Received second e-mail of the day from the ticket office. It reads:
"Boomer Sooner! Tomorrow, August 1, 2015, Sooner Rewards will relaunch for the upcoming OU Athletics Season! The purpose of Sooner Rewards is to say thank you to all Sooner Fans for your continued loyalty. Our goal is to bring you closer to Oklahoma Athletics by rewarding you for everything you do with us. The easiest way to do this is to download the Sooner Rewards App at either the Apple Store or Google Play. You will be rewarded for purchasing tickets, attending events and interacting with the Sooners online. Rewards Members earn points to participate in once in a lifetime experiences you cannot get anywhere else. We will start tomorrow with Ruf/Nek shotguns, pre-game, on-field experiences at 2015 OU home games, and a pre-game experience at the AT&T Red River Showdown. For OU Students you are eligible to enter all of those Sooner Rewards AND the opportunity to get $2,500 or $1,000 in tuition waivers or $500 for books this semester! Follow @SoonerRewards for updates throughout the year. We will be launching PUSH notifications with Rewards at events in Norman and we will be receiving a new APP in Mid-August to make your Sooner Rewards experience even better. For those fans who are new to Sooner Rewards it is easy to sign up and participate. Visit Rewards.SoonerSports.com and register. For those fans who have been with us you will notice a re-set of your points will take place tomorrow for the upcoming season. All fans will start the season at the same level. Remember the points you earn are good for entries to win the experiences in the Prize Store. If you have any questions you can contact us at (e-mail address of the e-mail's author) Stay tuned for more great Sooner Rewards to come! Kick-off is only 36 days away!"
<Sigh>
I don't know whether this kid is a student at OU or just someone who was hired by the University to work in the ticket office. Over the years, though, all of my interactions with the ticket office have been with students or alumni.
It's bad enough that many kids get out of high school without the ability to communicate well in writing. To get all the way through college and not be able to communicate well in writing is doubly bad.
Many pointlessly wonder why the value of a college degree is so low these days. Well, if you are no better at writing when you graduate than when you first set foot on campus....
Pathetic.