Think they could have borrowed one from South Carolina?
Collegesports.com article reports the streak is over.
Think they could have borrowed one from South Carolina?
Think they could have borrowed one from South Carolina?
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some of the runs anyhow
BTW, it was the Oklahoma Sooners who ended that streak!! 
Boomer Sooner!!!
Ann
Boomer Sooner!!!
Ann
quote:
Boomer Sooner!!!
OUBsbMom - What does that mean anyways? Been a college football fan for a long time and I never heard or got it.
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"Pitching is the art of instilling fear," Sandy Koufax.
I was afraid somebody would ask me that. Actually, I'm a "rookie" OU fan since my son is only a freshman there and I am a graduate of the Univ. of Texas so I never took much interest in any OU sayings, etc. 
If you want to find out more you can visit the OU athletics website soonersports.com and I think there is a section on OU traditions that better explains it. I am still learning but I know that some OU fans say Boomer Sooner when greeting other OU fans. I think it has something to do with some settlers starting the "land rush" in Oklahoma territory a little early. I know that the nickname Sooners has to do with that. In Texas, they are referred to as "land thieves."
Sorry I can't be of more help but when I get the time I am going to learn more about OU history and traditions.
Maybe some native Oklahomans will see this post and answer your question better.
Ann
Actually, I'm a "rookie" OU fan since my son is only a freshman there and I am a graduate of the Univ. of Texas so I never took much interest in any OU sayings, etc. If you want to find out more you can visit the OU athletics website soonersports.com and I think there is a section on OU traditions that better explains it. I am still learning but I know that some OU fans say Boomer Sooner when greeting other OU fans. I think it has something to do with some settlers starting the "land rush" in Oklahoma territory a little early. I know that the nickname Sooners has to do with that. In Texas, they are referred to as "land thieves."
Sorry I can't be of more help but when I get the time I am going to learn more about OU history and traditions.
Maybe some native Oklahomans will see this post and answer your question better.
Ann
College nicknames and their orgins are kind of a hobby of mine. This is off the Oklahoma web site.
"The Oklahoma Territory opened with the Land Run of 1889. Settlers from across the globe, seeking free land, made their way to the prairies of the plains to stake their claim to a new life. One of the few rules to claiming a lot of land was that all participants were to start at the same time, on the boom of a cannon. All settlers who started then were labeled as "Boomers" and the ones who went too soon were called "Sooners." "
"The Oklahoma Territory opened with the Land Run of 1889. Settlers from across the globe, seeking free land, made their way to the prairies of the plains to stake their claim to a new life. One of the few rules to claiming a lot of land was that all participants were to start at the same time, on the boom of a cannon. All settlers who started then were labeled as "Boomers" and the ones who went too soon were called "Sooners." "