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Ever "felt sorry for OSU" after we beat them in something?

  • I was thinking about this, after yesterday's gut-wrenching defeat that Silo Tech suffered to us. I would expect that almost no one did feel sorry for them yesterday, especially after our win came in what they thought was one of their glamour sports.

    As for me, I've NEVER felt sorry for them after a Bedlam loss. All it took for me to learn that lesson was to attend a non-OSU game with a friend and his family once, back in '74. I've probably told the story before - but this was a true teaching moment. OSU was playing Colorado that day, on a weekend that OU was playing KU in Lawrence. Everything about the campus seemed to be about hating OU, from the decorations at the nearby McDonald's, to all the anti-OU signs ringing that wall at Rustoleum Stadium. It made me silently enjoy the beating that CU gave them that afternoon.

    As an OU student, I did attend both Bedlam football games, two Bedlam basketball games (junior and senior years) and one Bedlam wrestling. We won both football games easily, in '77 and '79, but the aggravation provided by their hateful fans still made me leave kind of angry. We won in basketball in '79 up there, and I almost got jumped just for wearing my "OU Basketball is Bliss" t-shirt. The wrestling match was a screw-job, of course (we lost by a point, when a gutless zebra wouldn't disqualify the Aggy heavyweight for "running").

    But, the year my brother and I both went to the football game as students, 1979, we came back with a story we were telling at our frat house the next Saturday before the traditional "game day lunch." Some guy we didn't even know, an alum of the house I guess, started trying to debate us about what we saw. I never understood that.

    I do hope, since the advent of the internet, that more OU fans have figured out how 99% of the Pukes are really like and don't feel any symphathy for them after we pound them in a sport and/or give them a crushing, emotionally devastating loss like yesterday.

    And to clarify - I was very saddened by the news of their two plane crashes, almost 10 years apart. There's no way I couldn't feel sad, especially having met Bill Teegins when I still lived in OKC. I'm just talking about the games themselves.

    This post has been edited 2 times, most recently by NMSooner80 on 5/24/2012 at 2:40 PM

    NMSooner80

  • Never. They and their fan base deserve it.

    hutchsalthawk

  • Absolutely not. I root hard for theirs and texass' losses to be as painful as possible. They're like mongrel diseased dogs that will come and pollute your chicken coup if you don't put them down. You don't feel sad for a maggot being squished do you? No difference.

    This post was edited by Scapegoat on 5/24/2012 at 2:36 PM

    Scapegoat

  • NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    vgsooner ●

  • hell no

    powervault

  • NMSooner'80 said...

    I was thinking about this, after yesterday's gut-wrenching defeat that Silo Tech suffered to us. I would expect that almost no one did feel sorry for them yesterday, especially after our win came in what they thought was one of their glamour sports.

    As for me, I've NEVER felt sorry for them after a Bedlam loss. All it took for me to learn that lesson was to attend a non-OSU game with a friend and his family once, back in '74. I've probably told the story before - but this was a true teaching moment. OSU was playing Colorado that day, on a weekend that OU was playing KU in Lawrence. Everything about the campus seemed to be about hating OU, from the decorations at the nearby McDonald's, to all the anti-OU signs ringing that wall at Rustoleum Stadium. It made me silently enjoy the beating that CU gave them that afternoon.

    As an OU student, I did attend both Bedlam football games, two Bedlam basketball games (junior and senior years) and one Bedlam wrestling. We won both football games easily, in '77 and '79, but the aggravation provided by their hateful fans still made me leave kind of angry. We won in basketball in '79 up there, and I almost got jumped just for wearing my "OU Basketball is Bliss" t-shirt. The wrestling match was a screw-job, of course (we lost by a point, when a gutless zebra wouldn't disqualify the Aggy heavyweight for "running").

    But, the year my brother and I both went to the football game as students, 1979, we came back with a story we were telling at our frat house the next Saturday before the traditional "game day lunch." Some guy we didn't even know, an alum of the house I guess, started trying to debate us about what we saw. I never understood that.

    I do hope, since the advent of the internet, that more OU fans have figured out how 99% of the Pukes are really like and don't feel any symphathy for them after we pound them in a sport and/or give them a crushing, emotionally devastating loss like yesterday.

    And to clarify - I was very saddened by the news of their two plane crashes, almost 10 years apart. There's no way I couldn't feel sad, especially having met Bill Teegins when I still lived in OKC. I'm just talking about the games themselves.

    "Everything about the campus seemed to be about hating OU,..." I have family (shameful I know..) who are texass fans..and they feel the same way when they come to Norman...no matter who we play..or where..someone is throwing the downward horn sign ( a thing of beauty)...it is all about perspective..

    p.s....I hates orange!!!

    This post was edited by wilsonIII on 5/24/2012 at 3:31 PM

    wilsonIII

  • Why would I do that?

    jimnrh

  • Speaking of teams we shouldn't feel sorry for after a loss, the Austin Evil Society just got bounced from the Big 12 baseball tourney. KU beat them, 4-2.

    NMSooner80

  • NMSooner'80 said...

    I was thinking about this, after yesterday's gut-wrenching defeat that Silo Tech suffered to us. I would expect that almost no one did feel sorry for them yesterday, especially after our win came in what they thought was one of their glamour sports.

    As for me, I've NEVER felt sorry for them after a Bedlam loss. All it took for me to learn that lesson was to attend a non-OSU game with a friend and his family once, back in '74. I've probably told the story before - but this was a true teaching moment. OSU was playing Colorado that day, on a weekend that OU was playing KU in Lawrence. Everything about the campus seemed to be about hating OU, from the decorations at the nearby McDonald's, to all the anti-OU signs ringing that wall at Rustoleum Stadium. It made me silently enjoy the beating that CU gave them that afternoon.

    As an OU student, I did attend both Bedlam football games, two Bedlam basketball games (junior and senior years) and one Bedlam wrestling. We won both football games easily, in '77 and '79, but the aggravation provided by their hateful fans still made me leave kind of angry. We won in basketball in '79 up there, and I almost got jumped just for wearing my "OU Basketball is Bliss" t-shirt. The wrestling match was a screw-job, of course (we lost by a point, when a gutless zebra wouldn't disqualify the Aggy heavyweight for "running").

    But, the year my brother and I both went to the football game as students, 1979, we came back with a story we were telling at our frat house the next Saturday before the traditional "game day lunch." Some guy we didn't even know, an alum of the house I guess, started trying to debate us about what we saw. I never understood that.

    I do hope, since the advent of the internet, that more OU fans have figured out how 99% of the Pukes are really like and don't feel any symphathy for them after we pound them in a sport and/or give them a crushing, emotionally devastating loss like yesterday.

    And to clarify - I was very saddened by the news of their two plane crashes, almost 10 years apart. There's no way I couldn't feel sad, especially having met Bill Teegins when I still lived in OKC. I'm just talking about the games themselves.

    I'm pretty sure I've never felt sorry for the Aggies for ANY loss, not just to us.

    Also, agree about the two tragedies. Would never wish that for anyone!

    TYCAT947 ●

  • Can't recall ever having felt sorry for osu after a Bedlam loss. Can't recall ever feeling hatred for our little sister either. Pretty much all I've ever felt is indifference. I simply do not care that much about them one way or another.

    With the exception of rooting for osu alums on the PGA Tour to miss putts and cuts, I don't wish them ill and I don't wish them well in any athletic endeavor. They are like the buzzing of gnats. Irritating but not infuriating enough to warrant strong emotion.

    Even when we must endure the infrequent humiliating loss such as last fall's fiasco in football, in the long run these are merely speed bumps, parking tickets, and library fines. Nuisances and distractions, but certainly not obstacles.

    If I ever do start to feel sorry for beating up on osu, I hope there will be someone nearby to slap me around a bit until I come to my senses. Meanwhile, pass the bug spray.

    This post has been edited 2 times, most recently by VladTheEmailer on 5/24/2012 at 4:20 PM

    "Burnt orange makes me puke!" - Mother Teresa (unverified)

    VladTheEmailer

  • The arrogance of their fans in the face of their perpetual subjection to us is galling I think, but I agree with Vlad; a cheerful indifference is what I feel for OSwho.

    The only time I hate see OSU lose is when it might affect our strength of schedule OR they're playing a team from outside of our conference.

    hooknladder

  • passingfancy

  • Feel Sorry For Stoolwater!! You must be yanking my Yo-Yo!!!!!!!!!! I love every minute of it !!!!! BOOMER

    soonergrande

  • I love to beat OSU in anything. The more the better.
    Especially great to come back in the bedlam series this year. They
    thought they had it in the bag after the football game. Great to squash
    Boone State. They should re -name the college Boone State.

    ncforever

  • No. They are interlopers. We compete against them for talent. The more distance we put between us in the win column the better. 0-12. Yearly. Our SOS is fine without them

    brosooner

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    Semper4OU

  • huh-uh! No, you di'in't!

    cesooner ●

  • Not!!! I can't ever remember one time in any sport.

    grumpysooner

  • Never ever!!

    tyresooner

  • let me put it this way.........when they play ut i'm a horn fan

    nisakat2

  • Are you insane? Never!

    I'm hell when I'm well.. And, I am never sick!

    KMFO4EVER

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    VNSooner

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    NMSooner80

  • NO....NO....NO....NO

    OURICH ●

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