Will we see a sell out game this season at Skelly Field?
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Those quality home opponents seem to be harder and harder to come by. Our next non-conference road game opening is in 2023 but we have 6 home openings between now and then. I’m afraid we’re going to be stuck with more FCS opponents in the near future.
It’s going to be next to impossible to get a P5 team in here when the return game won’t happen for 5 years. Most wouldn’t play here first anyway, unless it’s a 2 for 1 with OU/OSU.
If you can’t get a quality home opponent then you abuse the ones you get.
If you can score 100 points, do it. Don’t call the dogs off.
Don’t worry about being accused of running the score up. Try for 1000 yds total offense in a game.
Big numbers will get headlines.
Noble is the most right.
Win.
Win BIG.
Playing exciting ball.
Win the big games you shouldn’t.
Get ranked.
Stay ranked.
Do all of the above consistently.
We’re in a good enough conference to draw well but we can’t be great 1 year, OK 1 year, then suck balls the next. We need a couple great years, an OK year, then a couple more great years.
I think people are tired of showing up for the big game with all the pomp and circumstance just to watch us lose close or get our azzes kicked.
The last truly big win at home that counted for “The City” was BYU. And, that was a damn spectacular game!
Win.
Win BIG.
Playing exciting ball.
Win the big games you shouldn’t.
Get ranked.
Stay ranked.
Do all of the above consistently.
We’re in a good enough conference to draw well but we can’t be great 1 year, OK 1 year, then suck balls the next. We need a couple great years, an OK year, then a couple more great years.
I think people are tired of showing up for the big game with all the pomp and circumstance just to watch us lose close or get our azzes kicked.
The last truly big win at home that counted for “The City” was BYU. And, that was a damn spectacular game!
That was such an exciting game. One of my favorites to have witnessed at Skelly.
In the 1940-1950 era a smaller stadium was always SRO. With oil company headquarters here, men turned out in three piece suits and overcoats and women wore hats, fur coats and pom-poms and TU football was the only attraction in town--and there were no sports on TV. Unfortunately, as the stadium size increased, the crowd changed and decreased.
Nothing is stopping you from rocking a 3 piece.
I have a full length buffalo coat that was a gift. Once I get old enough to get away with it, I’m buying a fedora and a vintage TU pennant on a stick and wearing it to homecoming.
In the early '60s the frat boys, myself included, wore their uniforms -- wool blazers, gray wool slacks, button-down shirt and striped tie, and cherry cordovan saddle shoes -- to the games at Skelly. Man, it was hot sitting in the east stands under the blazing September sun, but we had adult beverages. I always knew I'd had an extra-special good time at the game if the tips of my cordovans were scratched, evidence that I'd been dragged back to the house.
I don't know why they don't just tape the games and insert as many TV commercials as they like. So there is a little delay between the live game and the picture--who cares? Then if the delay bothers anyone, let them go to the game!
This is still true at Georgia, Auburn, Alabama and several other Southern schools.
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