That thread brought some sunshine to my cold heart.
Here is what the "gooner haters" don't get:
1. Bandwagon Fans: The more the better as far as I am concerned. In EVERY SPORT, it is easier to get top kids who grew up a fan of your university. Don't discount the appeal of a particular school to a recruit based solely on "being a fan".
2. Location, location, location: OU is located in the southern part of a metroplitan area that contains more than a million people; oSu is not. Where would you choose to go given the alternative?
3. Diversity: One of the things that make me most proud of OU is the diversity that is clearly one of President Boren's priorities. Go to Stillwater and tell me how diverse it is.
4. Fake "tradition": oSu won two championships in hoops that deserve an asterik...they won with an uneven deck. Students at "agricultural" universities were eligible for draft deferrals [in the 40's, that was kind of a big deal]. Without those deferrals, they don't sniff a championship.
5. Arrogance: This aligns with #1, and is a fairly recent outbreak. But TBP putting "money" into that program showed out their true colors...puke. Completely irresponsible way for a public university to handle its finances. Pickens will put them back 50 years before he is done.
and lastly "6." Doing everything to be better that OU. You never beat big brother. We have Boren, they have a hack whose only qualification was kissing up to a donor, we have Castiglione, they have a golf pro whose only qualification was kissing up to a donor, we have Stoops, they have a guy who is 40 and, you guessed it, kissed up to a donor, we have Capel, they have a guy with a foul mouth and little man's syndrome [perfect fit?].
OU is just better. Not THAT hard to figure out.