Tribute to Big 12 Fanbases, Part VIII: Oklahoma

I couldn't have chosen a more appropriate day to do a sarcastic tribute to a school and fanbase. In case you missed it, though I'm sure you didn't, OU was hit today with NCAA sanctions stemming from Bomar-gate in 2005.

Bob Stoops and university president David Boren are going to whine to the NCAA that forfeiting all games from 2005 and losing a couple scholarships (among other things) is an excessive penalty. Good argument. First, having the record book wiped clean is a killer punishment. In reality it changes...nothing. Second...you did everything you could?! No you didn't! Bomar hadn't been working at the dealership for about four months before he finally got caught. Definitely compliance department vigilance at its best.

I don't know about you, but this caught me totally off-guard. I mean, it's not like OU has been in trouble six or seven times before or anything.



I guess none of this should shock us coming from a program, nay, an entire state that is named after cheaters. In case you didn't know, "Sooner" refers to those who cheated in the land runs way back in the day. I guess "The Red Dirt State" wasn't a sufficiently attractive moniker.

Speaking of unattractive, they're not exactly Nebraska's cornhead hats, but what the hell is up with this? Do you wish you lived in the mid-19th century or something?



Undeniably scientific data shows Oklahoma is also the 14th fattest state in the nation.



Is it any wonder?




Have a good one, OU fans. Crack open a lukewarm PBR, throw up the inverted horns when the team's playing Tulsa, and count down the days to your program's next NCAA sanctions. Only one more to tie with SMU, and you know what that means...