Picker..TU and the option? Say it ain't so! Did they actually display the option? I was in Dallas and missed any such reportage.

TV stations program to their audience. Tell me, of the two, do more people in Tulsa care about OSU or about TU?

Come on "Picker" can't you just come out and say why channel 6 led with OSU and will always lead with OSU when in doubt?

Homer, John “Orange-aid” Holcomb is expected to lead his sportscast w/ OSU after all he is the commentator for the OSU radio broadcast.

Sure there’s more OSU & OU fans within the Tulsa Media market, but it doesn’t justify why TU constantly gets 2nd fiddle in terms of coverage & PR over the other state schools.

Smallest private school in D-1 football, zero tax dollars use to fund the university, TU’s athletic budget is 1/6h the size of the state schools, & yet they compete, win, & succeed against the much larger “Goliath’s” of the college football world.

Isn’t part of the drama in sports to ‘root for the underdog? TU deserves better ‘respect within its own hometown.

It is a shame that those OSU/OU fans who “hero” worship & idolize their sports figures fail to see that there’s some pretty exciting football being played off of ’ol Route 66.

Back to back 10+ win seasons, one of the nation’s leaders in total offensive production, a very stylish, fun atmosphere, low ticket prices, and you don’t give up your whole day just to attend a game!

As far as convenience, cost consciousness, & competitiveness, you just can’t find a better “deal” than supporting them Hurricane.

Go TU

TU's recent success has alot more to do with their last two trigger men, Johnson and Smith, than with Malzahn. Like it or not, any football's team success or lack thereof, starts with the QB, period. Paul Smith is making his living in the NFL and Johnson has a great chance to get drafted. These two kids they have now are not in the same league as either of those guys.

Bixby, I just get really defensive for TU because the favoritism in Tulsa of OU and OSU really gets to me. Dcood, don't you think it's a little early to say the guys we have now aren't even in the same league? It's tough to judge off a spring game performance. David Johnson didn't look very good in last year's spring game and had a pretty good year (with a few games we all know about being the exception)

love918: I think TU had Oklahoma and Adrian P on the ropes in Norman 3 years ago. To say they couldnt compete in those two leagues is invalid. TU has played some quality football the last few seasons, and last time I checked, they are not in the Big 12 or SEC and are small, private school with like 3k students, not exactly the University of Texas...

The Picker needs to pay more attention. TU went to three bowls in four years and won a Conference Championship C-USA before Gus. The defense is a bigger issue than the offense for TU; the talent on offense is just fine. Hope the line gets better by Labor Day.

James Killian could run.

Just because things change, it doesn't mean it's bad. You do your best with the talent you have. If they run more, so be it. No need to rush to conclusions or forget basic aspects of TU's recent history.

MexiMike, you do realize we have a EXTREMELY SMALL ALUMNI BASE unlike Picken's state? It's funny you throw out such a large number of OSU fans into the fold, because OSU fans tend to inflate how important they are in the eyes of the nation. Now, TU might not be that big nationally, but neither is OSU. Get over yourself.

That should not matter in the CITY OF TULSA..which houses the UNIVERSITY OF TULSA. that's the truth.

So Gene, old boy, you are saying all OSU grads are dumb? That's pretty closed minded.

TU is on TV 8 times (once OU game gets picked up by FSN, 9 times) this year. So. Miss game will probably get picked up (if both teams live up to their potential), that makes 10. How many games on TV does OSU have this year (Bedlam doesn't count)?

Yes CJP, TU is in Tulsa. But that still has nothing to do with the point. Let me slow down for you.

More people in Tulsa care about OSU football than TU football.

That's it. There is no more to it.

Gene, nobody is trying to argue "book learning." In fact, had you read the blog itself, you would have found that this is indeed, about football. And if I want to ask an OSU alum about educational endeavors, I'll ask T. Boone Pickens. I'm fairly sure his world is a very wonderful place.

iflyfast, nice try. First of all, TU's website shows 7 games on TV. Second of all, TU had to switch 4 of those 7 games from Saturdays to odd days of the week just so they could be on some sort of television. Finally, the 3 that actually are on a Saturday are on stations that the majority of people don't even have! Mountain West Sports Network? CBS College Sports Network? You might get the OU game on a basic cable station on a Saturday, but if we are counting that one, why aren't we counting the Bedlam game?