Went and saw the movie "Leatherheads" this week-end. For some reason they use "Boomer Sooner" when the Chicago team is introduced and runs on to the field during the final game of the movie. Anyone have any insight into this? Sure was strange.....
Went and saw the movie "Leatherheads" this week-end. For some reason they use "Boomer Sooner" when the Chicago team is introduced and runs on to the field during the final game of the movie. Anyone have any insight into this? Sure was strange.....
The tune was originally Yale University's fight song. I haven't seen the movie, so can't even guess what that has to do with a Chicago team.
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I haven't seen the movie, but given the era that the movie takes place in I don't think it's Boomer Sooner. Yale's fight song, "Boola Boola" (and it sounds identical to Boomer Sooner. Like the wishbone that was born in that unfortunate state south of Oklahoma, OU took it from Yale and ever since it's been almost 100% associated with OU) is likely what they were playing.
Nope, apparently it includes the part we stole from North Carolina.
That was my first thought, since John Krazynski's character went to Princeton.
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was it a ringtone? I've been looking for one...
No moola, no boola I always say.
Was that the recess bell???
Heh -- just try to imagine the reaction inside Austin-area theaters when that came on ...
8timechamps: The thought crossed my mind too. But, I'm too lazy to go back and reference every play from all the games. So, I'm just going to say "I agree", and if you're wrong, then let me be the first to call you a moron.
KantoSooner: More of this crap from the nanny generation. Wearing a Michigan shirt should earn you disdain or a beating on the playground, not administrative action. It's no wonder the youth of today are all pussies.
We stole parts of our fight song from Yale and North Carolina...the tune we got from from Yale and the "born and bred, and when I die I'll be..." part we took from the Heels.
Owen '05-'26 122-54-16 .677 (Foundation)
Wilkinson '47-'63 145-29-4 .829 (DYNASTY 1) 3 NC
Switzer '73-'88 157-29-4 .837(DYNASTY 2) 3 NC
Stoops '99- PRESENT 179-46.793 (DYNASTY 3) 1 NC and still WAITING
At OU tradition is about more than just one coach 861-319-53 .720
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It's so-so.
It would have been much better if it had stuck primarily with football hijinks instead of straying off into a love triangle between Rene Zellweger, George Clooney, and John Krasinski. It wanted to be Bull Durham and couldn't pull it off.
I'd catch it at the discount theater or wait for the DVD.
Yep, has both the Boola Boola part and the Tarheel Born/Tarheel Bred part.
Or in other words, Boomer
Thanks for the post! Sooner!
Here's some Yale folks singin Boola Boola
Apparently we just stole the lyrics from the Tarheels.Boola, Boola; Boola, Boola; Boola, Boola;
When we "roughhouse" poor old Harvard,
They will holler Boola Boo.
Oh! Yale, Eli Yale! (4X)
UNC Fight Song
I guess we made up the "tune" to that last part ourselves.