I've been fortunate to have been able to attend OU home games for the last 40+ years. I remember when my father, an OU graduate from Eufaula, drove me to my first game, 110 miles down highway 9 west to Norman. As we arrived at the stadium, my heart was beating fast , my mouth was dry, and I remember just taking it all in. After all, the routine was to watch the OU coach's show on Thursday night, and then TRY to be calm on Friday knowing I was headed to the Mecca of sports in the state of Oklahoma, early the next day. I will never forget my father taking my hand and leading me up the ramp to section two, and actually seeing that immaculate football field for the first time. It took my breath away, and even now, I always take the time to 'have a moment', and reflect on the atmosphere at
a Sooner home game. To use a very generic term, 'it's a happening', an event, not just a football game. Couple that atmosphere, with the product that has been cultivated by the tradition, hard work and winning games, and you've got 84,715 fans in the stadium for a game that truly was no more than a scrimmage. Sans the weather, once again, football time in Stoopsville was...a happening.