The Blessing of Being an OU Fan

[DenverSooner]

I don't get a lot of you. When OU loses, you melt down and become extremely negative. I challenge all negative people to name another college that competes at Football and Basketball to the level of OU.

OU is easily a top 20 basketball and easily a top 5 football program. Who else can make this claim?

Why not just enjoy all the success OU has.

 

[Stikboy]

Being an OU fan, people don't like to lose and need to vent sometimes. It's been going on since the round ball was invented. And another newsflash, it's not just OU fans. I understand peoples' getting upset at posters who only come around to throw negativity around and never have anything positive to say.

It goes both ways. I consider myself a realist. I get excited and join in the revelry or whatever when OU wins. But if OU is playing like donkey whatever i'll for sure chime in. People need to vent. It's a message board.... If I see OU playing terrible I'm going to call it like I see it and not pretend things are hunky dory. If you think negative posters are annoying I can assure you there are plenty of posters annoyed by the everything is always great posters, and being called out just because they don't say "EVERYTHING IS GREAT" when we're getting our teeth kicked in. So, it goes both ways.

Just allow people to express their opinions, and don't get so upset or try to overanalyze it.

 

[skyvue]

Just allow people to express their opinions, and don't get so upset or try to overanalyze it.

No one's asking anyone not to express their opinions, but it's how it's expressed that sometimes galls. I don't think anyone would object to complaints and critiques offered during and after a game like last night -- certainly no one would expect anyone to say "everything is great" during such a massacre -- but a little perspective and a modicum of civility is not so much to ask, even during a frustrating (to say the least) loss like that one.

I've long dreamed of a board that was divided in two (it applies more to the football boards than this one, but what the heck): A Glass Half Full board, and a Glass Half Empty one. Every member gets to pick which board they start in; it's totally their call. But enough down votes from other posters, and you automatically get moved to the other board.

So if a poster is pumping too much sunshine to suit the gloom-and-doomers, off he goes. And if someone is being too negative for the crimson-colored glasses crowd, he's banished to the other board.

Positive remarks would be allowed on the GHE board, but if one veers to far toward the sunshine and roses, they can send the poster packing. And negative comments and critiques would be allowed on the GHF board, too, but if one rails too harshly on the team or the number of complaining posts climbs too high, it's the GHE board for them for, say, three months. After three months, one can again choose to join the board one prefers, but one would still be subject to being booted.

I think it'd be an interesting experiment, if I do say myself, but I'm not nearly technical enough to implement it.

 

[OUHoops]

Is there an active message board that exists where any proud fan bases don't melt down a little when their team loses? I'd like to see that.

 

[OUHoops]

I've long dreamed of a board that was divided in two (it applies more to the football boards than this one, but what the heck): A Glass Half Full board, and a Glass Half Empty one. Every member gets to pick which board they start in; it's totally their call. But enough down votes from other posters, and you automatically get moved to the other board.

You can have this board if you want it and you can make this a reality. It's available. All you have to do is take over the moderating and server fees.

As I said in another thread a while back, I just don't have the time or care to moderate around here anymore and am content with promoting the program through Twitter. So if you want it, it's yours.

Have put the ball in the court of several and no one has taken it. If I don't get any takers I'll be shutting this down at the end of April and or merging it with another site if interested.

 

[Soonerinkc]

at least we got folks that GAS...

it's a message board. Try LT...lol. I post on both. As I said on LT...I post like I'm at the game...cheer, *****, moan...I'm emotionally invested in the game, always will be.

yeah in the grand scheme of things it doesn't mean jack...

 

[SoonerWarVet]

You can have this board if you want it and you can make this a reality. It's available. All you have to do is take over the moderating and server fees.

As I said in another thread a while back, I just don't have the time or care to moderate around here anymore and am content with promoting the program through Twitter. So if you want it, it's yours.

Have put the ball in the court of several and no one has taken it. If I don't get any takers I'll be shutting this down at the end of April and or merging it with another site if interested.

How much are the server fees?

 

[SoonerBounce13]

It is frustrating that when things are going good, its the same group of posters and it is mostly all civil. But the moment we have a bad game, the sky is falling and posters come out of the woodwork to criticize

 

[152219]

Any that didn't expect OU to throw out a couple of stink bombs in Big 12 play were living in a dream world. Bramlage has been a house of horrors for the Kruger led Sooners during his tenure and to be honest I had grim thoughts about the game going in and unfortunately those came to fruition. People need to chill out. Not all is lost.

 

[thebigabd]

I was working on a theory that it's because people make the mistake of transferring football logic to basketball. Most of the OU fan base are football first, basketball second. In football, one loss is a big deal. It can keep you out of the playoff or, in the past, the BCS Championship game.

But in basketball... 1 loss means nothing. Most of the time, 10-12 losses means nothing. You are still going to make the tournament and have your chance.

Just a theory..... no evidence. The counter would probably be to go to a Duke message board where they are basketball first, football second, and see how they react after a loss. Something tells me they also melt down which would kill my theory.

 

[DenverSooner]

I get that all fan bases do it. I just don't really understand it.


But that sort of hijacks the question. The challenge is to name a program where it would be better. I think Ohio State might be the only school in the running. Maybe someone else can think of another.

We have a good thing and I personally prefer to enjoy it.

 

[thebigabd]

I get that all fan bases do it. I just don't really understand it.


But that sort of hijacks the question. The challenge is to name a program where it would be better. I think Ohio State might be the only school in the running. Maybe someone else can think of another.

We have a good thing and I personally prefer to enjoy it.

Florida, Ohio State, and Oklahoma are the ones that come to mind. Of course, lots of schools have "solid" basketball and football programs. Arkansas, Texas, West Virginia, Washington, Oregon, and many others.

 

[DenverSooner]

Arkansas, Texas, West Virginia, Washington, Oregon, and many others.

Yes but I don't think any of those schools are realistically better than OU at either sport. Florida is a pretty solid suggestion but I would rather be an OU or Ohio State fan than Florida. I think OU and Ohio State have been much more consistent over the long term. I could be wrong but that is my perception.

 

[152219]

I agree with Denver though, we are blessed to cheer for OU, an athletic program that has a blue blood football program and a top 20 basketball program. I've always said, I won't die a completely happy Sooner unless the basketball team wins a title in my lifetime. That is why '88 stings so badly.

 

[scrybe]

Here's my theory, for what it's worth:

The posters who go into meltdown mode during/after a loss are simply displaying their emotional immaturity and their lack of ability to deal with disappointment.

No fan of OU or any other school enjoys losing in the manner our Sooners lost to KSU Tuesday night. Some (hopefully, most) of us, however, can control our emotions to the point that we can refrain from hurling insults at our players and coaches.

 

[thebigabd]

Yes but I don't think any of those schools are realistically better than OU at either sport. Florida is a pretty solid suggestion but I would rather be an OU or Ohio State fan than Florida. I think OU and Ohio State have been much more consistent over the long term. I could be wrong but that is my perception.

Florida has modern national championships in football and basketball. They make a case for being the best.

 

[Darwin]

I was working on a theory that it's because people make the mistake of transferring football logic to basketball. Most of the OU fan base are football first, basketball second. In football, one loss is a big deal. It can keep you out of the playoff or, in the past, the BCS Championship game.

But in basketball... 1 loss means nothing. Most of the time, 10-12 losses means nothing. You are still going to make the tournament and have your chance.

Winning feels good and losing hurts but I agree there is an over abundance of football mentality that each loss is a major setback. It has been around longer than the internet when the message board was a phone call to Al Eschbach.

 

[Stikboy]

I get that all fan bases do it. I just don't really understand it.


But that sort of hijacks the question. The challenge is to name a program where it would be better. I think Ohio State might be the only school in the running. Maybe someone else can think of another.

We have a good thing and I personally prefer to enjoy it.

I can't name many. Like said earlier maybe TOSU, Florida...

 

[sperry]

Over the last 25 years, Florida has been the best. Last 50 would be OU.

 

[Darwin]

Our basketball program is a blessing. Most schools would love even once to have a legendary season with a deep run and national press for a player and the program. We have had that here multiple times over the last 40 plus years. For a non blue blood that is outstanding. I find being a basketball fan far more enjoyable than starting a football season thinking anything less than a national championship is unacceptable.