Justin Moore, Tulsa (8/24/2009 10:36:50 AM)

Worst ever... there were a lot of responses to this article yesterday and for some reason they are gone today. But this song will surpass "top dog" as the worst idea for an Oklahoma College Football team.

gopokes1011, (8/24/2009 11:07:26 AM)

I agree with Justin, where are the rest of the posts? I cannot believe that Garth Brooks and Nike would back this horrible song. This song belongs in 1920, with those tired corny lyrics. How embarassing!!

M_Sizzle, Tulsa (8/24/2009 12:39:44 PM)

This song is awful.

signalbob, Signal Hill CA 90755 (8/24/2009 3:08:49 PM)

Yeah, you losers are MUCH brighter and better at judging songs than Garth Brooks, and at sports promotion than Nike! Man, what arrogance! I guess maybe they know something that eludes you guys!

osufan86, (8/24/2009 3:28:06 PM)

This is terrible, someone let me listen to it earlier and I thought it was a joke before I saw this article. I am a season ticket holder and I think it is going to be embarassing when that song opens up the season and the brand new stadium. We need a song that will get the student section rocking before the game, not a lame song like this.

Justin Moore, Tulsa (8/24/2009 4:43:08 PM)

Look bob, I love Garth as much as the next guy, but at least 90% of the fans and ticket holders talking about this is song have said it is terrible for an intro.
Garth has been great and sold out central park, but even Garth has a "Chris Gaines" moment now and then! Oh, and Nike is able to produce and sell another 20'000 new shirts to Cowboy fans with a new slogan? It doesn't take a marketing genius to get behind guaranteed new sales.
I don't mind the slogan but at least put the song to a vote on the OSU web site. If this song actually won I would sing it before every game at the top of my lungs and be done with it. But in the mean time, I'm not going to get behind a song with corny lyrics, written from the heart by a Baylor Graduate, who's father happens to be the assistant athletic director. Save this song for the Punt, Pass, and Kick competition.

WhatItIs, (8/24/2009 8:25:19 PM)

I hope I wake up tomorrow morning and there is an article explaining how this was all just a big joke. The best parts of this song are at 0:00 and 3:20. This is one of those times when I am embarrassed to be associated with this university. It ranks up there with when OSU came out with the "flame" logo and when we did the orange to black fade in the key on the basketball court.

Carneyman14, (8/24/2009 9:11:02 PM)

Hey, The flame logo was cool. The fade in the paint... Not so much

TheeRoach, Huntington Beach (8/24/2009 11:48:28 PM)

I think the song is crazy catchy and will easily replace "Should've Been a Cowboy" (especially considering he is a raging Sooner fan and it's totally generic in nature) It is specific to OSU, includes our traditions, and will be a great anthem for people to get behind. I understand people's concerns about it being hype enough for a pre-game, but I say trust them and see how it's used. People have a problem with the fact he went to Baylor...that shows your ignorance. He grew up in Stillwater and has been around the OSU family more than probably all of the people who commented combined. The thing I keep coming back to is how catchy it is, so I think it will work.

oldnorthroad, (8/25/2009 4:16:42 AM)

The Tulsa World can delete all the posts they want, but it will not make the new intro video better. That is a fact.

ajkight, (8/25/2009 10:04:30 AM)

My friend has seen the video with the song and said it is amazing! I have to admit, I wasn't floored by the song at first. I agree with TheeRoach saying that it is our own anthem, and I can see the crowd singing along with the chorus. Any university or high school can put whatever popular ghetto song as their intro, but this will have much more meaning and have people get behind it. I am a 2002 grad and know how the younger fans feel. Bottom line is this, if you don't buy the donor seats and also don't kick in the big contributions to the alumni then you don't matter. The athletic department isn't thinking of students and the younger generation when they make these decisions. Think about it.

Have that, America (8/25/2009 10:42:44 AM)

I'm not a huge fan of the song, but I'll take anything over Toby Keith.

osufan86, (8/25/2009 11:03:06 AM)

ajkight, although I'm not a major donor yet I very might well be in the future, but holder making stupid decisions like this is not pushing me to do it soon. I think the players should get to choose the song they come out to. They are the ones putting countless hours in the weight room and on the practice field. They deserve it.

Also I don't think the song is horrible, wouldn't mind hearing it during a timeout or after the game but not as an intro song when you're trying to get the team and fans pumped up.

osualum0709, (8/25/2009 1:01:45 PM)

Ok its not a horrible song, BUT ITS THE ABSOLUTE WORST SONG FOR PRE-GAME (or any time during the game for that matter)! The crowd will go silent after that rather than get pumped about the game! They needed to bring back the one that had all the songs that said cowboy in it! It was by far the best.

MexiMike, Tulsa (8/25/2009 2:15:33 PM)

I don't understand why the TW is deleting posts that aren't vulgar in any way. Isn't the comment board for opinions?

I don't like the song at all. I think it is a horrible move by the athletic department. I am an OSU fan so it's not as if I am just spouting hate for no reason.

I've seen MUCH worse comments posted on articles of every type. What gives?

Have that, America (8/25/2009 2:41:07 PM)

MexiMike...

I don't get it either.

From what I have seen this is about a 90 to 10 split on OSU fans that don't like it to the ones that do. Especially if you go read other internet forums.

I've spoken with people from the alumni association and athletic department and from what I gather this thing was just pushed through without taking any consideration as to public opinion.

what a terrible mistake.

p003220, (8/25/2009 4:39:57 PM)

FAIL

dboren23, (8/25/2009 5:29:48 PM)

Yet another reason why Mike Holder sucks. He is completely out of touch with the fans. His one and only concern is money. If he could sell a dozen season tickets by skinning a live cat, he'd do it.

namealwaystaken, madisonville (8/26/2009 4:51:12 PM)

I don't know where the other posts went. I will say the lyrics to "Cowboy's are 4ever" are awesome but the music put to it is more of a churchy feel not what we need for pre-game. Should have been a cowboy does not work either. As for Mike Holder skinning a cat to sell tickets, well, great. In case you haven't noticed OSU could use some help in that department. However, they need to look to some great showman and marketing people. Garth Brooks was one of the best at that. I am not saying his music was great but his marketing was. I am not sure if Garth realize when he endorsed this song that it was for pre-game football play.

boomer10, (8/26/2009 11:53:50 PM)

This is the kind of song that won't stand up to the test of time. It sounds too "current"...it sounds like every other pop song on the radio now. In ten years, it will sound like an out-dated, ten-year old pop song.

This isn't an "anthem" or "sports anthem" type of song at all.

Stomp, (8/28/2009 4:59:33 AM)

Reminds me of an intro to a television sitcom. Would be fine on a pop radio station, but its a poor choice for pregame.

Ryanoceros, Tulsa (8/31/2009 11:24:13 AM)

If they play this at our games, we'll deserve to get our butts kicked.

jfrutchey, Stillwater (8/31/2009 4:40:01 PM)

This does not make me feel like we're about to go out and crush somebody. Its more like, we're going out to hold hands and play with flowers. Please make it stop!

SteveBrown777, tulsa (8/31/2009 5:35:29 PM)

The lyrics are awful, and the music is even worse.

rockymarlow, Tulsa (9/1/2009 8:25:47 PM)

Stillwater is the epicenter of country music in Oklahoma. If you want to write a song by the cowboys and for the cowboys you get Jason Boland to do it. If you want to get something to charm the world, get Garth Brooks to do it.

The athletic department is in their own world, they should have gotten someone off of the strip to do it.