Good post! I feel the same way.
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Good post! I feel the same way.
It's not that hard to figure out guys. Blake plays for the enemy. In modern Oklahoma City, the Thunder is more important to most basketball fans than OU. In fact I would suggest that the Thunder are more relevant to OU than Blake. It's not as important that another lifetime ago Blake played here. It is important that highest quality basketball is played in Oklahoma City building new fans
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I really don't get why Thunder fans feel like they have to hate everyone else. No one else in the NBA feels that way. I've lived in near many NBA teams in my life time and I've never seen a fan base so full of hatred. Everyone else seems to relish in the opportunity to watch great players. Eventually the Thunder will be bad and the fans will have to hop off the NBA bandwagon or learn to appreciate good players in other uniforms like the rest of us.
It's only "enemy" in a competitive sense. Of course there is appreciation for great players on other teams, but mostly you see that every night and from every opponent in the NBA. It's not that unusual. I saw every game Blake ever played in the LNC in person. He plays for another team now, not the one I support. I'm not sure what's so difficult to understand. It's not hate.
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Makes no sense. I also can't wrap my brain around the notion that you can't be a fan of the Thunder and also be a fan of Blake Griffin. Even if he does "play for the enemy" (an enemy who, by the way, isn't even in the same division), he was still a great Sooner and the leader of the best basketball team we've had since 2002.
Well, he still does a lot for the university so I'm glad he has more appreciation for his time at OU than some fans have for him.
Why is Oklahoma City more relevant? Fan interest in a team is dynamic. Resting on "tradition" or past players doesn't really mean that much to most fans. I'm a former 30 year season ticket holder at OU. I sit next to a former 30 year season ticket holder at OSU in Oklahoma City. Fan interest and entertainment currently resides in OKC. If OU could manage to learn even one thing from the Thunder on how to treat "customers", it would mean more to program than the notoriety of a former player. Loyalty is earned through the delivery of value, not the obligation of tradition.
I'm sure it's a relatively difficult thing to understand if you live out of state
I'm sure it's a relatively difficult thing to understand if you live out of state
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What are you saying here? There are plenty of fans that like both OU basketball and the Thunder. It's not an either/or.
As for customer service, you are off base and detached if you don't think Lon Kruger doesn't provide wonderful customer service to the fans of the program and with the product he is putting on the floor and playing in a conference like the Big 12 the value is off the chart.
There is also no reason to not also like Blake and be a Thunder fan.
And tradition means a lot to a lot of people - like myself. Me thinks you have been talking to that disgruntled aggie next to you too much - talk about a bad situation!
Well it does take some effort to be fans of the same team. I think they are all abused from years of Iba and Eddie. They still hate the way Russell plays. Plus, they wear orange to games. Whatever
I went to the scrimmage last Saturday. I was one of probably a 100 people when I got there and that included staff and recruits. I have zero problem with Kruger. In fact, I think he's done a terrific job. Nevertheless, OU needs to get their btts up to OKC, see what the that organization does well and be open to changing those "traditions"
I went to the scrimmage last Saturday. I was one of probably a 100 people when I got there and that included staff and recruits. I have zero problem with Kruger. In fact, I think he's done a terrific job. Nevertheless, OU needs to get their btts up to OKC, see what the that organization does well and be open to changing those "traditions"
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What in God's holy name are you blathering about? First, you want to be fans of the Thunder and not Blake and somehow that evolved into a statement about how the Sooners don't know how to treat their fans. Even so, being the good Sooner you are, you went to a scrimmage when no one else did.
First, no one here cares whether or not you're a Thunder fan so you shouldn't feel the need to defend it. Perhaps you ought to, however, defend your suggestion that Sooner basketball doesn't know how to treat their fans. Even so, what does that have to do with Blake Griffin?
Whatever. Enjoy the Thunder. I hope they have a good year, I guess. I don't really care. I enjoy, and am a fan of the Sooners. I know they're going to have a great season.
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See if you can get a message to Blake and OU to do something like this:
The Texas Board of Regents met today to discuss a Nike agreement with the University of Texas.
... "over the next 15 years, that totals at least $250 million. It's a combination of cash, apparel and uniforms, footwear and other products, internships for our students, funds for non-athletic activities, promotional activities, and opportunities for co-branding."
It passed, and became the biggest deal of its kind.
Former Longhorn and current NBA superstar Kevin Durant played a very significant role in the process.
The Texas Board of Regents met today to discuss a Nike agreement with the University of Texas.
... "over the next 15 years, that totals at least $250 million. It's a combination of cash, apparel and uniforms, footwear and other products, internships for our students, funds for non-athletic activities, promotional activities, and opportunities for co-branding."
It passed, and became the biggest deal of its kind.
Former Longhorn and current NBA superstar Kevin Durant played a very significant role in the process.
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I'm not so sure the Thunder is the reason some on this board are indifferent to Blake. I truly believe some don't cheer for him because of his respect and admiration of Coach Capel. What these people are clearly not grasping is that Blake Griffin has been and will continue to be the #1 recruiting tool Coach Kruger uses when talking to recruits and their families.
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I guess I must be really slow because I still haven't figured out how six years equals a lifetime.
I've been to one Thunder game, a playoff game at that, and if by value you mean a constant cacophony so absurdly loud that I couldn't turn to my father, who was sitting right next to me, and have even a brief conversation, then I think I'll pass and buy what OU's selling instead. And it wasn't the fans who were so loud, it was relentless piped-in nonsense resembling a "morning zoo" radio program. Movie clips, exhortations to cheer, thumping piped-in music cranked up to 11, giveaways -- anything they could think of to distract those in attendance. It was easily the worst spectator experience in all my years of attending sporting events. I'll take a game at LNC any time -- every time -- over that.
I've been to one Thunder game, a playoff game at that, and if by value you mean a constant cacophony so absurdly loud that I couldn't turn to my father, who was sitting right next to me, and have even a brief conversation, then I think I'll pass and buy what OU's selling instead. And it wasn't the fans who were so loud, it was relentless piped-in nonsense resembling a "morning zoo" radio program. Movie clips, exhortations to cheer, thumping piped-in music cranked up to 11, giveaways -- anything they could think of to distract those in attendance. It was easily the worst spectator experience in all my years of attending sporting events. I'll take a game at LNC any time -- every time -- over that.
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