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Osce0la
9/29/2006, 12:20 PM
These are the names of the 2 horses that pull the Schooner in the pregame for Oklahoma games right?
StoopTroup
9/29/2006, 12:21 PM
Yes.
OUDoc
9/29/2006, 12:22 PM
Unless the Gaylord family re-named them.
jk the sooner fan
9/29/2006, 12:24 PM
Unless the Gaylord family re-named them.

actually they did

they're now known as "Perry and Fokker"
Osce0la
9/29/2006, 12:27 PM
I thought it was, we have a trivia question here at work asking "What is Boomer Sooner" and everyone keeps saying it is the schooner...
1stTimeCaller
9/29/2006, 12:30 PM
Does anyone know if our Conestoga(sp?) wagon has an official name?
Fraggle145
9/29/2006, 12:34 PM
Anyone know where I can get a Sooner Ringtone? :D
mithrandir2398
9/29/2006, 12:37 PM
I hate the stupid horses. I like the real ones that pull the schooner - that is the mascot not a pair of morons in pads and a jersey wearing some godawful, idiotic horsehead.

not that I am that opinionated or anything...
Octavian
9/29/2006, 12:39 PM
I thought it was, we have a trivia question here at work asking "What is Boomer Sooner" and everyone keeps saying it is the schooner...

nope.

not the horses either...someone else wanna take this one?
1stTimeCaller
9/29/2006, 12:44 PM
nope.

not the horses either...someone else wanna take this one?

ahem... from the ruf-neks website


Sooner Schooner Click to see a picture
In 1965 Dr. M.S. Bartlett and his brother Charles "Buzz" Bartlett donated the original "Sooner Schooner" and the ponies, Boomer & Sooner, to circle the field on game days. After several groups passed on the care-taking of the Schooner, the RUF/NEKS took control of it. In 1980, the University of Oklahoma officially named the Sooner Schooner as its mascot. Today the Schooner is kept in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, at the Bartlett Ranch. We, the RUF/NEKS are still the official caretakers and drivers of the Conestoga wagon, one of America's most famous college mascots. Each year we select one new member to become a Schooner Driver. These well-trained guys are responsible for driving the Schooner out onto the field after OU touchdowns.
OUDoc
9/29/2006, 12:48 PM
I would take "What is Boomer Sooner?" as referring to the Boomers and the Sooners, or the OU fight song, but not the horses.

It's a bad trivia question.
Flagstaffsooner
9/29/2006, 12:49 PM
Unless the Gaylord family re-named them.Yup. E.K. and Eddie.
Octavian
9/29/2006, 12:50 PM
ahem... from the ruf-neks website

hmm...maybe I'm a confused hillbilly :D

unless I read it wrong, his office question is "what is Boomer Sooner?"

the horses are named Boomer and Sooner but that's not the answer to the question...
Beano's Fourth Chin
9/29/2006, 12:50 PM
The way it's phrased, I'm gonna say it's the fight song.
proud gonzo
9/29/2006, 12:51 PM
did you explain to them the oklahoma history of "boomer" and "sooner"?
Octavian
9/29/2006, 12:51 PM
I would take "What is Boomer Sooner?" as referring to the Boomers and the Sooners, or the OU fight song, but not the horses.

It's a bad trivia question.

yeah
SoonerJack
9/29/2006, 12:53 PM
"Alex, I'll take University of Oklahoma trivia for $200."
GottaHavePride
9/29/2006, 05:09 PM
did you explain to them the oklahoma history of "boomer" and "sooner"?
Yeah. Octavian is referring to the Land Run of 1889. "Boomers" were the people that followed the rules and left at the gun signaling the official opening of the Oklahoma Territory for settlement. "Sooners" were the ones that snuck in early to stake their claims. Thus the best answer to the question "What the hell is a Sooner, anyway?" is "Someone who cheats to win! You got a problem with that?"

;)