@Soonersportscom Says BIG Announcement Today

[DenverSooner751]

Looked through the forum a bit to see if this was posted and didn't find it. If it is posted, please delete this one!

According to @soonersportscom on the twitter, we are to stay tuned for a BIG announcement this afternoon. Any thoughts/speculation as to what it could be?

Here is the tweet.

Oklahoma Sooners‏@SoonerSportscom

Stay tuned to @SoonerSportscom this afternoon for a BIG announcement from @OU_Football . . .


Retweeted by Oklahoma Football

[SteelClip49]

Schnellenberger is coming back to get his cart

[stoops the eternal pimp]

John Blake still love dem boys.

[olevetonahill]

Bob Stoops to Florida

[EatLeadCommie]

added seating?

[Mjcpr]

New fundraising campaign where the school takes out a life insurance policy on you and hopes you die soon?

[badger]

Hmmm... my guesses...

- Expansion of Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (don't you DARE call it Gaylord anything!)
- A new athletic facility/venue of some type (perhaps an indoor hospitality area outside the football stadium where people can congregate, spend money on concessions and warm up/cool down when the weather sucks?
- A renovation or improvement project (perhaps Lloyd Noble will not have bright red/orange plastic chairs anymore?)
- New uniforms, or a new uniform supplier (please don't let them be gray... please don't let them be gray...)
- Something that makes it easier to attend games (more parking, a shuttle service to less rural traffic areas than Lindsey Street, ticket options?)

And now... some joke ideas:
- Boo Blake returning the recruiting files
- Statues of every football All-American
- Meet the Sooners day will only be open to Sooner Babies Club members. Anyone over 18 months of age will not be allowed to receive player and coach autographs.
- Deciding to finally claim every national title that we can like other schools... WE ARE NOW 16-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Tuition and fees will be lower next year
- Sooners are wearing all-black uniforms this Saturday against TCU

[badger]

New fundraising campaign where the schools takes out a life insurance policy on you and hopes you die soon?

They'll line you up and shoot you with the Ruf/Nek guns. Time to see how fake those really are! :eek:

[Wishboned]

Is it BIG? Or B1G?

[DenverSooner751]

BIG, that was my first thought too, interesting choice of wording on the tweet.

[Mac94]

any clue what time this afternoon things may break? Will it be something released on the net or some kind of press conference?

[DenverSooner751]

No clue, it simply said this afternoon.

Typically, things released through official university communications channels are handled by a PR/SID type person so it's curious the emphasis on the word BIG. Either it's just saying we have something large to announce or we're announcing a non-conference agreement with Nebraska? Or something else B1G related....I don't know, pure speculation on my part.

It probably will end up being something like Badger posted but found it to be interesting. Rarely post Twitter things on this forum but thought it would be a worthy discussion starter.

[Bourbon St Sooner]

You mean olevet doesn't already know what it is?

[stoops the eternal pimp]

Maybe a decision to give at least half the scholarships to defense this year.

[Bourbon St Sooner]

That's good. I head this fiscal cliff is going to hit the department of defense real hard.

[tycat947]

Did they finish all the phases of stadium renovation/expansion? Seems like every time they've done something to improve concessions or scoreboards or whatever, they would say this is Phase such and such of the original plan. I would suspect if all the phases have been completed and this is a new project with regards to stadium, it would have to be new press box/suites as I think Joe C has stated numerous times that this would be next step. Could be a donation but I think any major donation would be tied to a specific project and since above it says @OU Football it must be football related. Will be innersting to see (as Pat Jones might say!)!!!

[ouflak]

Probably just a BIG donation of money.

[badger]

Probably just a BIG donation of money.

nah, when you name OLD SCIENCE HALL after someone, then you've run outta things to name after BIG donors, unless the North and South Ovals need names... oh sh!t they do :(:(:(:(:(

[Mac94]

Series with Nebraska??????????????????

[stoops the eternal pimp]

Thought that was already announced

[Bourbon St Sooner]

I don't think it was announced. I think it was reportedly in the works.

[stoops the eternal pimp]

Well Tom Osborne pretty much let it out on November 3rd..way to kill this slightly average news Tom.

[KantoSooner]

Every living Selmon woman is pregnant.

(Mack Brown is reportedly in CCU, but will pull through)

[tulsaoilerfan]

Home and home with michigan or ou and osu to big 10

[Phil]

nah, when you name OLD SCIENCE HALL after someone, then you've run outta things to name after BIG donors, unless the North and South Ovals need names... oh sh!t they do :(:(:(:(:(

Nope - they have names. Parrington Oval and Van Vleet Oval. I think Parrington is North and Van Vleet is south, but I may have them backwards.

[badger]

Nope - they have names. Parrington Oval and Van Vleet Oval. I think Parrington is North and Van Vleet is south, but I may have them backwards.

yeah, those names sound familiar... IS there anything left on campus that boren can sell the name to? or would molly shi leave him if he took the names of her precious gardens? :P

[winout]

ND and OU starting their own conference. Taking applications for further expansion.

[badger]

ND and OU starting their own conference. Taking applications for further expansion.

perfect.

First rejection: OKLAST :stunned:

[yermom]

Nope - they have names. Parrington Oval and Van Vleet Oval. I think Parrington is North and Van Vleet is south, but I may have them backwards.

pretty sure Evans Hall is 660 Parrington Oval, so yeah

[C&CDean]

SF.com tailgates are coming back?

[TheUnnamedSooner]

SF.com tailgates are coming back? Yes! :D

[Bourbon St Sooner]

We've decided to pay SEC money to get some defensive tackles.

[Sooner24]

They're changing the website up again. That was the BIG news last time.

[Boomer.....]

Series with Nebraska??????????????????

This was it. 2021 (home) and 2022 (away)

[badger]

Well, that was anticlimatic (http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112912aaa.html)

[Soonerwake]

SF.com tailgates are coming back?

Let's go back to this one..... Will it help if I beg??

[tycat947]

Well, that was anticlimatic (http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112912aaa.html)

Exactly! And OLD news to boot!

[stoops the eternal pimp]

SF.com tailgates are coming back?

:boner:

[DenverSooner751]

Ugh, this was not worth the hype. LOL.

Glad to see the games lined up but really not BIG news. Oh well, made the Thursday morning boredom a little more enjoyable.

[badger]

Just think... if they were still in the Big 12 we'd be playing them every season :mad:

[olevetonahill]

You mean olevet doesn't already know what it is?

I aint sayin shat, Last time I got ridicule froma few folk , So Ill just let Yall continue to guess

[Widescreen]

I think I'll go down to the ticket office tonight and wait in line for tickets.

[badger]

anyone else holding out for the REAL "big" announcement? :(

[nutinbutdust]

I aint sayin shat, Last time I got ridicule froma few folk , So Ill just let Yall continue to guess

C'mon. Vet, everybody knows they are gonna say Stoops was abducted by aliens!(Ducks and runs for cover)

[birddog]

What it is? I'd love to go to the B1G and tell Texass to whiz off. Course if possible we could squeeze in some annual spankins of those sobs

[8timechamps]

Has it been confirmed that the NU series is the "Big" announcement?

Whoever is on twitter duty over at Soonersports needs to be kicked in the nuts.

[SoonerNomad]

Just think... if they were still in the Big 12 we'd be playing them every season :mad:


I think you meant that we would be playing them two out of every four seasons and the occasional big 12 title matchup.

[stoops the eternal pimp]

I have great memories of OU-nebraska as a kid, but it hasn't been what it was since the inception of the big 12...By the time they play again, probably 75-80 percent of the fanbase wont give a rats *** about it.

[stoops the eternal pimp]

I got a big announcement..i just pooped.

[badger]

I think you meant that we would be playing them two out of every four seasons and the occasional big 12 title matchup.

meh... i doubt we would have pursued tcu/west virginia if nebby stayed. we'd be 10 teams without one of them rather that be 11 like the old big ten. then, we'd play all big 12 teams each season like we do now.

[stoops the eternal pimp]

I think we would have stayed with 12 if they would have stayed.

[Widescreen]

The next time one of these BIG announcements occurs and generates something more than a yawn will be the first time.

[8timechamps]

The next time one of these BIG announcements occurs and generates something more than a yawn will be the first time.

And if something "big" does happen, we'll probably find out about it on ESPN or some random person's twitter feed.

[olevetonahill]

And if something "big" does happen, we'll probably find out about it on ESPN or some random person's twitter feed.

I am NOT a random person , I do however tend to Ramble some tho, sometimes, maybe.

[badger]

I think we would have stayed with 12 if they would have stayed.

hmmm... colorado was going pac-ing regardless, and mizz was probably going to be stupid regardless... and aggie is aggie... so...

so confused. one thing is for sure: Texas owns Nebraska.

[8timechamps]

I am NOT a random person , I do however tend to Ramble some tho, sometimes, maybe.

Well, since I am never on Twitter, it wouldn't matter either way. Besides, rambling is the sign of a big brain, er something like that.

[olevetonahill]

Well, since I am never on Twitter, it wouldn't matter either way. Besides, rambling is the sign of a big brain, er something like that.

Kinda what i thot cept i thot it was the sign of a rather large penis, Did ya see that news about Lohan , and now they finding Ice on mercury, Thot mercury was poison er sompun.

[8timechamps]

Kinda what i thot cept i thot it was the sign of a rather large penis, Did ya see that news about Lohan , and now they finding Ice on mercury, Thot mercury was poison er sompun.

I think it's a sign of both, so anyway it's been nice here today...in the 60s, which is unusual for this time of year. Also, I had Mexican food for lunch, and it was good, but I think I should have gone a little lighter...

[olevetonahill]

I think it's a sign of both, so anyway it's been nice here today...in the 60s, which is unusual for this time of year. Also, I had Mexican food for lunch, and it was good, but I think I should have gone a little lighter...

Good to hear that you dint freeze to death in that storm, I had a flat the other day , went to the store and bot some eggs and taters , My dogs love me.

[BetterSoonerThanLater]

This was it. 2021 (home) and 2022 (away)

hell, i could be dead by then.

[nighttrain12]

I got a big announcement..i just pooped.

But was it also a big poop?

[PLaw]

Whatever it is, I hope it causes Deloss to poop in his pants.


Boomer

[PLaw]

Seriously, it's probably announcing the renewed rivalry with nebbish.

Boren has made it clear that the schooner is securely hitched behind 13-0's butt. Not expecting any conference related news.

Boom

[swardboy]

How nice of nebbish to descend from the ivy towers and mix it up with us f'in hillbillies.

[Whet]

Mangino is joining the coaching staff.

[possumfat]

I wish...............

[Judge Smails]

Mangino ate the coaching staff.


FIFY

[badger]

Mangino is joining the coaching staff.

i had to google him when you mentioned him, cuz i heard somewhere that he might be a candidate for some of the openings:

He wisely said "no thank you" to hapless helpless colorado. (http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2012/11/29/3707812/mark-mangino-colorado-coaching-rumors)


I have asked that my name be taken out of consideration for the Colorado position. I wish the school & next coach great success!
— Mark Mangino (@KeepSawinWood)

ummmm.. is his twitter handle really "keepsawinwood" ?!?!??!?!?!?!?

[Whet]

Tweet from Mark Mangino (@KeepSawinWood)
Mark Mangino (@KeepSawinWood) tweeted at 0:48 PM on Fri, Nov 30, 2012:
Just arrrived in Fort Worth, TX for this weekend's Oklahoma v.TCU game-beautiful weather, great weekend for football.

[Soonerwake]

I guess Mangino is sitting back, collecting his payout. I never understand these coaches that can get paid to do nothing for a year or two, but they will accept the next job that comes their way and have money deducted from their payout.. Enjoy life for a bit boys. There is plenty of time for 80 hour work weeks when you get your next job.

[aurorasooner]

Soonersportscom Says BIG Announcement Today The Sooner Network will announce a new series modeled after ESPiN's 30 for 30 series called "They don't have 20/20".
The 1st installment will be called only "Sisco".
The 2nd installment will chronicle The infamous Cutia crew in the Whoregon fiasco, in which the PAC-10 conference vacated the W. (BTW. Why is that guy now on a major sports network commenting on replay calls?).
The 3rd installment will show the infamous Migliazzo caused fumble that wasn't and the Stansbury interception that wasn't that resulted in giving the whorns a tie game in the RRR. Rumor is that there will be 2 episodes produced. The 1st will have a PG rating, and the next will have an R rating and only be shown after midnight, where Barry will narrate and will use the exact wordage he used when chewing the head Refs azz all the way out of the Cotton Bowl.
The Sooner Network will have enough material for at least 10 episodes. The Longwhorn network will try and produce their own similar series, but will only have enough material for a 5 minute segment, and will abandon the project.
The Pokes will try and produce their own similar show, but will also abandon the project when they figure out they don't have their own network and nobody GAS anyway.

[goingoneight]

Rule #1... anytime OU announces it has "big news," it's something lame.