Yes, people, I am still a Sooner fan "even after yesterday". That's what calling being a FAN is all about--through the good times and the bad. I find being a sports fan can be a lot like marriage--promising to stay true through sickness and health, good times and bad.
Guess what? I still think the Sooners are the best team in the nation. How about that? I still think we have the best players we could ask for, the greatest legacy, the best head coach. I still think we can beat Texas, play in a BCS bowl, play for the National Title even. And who cares if it doesn't happen. The point is--real fans believe and real fans are still there.
I didn't stand in countless games with 100-degree weather, or in the pouring down rain, or travel to Dallas when traffic was backed up to Norman for nothing. And just because the team stumbled doesn't mean I stop believing in them. Goodness gracious--how would OU have survived the Blake years with attitudes like that!
I know there are thousands of fairweather fans and old fat guys that never attended college, let alone OU, who think they can criticize every player, coach and team decision each and every week, particuarly after a loss. But NO ONE is more upset, disappointed, embarassed and sad than each of those guys on the field yesterday. From Stoops to Thompson and so on, these guys are shouldered with the responsibility of pleasing thousands, even millions of people every week. So, I choose to support them rather than criticize.
Boomer Sooner!! Let's go out and kick the tar out of Tulsa next week--OU rules!
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Yes, like the Chicago Cubs or even the OSU Cowboys - the true test is when the chips are down. Those who remain loyal despite the losses (especially when there are so many losses) savor a sweeter victory. ...may you be victorious in life as well as football!
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