OPEN HOUSE AT THE FORD CENTER

The Ford Center in Oklahoma City held an open house today. The arena bowl was set up for all three sports which are played in the arena: ice for Blazers hockey, wood for the OKC NBA basketball team and artificial turf for YardDawgz indoor football. The locker rooms were also open for the tour. The final photo shows a reflection of the Ford Center in the glass of the Cox Convention Center (formerly the Myriad).

BARRY SANDERS

I recently found this ticket from Barry Sanders' Heisman trophy-winning season in 1988. Oklahoma State University defeated Texas A&M 52-15, in what was then a non-conference game. Barry rushed 20 times for "only" 157 yards (his next to lowest total in a game that season), with 2 TDs rushing, including a 58 yard score, and a 61-yard punt return for TD.

WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY

Photos of Wichita State University's Cessna Stadium, Charles Koch Arena and Eck Stadium-Home of Tyler Field.

OKC DOUGLASS HIGH SCHOOL

OKLAHOMA CITY'S "MAPS" PROJECTS HAVE BUILT OUR BRICKTOWN BALLPARK AND FORD CENTER (FUTURE HOME OF THE NBA'S SONICS?). MAPS HAS ALSO RENOVATED AND BUILT NEW HIGH SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND STADIUMS. PICTURED HERE ARE DOUGLASS HIGH SCHOOL'S OLD AND NEW MOSES F MILLER STADIUM.

EL RENO OK HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SITES

I HAD A CASE IN EL RENO OKLAHOMA TODAY, SO I POSTED THESE PHOTOS I HAD PREVIOUSLY TAKEN OF THE EL RENO INDIANS FOOTBALL STADIUM, BASEBALL STADIUM AND BASKETBALL FIELDHOUSE.

EL RENO OKLAHOMA: http://www.elreno.org/default.asp

RELIANT STADIUM - HOUSTON TEXAS

FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY, MY SON AND I FOLLOWED OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY TO THE 2002 HOUSTON BOWL AT RELIANT STADIUM IN HOUSTON TEXAS. OSU WON OF COURSE. THE ASTRODOME IS IN THE BACKGROUND OF THE EXTERIOR PHOTOS.






















GAME RECAP:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/recaps/2002/12/27/20193_recap.html

BEDLAM FOOTBALL

Friends forced me to attend the Bedlam football game in Norman this year. OU 49 - OSU 17 :(

COACH PAT JONES

Former Oklahoma State University football coach Pat Jones has written a book ("Tales From Oklahoma State Football") about his five years as an assistant under Jimmy Johnson and five years as head coach of the Cowboys, including Barry Sanders' Heisman trophy-winning season.

On August 18, 2007, Coach Jones signed copies of his book at Borders in Oklahoma City and talked Cowboy football with everyone there. He also signed my OSU football next to the autograph of current coach Mike Gundy ("Come after me! I'm a man! I'm 40!"), who played for Coach Jones from 86-89).