Success is not a moment in time or an end of a game. Itโs a way of life. It includes an inevitable failure but itโs defined by getting back up when itโs hardest, when no one else thinks youโre worth it but you ignore them to the point of determination. Itโs our Oklahoma culture.
Remember these pictures? We were so excited to have Brent coming home with his defensive mindset. He was ecstatic to be home as well.
Nothing has changed.
Brent took on the job of cleaning up ashes left by Muleshoe and he needs us to be those same great fans we were on day one.
Itโs ok to be disappointed and share thoughts. Mistakes are a reality. But we do not feel the many immense pressures the team is under. As fans, we can help in ONE important way. We can avoid adding to the pressure by cheering them to get back up. Thatโs what a family does.
This isnโt about losingโฆitโs about how you respond. If you respond with acceptance, with confidence and with resilience, you will be respected. And if you still donโt earn respect from others, you know you did it right and you should be proud.
I am thankful to be a Sooner.
BARRY SWITZER
Barry grew up in a shack, his father was a bootlegger and mother committed suicide. He recruited black athletes years before others.
He won 3 national championships, was 9-5-2 vs UT, 12-5 vs NU, 15-1 vs OSU. He coined "Sooner Magic" after the โ76 OU/NU comeback.
Of course โThereโs Only One Oklahomaโ but how many in/state rivals would respect their opponents graduating seniors like this?
(Sooner fansโฆI understand this is a ploy to soften them up but gotten admit it looks good on ESPNU right ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ)
This band. That flag. The Palace on the Prairie. My happy place.
Friends โข Alumni โข Family
I wasnโt born a Sooner but I was bred a Sooner and for that I am greatful. Boomer! ๐ดโช๏ธ
Thatโs a wrap! ๐ฅ
FINAL | Oklahoma 9, Clemson 2
Sooners win and tie NCAA winning streak record at 47 games. ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ
Immediately โ๐๐๐ฑ๐ญ ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐๐ญโโฆ
Itโs senior day for
@OU_Softball
. We have much and so many to be thankful for.
Shoutout to Grace Green. Stories like her reason for choosing Oklahoma run deep with me.
Thank you Grace!
โ๐๐ก๐โ๐ฌ ๐ ๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ค๐ข๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐.โ โGraceโs dad, Daniel Green
๐ ต๐ พ๐๐ Days
No college football program has produced four 100+ win coaches except โฆ ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ค๐ข๐.
Four days and Brent Venables starts his quest to be added to this list.
Letโs go Brent, the
#SoonerNation
family stands with you, together as one!
If it didnโt hurt to lose it wonโt be worthy of celebrating a win. It doesnโt matter what this means or who we lost to. It does matter how we respond. Iโm a Sooner. Itโs in my blood. Youโre only defeated if you quit.
๐๐ผ I ๐๐ผ donโt ๐๐ผ quit.
Letโs respond like champions today.
Congratulations Sooners.
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ
You all are an amazing team and amazing young ladies. You make Sooner Nation prOUd but more importantly you inspire us and others.
Enjoy the fruits of your efforts.
๐๐๐๐๐๐ก
Win column Sooners.
FINAL | Oklahoma 16, Cal 3
21st regional title
Thankful to be a Sooner and proud of our girls and their ability to win with class. ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ
Thereโs Only One Oklahoma
Praying for Julie Venables really Iโm praying for all of the Venable family as Julie faces extensive surgery this week per Coach V. I pray that God reaches down and heals her completely Cancer sucks. Itโs hard to go through chemo and surgeries may God give all of them strength
โYou have to be careful with Alo at the plate. The thing about Oklahoma is the way their lineup is stacked the 1st 5 are All-Americans. You might think you got through somebody then you see the next person & you think oh my gosh is this ever going to end.โ โ FloSoftball OU v UCLA
โYou donโt go to Oklahoma and tell them what your expectations are; Oklahoma tells you what the expectation is...itโs to be elite.โ๏ฟผ โ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต, ๐ข๐ธ๐น๐ฎ๐ต๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ
Love this guy...
Game day! Season opener. Itโs TK day for Sooner Softball.
๐OKC
Game 1/2
๐บ FloSoftball ๐ข
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@FranchiseOK
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Utah Valley/Duke
๐ฝ11:30/2:00
๐ค 10:30/1:00
๐๏ธ9:30/12:00
๐๏ธ8:30/11:00
Crimson Solo Cup has a ring to it.
Blessed and honored to have spent time with Toby Keith. Always made me feel special. Heart of Gold. TK supported OU Softball and we made memories together winning Nattyโs with Big Dog Daddy. An Oklahoma treasure. Love to Tricia and family. Rest in peace, my friend โค๏ธ
No Division I NCAA program has been more successful in both menโs and womenโs gymnastics than the University of Oklahoma (16 combined national championships). Only the Univ. of Oklahoma (12 M, 4 W) and Univ. of Michigan (6 M, 1 W) have won national championships in both programs.
Ohio grocery store friend: โMark, why no Sooner gear today? Isnโt it Gameday in Oklahoma?โ
Me: โNo sir itโs not. Itโs game day in the loserโs bracket. You must have me confused with Alabama. Easy mistake.โ
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Ohio Einstein Bros. Bagel clerk: โDo you think weโre gonna win our bowl game?โ
Me: โMaโam, Iโm a Sooner, these colors are Crimson not Scarlet. Sooners gonna be fineโฆgood luck to your Buckeyes and thanks for the beagles.โ
BOB STOOPS
"I will not shy away from the expectations-we'll embrace them." He was 190โ48 overall & 11โ7 vs UT.
Bob made weekly visits to the OU Childrenโs hospital & donned gloves following the โ13 Moore tornado.
Bob wasnโt born a Sooner, he chose to be a Sooner.
When times get toughโฆthe tough get going.
FINAL | Oklahoma 8, Clemson 7
With all due respect, letโs congratulate โฆ
@clemsonsoftball
โฉ on their appearance in the super regionals and a tough fought game. Great job yโall.
#48
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Thank you Marita Hynes for the memories. ๐ซก
We have arrived! โIโ am exhausted. Didnโt have the strength to find the foundation lighting yet. And finally the first morningโฆthe back faces westward and a little north.
Number one reason we know Lincoln couldnโt have made the decision to fly to LA on a Sunday morningโฆ
๐๐ฐ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ค๐ฌ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ข ๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ฑ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ 24 ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ด.
GAMEDAY! ๐ฅ
We are certainly proud of this team but I think we, as Oklahoma fans, we can be proud of the energy we are giving this sport.
We built a football monster, now we are building a softball monster.
๐ฃ BOOMER
This lady deserves our thanks. ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ
@SoonersCoachJB
had great impact on some important
@OU_WBBall
stats but I think itโs more important Coach renewed
#SoonerNation
โs love for this team; a foundation needed to build championships.
Jennie is greatly appreciated.
๐ฃBoomer
Mike White requesting a play review from the umpires.
Also Mike White confirming the number of runs Texassโข๏ธ has scored tonight.
FINAL | Oklahoma 8, Texassโข๏ธ 1
Seth Littrell on his dream of playing at OU and then having the oppurtunity to coach at his alma mater:
โThis place obviously means everything to me. Iโve been trying to get back here for 23 years.โ
โ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ก๐ข๐ฆ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ญ.โ โ Coach Bob Stoops
A culture built of people built to endure adversity and Bob certainly epitomizes the culture of a true Oklahoman.