The Game is free, go to it people!

[seniorsooner]

Re: Make the game Free!!!!

This game will be free.

I agree.

 

[JBaker]

Re: Make the game Free!!!!

Naaa, if it gets more fans at the game, increasing our slim chance of winning, I'm all for it. But I could see how some might not like it.

The ones who don't like it are the ones who bought season tickets, and this is the first of three games they planned to attend this year.

 

[velvetj]

I'm a season ticket holder and the game last week was the best game of the year. It doesn't bother me at all that the game is free. I am still supporting a great University and a great sports program. Besides it gets some fans in there that are loud and fun. The Baylor atmosphere was excellent.

 

[Boomer]

I'm in!

 

[waynepayne]

I'm a season ticket holder and the game last week was the best game of the year. It doesn't bother me at all that the game is free. I am still supporting a great University and a great sports program. Besides it gets some fans in there that are loud and fun. The Baylor atmosphere was excellent.

:woot

That's the spirit!

TUCK FEXAS!

 

[Max Power]

Re: Make the game Free!!!!

This game will not be free.

and the game is free

 

[red recluse]

I'm a season ticket holder and the game last week was the best game of the year. It doesn't bother me at all that the game is free. I am still supporting a great University and a great sports program. Besides it gets some fans in there that are loud and fun. The Baylor atmosphere was excellent.

i'm not complaining. but i feel for anyone who dropped some coin in the last week to bring their family to this game. and for the season ticket holders who don't have a lot of disposable income but bought season tickets. it doesn't bother me one bit. but i can see where it might to someone else. now, if someone bought tickets just to see sammy, well, that's actually pretty funny to me.

i thought the baylor game was great as well because with school being out, maybe i'm being naive, it seemed like there were a lot more kids there than usual. it gave kids a chance to attend a game and become an OU basketball fan who otherwise never would have if not for the free admission. no one is against that.

 

[ICTSooner2]

How bad are the roads/highways in OK? Thinking about driving down for the game from Wichita after work tonight.

 

[Escape Goat]

How bad are the roads/highways in OK? Thinking about driving down for the game from Wichita after work tonight.

http://511.ksdot.org/KanRoadPublic_VE/Default.aspx

This site has webcams on the KS turnpike. Looks like it is snowpacked right now, but should be improving throughout the day.

 

[playmakr]

How bad are the roads/highways in OK? Thinking about driving down for the game from Wichita after work tonight.

The sun is out shining here in Oklahoma, beautiful day out, come on down.

 

[ksSooner13]

How bad are the roads/highways in OK? Thinking about driving down for the game from Wichita after work tonight.

Come on down...Bring Robert Goff and Perry Ellis with you too!

 

[OUHoops]

How bad are the roads/highways in OK? Thinking about driving down for the game from Wichita after work tonight.

Not great, but not bad either. I was just on I-35 going through Edmond and was going about 60.

 

[seniorsooner]

http://www.dps.state.ok.us/cgi-bin/weathermap.cgi

 

[goodolesooner]

I bet the lower level holders that never show up are nice and angry about free admission.

Wish I could be there. I'm still out of town, and I refuse to drive up to Norman right now. Not because of the weather.. I'm just lazy.

 

[NMSooner'80]

Re: Make the game Free!!!!

UNLV was $1.00 (I believe maybe free) in 1987 due to weather. That was too highly ranked teams. I don't see why the caliber of the opponent would have any impact on the decision. They have sold the vast majority of tickets that will be sold. Only a very uninformed fan would purchase tickets from OU at this point because they will be almost free outside of the stadium.

That was a wild day, all the way around back in '87. It took over an hour to get there from Edmond, but it wasn't THAT bad. And that OU-UNLV game is still the greatest in-person game that I've ever seen.

We were lucky, though, that it wasn't a Sunday afternoon game. That was a wicked day for driving. Memorial Road up by Quail Springs looked like a snowpacked trail (barely one good set of ruts to drive on) that day around noon.

 

[DenverSooner]

Re: Make the game Free!!!!

That was a wild day, all the way around back in '87. It took over an hour to get there from Edmond, but it wasn't THAT bad. And that OU-UNLV game is still the greatest in-person game that I've ever seen.

We were lucky, though, that it wasn't a Sunday afternoon game. That was a wicked day for driving. Memorial Road up by Quail Springs looked like a snowpacked trail (barely one good set of ruts to drive on) that day around noon.

Stop living in the past old man.

I liked 1989 better but both were good. My all time favorite will always be Missouri when Tubbs took the microphone and got his T. Those of us that were students back then were quite fortunate. I wonder what percentage of students get to experience a final four and a national championship in football (1985). It can't be many. (I understand that students at OU from 2000-2002 also got to experience that - with a women's final four too)

 

[BigTime]

Get to the game if you can and be safe!

 

[okcsooner83]

Leaving from OKC with 3 other people to pregame somewhere on campus. See everyone there.

 

[BigTime]

Capel's letter:

Special Message from Coach Capel
Men's basketball coach Jeff Capel urges you to be safe if traveling to tonight's game.


Head Coach Jeff Capel

Feb. 9, 2011


Sooner Fans:

Once again Mother Nature is affecting Sooner Basketball. We will move forward and play tonight's game against Texas, but my utmost concern is for all fans to be safe during this weather.

Tip-off is at 8 p.m. in Lloyd Noble Center and we have announced that admission will be free to all fans. It is "Cheer Like a Champion" night with NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Sam Bradford. We will still distribute a free T-shirt to fans and the first 5,000 will receive a Sam Bradford poster.

If you can safely attend, we do need your support to help us keep our home court momentum. With schools closed today, there is the opportunity to get out of the house or dorm room for a free evening of Big 12 hoops. OU students, help us make an impact in the Big 12 with a loud, vocal crowd in the LNC.

I want to again reiterate the importance of being safe if you are going to travel to the arena tonight. Please bundle up, take plenty of time to travel, drive slowly and if at any time during your travel you feel you cannot continue, please return home. Let others know you are traveling and contact them when you have safely arrived at the LNC.

Thank you for your continued support of Sooner men's basketball.

Head Coach Jeff Capel

 

[SoonerDan74012]

I would have but there is way too much damn snow piled in my driveway and can't get out until it's all gone.