitely a fan favorite her senior year as she came out behind the Paris twins' shadows and shined on her own, leading OU once again to the Final Four. Alas, we had to part ways as she headed to the WNBA's Chicago Sky, but she definitely continued a tradition of awesome centers at OU.
Voting time!
You may vote for all six, but please at least vote for two. The top two vote receivers after three days of voting (it's a play-in round, so it has to go faster) will face the #3 and #4 vote getters in the second round of tourney (think NFL playoffs, where the top two teams get a first-round bye). So, if you want Sherri, Whitney, or Stacey a guaranteed spot in the Final Four, it's extremely close, so vote over there too!
Boomer Sooner!
For the next few days, rather than wait for round one to end, I'm giving you the chance to get your favorite and often requested players into the poll after all. Alas, there was absolutely no access to early era players, so I could not accommodate requests for pre-Final Four players (none before 2002) due to there just not being a lot of photos taken of the team before then and available on SS.com, my main resort for last-minute requests.
There will be no more play-in rounds, so if I missed your favorite this year, please send me photos and an angry PM and I'll be sure to include em next summer. If you are just now tuning in, you can vote in round one here (http://www.soonerfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=141963&page=4).
So... for your final, final judgment, the play-in round!
Stephanie Simon:
http://i49.tinypic.com/11grb79.jpg
I am told that is actually Stephanie's sister, so here are a few of Stephanie, heh:
http://i48.tinypic.com/5mehb7.jpg
Stephanie was the most requested after I put up the initial poll. As such, I fully expect you all to vote for her, till you realize that like Whitney Hand, you have absolutely no chance with her, because she, too is with a hot OU quarterback - and yes, I believe that is Nate Hybl in that first picture. After taking us to the Final Four in 2002, Stephanie Simon Hybl lawyered up (read: OU law school), married Nate, and moved to Georgia.
Erin Higgins:
http://i49.tinypic.com/2mgs5g6.jpghttp://i45.tinypic.com/2i8dkk1.jpg
Erin has the distinction of having her own SF.com thread (http://www.soonerfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=64344), like Stacey, Sherri and Krista, which meant I really should have put her in the original poll. Alas, "baj screwed up," and this hopefully will right a little wrong. Because I found it difficult to find photos of her, I decided to capture images from the cute little preseason video that they played repeatedly at football games. You might remember it - a player throws a pick on a mailman and the pep band plays Boomer Sooner. Two players are reading a story to little kids and the storybook suddenly turns violent. In Erin's case, she wants the toy the little girl has, so a ref jumps out of a tree and says it's a jump ball, headed the little girl's way. Erin complains and gets a technical. :D
Britney Brown:
http://i49.tinypic.com/14465vc.jpg
How could I leave Britney Brown out? Allow me to kick myself in the head again for shunning this Sooner. Britney also had her own little fan following during her time at OU (I think she was between the Final Fours). A speedy guard that never quit... and you all won't quit asking for her pic.
Stacy Hansmeyer:
http://i46.tinypic.com/2yxk8r9.jpg
Stacy is an assistant coach who played for both Norman High (yay!) and UConn (boo!). However, she is now at OU, so you can't boo that. Still... UConn... hmmm...
Jenna Plumley:
http://i50.tinypic.com/9gjxxj.jpg
I highly, highly considered putting Jenna in the first poll also, but decided against it at the last second because of how she left the program (Two words: Walmart makeup). Alas, she provided many fun memories for Sooner fans during her short time in Norman to the point that I was posting her pic with Mighty Mouse's "Here I come to save the day!" So Jenna, sorry things didn't work out in Norman, but we wish you the best of luck.
Abi Olajuwon:
http://www.sdhoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/image00043356.jpg
Abi is an example like many of her fellow Sooners that you cannot judge players by how they look on the court, unless they play for Duke.
http://tarheelmania.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/kyle-singler-evil.jpg
AHHHH! Returning QUICKLY to Abi...
http://www.wnba.com/media/act_abi_olajuwon.jpg
She was definitely a fan favorite her senior year as she came out behind the Paris twins' shadows and shined on her own, leading OU once again to the Final Four. Alas, we had to part ways as she headed to the WNBA's Chicago Sky, but she definitely continued a tradition of awesome centers at OU.
Voting time!
You may vote for all six, but please at least vote for two. The top two vote receivers after three days of voting (it's a play-in round, so it has to go faster) will face the #3 and #4 vote getters in the second round of tourney (think NFL playoffs, where the top two teams get a first-round bye). So, if you want Sherri, Whitney, or Stacey a guaranteed spot in the Final Four, it's extremely close, so vote over there too!
Boomer Sooner!