Re: [MBZ] OU stinking up the tostitos again!

2008-01-05 Thread Gary Hurst
the problem is in the modern era when the teams have gone pro. in the early days, a bunch of harvard STUDENTS would get together with a bunch of yale STUDENTS and play some early version of football. somehow between ww2 and the 70s, the game went big time and pro. it became about nothing more tha

Re: [MBZ] OU stinking up the tostitos again!

2008-01-04 Thread OK Don
Exactly! Plus, they discontinued the fencing team! How fair is that? ( I was on the team in the early '70's - it's not there for my son to try out for). On Jan 4, 2008 10:23 PM, tom savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mitch Haley wrote: > > > Who cares, it's only taxpayer's money, right? > > A u

Re: [MBZ] OU stinking up the tostitos again!

2008-01-04 Thread tom savage
Mitch Haley wrote: > Who cares, it's only taxpayer's money, right? A university needs a football team like a fish needs a bicycle. Tom ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL

Re: [MBZ] OU stinking up the tostitos again!

2008-01-04 Thread OK Don
OU claims that it makes a profit on the athletic programs, but I haven't looked at the figures. My sig. line alppies here for sure! On Jan 4, 2008 11:15 AM, andrew strasfogel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I suppose you could do a cost benefit analysis that shows what a good return > on investment $

Re: [MBZ] OU stinking up the tostitos again!

2008-01-04 Thread andrew strasfogel
I suppose you could do a cost benefit analysis that shows what a good return on investment $1 MM is for a coach's salary in terms of revenues generated for the school. On Jan 4, 2008 9:19 AM, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Kaleb C. Striplin, work" wrote: > > > > There was an article in

Re: [MBZ] OU stinking up the tostitos again!

2008-01-04 Thread Mitch Haley
"Kaleb C. Striplin, work" wrote: > > There was an article in the Tulsa World the other day about a new website > that you can go to that tells what the state spend money on, who gets paid > what etc. OU pres Boren gets something like 30k a month, the coach gets > 209k a month. wow. Michigan Sta

Re: [MBZ] OU stinking up the tostitos again!

2008-01-04 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin, work
Supervisor - Original Message - From: "OK Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 5:22 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OU stinking up the tostitos again! >I live in Norman - son goes to OU - and we always hope for a p

Re: [MBZ] OU stinking up the tostitos again!

2008-01-03 Thread Donald Snook
Andrew wrote: "Hey Donald, you aren't an OK booster by any chance? If so I bet you are gonna try REAL hard to have Stoops canned after that dismal performance last night!" Absolutely not. I am an alum of the University of Missouri. I am TIGER. I hate OU. I bleed black and gold. Go TIGE

Re: [MBZ] OU stinking up the tostitos again!

2008-01-03 Thread OK Don
I live in Norman - son goes to OU - and we always hope for a poor coach and losing season - so there's less traffic in town. On Jan 3, 2008 4:45 PM, andrew strasfogel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey Donald, you aren't an OK booster by any chance? If so I bet you are > gonna try REAL hard to have

Re: [MBZ] OU stinking up the tostitos again!

2008-01-03 Thread andrew strasfogel
Hey Donald, you aren't an OK booster by any chance? If so I bet you are gonna try REAL hard to have Stoops canned after that dismal performance last night! On Jan 3, 2008 11:30 AM, Wonko the Sane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > (snicker) > > > > > > -- > LT Don > http://don.homelinux.net/~don/ > >

Re: [MBZ] OU stinking up the tostitos again!

2008-01-03 Thread Wonko the Sane
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Re: [MBZ] OU stinking up the tostitos again!

2008-01-03 Thread Donald Snook
Gary wrote: "someone explain to me again how bob stupes is just so great?" I am on a "smacklist" with several other college sports fans. We have two Mizzou fans, a bunch of Kansas State fans, three Oklahoma fans and a few Kansas fans. I asked them a similar question and sent the followi

Re: [MBZ] OU stinking up the tostitos again!

2008-01-03 Thread Robert Rentfro
Can't be done... Bob R -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary Hurst Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 7:44 PM To: Banned List; Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] OU stinking up the tostitos again! someone explain to me again ho

[MBZ] OU stinking up the tostitos again!

2008-01-02 Thread Gary Hurst
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