Went to Bedlam this weekend in Norman. I had never been to Norman and not really sure what I was expecting, but I was surprised at how rundown OU and Norman is.
Campus was average and not much to look at. Ok State is far and away more beautiful and it's really not even close. OU's stadium itself felt small and is out of date, but then I think our perspective with Kyle Field being the mega structure it is skews my perspective. I will say their old school game presentation was pretty good. Their jumbotron is a perfect size for the stadium with good sound that is intelligible and not overwhelming.
The entertainment district next to campus is weak as hell and very rundown. Only two bars available so there were lines out the door to get in and O'Connells (their Chicken I guess) ran out of food and beer by halftime. We managed to find a spot at Pepe Delgados Mexican food. They don't have queso-wut?
Opposing fans were nice to one another and I didn't see a single scuffle or even a testy verbal exchange all day.
Took an hour to get out of Norman. We should appreciate our post game traffic because theirs is awful.
Also surprising and I assume a result of our entry to SEC was the diverse background of their starters. Few Texans now. They had players from all over the country including several from California.
All in all it was fairly unimpressive. Pretty sad college town I have to say.
Campus was average and not much to look at. Ok State is far and away more beautiful and it's really not even close. OU's stadium itself felt small and is out of date, but then I think our perspective with Kyle Field being the mega structure it is skews my perspective. I will say their old school game presentation was pretty good. Their jumbotron is a perfect size for the stadium with good sound that is intelligible and not overwhelming.
The entertainment district next to campus is weak as hell and very rundown. Only two bars available so there were lines out the door to get in and O'Connells (their Chicken I guess) ran out of food and beer by halftime. We managed to find a spot at Pepe Delgados Mexican food. They don't have queso-wut?
Opposing fans were nice to one another and I didn't see a single scuffle or even a testy verbal exchange all day.
Took an hour to get out of Norman. We should appreciate our post game traffic because theirs is awful.
Also surprising and I assume a result of our entry to SEC was the diverse background of their starters. Few Texans now. They had players from all over the country including several from California.
All in all it was fairly unimpressive. Pretty sad college town I have to say.