38 years ago today: OU defeated Arizona in the Final Four, 86-78.
Mookie Blaylock and Harvey Grant led the way for the Sooners with 21 points each.
Arizona had a loaded roster with Steve Kerr, Sean Elliott and Kenny Lofton, but were no still match for Billy Tubbs and the ‘88 Sooners.
If you’re under 45 or so, it’s hard for me to explain exactly how talented Marcus Dupree was. But I’ll try:
1. In 224 carries while at Oklahoma, he averaged EIGHT yards per rush.
2. Fuck it, let’s just watch him:
https://t.co/UAoW6z7UUi
ESPN names the Sooner Schooner the No. 1 mascot in college football in the “Mechanized Division.”
“Since 1964, a slightly shrunken Studebaker Conestoga wagon pulled by a pair of ponies named Boomer and Sooner has hammered its way onto the field before Oklahoma football games, a la the Oklahoma Territory Land Run of 1889. It is steered by the peerless RUF/NEKS, the school's rootin'-tootin' spirit squad. When it works, it's awesome. When it doesn't, it's pretty scary ... but still pretty awesome.”
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the iconic Live Aid 1985.
Here are some of the greatest performances from that day. A thread 🧵
1. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
64 days until kickoff in Norman.
Oklahoma native Dominique Whaley scored from 64 yards out in the 2011 OU-Texas game.
“And folks, Bevo can’t stand to watch it anymore. He has flat turned his back on the Horns.”
When it opened in 1972, it was known as the Incomparable Myriad. 53 years later, that OKC site makes way for the new Paycom Center. As the walls come down, the memories remain intact.
Coming soon to @deadcenter Film Festival: INCOMPARABLE from OKCThunder Films in association with Prairie Surf Studios