Texas Tech says that O-State steals their traditions... Nope

I wrote this email to a friend that attended Texas Tech University after he informed me that Oklahoma State stole all of their traditions. Untrue things that are spewn about my beloved O-State are not tolerated in my world...

I'm posting this email because I read this on a friends blog about a similar topic. I thought it was fitting. Enjoy!


All of these subjects have been said to be stolen by OSU from Texas Tech. Just wanted to clear the air...Read and be humbled:

School Establishment:

Oklahoma A&M - 1890

Oklahoma State University - 1957

Texas Technological College - 1923

Texas Tech University - 1969

Conclusion: No stealing here... since we were around long before Tech was.

Mascots:

OSU - Spirit Rider and Bullet - 1984

Tech - Masked Rider: Official in 1953 (done originally as a dare in 1936)

Conclusion: The Spirit Rider WAS inspired by the Masked Rider, though no masks are involved... I will concede to this one.. It was Dr. Eddy Finley, a graduate of Texas Tech who thought up the idea, while working at OSU... So I think "stolen" is wrong to quite wrong. But you guys did have it first...

OSU - Pistol Pete - 1923 

Tech - Raider Red - 1971 

Conclusion: Our mascot is based on an actual person (a grade-A badass, actually) in history, and was not simply made up by a cartoonist (Raider Red was). Oh and Pistol Pete became our mascot the same year your school began to exist.

Hand Signal:OSU - Pistols Firing/Go Pokes - No Date Found...

Tech - Guns Up - 1972

Conclusion: This is a hand signal, the Southwest Conference was known for them, however, we both have "double gun toting" mascots. It seems quite likely to have a hand signal that indicates such a thing. Also, our "double gun toting" mascost is an actual cowboy, our mascot existed before you school did, therefore its likely that our hand signal was not "stolen" from Tech.

Cheers:
OSU - Orange Power - 1975

Tech - Raider Power -  No Date Found... Conclusion: This is a cross stadium cheer that numerous Universities use (one version or another)... it's ridiculous to say anyone stole it from anyone else. Unless Tech thinks they started "cross-stadium cheering."

Other Facts:Will Rogers is a born and raised, famous Oklahoman... not a Texan. Talk about stealing.

Yes, its ridiculous that I did this much research to prove a point... but I don't care. You have one semi-valid point about the Spirit Rider... that's all... end of story. You should forward this to your school so they can get their facts straight.

Aaaaaah-thank-you-very-muuuuuuuuuch-ah!


-dwb

Oklahoma State Football for FREE!!!

In keeping with my paltry once-a-month post schedule... I will explain the "Oklahoma State Football Tickets por gratiz Plan" I alluded to here.

So, to start, here's a refresher course on my "ranking of sports favorites" for those that don't know... the order goes a little something like this:

1. Oklahoma State Basketball
2. Oklahoma State Football
3. Oklahoma State Golf
4. All Other Oklahoma State Sports
5. Big XII Basketball
6. Big XII Football
7. All College Sports
8. Professional Golf
9. Professional Basketball
10. Professional Football

As you can see, Oklahoma State Football ranks pretty high up on my list... go figure! Now anyone with any sense would say "Hey, why doesn't your plan involve Oklahoma State Basketball? Isn't that your favorite sport?" and my reply would be "Yes, it is my favorite sport... and oh how I wish that all Basketball games were played on Saturday so that I could travel to Stillwater and watch my beloved Pokes toss the rock around... but that dream will have to wait. I can, however, live the dream of visiting my Alma Mater every Saturday in the fall for the 2nd choice on my list."

So, on with the plan:

I recently purchased 4 Oklahoma State Football tickets with a couple that my wife and I are friends with... we bought 4 in order to get the "Wild West End Zone Fun Pack" discount... which saves roughly $225 over the single ticket West End Zone price. That being said, I have now have 2 tickets to 8 home games that cost me a total of $575 (there was a $30 processing fee for those keeping track) These seats are in Section 101, Row 4, Seats 1 & 2... See Diagram Here (bottom right hand corner, if you're looking at the Diagram)

Currently the going price for a Georgia at Oklahoma State Football Ticket is roughly $300 for good seats, which we have... now i know that being that far down in the End Zone can be a negative, but being that freaking close to the field offsets any negative! Oh and by the way, Mike Holder (our mediocre Athletic Director) has made one game per season unavailable for purchase to "non-season ticket holders"... this season the Georgia game is THAT game!

To recap, if I can sell 2 tickets at $300/ticket for the first game, then I can recoup the ENTIRE cost of my season and enjoy the other 7 games por gratiz!!!

Ahhh, thank you very muuuuuuch!

A new year update... subtitled: My blog's not dead... yet

New year resolutions are for over-achievers, setters of unrealistic goals, and chronic procrastinators... Mine are listed below:

1. Look better naked (this is actually a request by my wife, but being a good husband i moved it to the top of the list)

2. Update this very blog more often (random mobile uploads accompanied by one-liners DO count)
3. Drink less alcohol (not by volume but by frequency, if the frequency is less and the volume comes out the same... well... maybe that'll make the list for 2010)

4. Keep in better contact with close, yet distant friends (having said friends read this blog DOES count)

5. WIN money in Vegas this year, rather going for a threepeat of the last few visits (Sorry Pat Riley, I'm not paying you any royalties)

6. Attend at least 5 regular season Oklahoma State Football games - FOR FREE (another blog on this coming soon)

7. Acheive World Peace...

8. See a Flying Squirrell fly (in real life, not on TV)

Ok, some were serious and some were for grins... you decide which are which...

As far as 2009 so far, well, I can say that it has been good me and mine. My wife recently got a promotion in a time when others are losing their jobs. I recently went permant at the company where I was contracting for the past year... yeah health benefits, boo pay cut...

Last year, I lost approximately 45 "el bees" and this year i have gained 15 of it back, and then lost 10 of it again... my closest friends refer to me as the "incredible shrinking, growing, shrinking man" (actually, no they don't. that would just be silly)

It has been 4 months since my last blog post... #2 above should take care of these giant gaps of time... and to end this one i would like to share the logo i created for my Fantasy Football Team this past NFL season:



My team was named either (depending on the League) "The Raging Mooseknuckles" or "The Mooseknuckles of Rage"...
Be Proud Mom, Be Proud!

Boone Pickens...should think about his "self" more...

...for anyone that doesn't know, I BLEED ORANGE! especially when it comes to Oklahoma State basketball. i also LOVE the sutton dynasty that is Eddie... now, that being said, Sean Sutton IS NOT his father and never will be... it is time for the Sutton name to move on from OSU (not to be forgotten, surely, but the current performance is doing more bad than good)...

as i type this my beloved cowboys are playing the red raiders in stillwater, and we are barely keeping up with Tech. Both teams have a 9-5 record thus far (this is the first conference game of the season). 9-5 is NOT typical of an OSU basketball team, at least not that i'm used to. during my 7 years in stillwater, we went to the NCAA tourney 6 times, the elite 8 once, and the final 4 once. the only two non-tourney appearances (one being the year after i left stillwater) were when sean was the acting head coach for part or all of a season...

it isn't talent that he is lacking, i think its the ability for the players to act as a team instead of individuals, which falls back on the coaching. the only significant difference between eddie's staff and sean's...... is, well, eddie isn't there.

this tells me that sean could possibly be the problem...

the point is that boone pickens needs to poney up the money (whatever it takes) to get Bill Self to truck it down to Orange Country and bring us out of our little slump... oh and a little bird tells me that booney and self have already met to "talk"... hopefully there was a piece of paper with lots of 0's on it involved in that "talk"...

that's all ive got... sorry sean, its time to move on. and that's coming from a true cowboy basketball fan.

-dwb