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CLASH OF TITANS Coaches battle for second time in legendary careers

JESSE POUND • @JESSERPOUND

hen No. 3 Ohio State takes on No. 14 Oklahoma Saturday, both teams will be led by men who have been head coaches for nearly the entire lifespan of each player on the field. In a country where the highest paid public employee of any state is often a college football coach, Bob Stoops and Urban Meyer are legends. Their combined record as head coaches is 336-74, and together they have three national titles and have coached three Heisman Trophy winners. Stoops was hired in 1999, a time that current players can’t recall. It’s also unlikely any of them remember when Meyer took his first head coaching job at Bowling Green, less than a month before Stoops won his national title in the 2001 Orange Bowl. Stoops kept winning at Oklahoma — advancing to the national championship games for the 2003 and 2004 seasons. Meyer jumped from Bowling Green, to Utah, to Florida — where he won the 2006 national championship. Then Stoops and Meyer met

when Tim Tebow and Florida beat a Sam Bradford-led Oklahoma 24-14 in the 2009 BCS National Title Game. Despite the win, Meyer said this week was one of the first times his high-powered offense was stymied. “That’s one of the first times that — that’s one of those sick feelings on the sidelines. Use language I can’t use right here, like son of a ... It’s tough,” Meyer said in his press conference Monday. Meyer has adjusted and made tweaks, and his offense has been humming at Ohio State. Oklahoma defensive coordinator Mike Stoops, who lost to Meyer’s 2004 Utah team when he was the head coach at Arizona, said it’s the resiliency of Meyer and his offense that makes it so hard to beat his teams. “They put stress on your whole defense, and that’s when you know you have a good system,” Mike Stoops said. “And they have answers. You keep trying to find things that may work — but their system, and that’s when you know you’ve got a good system. It’s pretty foolproof.” Meyer and Bob Stoops have never been on the same staff or

coached in the same conference — building legacies and followings at the same time in different parts of the country. “I haven’t coached with him, but I can only imagine, just because of all the success, the attention to details, relating to players, relating to coaches,” Stoops said. “Motivating coaches, players — all of it together, when you’ve had all that success, go hand in hand.”

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Stoops has seen several men leave his staff for head coaching jobs, including Mike Stoops, Washington State’s Mike Leach, Indiana’s Kevin Wilson and Texas A&M’s Kevin Sumlin. Meyer’s c o a c h i n g t r e e h a s s p r o u ted Utah’s Kyle Whittingham, Mississippi State’s Dan Mullen, Boston College’s Steve Addazio and Texas’ Charlie Strong.

“We both have had a lot of former assistants go on to (be) head coaches,” Stoops said. “I don’t know that I’m measuring myself on that. I think we both just say that we’re always glad and happy for those coaches and families that get a chance to go do it. You’re always happy and proud when they do well, but I’m not sitting here measuring myself on it.” That kind of track record helps attract assistant coaches like Oklahoma offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley, who came to Norman from East Carolina two years ago. “Nobody’s r un a program as good as (Stoops) has run at Oklahoma for the last 16, 17 years, so I knew as a coach, regardless of whatever happens in the future, I knew I could come here and develop and learn,” Riley said. “It wasn’t as much about the future, but chance to get better was a big part of it for me.” Meyer’s success at Florida stopped suddenly when he resigned, citing personal health concerns. During his two years away from the game, he reached out to Stoops for advice.

“We talked, but that wouldn’t be for me to speak on,” Stoops said. “I feel I’ve been comfortable overall with the balance of my life and how I’ve gone about it. Urban has a great family, and he’s done a super job everywhere he’s been.” Meyer took the Ohio State job before the 2012 season and reeled off 24 consecutive wins to begin his tenure. The legend of Urban Meyer successfully took root in Columbus, Ohio. With their long track records of success, Stoops and Meyer are larger-than-life figures in the eyes of the players they try to recruit. “ It wa s c raz y ,” O k la h o ma sophomore linebacker Tay Evans said about meeting Stoops. “You see him on TV every Saturday. Watching him and then getting to meet him in person, (I) was kind of starstruck.” On Saturday, other kids who dream of playing college football will tune in to watch Stoops and Meyer lead their teams in a clash of titans.

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“Motivating coaches, players — all of it together, when you’ve had all that success, go hand in hand.” BOB STOOPS, OKLAHOMA HEAD COACH

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Editor’s Note: This week, The Daily has devoted and will continue to devote its entire staff to cover every aspect of the OU vs. Ohio State football game, a rematch 33 years in the making. In addition to this newspaper, visit www.oudaily.com/ohiostate for more coverage.

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SPORTS

Spenser Davis, sports editor dailysports@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666 oudaily.com/sports • Twitter: @OUDailySports

Sooners remember Buckeyes JESSE POUND • @JESSERPOUND

For current Oklahoma players, a successful Ohio State football program has been a constant for their entire lives. Since 1995, Ohio State has won two national titles, played for two more and had two Heisman Trophy winners. One of those championships holds a special place in senior linebacker Jordan Evans’ mind. “Man, so my earliest memory of Ohio State football, I wanna say they were either playing Miami … Miami. I remember that game because I was at my grandmother’s house because my dad’s side of the family is all from Ohio, and they’re huge Ohio State fans,” Evans said. “My great-grandmother is the biggest Ohio State fan you’ll ever meet. I remember she was down here; we watched that game, and she was going crazy and stuff — so that was my first. It was probably early 2000s.” In that game, the Buckeyes beat the Miami Hurricanes 31-24 in double overtime in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl, with running back Maurice Clarett diving across the goal line for the winning score. Evans, who is a senior and team captain, said this is one of his earliest memories of college football. The current crop of Sooners has grown up in a world where Ohio State is a national power. Here are some of the players, teams and earliest memories of Ohio State football that stand out to current Oklahoma players.

KAPRI DOUCET

junior linebacker

“I watched them growing up. I’d say Beanie Wells, Terrelle Pryor — those are two good guys that I really watched a lot growing up and looked up to.”

ABDUL ADAMS

freshman running back

“I used to watch Braxton Miller and Terrelle Pryor. They’re both premiere, good guys. And when you’re young, you look at those guys and try to take moves and stuff from them, so it’s always good watching them.”

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STEVEN PARKER

“I remember them having an undefeated season (in 2012), and they didn’t really get to capitalize on that.”

“I would say probably (former quarterback) Terrelle Pryor. That’s probably the Ohio State I kind of remember.”

junior linebacker

junior safety

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Oklahoma linebacker Jordan Evans answers questions alongside teammate Samaje Perine at the 2016 Big 12 Media Days in Dallas, Texas.

JONATHAN ALVAREZ

TAY EVANS

junior center

sophomore linebacker

“The player that stands out to me is Ezekiel Elliott.”

MARK ANDREWS

sophomore receiver

“(It’s) their winning. They’re a very winning program. They have ﬁve national titles, something like that. A lot of Heismans. They recruit really well. They always have athletes … they’re similar to us. They’ve won a lot of games, won titles.”

“Actually, one of their linemen, I grew up with him — Demetrius Knox. We played on the same select team when we were little, and he used to always tell me about how his family moved to Texas from Ohio and his mom loved Ohio State.”

HOW TO WATCH: No. 14 Oklahoma hosts No. 3 Ohio State in Norman on Saturday. It’s the ﬁrst matchup between the two schools since the Buckeyes won 24-14 in 1983. OU won in Columbus 29-28 in 1977. Here’s how you can watch Saturday’s game: TIME: 6:30 p.m.

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University of Oklahoma Activities for Constitution Day • A display titled “Our Changing Constitution” will be on exhibit in the Donald E. Pray Law Library at the OU College of Law through Sept. 30. • First-Year Law Students received a copy of the Constitution at their Owl Ceremony and Academic Convocation. • Pick up a pocket-sized Constitution and enjoy a slice of apple pie from noon to 1 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 21, in Suite 300 of the David L. Boren Student Union at the OU Health Sciences Center, compliments of OU Health Sciences Center Student Affairs. • The OU Health Sciences Center will be encouraged to register to vote as part of the Constitution Day celebration. • OU-Tulsa will celebrate Constitution Day in the OU-Tulsa Schusterman Center, room 1J10 at noon, Friday, Sept. 16, with a discussion led by Professor Rodger Randle, “America in the Time of the Constitution.” • The Union Programming Board will be distributing pocket-sized Constitutions beginning 11:30 a.m., Friday, Sept. 16, in the Oklahoma Memorial Union. For additional information, please visit the following websites: libraries.ou.edu

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SPORTS

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Sooners spread the ball around

Rotation of receivers keeps offense moving JESSE POUND @jesserpound

Questions surrounded the Oklahoma receiving corps following the departure of receiver Sterling Shepard to the NFL, and the Sooners have responded by employing a deep rotation of receivers. Quarterback Baker Mayfield completed passes to eight different players in the first half against Louisiana-Monroe. The second half saw some younger players get their first extended action, giving experience to players even further down the depth chart. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s huge. Going into this game, confidence is going to be a big thing for us. Nick Basquine, Mykel (Jones), A .D. Miller, all of them

p l ay e d , h e t i e d f o r m e r Sooner Ryan Broyles as the fastest receiver to reach the mark. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an honor just to be in that sort of category as some of those guys, like Ryan Broyles,â&#x20AC;? Andrews said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just an honor to be at a place like this and be able to be productive and make plays.â&#x20AC;? Even after getting to see some of the younger playâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s huge. Going ers in game action, offensive coordinator Lincoln into this game, confidence is going Riley said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not sure how many receivers will play to be a big thing for against Ohio State. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know yet. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too us.â&#x20AC;? early,â&#x20AC;? Riley said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s MARK ANDREWS, a lot that could, but as SOPHOMORE RECEIVER the game plan gets nailed down and all of that, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll His quick success has put be determined.â&#x20AC;? him in the Oklahoma record books. On Saturday, Jesse Pound he became the fastest rejesserpound@gmail.com ceiver to 10 career touchdowns, reaching the mark with just 23 career receptions. In terms of games â&#x20AC;&#x153;We got so many guys that can make plays, and it just makes it harder on defense to be able to cover each and every guy on each play.â&#x20AC;? Andrews has b e come one of the biggest factors in the passing game. He caught two touchdowns in the season-opening loss to Houston and another last week.

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Wide receiver Mark Andrews jumps for a pass from quarterback Baker Mayfield during the fourth quarter of the game against the Houston Cougars at NRG stadium Sept. 3. Mayfield had 323 passing yards this game.

made big plays (against ULM),â&#x20AC;? sophomore receiver Mark Andrews said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So for us to be able to have that and get some more depth and for them to get more comfortable playing in a

game is going to be big for us, especially this week.â&#x20AC;? In addition to the younger players, senior Geno Lewis, who is in his first season in Norman after transfer r ing from Penn

State, has been a part of that rotation, snagging receptions in both games so far. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We got so much talent on this team that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just a blessing,â&#x20AC;? said L ewis.

Trump not invited to football game Stoops comments on suspension of two defensive linemen OU President David Boren said Sept. 14 at the Board of Regents meeting in Claremore, Oklahoma, that the university has not extended an official invitation to Donald Trump to attend the football game versus Ohio State. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A great football game is not a place to play politics,â&#x20AC;? Boren said at the regents meeting, according to the Tulsa Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cody Stavenhagen. Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, will be in Norman Sept. 17 for a fundraiser. Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin and Continental Resources CEO Harold Hamm are among the people who will host the event, which will take place at an undisclosed location. Sarah Jensen, the Norman Police Department public safety information officer, said the U.S. Secret Service has requested the departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s assistance for Trumpâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s visit. According to Trumpâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website, he will attend events at 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sept. 17 in Houston and Colorado Springs, Colorado, respectively. Oklahomaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contest with Ohio State is slated to start at 6:30 p.m. Staff Reports

Sooners in good health for game

The Sooners should be fairly healthy for Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game against Ohio State, Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said Monday. The Sooners saw multiple players leave the week two game against Louisiana-Monroe, but most of those players should be available this weekend. Defensive lineman D.J. Ward, who had to be helped off the field against ULM, â&#x20AC;&#x153;checked out wellâ&#x20AC;? according to Stoops. Linebacker Tay Evans suffered a â&#x20AC;&#x153;minor hip bruiseâ&#x20AC;? but is also expected to play against the Buckeyes. Defensive end Charles Walker has been â&#x20AC;&#x153;limitedâ&#x20AC;? in practice this week according to defensive coordinator Mike Stoops. Walker sustained a minor knee injury against the Warhawks. Outside linebacker/defensive back Will Johnson is also expected to return after missing OUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clash with Monroe. On the offensive side of the ball, the Sooners arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as lucky. Senior running back Daniel Brooks will likely miss the contest against Ohio State after hurting his ankle on a special teams play against ULM. With Brooksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; injury, the Sooners are down to just three scholarship running backs. OU also announced Tuesday that sophomore defensive tackle Marquise Overton will miss the rest of the season after having left foot surgery. The Sooners and Buckeyes will kick off at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Jesse Pound, @jesserpound

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Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops says a pair of suspensions before OUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contest with ULM was the culmination of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;year-long processâ&#x20AC;? with OUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s administration. However, Stoopsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; answer Monday was a direct contradiction to what he said following the Soonersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 59-17 win against Warhawks. BOB STOOPS â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last week,â&#x20AC;? Stoops said Saturday when asked when the decision was made to suspend defensive lineman Matt Dimon and Austin Roberts. Stoops also claimed that Dimon and Roberts were suspended for incidents that happened at different times. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Again, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s different reasons for different people, and I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t detail those,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to say which one was made last week and which one was a year-long process.â&#x20AC;? But both Stoops brothers seemed to link the suspensions together on Saturday. Defensive coordinator Mike Stoops alluded to the incidents of the suspension taking place over the summer after Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some things may have happened in the past or in the summer or whatever, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not necessarily right now,â&#x20AC;? he said. When asked if he thinks it hurts his reputation as a disciplinarian to suspend players for the second game â&#x20AC;&#x201D; rather than the season opener vs a ranked Houston team â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Bob Stoops was blunt. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OK,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been dinged plenty ... I care more about my playerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reputation and whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right or wrong for them.â&#x20AC;? Spenser Davis, @Davis_ Spenser

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2016 Your imagination, intuitive intelligence and practical capabilities should be your focus this year. Aggressive action, coupled with muscle and determination will help you put any negativity in your life to rest, allowing positive opportunities to develop. Live your dream. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- If you keep your life simple and your mind on whatĘźs important, you will find a way to dodge any negativity and emotional manipulation that comes your way. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Stay balanced and take a long look at all the ins and outs of any situation you face. Do your homework in order to avoid being manipulated by someone trying to take advantage of you. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Your original way of doing things will catch on with your peers. Setting trends and encouraging others to explore new possibilities will put you in a profitable position. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Keep an open mind, but donĘźt let anyone push you into something that will jeopardize your reputation or detract from your happiness. Put your needs first. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Let your memories take charge and help you learn some valuable lessons from your past. Nothing will work well without the support of the people you care about. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- DonĘźt let someoneĘźs inability to be straight with you get you down. You will find many other opportunities to

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Jordan Evans and Ogbonnia Okoronkwo stand on the field after a play against Louisiana-Monroe Sept. 10. Seniors Jordan Evans and Ahmad Thomas are attempting to lead the Sooners’s defense as captains for the 2016 season.

Leaders leave big shoes to fill Team adjusts as its vocal captains from years past move on

SPENSER DAVIS @Davis_Spenser

On March 12, 2015, Oklahoma walked arm-inarm in protest across Owen Field, a response to a racist video that surfaced only days prior. With that day, the healing process for OU’s football team began. OU coach Bob Stoops stood on the front row with six vocal leaders as the Sooners tried to build themselves back from the rubble. Roughly 18 months later, those six leaders — receiver Sterling Shepard, center Ty Darlington, cornerback

Zack Sanchez, defensive end Charles Tapper, quarterback Trevor Knight and linebacker Eric Striker — have all left the program. Darlington, Tapper, Striker and Shepard each graduated. Sanchez left early for the NFL, and Knight transferred to start for Texas A&M. They left behind an emotionally repaired locker room, a Big 12 Championship and a trip to the College Football Playoff. They also left behind a legacy of leadership the Sooners are still trying match — particularly on defense. Senior linebacker Jordan Evans and senior safety Ahmad Thomas are the defensive captains this season, but Evans said his leadership style doesn’t fit with those who came before him.

“It’s always a difficult task to replace leaders, especially when you had great leaders, and I see those guys as great leaders,” Evans said. “They

trying to match those expectations. “I’m not a ra-ra guy, so I’ve been trying to do that for the team,” he said. “What makes

“It’s always a difficult task to replace leaders, especially when you had great leaders, and I see those guys as great leaders. They were vocal, had a lot of energy and stuff like that. For me personally, I’m not the most .... I’m very vocal, but sometimes people think I’m shy and stuff, but not at all.” JORDAN EVANS, SENIOR LINEBACKER

were vocal, had a lot of energy and stuff like that. For me personally, I’m not the most .... I’m very vocal, but sometimes people think I’m shy and stuff, but not at all.” To Evans’ credit, he’s

it easier is I know that’s what my team needs. Same for Ahmad (Thomas). Ahmad’s been doing a great job, and there’s other guys like Steven Parker and Charles Walker that are doing things and

helping us out a lot too.” According to defensive coordinator Mike Stoops, it could be a very difficult task to find leaders to replicate last year’s bunch. “ To hold ever yone in that capacity, to have three guys that strong, was pretty unique,” Stoops said. “And that was a big part of our success, for sure.” However, freshman linebacker Caleb Kelly seemed to put a portion of the blame for the Houston loss on the team’s leaders, saying the squad was unprepared to face adversity after the Cougars took the lead. “It was weird … the leaders weren’t pumping everybody up,” Kelly said a week after the Sooners’ season-opening loss to Houston. “I think everybody was just shocked

that we were losing (against Houston) … After that, we were just shocked. You could see it in their eyes.” If there is a positive to be gleaned from Kelly’s words, it’s that he said the loss may have been a wake-up call to the team’s leaders. He said the team’s leaders were more prepared in the week prior to a 59-17 win over Louisiana-Monroe. If the Sooners are going to upset No. 3 Ohio State on Saturday — and stay alive for the College Football Playoff — developing leaders will be an essential part of that process. Spenser Davis

davis.spenser@ou.edu

Linebackers hail from same junior college Small program supplies two OU junior defensemen KELLI STACY @AstacyKelli

It’s not every day that a football program with as much prominence as Oklahoma offers scholarships to two players from the same small junior college in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Junior linebackers Emmanuel Beal and Kapri Doucet are the exception to the rule. Beal and Doucet are products of Lackawanna College, which has become known as a pipeline to FBS programs, su ch a s O k la h o ma. O U also signed offensive lineman Ashton Julious out of Lackawanna in its 2016 class. “The coaches there preparing us,” Doucet said of why Lackawanna develops successful D2 athletes. “It’s really like a college program there, and they really get us ready for the next level, so that was definitely

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Junior linebacker Emmanuel Beal walks toward defensive practice at the OU rugby fields Aug. 8. Beal has been working at inside linebacker in fall camp.

the biggest thing for us at Lackawanna was going there and the program they have there is kind of similar to here but not exactly. They definitely prepare you for the next level and for college.” Beal said that he’s proud to represent Lackawanna because of what the program

stands for. “ I t ’s g o o d t o r e p r e sent them because at Lackawanna they work hard, they win, we win,” Beal said. “It promotes them, and it promotes us as athletes too. “Football, that’s all it is ... When you go there that’s all you focus on. When you

think of Lackawanna you think of the football team.” Doucet said he received his offer first and wasn’t expecting both he and Beal to have a chance at playing for OU. “ It d i d s u r p r i s e m e,” Doucet said of Beal’s offer. “But, I knew he could play

on this level and he had the skills to do it, so it was definitely a plus for me to have him come along and to play with me here. I was definitely excited about it.” T h e j u n i o r l i n e b a c kers were very close in their time at Lackawanna, which only made their offers more

exciting. “We were really close and our last year (at Lackawanna) we got closer and we came here, roommates, so it’s a pretty good bond,” Beal said. Beal and Doucet saw their first playing time together at OU on Saturday against Louisiana Monroe, and Beal said it was like old times. “It was like the same picture,” Beal said. “I’m used to seeing him out there, I’m used to being out there with him, and when we were out there together I was comfortable.” After their first game together, Doucet said he thinks that Lackawanna is proud of him and Beal. “I think they’re happy for us and excited we’re getting to play and live out our dreams on this level,” Doucet said. “It’s definitely an honor to be here and a privilege.” Kelli Stacy

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Sooners enters home game as underdogs for first time in years Buckeyes currently stand as 1.5-point favorite for face-off DEREK PETERSON @DrPetey15

When Ohio State comes to Norman Saturday, the Sooners will be home underdogs for the first time since 2000. When the season began,

the Sooners were acrosst h e - b o a r d f av o r i t e s t o defend their home tur f against the Buckeyes on Saturday, but their stumble out of the gates in Houston has changed that belief. As of Wednesday night, Ohio State is a threepoint favorite over head coach Bob Stoops and his Oklahoma squad, according to Bovada. That status is rare for a Stoops-led Sooners squad.

According to Oddshark. com, Oklahoma has played 91 home games, dating back 16 years, since it was last listed as home underdogs. On Oct. 28, 2000, the No. 3 ranked Sooners hosted the nation’s top overall team from Nebraska and entered the game as a three-point underdog. The Sooners went on to win that game by 17 points after falling down 14-0, ripping off a 31-point run to

close out the game. That meeting, which was recently ranked the second-greatest home game in Oklahoma history, marks the only other time in Stoops’ tenure where his team has not entered a home game as a favorite. Oklahoma has been an underdog 30 times since 1999 — Bob Stoops’ first season — and is 16-14 in that span. The Sooners have won four consecutive

games as underdogs, including a 45-31 win over Alabama in the 2014 Sugar Bowl. On the season, Oklahoma is 1-1. The Sooners were favored in their season-opening loss to Houston and were also 0-2 against the spread. Derek Peterson

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UNDERDOGS • OU won’t be favored at home for the first time since Oct. 28, 2000. • Ohio State is currently a three-point favorite over Oklahoma, according to Bovada. • Oklahoma is 16-14 when entering the game as an underdog.

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The University of Oklahoma has achieved an all-time record freshman-to-sophomore retention rate of 90 percent, ranking OU among the top universities in the nation. OU is one of only 34 public institutions in the nation currently reporting retention rates of 90 percent or higher. Only 79 schools–34 public and 45 private– currently report retention rates of 90 percent or higher, including Yale, Harvard and Chicago, among others. The retention increase also was an all-time record increase of 4 percent in one year!

“This accomplishment demonstrates what can be achieved by putting students first and helping them achieve their hopes and aspirations,” said OU President David L. Boren. “It helps the whole state when the University of Oklahoma can stand among the best in the nation,” Boren said. The University of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity institution. www.ou.edu/eoo

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Where to grab a gameday bite Ohio State fans, there is no better place to wait for the 6:30 p.m. kickoff than Norman’s Campus Corner. From trendy boutiques and other places to shop to great restaurants, Campus Corner has something for all.

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1. MEATBALL HOUSE Meatball House is located between South University Boulevard and Buchanan Avenue. The restaurant is a fairly new addition to Campus Corner. Manager Kiaya Carpenter said the restaurant will offer four beer tents — two that are exclusively for Black Mesa. “We’ll be running games outside, all types of food specials,” Carpenter said. “We will be doing our game day menu.” What Ohio State fans should know: “We’re meatball-centric. We have something for everyone. We have vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options,” Carpenter said. Open: 11 a.m. to midnight

Epic Pops is located on Buchanan Avenue. It exclusively serves ice pops in fun flavors. Customers can choose between ice-based and cream-based treats. Owner Jordan Holt said that not only will the eatery be offering the Crimson and Cream, a two-tone ice pop, but it will also offer a smaller lime ice pop that Volare, a bar on Campus Corner, will put into beers. What Ohio State fans should know: “We’re something that’s different,” Holt said. “We’re a dessert place that’s something that’s really not offered in Campus Corner. Not just dessert, but something unique, like popsicles. On a hot day, I want them to come over here and check us out.” Open: Noon to 10 p.m.

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3. PICKLEMAN’S GOURMET CAFE Pickleman’s Gourmet Cafe is located on Asp Avenue. The restaurant serves sandwiches, salads and pizzas for fans to try. However, it’s the subs that steal the show on game day. While manager Casey Schmit said there won’t be any specials, the cafe itself is a Campus Corner institution. What Ohio State fans should know: “It’s good,” Schmit said. “People just need to come in and try it. We don’t discriminate on the business.” Open: 10 a.m. to 3 a.m. Allison Weintraub

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Professor gives history new energy Faculty member engages class with ‘Hamilton’ role-play CHLOE MOORES @chloemoores13

C h e m i c a l b i o s c i e n ces sophomore Sophie Richardson thought she would hate her government class when the semester started, but after watching her political science professor, Allen Hertzke, rap the opening song from the Broadway musical “Hamilton,” she’s decided that the class “is actually pretty fun.” Hertzke’s performance in Richardson’s Intro to Federal Government class last week was filmed and posted to YouTube. The video, “Hertzke Does Hamilton,” has been viewed more than 3,000 times, but performing in front of students is a daily feat for Hertzke. Hertzke told his intro class he was a “frustrated thespian” after performing, he said with a laugh, his pair of pale blue eyes looking down at the ground. Hertzke felt a little “discombobulated” when he came into class to perform and had practiced the rap so many times his voice had started to crack, he said. Though Hertzke has come into class to debate students as Patrick Henry or OU President David Boren, the entire class was shocked to see his Hamilton performance, Richardson said. “I had no idea what was happening for like the first minute or so ... He just started to take off his tie and his shirt and I was like, ‘Oh my god, what is happening,’ and then it was cool,” she said. If other professors can pull off role-playing historical figures in class, they should try, but otherwise, “it’s a special

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Political science professor Allen Hertzke performs the opening song from the Broadway musical “Hamilton” Sept. 13 in his office in Dale Hall Tower. The video of Hertzke performing the rap has been viewed over 3,000 times on YouTube.

Dr. Hertzke trait,” Richardson said. H e r t z k e ’s l o v e f o r “Hamilton” began when he read the biography the musical book is based on, “Alexander Hamilton” by Ron Chernow — a “magisterial” work, Hertzke said. Hertzke and his wife had the opportunity to see the musical live on Broadway this past summer, he said. “It was great art, beautiful music and tremendous dynamism, but it was also tremendous political history, and that’s what struck me,” he said, “I thought, ‘Wow, Lin-Manuel Miranda is a genius’ because he really took this 700 or 800page biography, and he really turned it into something that’s alive and worked.” Hertzke and his wife, Barbara Norton, were both captivated with the musical from the time it came out. The two watched the original White House performance, constantly listen to it at home

or watch clips from the musical on YouTube, she said. Norton may have initially proposed the idea for Hertzke to perform the Hamilton piece for his class, but the performance is just consistent with Hertzke’s approach with students, she said. “This is one way he really connects with his students, and he’s found it a really effective teaching technique,” she said. “It’s something he has a strength in anyway — to actually represent historical figures.” Hertzke is still too embarrassed to show the YouTube clip to Norton, she said. The idea to role-play historical figures in the classroom was given to Hertzke through his mentor, Booth Fowler, at The University of WisconsinMadison, where he received his Ph.D, he said. “To me, my role-playing is not a magic formula, but it is one of many ideas on how you can get more students

engaged,” he said. “I’ll have classes and I’ll walk out of the class thinking, ‘That was just so dead, so boring, and that spurs me to rethink again what I’m doing.” Sarah Miles, who graduated from OU in 2016, had the opportunity to work as a writing assistant in the honors college for Hertzke one semester, she said. Hertzke was the most hands-on professor Miles has ever seen. He would meet up with Miles once a week to go over student papers and what they were understanding or not, she said. “You see a lot of professors who get jaded and think kids don’t care, they don’t read, but Dr. Hertzke’s attitude is so important,” she said. Oftentimes Hertzke would bring up students’ papers and rave about the “wonderful” ideas they presented, Miles said. “He is so fascinated with what everyone brings to the

table and their success,” she said. Hertzke has spent 30 years at OU, but he doesn’t plan on retiring anytime soon, he said. “Frankly, the wonderful thing about being a professor at a place like OU is that you can go through different stages of a career, you can recreate yourself,” he said. “If you allow yourself to become stale as a professor, it’s just crazy, because you have every opportunity to branch out and do new things and try new things.” Chloe Moores

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CAC to host Flo Rida, Mike Posner, others for Homecoming Flo Rida, Mike Posner and other popular musical artists will come to the Lloyd Noble Center 7 p.m. Oct. 26 as part of the Campus Activities Council’s Homecoming Bash. Ticket sales opened 10 a.m. Wednesday at stubwire.com. General admission for non-OU students is $35, but students can purchase tickets using their OU ID numbers for $18. This announcement comes after OU began a Thousands Strong crowdfunding page for Homecoming Reunion Week 2016. The project aims to raise $10,000 by Sept. 23. Donations will go toward things like Homecoming T-shirts, sashes for the Homecoming royalty court and banners for organizations participating in Homecoming. A press release from OU Homecoming chair Nick Marr says all students are welcome to participate in the Homecoming Bash, whether they are afﬁliated with an on-campus organization or not. The release also says the bash is the ﬁrst Homecoming event created that does not include a competition facet. “We’ve been working on getting the show together since March, and that’s been a joint effort between myself and CAC Concert Series,” Marr said in a text message. “We both wanted to create an event that appealed to students beyond just those who compete in Homecoming.” Jordan D’Silva, @jordandsilva1

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Airbnb prices spike for weekend Rental owners anticipate Ohio State game visitors ANNA BAUMAN @annabauman2

Nearly all of the several hundred Airbnb rental properties in the Norman area are booked the weekend of Sept. 16, when OU hosts Ohio State for the first time since 1983. And due to high demand for accommodations, rental prices for Friday and Saturday have shot up. Airbnb is an alternative form of travel accommodations that allows guests to stay in a local residents’ homes in their destination city. The host can choose how much of his or her space to make available to the guest, whether it be the entire home or just a single room. Airbnb host and OU alumnus Sam Eiser said he rented out his three-bedroom house for $750 per night this upcoming weekend, more than triple its normal rate. He typically increases the nightly rate for home football games from the usual $200 to $500, but was able to get an even higher price for this weekend, he said. A renter booked his home for Ohio State weekend after it had only been posted for about a week, Eiser said. “As soon as I posted on Facebook that I was doing this, one of my Beta (Theta Pi) brothers contacted me and said he had to have the house that weekend,” Eiser said. Other Airbnb hosts also said they increased their rates for this weekend, including Olivia Sharp, who said she was charging double her usual rate. Sharp said the

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The olive green and white house at 1358 Classen Blvd. is an Airbnb. Some Airbnbs increased their rates for Ohio State weekend, one more than tripling it.

property was booked the day after she posted it to Airbnb’s website. Airbnb tenant Erinn Gavaghan just recently started renting her property in July, and said she wished she would have increased the price for this weekend, but did not do so because of her lack of experience with the rental process. “That was a little bit of a learning curve for us because we clearly didn’t price it high enough,” Gavaghan said. “I’ll just say that the person got a bargain, and we have since raised our rates for the other home-game weekends.” Despite price increases, those who choose to stay in Airbnb rentals said there

“I just like the fact that it’s a house. You can do what you want with it. We can cook out with it. We can entertain. And the prices are better than getting three or four hotel rooms honestly.” KJ LITTLE, AIRBNB CUSTOMER

are several advantages over hotels. Eiser’s guest, KJ Little, said he chose to rent the 1,500-square-foot Airbnb home for the weekend so his whole group of 10 friends could stay together. “I just like the fact that it’s a house,” Little said. “You can do what you want with it. We can cook out with it. We can

entertain. And the prices are better than getting three or four hotel rooms, honestly.” Gavaghan’s guest for the Ohio State game weekend, Tom Hammer, said he has used Airbnb in various locations for four years. “I’ve had really, really good experiences with (Airbnb),” Hammer said. “I think it is a cool way to kind of actually

see what life is like in the place where you’re going to visit instead of just staying in a hotel where the experience is kind of manufactured, where it can be very similar from place to place.” Hammer, a recent alumnus of Ohio State who lives in Seattle, said this will be his first time visiting Oklahoma. “I’m looking forward to the game first and foremost,” Hammer said. “From what I know about Oklahoma, I’m sure it’s going to be a really fun weekend in Norman. I think it’s going to be fun to come and experience the energy in the city that day.” Anna Bauman

ROOMS FILLING • Several Airbnb properties around campus are going for more than double the normal price the weekend of the Ohio State game. • Several Norman hotels, like the Hilton Garden Inn, have been overbooked since before the school year started, their rooms also at higher rates than most game-day weekends. • Rooms at area hotels and Air bnbs are much higher than normal

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The interior of Sooner Legends Inn and Suites on Lindsey Street Sept. 12. Many Norman hotels are at full capacity for the Ohio State game this weekend and are increasing their staff.

Hotel rooms sell out ahead of Ohio State Owners raise rates, schedule more staff for this weekend KAYLA BRANCH @kayla_branch

ROBYN CRAIG @RobynCraig21

Several hotels in Norman filled up faster than usual and jacked up their room prices ahead of the OU vs. Ohio State football game Sept. 17. Doug Kennon, owner of Sooner Legends Inn and Suites, said the inn is ready for the high volume of guests it will have because it has had time to prepare for them. “We’ve been sold out since the day after the game date was released,” Kennon

said. “It doesn’t take a lot more employees, but we will have more housekeepers and restaurant staff.” Room prices reflected the popularity of the football game, Kennon said. “This is the biggest non-conference game we’ve had since I’ve owned the hotel, so the rates for some rooms did change and increase,” Kennon said. The Hilton Garden Inn has also increased room prices for the upcoming weekend. “O u r p r i c e s h av e i n creased and are around $400 per night,” said Charles Rebman, the hotel sales manager. “We are sold out Fr iday and Saturday ... We are overbooked by six rooms. Our booking normally opens 50 weeks ahead of time, and we sold 20

“We are booked 100 perrooms within the first week cent,” general manager booking was available.” Ronnie Krodel said. “We are “We’ve been sold out usually at 100 percent every night, though, so we will since the day after have the same staff.” the game date was Krodel said casino hotels handle game days differentreleased.” ly in regards to the amount DOUG KENNON, of rooms they book and the OWNER OF SOONER LEGENDS INN prices of those rooms. AND SUITES “Since we are a casino Rebman said the Hilton will also have more staff scheduled for the weekend. “We will be double-staffed at the front desk, our bar and kitchen will be open and manned at all times and our housekeeping will be working diligently,” Rebman said. However, unlike other hotels in town, the Riverwind Casino Hotel will be running business as usual.

hotel, we have a specific number of rooms for games, so people were calling a year out to book,” Krodel said. “We will have the same rates no matter the weekend — our rates are based on players at the casino, not events.” The last game Ohio State p l ay e d i n No r m a n w a s Sept. 17, 1983, which the

Buckeyes won 24-14. Ohio State is currently ranked No. 3 in the nation, while OU is ranked No. 14. Kayla Branch

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Pop culture shifts since 1983

OU has not faced Ohio State in more than three decades MADISON ALBERTSON @madisonnmaee

On Saturday, Oklahoma will host the Ohio State Buckeyes for the first time since 1983. Thirty-three years have passed since the Buckeyes last visited Norman, and a lot has changed since then. It was the year Cabbage Patch dolls, Swatches and the McDonald’s Chicken McNugget became available nationwide. In 1983, not only did the Sooners and Buckeyes go head to head in Norman under head coach Barry Switzer, but Bob Stoops graduated from the University of Iowa with a B.A. in marketing. The Washington Redskins defeated the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl XVII and the

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Sally Ride became the first American woman to visit space in 1983. Other firsts in science and technology included the introduction of the commercial mobile phone by Motorola.

Baltimore Orioles defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 4 games to 1 in the World Series. The world’s population was estimated to be 4.72

billion, about half of what it is today. China alone held 1 billion of the world’s population. History was made in 1983 when Sally Ride became the first American woman to go

to space. Gas prices also dropped below $1 in ‘83. Ronald Reagan held the White House and Barack Obama was a graduate of

the 1983 class at Columbia University. Our 2016 political candidates were both making their names known in 1983. Hillary Clinton, then the first lady of Arkansas, was pushing for education reform in her state, and Donald Trump unveiled the opening of the Trump Tower. 1983 was a year for technology. Motorola released the DynaTAC 8000x, the first commercial mobile phone. It took a full 10 hours to recharge and cost almost $4,000. Microsoft released Microsoft Word to the public under the name Multi-tool Word for the Xenix system. The entertainment industry was also booming in 1983. Michael Jackson dominated the music scene, introducing the moonwalk and holding top spots on the music charts with “Billie Jean” and “Beat It.” “Star Wars: Return of the Jedi” was the number one movie of the year. Many

other memorable movies were released in ’83, as well, including “The Outsiders,” “Flashdance” and “National Lampoon’s Vacation.” Carrie Underwood, Jonah Hill, Mila Kunis and Chris Hemsworth were all born in 1983. Dennis Wilson of The Beach Boys and Carolyn Jones, best known for her role as Morticia Addams on “The Addams Family,” died in 1983. The world has come a long way since 1983. It now has iPhones and a more extensive McDonald’s menu. Star Wars movies are still being created today, and The Chainsmokers have replaced Michael Jackson in the top spots on the music charts. OU and Ohio State kick off at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 17 at the Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, a rematch 33 years in the making. Madison Albertson mralbertson@ou.edu

Norman PD to aid Secret Service Saturday Local officers will assist during Trump visit MADISON ALBERTSON @madisonnmaee

The Norman Police D e p a r t m e n t i s w o r king with the U.S. Secret Service and the OU Police Department in anticipation of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s visit to Norman Sept. 17. All security precautions w i l l b e ha n d l e d by t h e Secret Service, but it asked Norman police to assist, said Sarah Jensen, Norman Police Department public

they have requested some of our assistance.” According to the Trump campaign website, Trump will be at an event in Houston at 1 p.m. and another in Colorado Springs, Colorado, at 7:30 p.m. The OU vs. Ohio State football game kicks off at 6:30 p.m. Jensen said the police had already anticipated a large crowd due to the Ohio State game. She said that AMBER FRIEND/THE DAILY although the department Police vehicles park in front of Sooner Mall Jan. 21. The expects some additionNorman Police Department will collaborate with the U.S. al traffic, it does not think Secret Service in preparation for Donald Trump’s visit. Trump’s appearance will have a significant impact. safety information officer. said. “The Secret Service “ We d o n ’ t r e a l l y e x“We will be providing will be managing all of the pect most people to noadditional resources,” she security detail. However, tice anything too out of the

ordinary when it comes to game day,” Jensen said. “All of the game day traffic routes will be open. There won’t be any road closures of game day routes due to the Trump visit, and all of the parking areas will be open.” Jensen said the police typically bring in approximately 40 off-duty officers to help with game day activities and traffic. However, there will be extra officers called in to help with various roles on Saturday. “I think our biggest message is that we hope that people really plan ahead,” Jensen said. She also said the police advise fans to

thoroughly think about their routes and to get to campus as early as possible. Trump is visiting Norman for a fundraiser event hosted by Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fa l l i n a n d C o nt i n e nt a l Re s o u rc e s C E O Ha ro l d Hamm. The exact location of the event is not yet known. The Daily has reached out to the Tr ump campaign for comment, but the campaign has not yet responded. Madison Albertson mralbertson@ou.edu

OU 24-Hour Reporting Hotline

In light of incidents on other campuses and to further enhance responsiveness, OU has established a 24-hour Reporting Hotline. The hotline will serve as an added protection for OU students, handling reports of bias, discrimination, physical or mental harassment or misconduct by OU community members.

Reports to the 24-Hour Reporting Hotline may be made by the following methods: • Dedicated toll-free phone line - 844-428-6531 • Online at www.ou.ethicspoint.com select the “Make a Report” link at the top of the page. After you complete your report, you will be assigned a unique code called a “report key.” Write down your report key and password and keep them in a safe place. After 5-6 business days, use your report key and password to check your report for feedback or questions. The 24-Hour Reporting Hotline service allows for the reporting of incidents or concerns relating, but not limited, to the following: • Equal opportunity, Title IX, racial discrimination or harassment • Campus climate and bias • Student misconduct, including sexual misconduct, assaults and harassment Reports submitted to the Hotline will be handled as promptly and discreetly as possible with facts made available only to those who need to know to investigate and resolve the matter. No retaliatory action will be taken against anyone for reporting or inquiring in good faith. Reports submitted through this service may not receive an immediate response. If you require emergency assistance, please contact your local authorities or call 911 immediately. The University of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity institution. www.ou.edu/eoo

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George Henderson speaks about the differences between racial tensions in the 1980s and present day Sept. 8. Henderson joined the OU faculty list in 1967.

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Recalling years of racial history G

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eorge Henderson has been a powerful figure for change at OU for almost half a century. When Henderson joined OU’s faculty in 1967, his family became the first AfricanAmerican family to purchase a house in Norman. Since then, Henderson has been a trailblazer for the advancement of diversity and racial relations at OU, establishing the university’s Department of Human Relations in 1970. In his 49 years at OU, Henderson has seen the university move through triumphs — like the Civil Rights Movement and desegregation — and lows, such as the 2015 SAE scandal. Here, Henderson reflects on the changes he’s seen at OU since 1983 — the last time Ohio State and OU met up.

Q: CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT WHAT THE ENVIRONMENT AT OU WAS IN 1983 IN REGARDS TO RACIAL RELATIONS AND DIVERSITY? A: The ‘70s was the foundation — actually the ‘60s. I came in 1967, and somehow in 1967 the black students created the Afro-American student union. And that was the beginning of the so-called civil rights movement on this campus. They protested such things as a lack of minority faculty and staff and coaches and just an absence of people of color. They protested the fact that the dorms were racially segregated — people were segregated according to their race in rooms. They protested the fact that it was a hostile community on campus and off campus in the surrounding community. That was the ‘70s. The ‘80s was a continuation. The university in the ‘80s — ’83 and the ‘80s — was really the best of times and the worst of times. It was the best of times in terms of students of color and other groups coalescing and really becoming allies. And when I say the students coalescing, I mean not just minorities, but also a substantial number of white students. We could not have had a successful movement without the white students who supported us and faculty. That was the best of times. The worst of times was that the individuals as a whole that they were indeed protesting and challenging coalesced to try to maintain the status quo. So what was it like? Oh my goodness, take your pick: What side of this issue do you want to be on? Obviously, I was on the side of change. And change in the ‘80s was very interesting for this reason: The people who were in the shadows academically — I’m talking about gays, lesbians, women, even Native Americans, Latinos and Hispanics — in the ‘80s, they said, ‘What about us?’ Finally we got it. It was a time in which the Human Relations department offered the first courses that focused specifically on women. I happened to be the chair of the department. We hired the first male full-time secretary at the University of Oklahoma. I chaired the gay alliance on campus so that they could have space, a meeting space. We were a hub of change, we were a hub of protest, we were a hub of coalitions and we were also a hub of separate, but unequal, relationships. The beauty of Oklahoma — people ask, ‘Well why do you stay so long?’ And I say, ‘Well, probably couldn’t get another job’ — that wasn’t it, really. ‘Why do you stay?’ To be very honest, I could not have found a better group of students and a more loyal group of colleagues and faculty committed to change in this place of all places — in Oklahoma. It was still a frontier, and in many ways we were the Sooners in terms of race relations: staked out our territory in places that others had claimed as their own, and we fought for it. What was it like? With all of our differences, one of the few things that brought us together happened to be what happens on Saturdays when we have home games: the football team. We seemed to set aside whatever differences we had; we’d go in the stadium and cheer. We even sat next to individuals who indeed were not really friendly, and we cheered together. It was a promise of what could be. And some of us wanted more than just a Saturday football game, or a lecture/concert series to do this. We wanted it to be a way of life. So the ‘83s and ‘84s and ‘85s was a time in which all of the groups were pushing for more equality — exciting, challenging.

Q: WHAT WAS THE ATTITUDE OF YOUR OPPOSITION LIKE? Not very covert, very overt. It was not uncommon to see the Confederate flag flying out of some windows or just hanging in some windows. It was not unusual for students of color who were visibly students of color, in terms of their skin complexion, to be called — pick a word. What word do you find offensive? If you were a student of color, they heard it. It was not uncommon for the sidewalks to be chalked with all kinds of derogatory things. It was not uncommon for the walls in almost every toilet facility on this campus to have derogatory writings on them.

Q: WHEN DID YOU SEE THAT ATTITUDE START TO FADE INTO THE BACKGROUND A LITTLE BIT? A: You know, I can’t pinpoint a specific time because we were gradually making changes. You win a battle, you lose a battle. You make a change, you keep a change. It’s such a gradual process. It’s kind of like someone asked, ‘When did you know you were an old man?’ I don’t know, it was a gradual process. I woke up, and I looked in the mirror, and I said, ‘Whoa, who is this guy?’ And I guess, when you ask the question, ‘When did it happen?’ — it’s still happening, so I can’t say that the change occurred because what we are about in Human Relations is a process of continually changing. What did I notice? I noticed more students, at least in the ‘70s and the ‘80s, were able to stand up and say, ‘Not only do I have a voice, but I will express my voice even if you disagree with me.’ But most people don’t realize that in our classrooms, for the few individuals who were really, really committed to racial integration — not just desegregation, not just putting the bodies together, but having the bodies interact — it was an environment in which individuals on both sides of the racial divide felt free to express their opinions and did it in a way that was very civil most of the time. For someone like me who was involved in the civil rights movement in Detroit before I came here and committed to racial integration and committed to — when we sang ‘black and white together, we shall overcome,’ it had significance. When we started singing that on this campus, it also had significance. The change? Gradually. For people like me who wanted everything yesterday,

it was never going to happen fast enough. But for individuals who really understood the culture — when it’s embedded in the culture, when it’s endemic, it takes an awful long time to see the change. But it was happening. It was happening in ways that — for example, our family was the first black family to own a home in Norman. I don’t know exactly when I started saying when I was out of town, ‘I can’t wait to get back home to Oklahoma.’ For a long time for me, home was still Detroit, because I felt like a stranger in a strange land. Somewhere in my interactions, mostly with students, I would say, I started saying, ‘I’ll be glad to go home to Oklahoma.’ And it was also a time that change occurred this way ... when we stop thinking about ourselves as unrelated, not interdependent individuals and started viewing ourselves as part of a community, that was the first step. But the next step is we started thinking about one another as being brothers and sisters, and maybe fathers and grandfathers, and we start thinking about ourselves as being in a family called the University of Oklahoma. It’s interesting because, years later, we would get a president called David Boren who would start emphasizing the family concept. Well, in the ‘80s, with our allies, we referred to one another as brothers and sisters, and that prepared us for Boren — for David and Molly. It really prepared us for the family. What was it like? I don’t know, maybe I and others like me were like the moth that flies around the flame, getting as close as you can, afraid that sometimes you’ll go too close, and you’ll burn, and you’ll fall. We did burn and fall many times as we flew around the flames of racism. But sometimes we extinguished that flame, and it felt good. I guess what I’m trying to say is that in the ‘80s on this campus, there was a growing feeling that the Pledge of Allegiance really meant something. “One nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for” — it was that last word that we were struggling with and trying to find a way to make it operative. And the “all” became at first a small nucleus of individuals, and then it grew, and it grew, and suddenly it was a large minority here. It felt good.

Q: HOW HAVE YOU SEEN RESOURCES, SUCH AS CLASSES AND STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS, INCREASE FOR STUDENTS OF COLOR AND MINORITY GROUPS? A: If you look at the old OU Dailies, if you look at the yearbooks and the others, you’ll see a not-too-subtle phasing in of people of color and different kinds of diverse organizations being represented. It was like a change that was just flowing. Not a tidal wave, nothing too drastic, but slowly there were ripples, and you could start seeing in school newspapers photos of people of color. And they were not all football or basketball players, and that felt good. A few organizations, very few, started deciding that it was time to open up membership to people who were not just of one racial or ethnic group. That was slow, but it was happening.

Q: OTHER THAN THE SAE INCIDENT LAST YEAR, HAVE YOU SEEN ANY OTHER SPECIFIC AND MAJOR INSTANCES OF RACISM IN YOUR TIME HERE? A: No, I have not because most races are fairly sophisticated. It’s more civil now. People are more discreet and more careful, except, for example, SAE. In terms of singing those songs, those songs were not new. It wasn’t something that the young men woke up one morning and said, ‘Let’s create a song and sing it on the bus.’ Oh no, no, no. And it wasn’t just one house, it really wasn’t just one house. So if you ask if I’ve heard or seen: no, because individuals are careful now. And what’s been very helpful is that the organizations who indeed started integrating and bringing in more students of different racial and cultural groups, they then started changing somewhat. That’s not what worries me now. What worries me today is that almost everyone coming to the University of Oklahoma can tell you what they should be doing. We talk a good diversity game; we talk a very good inclusion game. We bring in smart people. If you come to the university, you know how to give the answers to the question. But do you know how to behave in a way that will illuminate the question, and say that you live what you say you’ve committed to? That’s the next phase that we have to go through. More individuals talk about what we ought to and must do — it’s how we do it within the classrooms. The revolution that I see now — in all of my classes, every single one of the — the students may enter as strangers, but after the first night, they no longer are strangers, because they’ve had the opportunity to interact with one another. We don’t really get into the subjects until we’ve gotten into one another, and accept the relationship that, in this class, we are family. We can disagree, but let’s do it in terms of substance, not stereotypes and generalizations. Let’s talk about it. But I still see individuals and clusters of individuals ... pick an eating place on campus. You still see clusters. But you know, you also see integrated clusters, some multiracial, multicultural clusters. Not wholesale, but enough to say, ‘Yay, OK, the family’s changing.’

Q: AND THAT WASN’T SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN IN 1983? A: Oh heavens, oh no. No, you would not have. And in ‘83, it was a time in which in interracial activities, for example, to see an interracial couple walking down the streets or across campus, people would kind of look and some of them would stare and frown, and others would just say those obscene things. Not so much an event anymore. You pick a place, and you go and see interracial couples, especially if there are interracial babies — I mean, hey, you’re still looking. And if you’re going to comment, you comment, ‘That’s a cute baby.’ But the race is not a significant aspect of it now as it was before — that was, you didn’t see that.

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Officer cheering for Ohio State

OUPD lieutenant will root for home team this weekend EMMA KEITH @shakeitha_97

A l i f e l o ng Oh i o St at e Buckeyes fan but a longtime Norman resident and OU employee, Lt. Eric Grubbs was born and raised in Ohio. He was in Norman the last time Ohio State and OU clashed in 1983, showing his support for his hometown team with a Buckeyes hat on his dashboard. But this Saturday, Grubbs will not be in the stadium watching the game with the thousands of other fans. Instead, he will be patrolling the rest of OU’s campus, making sure it is safe as the game goes on. Now a lieutenant with the OU Police Department, Grubbs has worked every home game in Nor man since the early 1980s, when he first arrived at OU. Grubbs remembers the game in 1983, the last time Ohio State came to Norman, which resulted in a 24-14 Buckeye win. “I would beat my horn and try to give a thumbs up to the Ohio State fans while they were walking into the stadium, but I don’t think they understood my motive,” Grubbs said. Grubbs arrived at OUPD

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Lt. Eric Grubbs poses for a photo in front of his squad car and Ohio State flag before the football game against the University of Louisiana-Monroe on Sept. 10. Grubbs was at the last game OU played against Ohio State in 1983.

after serving six years in the Army, complete with a tour in Europe and a stint at Fort Sill. He lived in Ohio until joining the Army, growing up in a family of loyal Ohio State fans. His son, however, chose a path far from any of his family’s loyalties. He chose the U.S. Military Academy — and the Sooners. “My only s on said he wasn’t gonna go to OU, and I think it had more to do with me working here than anything else, and him living here in Norman,” Grubbs said. “He follows

the Sooners. He knows how said he hopes to be able they’re doing.” to experience some of the game if the night goes well. Grubbs said he expects “I get constant flak several family members at from my fellow this year’s game, though officers for being an none were present in 1983. If Ohio State wins, the offiOhio State Fan.” cer says he will most likely meet up with his family to ERIC GRUBBS, celebrate later on Saturday OUPD OFFICER night. He will also try to repreSince the game starts at sent his team with some 6:30 p.m. and the OUPD kind of Ohio State gear. will be dealing with fans ar“It’s kind of hard to wear riving all day, Grubbs said the bright red block ‘O,’ but he expects a long workday the nice thing about that is, on Saturday. However, he most people in Oklahoma

think I’m an Oklahoma fan (because) it doesn’t say Ohio on it,” Grubbs said. Grubbs’ proud display of his loyalties has sparked some incidents with his co-workers over the years. “I get constant flak from my fellow officers for being an Ohio State fan,” Grubbs said. “ My chief is from Purdue — a graduate from Purdue University — so she hates Ohio State, and she’s always harassing me about it.” Once, Grubbs said, he replaced the OU flag that hung outside the OUPD

with an Ohio State flag and waited to see who would notice. “Every day I’d come in and check the flagpole, and it was still up there for about a week and a half,” Grubbs said. “I came in one morning and the flag wasn’t up there. I walked in the door, and I got a message from a dispatcher up front that Chief Stone wanted to see me in his office immediately.” “I walked into his office, and my Ohio State flag is sitting on the desk, neatly folded,” Grubbs said. “And he said, ‘The only question I have for you, Grubbs, is how long has it been up there?’” Saturday’s battle w ill b e a w i n - w i n s i tu at i o n for Grubbs, he says. After spending about 35 years in Norman, Grubbs also roots for the Sooners — most of the time. “I’m a Sooner fan. I kind of like to see them win all their games,” Grubbs said. “They don’t play Ohio State very often, so when it comes up, I’m gonna win one way or the other. I’ll catch grief if I go back home to Ohio and OU wins, and if Ohio State wins, I’ll be catching grief here at the police department.” Emma Keith

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Student tickets going for hundreds online Excitement over big game this weekend drives spike in costs ABBY BITTERMAN @abby_bitterman

Students are selling their tickets to Saturday’s football game against Ohio State at prices higher than for most games. Many students are selling their tickets on Facebook. Ticket resale prices listed on Facebook range from $130 to $250. However, more recent posts say “message if interested” instead of listing a price. For context, tickets for O U ’s g a m e a g a i n s t t h e University of Louisiana at Monroe were going for $30 to $50 on Facebook. “I really do love football, but with student tickets going for $200, that could pay for my whole season’s worth of student tickets,” political science senior Maddy Thompson said. She said the atmosphere in Norman is going to be good enough to make up for the one half of the game that she would have attended. Thompson said she

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Speech pathology sophomore Hannah Virnau hands money to advertising sophomore Makayla Mainord Sept. 12 in exchange for an Ohio State game ticket outside of Dale Hall. Tickets listed on Facebook range from $130 to $250.

believes OU’s win against ULM helped bring ticket prices back up after the loss to Houston. Makayla Mainord, an advertising sophomore, sold her ticket for $150. If OU had won its game against Houston, she believes she could have sold her ticket

at a higher price, but would have felt bad about it. “I don’t think they’re really worth that much,” Mainord said. “People just raised the prices.” Other students have made posts looking for tickets. “I thought (the prices on

Facebook) were crazy, but they were lower than some of the other ones, like on StubHub,” said Hannah Virnau, a speech pathology sophomore. She already has student season tickets herself but was looking for an extra ticket for her dad.

New posts from students selling their tickets on Facebook are appearing every day. Students who still want to go to the game seem willing to pay the steep price. Each OU class has a dedicated Facebook ticke t m a r k e t p l a c e, w h i c h

can be found by searching Facebook for groups titled University of Oklahoma Class of 2017, 2018, 2019 or 2010. Abby Bitterman abbybitt@ou.edu

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OPINION

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Sexism manifests in greek life Columnist looks at inequality in house rules, recruitment DEVIN HIETT @DevinHiett

The day I moved into my sorority house, I was presented with a list of rules accompanied by a mirroring list of fines members must pay if caught breaking any of the rules. I was shocked to see a $250 fine for having anyone of the opposite gender in our room. If we were caught with alcohol on the premises, we would face a trip to standards — a trial conducted by other members of the sorority — and a fine that could pay for a semester’s worth of textbooks. Looking at the seemingly never-ending list of rules upset me; not because they were too strict, but because the fraternities on campus don’t face any of the same regulations or punishments. It begins during recruitment. Women stand in alphabetical order — following a dress code they were given weeks ago — and wait to attend “parties” where rushees speak to sorority members who perform highly rehearsed songs, dances and scripted conversational topics that have been rendered as “safe.” “Don’t talk about the 3 B’s: Boys, booze, and Barack,” we were told. These topics were declared too controversial,

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and we had to stick to topics that are comfortable for women to speak on — such as makeup and summer vacations. Men, on the other hand, simply have informal meetings with a handful of older members during which they drink and chat in a comfortable environment. This teaches women they are incapable of independence and need firm guidelines in order to make a decision or have a valid opinion. We are told to showcase

only the flattering, socially acceptable parts of our personalities and to not talk about things we are passionate about. Once recruitment is over and women have actually pledged sororities, the sexism goes much deeper. Fraternities and sororities on campus are not regulated under the same association. OU houses 11 National Panhellenic Conference sororities, all of which are required to follow the policies created by the Panhellenic

Association. The 18 nationally recognized fraternities on campus are regulated by the Interfraternity Council. However, Norman Campus Student Policies is supposed to rule over everyone on campus. The student handbook Student Alcohol Polic y states, “All fraternities, sororities, and residence halls shall be dry. Alcoholic beverages will not be allowed inside fraternity houses, sorority houses and OU residence halls or on the

grounds surrounding them. Fraternity officers and members will sign an agreement to abide by this policy, which will be strongly enforced.” Anyone who has been to a fraternity house or party on this campus knows the policy is a joke. Fraternities are rampant with alcohol and underage drinking. Occasionally, it will receive a strike or other mild form of punishment for getting caught with alcohol, seemingly to keep other fraternities in check, but usually this campus turns a blind eye to what happens behind fraternity walls. Apparently the “strongly enforced” alcohol policy only refers to sororities. This double-standard sends the message that women need to surrender control to men if they want to drink and go out in college. Men in fraternities control who is allowed into the party, who gets to drink the alcohol and what goes into the “punch” they serve. Women are expected to drink whatever the fraternity members serve them without question. At my first “frat lap” freshman year, I heard a girl ask a fraternity member what was in the drink he handed her. “Aw , d o n ’ t w o r r y , w e didn’t put too much Everclear,” he said with a laugh. When the girl questioned him a second time he seemed aggravated and responded, “Just be grateful

we’re giving you free alcohol and drink it.” As I sat in my sorority house writing this article, one of my friends asked me what I was writing about. When I replied I was writing about sexism in the greek system, she asked me what I meant. “I don’t think the greek system is sexist,” she said. Misogyny is so internalized and ingrained into the greek system that people aren’t even aware it’s happening. The greek system is frightening because the unequal treatment of men and women is not always overt. Women are told they’re being brought together in the name of sisterhood and don’t realize they’re being oppressed at the same time. This campus will never truly become a place of equality until deep internal changes are made within the greek system. Editor’s note: At the columnist’s request, we would like to clarify that columnists’ opinions are their own — they are not necessarily representative of The Daily’s views. In this particular case, the columnist was not writing on behalf of her chapter. Devin Hiett

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Politeness crucial in political discourse Universities form battlegrounds for political correctness PAULA SCHONAUER

Every American values free speech. The right to free speech is the core of the First Amendment. We’re free to criticize our government. We’re free to express our opinions in the public forum without fear of arrest and prosecution. We even have the right to be ill-informed and speak anyway. However, nobody is free from personal reproach and demands for clarification. In fact, those who speak without regard to truth, without full knowledge or with obvious bias, should be called out and held accountable. Over the last several decades, culturally oppressed groups have been more vocal about their situations, asserting claims to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. They’ve questioned the dominant white American hegemony, relating histories

not found in high school and college curriculum, telling stories about suppression and genocide, advocating for diversity and the value of a multicultural society. These movements have demanded a more considerate discourse, a more inclusive engagement and a more equitable society. H o w e v e r, t h o s e w i t h power never cede it without a struggle, and that struggle has become articulated as a rebellion against the so-called tyranny of political correctness. The usual trope depicts a person being persecuted by cultural critics portrayed as wanting nothing less than the total deconstruction of American society. The one being persecuted is always the one who dares defend traditional American values, the one who denounces diversity and multiculturalism as subversive agendas determined to impose what William S. Lind calls “cultural Marxism” in “The Roots of Political Correctness,” a 2009 article for The American

Conservative. It is no wonder universities have become a battleground over political correctness. After all, they are institutions that evaluate systems. They accumulate data and all too often find disparities of opportunity

to uphold the status quo no matter the cost, dressing it up in the robes of tradition. That’s not to say all traditions are obsolete, but it is a good practice to evaluate our traditions, to question our assumptions and to seek a better understanding in all endeavors. At times,

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permeating our society. Yes, they criticize our culture, our institutions and our way of life. The academic hope is that knowledge will inspire change, that knowing better will lead to actually doing better. There are those who want

those questioning tradition can be irreverent, shocking and as ill-informed as those who defend tradition. These people should be called out and held accountable. They should be subject to the same standards and scrutiny as anyone else. Acknowledging the need for intellectual precision does not forget that the voices of oppressed people are still largely ignored, that elevating their stories is not to eclipse others but to let them have equal resonance, equal volume. The challenge, then, is to learn to engage in this great discourse with a foundation of respect. Instead of resentment, we should work toward reconciliation and acknowledge the past — warts and all. Instead of sharpening microaggressions, we should be polishing our manners. After all, a part of being political is knowing how to be polite.

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