I thought he was a 17 y/o valet boy. Almost tossed him my keys and told him to "treat 'er easy".
after stealing Paul Hansen's jacket and wearing it.
We received email from 48 of them, and only five could be classified as positive. Amid the disappointment and despair of the other 43, a whopping 34 lamented about Ford.
I kinda feel bad for little Travis because the fans hate him and he still wears that god-forsaken color.
Did you have your fingers crossed when you said that?![]()
I tried to get him to park my big red diesel truck but he said no because it has all that OU stuff on it.
Actually, Ford wears that jacket in honor of Kurt Budke.
after stealing Paul Hansen's jacket and wearing it.
Paul Hansen was a great coach. He just couldn't recruit a lick. A Ford is the exact opposite.
Paul Hansen was a great guy, too. One day I was watching an AAU tournament sitting by myself and he came into the stands to watch. There weren't many fans at the game. He saw me sitting there alone so he came over by me, and we just starting talking about the players and we talked for 2-3 games. That was back in the day when ex-players could play with freshmen in AAU tournaments but the college coaches couldn't coach them .... before freshmen were eligible to play. Hansen was still at OCU and some of the alums that came up were Eddie Jackson, Bud Koper, etc. It was really fun basketball.
Anyway, through the years we maintained a connection and he was always very cordial.