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    Re: The Pride of Oklahoma is dead.

    Boren's response to the students open letter was straight out of the politicians non-response handbook. He will continue to ignore the problem in the hope that it goes away. In the meantime, the students and The Pride suffer. My wallet is closed until this fiasco is resolved.

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    Re: The Pride of Oklahoma is dead.

    the first response, or the second response?

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    Re: The Pride of Oklahoma is dead.

    I'm assuming you're referring to this as the second response?

    http://newsok.com/ou-president-lifts...rticle/5358314

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    Re: The Pride of Oklahoma is dead.

    “President Boren was incensed when he learned of the band participation agreement and was disturbed that he had not been told of it by the School of Music,” OU spokeswoman Catherine Bishop stated in an email Monday. “President Boren has a lifelong history of defending free speech, and upon learning of the agreement, he immediately issued a Presidential directive making it null and void.”
    Also, I saw this photo on my facebook feed last night. Guess which guy is over his head...

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    Re: The Pride of Oklahoma is dead.

    Quote Originally Posted by badger View Post
    Also, I saw this photo on my facebook feed last night. Guess which guy is over his head...
    I swear that JS's knees are knocking.

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    Re: The Pride of Oklahoma is dead.

    Quote Originally Posted by SanDiegoSoonerGal View Post
    I'm assuming you're referring to this as the second response?

    http://newsok.com/ou-president-lifts...rticle/5358314
    yeah, it sounded pretty ****ty before that when he said they didn't respond to anonymous complaints

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    Re: The Pride of Oklahoma is dead.

    If I'm not mistaken, the newspaper articles were signed, no?
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    Re: The Pride of Oklahoma is dead.

    Quote Originally Posted by KantoSooner View Post
    If I'm not mistaken, the newspaper articles were signed, no?
    I didn't see one, but the articles I read indicated they were not signed by students. Alumni purchased the ads so as to keep the students anonymous.
    Aries

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    Re: The Pride of Oklahoma is dead.

    Okay, I tossed the paper days ago so I couldn't/didn't check.
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    Re: The Pride of Oklahoma is dead.

    Quote Originally Posted by Aries View Post
    I didn't see one, but the articles I read indicated they were not signed by students. Alumni purchased the ads so as to keep the students anonymous.
    You are correct the students did not sign because of the clause in the Pride contract. I have been following this closely as I am proud alum of the Pride from 89-91. Stolarick should have never been hired as he didn't even meet the minimum criteria to be considered by the search committee. He is named was inserted into the race by Max Weitzenhoffer, a powerful donor to the University. He and Boren completely ignored the search committees recommendations and brought Stolarick in with complete disregard for his lack of qualifications.

    Two years into his tenure the member ship of the Pride has dropped dramatically and the quality is downright 2A high school. It seems that Boren's attention was only grabbed when finding out about the ludicrous no talk policy that kids were forced to sign. Several of my friends are music educators. One in particular noted. " I had to get out of Music Ed at the University level. At a university you can't get fired for incompetence, you only get fired if you **** of the administration." Sounds like this could be an accurate description of what might happen. Just need to sit and watch this one out.

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    Re: The Pride of Oklahoma is dead.

    Quote Originally Posted by oudanny View Post
    The kids are great but Boren and his buddy have killed the UNIVERSITY.
    FIFY

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    Re: The Pride of Oklahoma is dead.

    Quote Originally Posted by KantoSooner View Post
    Okay, I tossed the paper days ago so I couldn't/didn't check.
    Here's a PDF of the full page ad

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    Re: The Pride of Oklahoma is dead.

    Just in Stolarick is out as director of the Pride.......

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    Re: The Pride of Oklahoma is dead.

    Aries

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    Re: The Pride of Oklahoma is dead.

    Yay, now all the Pride kids can be happy and the rest of us can go back to still not really caring about halftime.
    Walk on through the wind, walk on through the rain, tho' your dreams be tossed and blown, walk on.

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    Re: The Pride of Oklahoma is dead.

    Pride '80 - '81

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    Re: The Pride of Oklahoma is dead.

    Quote Originally Posted by yankee View Post
    Yay, now all the Pride kids can be happy and the rest of us can go back to still not really caring about halftime.
    LMAO! True

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    Re: The Pride of Oklahoma is dead.

    I think we should go hire the band director from a 'Traditionally Black College' and get the Pride steppin'! I remember when Booker T in Tulsa was in its athletic hey day and they had a kick azz band. It can be done. (Admittedly, some of the 'wide loads' in the current band would have to drop 50-100, but that would be good for them.)
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    Re: The Pride of Oklahoma is dead.

    Current director resigns; former director to return.

    Quotes!
    Quote Originally Posted by President Boren
    “I have accepted the decision of Director (Justin) Stolarik to step aside in order to unify the Pride and maintain its tradition of being one of the greatest bands in America,” OU President David Boren said in a statement. “He has worked hard during his time at OU.”
    Quote Originally Posted by Current director Justin Stoliark
    “I care deeply about the Pride and applaud the tremendous effort of our students," he said in a statement. "I always wanted them to have a good experience and be exposed to new ideas.
    Quote Originally Posted by Former and next director Brian Britt
    “It is an honor to return to serve the University of Oklahoma and the Pride of Oklahoma’s student members at this challenging time,” said Britt, who also will be named to the Gene Braught Chair in Music, pending Regents’ approval. “I have absolute faith in these outstanding young men and women and their ability to help ensure that the Pride of Oklahoma is among the very best collegiate bands in the nation. Their unwavering commitment during this transition time will be the foundation for our collective success. Working together, we will lay the foundation for the Pride’s success for generations to come.”
    Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    Re: The Pride of Oklahoma is dead.

    Quote Originally Posted by MichiganSooner View Post
    I swear that JS's knees are knocking.
    dude looks anorexic....and Boren looks pizzed, LOL!~
    on Big Tex burning....They mentioned this on College Football Live. Pollack asked if it represented the Texas defense. Herbie told him it represented the Texas bandwagon.

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