ouwino
10/23/2011, 08:35 AM
well, i finally did it. after attending OU football games every home weekend since 1977,i finally had to do it. i could not stay till the end. living three hours from Norman, we had to leave early in order to get home before 4 am. i know it was weather related and it was no ones fault, but it got me to thinking...
i remember back when coach switzer was coaching. OSU had installed lights and played a few games at night. a lot of the southwest conference teams had lights and played a few night games. i remember coach being asked by a reporter why OU did not put in lights and play at night? his response was that alot of the OU fans are from all over the state. travel a great distance. some as far away as Altus, and Guymon. and he argued that it would be too hard on the fans to make them travel that far at that time of day.
dang, i miss the good old days. back when the fans were more important than the all mighty dollar. back when companies and teams treated their "customers" with care and respect.
yes, i am uspet about the loss. but, i am more upset that i had to leave before the end of the game. after 30+ years, with the advent of HD tv, with surround sound, with the advancing years, and with the fact that tv revenue is what the driving force is in college football, i think my football ticket days may be numbered. :upset:
i remember back when coach switzer was coaching. OSU had installed lights and played a few games at night. a lot of the southwest conference teams had lights and played a few night games. i remember coach being asked by a reporter why OU did not put in lights and play at night? his response was that alot of the OU fans are from all over the state. travel a great distance. some as far away as Altus, and Guymon. and he argued that it would be too hard on the fans to make them travel that far at that time of day.
dang, i miss the good old days. back when the fans were more important than the all mighty dollar. back when companies and teams treated their "customers" with care and respect.
yes, i am uspet about the loss. but, i am more upset that i had to leave before the end of the game. after 30+ years, with the advent of HD tv, with surround sound, with the advancing years, and with the fact that tv revenue is what the driving force is in college football, i think my football ticket days may be numbered. :upset: