oklahoma game seats

#6
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Where are you guys getting tickets? Through UT, OU? I plan to go too, thought I'd have to go thru Stubhub, etc. Thx for any info.
 
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STL0611 said:
Where are you guys getting tickets? Through UT, OU? I plan to go too, thought I'd have to go thru Stubhub, etc. Thx for any info.
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Vidseats.com is where I got mine...googled it
 
#13
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The visitors seating @ Owen Field is primarily in the last lower section at the south end of the east side of the stadium. If the visiting ticket demand is large enough, two sections in the south EZ are also used for visitors.

The Vols' bench will be on the east side but they enter from the SW corner ramp. The Sooners will enter the field right in front of the visitors section in the SE corner.

The stadium is located in the SE corner of the campus on the opposite end of the campus from Campus Corner where all the bars and restaurants are. Tailgating will remind you of Tuscaloosa in that it's random and all over the campus.

I am happy to answer any questions you might have so fire away.
 
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#15
Today, I'd say something like 31-10, OU, but that will probably change. I keep going back to FSU in 2010. They came to Norman on the front end of a home and home, early in the season and after only one game had been played by each team. It was a day game & there was a lot of hype about FSU's comeback. Mark Stoops had just taken over as D-coordinator and I think Fisher was in his 3rd year (I might be wrong about that). OU had not looked good in the home opener (I think it was vs Utah State but I might be wrong). FSU brought a ton of people and they were jacked. Both teams had open dates before the game.

We were ranked #10 @ the time. I think the Seminoles were #17 or so. After an exchange of first qtr. TD's the OU hurry-up began to take it's toll and by halftime, I think it was 34-7. There are a lot of similarities to this game coming up but this edition of OKLAHOMA FOOTBALL is very different than that team & it starts with the QB. Landry Jones was a great pocket passer but he had very little mobility and he was no threat to run. We ran a standard spread O, not a pistol that showcases the running & passing of our current QB.

If Trevor Knight has anything like the game he had in N.O. or showcases the glimpses of what we saw on & off during 2013, we will be very hard to stop. The other difference is our D. The talent, depth, speed, and scheme are much improved from 2010. Back then Brent Venables was our D-coordinator (now @ Clemson) & Mike Stoops was @ Arizona. Stoops is simply a better coordinator than Brent. Venables was a great LB coach and recruiter but a marginal DC in my opinion.

We won't have an advantage in terms of atmosphere. While we do sell out every game and actually average something like 103% of capacity (close to 85,000), you have seen our act when you've gone on the road in your conference. Now, if it's a day game, the heat & wind could be a factor. Back in the early 2000's we opened with North Carolina and @ the 6:00 pm kick it was 106 degrees on the field and we have natural grass. We had 86,031 for ND in 2012.

Someone earlier commented about 3.2 beer. In OK you can only buy 3.2 beer cold but in liquor stores you can buy warm higher alcohol content beer & ale. However, I have been in the beer business for going on 40 years and the difference in 3.2 & regular beer (Bud for example) is negligible. All premium regular beer is around 4-4.2 %. All premium light beers.....Lite, BL, Coors Light are actually 3.2 because you lower the calories by lowering the alcohol content. I promise you, on a hot day of tailgating on the south plains, you will never know the difference.

I think the campus and the tailgate will remind you of Tuscaloosa.....at least my trip to Alabama in the early 2000's reminded me of OU. The topography is definitely flat compared to what you all are used to. You are on the eastern edge of the south plains. Eastern Oklahoma is more like your area. Lot's of visitors come into Dallas and drive up. The Metroplex is probably closer to Norman than the distance between Nashville & Knoxville. Most will stay in the Brick town area of OKC and drive down on game day. Norman is basically now a suburb of OKC with a population of around 100,000 but it is still a quintessential college town where the school dominates the culture.
 
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STL0611 said:
Where are you guys getting tickets? Through UT, OU? I plan to go too, thought I'd have to go thru Stubhub, etc. Thx for any info.
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Tennessee is only getting 5000 tickets with 1000 of those to be used by UT admin, players families, students, etc. 4000 go to donors.

suggest checking on market. UT will end up without any extras.

this is same situation as Oregon game last year
 
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owenfieldreams said:
Today, I'd say something like 31-10, OU, but that will probably change. I keep going back to FSU in 2010. They came to Norman on the front end of a home and home, early in the season and after only one game had been played by each team. It was a day game & there was a lot of hype about FSU's comeback. Mark Stoops had just taken over as D-coordinator and I think Fisher was in his 3rd year (I might be wrong about that). OU had not looked good in the home opener (I think it was vs Utah State but I might be wrong). FSU brought a ton of people and they were jacked. Both teams had open dates before the game.

We were ranked #10 @ the time. I think the Seminoles were #17 or so. After an exchange of first qtr. TD's the OU hurry-up began to take it's toll and by halftime, I think it was 34-7. There are a lot of similarities to this game coming up but this edition of OKLAHOMA FOOTBALL is very different than that team & it starts with the QB. Landry Jones was a great pocket passer but he had very little mobility and he was no threat to run. We ran a standard spread O, not a pistol that showcases the running & passing of our current QB.

If Trevor Knight has anything like the game he had in N.O. or showcases the glimpses of what we saw on & off during 2013, we will be very hard to stop. The other difference is our D. The talent, depth, speed, and scheme are much improved from 2010. Back then Brent Venables was our D-coordinator (now @ Clemson) & Mike Stoops was @ Arizona. Stoops is simply a better coordinator than Brent. Venables was a great LB coach and recruiter but a marginal DC in my opinion.

We won't have an advantage in terms of atmosphere. While we do sell out every game and actually average something like 103% of capacity (close to 85,000), you have seen our act when you've gone on the road in your conference. Now, if it's a day game, the heat & wind could be a factor. Back in the early 2000's we opened with North Carolina and @ the 6:00 pm kick it was 106 degrees on the field and we have natural grass. We had 86,031 for ND in 2012.

Someone earlier commented about 3.2 beer. In OK you can only buy 3.2 beer cold but in liquor stores you can buy warm higher alcohol content beer & ale. However, I have been in the beer business for going on 40 years and the difference in 3.2 & regular beer (Bud for example) is negligible. All premium regular beer is around 4-4.2 %. All premium light beers.....Lite, BL, Coors Light are actually 3.2 because you lower the calories by lowering the alcohol content. I promise you, on a hot day of tailgating on the south plains, you will never know the difference.

I think the campus and the tailgate will remind you of Tuscaloosa.....at least my trip to Alabama in the early 2000's reminded me of OU. The topography is definitely flat compared to what you all are used to. You are on the eastern edge of the south plains. Eastern Oklahoma is more like your area. Lot's of visitors come into Dallas and drive up. The Metroplex is probably closer to Norman than the distance between Nashville & Knoxville. Most will stay in the Brick town area of OKC and drive down on game day. Norman is basically now a suburb of OKC with a population of around 100,000 but it is still a quintessential college town where the school dominates the culture.
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Great information here.. Thanks for posting
 
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owenfieldreams said:
Today, I'd say something like 31-10, OU, but that will probably change. I keep going back to FSU in 2010. They came to Norman on the front end of a home and home, early in the season and after only one game had been played by each team. It was a day game & there was a lot of hype about FSU's comeback. Mark Stoops had just taken over as D-coordinator and I think Fisher was in his 3rd year (I might be wrong about that). OU had not looked good in the home opener (I think it was vs Utah State but I might be wrong). FSU brought a ton of people and they were jacked. Both teams had open dates before the game.

We were ranked #10 @ the time. I think the Seminoles were #17 or so. After an exchange of first qtr. TD's the OU hurry-up began to take it's toll and by halftime, I think it was 34-7. There are a lot of similarities to this game coming up but this edition of OKLAHOMA FOOTBALL is very different than that team & it starts with the QB. Landry Jones was a great pocket passer but he had very little mobility and he was no threat to run. We ran a standard spread O, not a pistol that showcases the running & passing of our current QB.

If Trevor Knight has anything like the game he had in N.O. or showcases the glimpses of what we saw on & off during 2013, we will be very hard to stop. The other difference is our D. The talent, depth, speed, and scheme are much improved from 2010. Back then Brent Venables was our D-coordinator (now @ Clemson) & Mike Stoops was @ Arizona. Stoops is simply a better coordinator than Brent. Venables was a great LB coach and recruiter but a marginal DC in my opinion.

We won't have an advantage in terms of atmosphere. While we do sell out every game and actually average something like 103% of capacity (close to 85,000), you have seen our act when you've gone on the road in your conference. Now, if it's a day game, the heat & wind could be a factor. Back in the early 2000's we opened with North Carolina and @ the 6:00 pm kick it was 106 degrees on the field and we have natural grass. We had 86,031 for ND in 2012.

Someone earlier commented about 3.2 beer. In OK you can only buy 3.2 beer cold but in liquor stores you can buy warm higher alcohol content beer & ale. However, I have been in the beer business for going on 40 years and the difference in 3.2 & regular beer (Bud for example) is negligible. All premium regular beer is around 4-4.2 %. All premium light beers.....Lite, BL, Coors Light are actually 3.2 because you lower the calories by lowering the alcohol content. I promise you, on a hot day of tailgating on the south plains, you will never know the difference.

I think the campus and the tailgate will remind you of Tuscaloosa.....at least my trip to Alabama in the early 2000's reminded me of OU. The topography is definitely flat compared to what you all are used to. You are on the eastern edge of the south plains. Eastern Oklahoma is more like your area. Lot's of visitors come into Dallas and drive up. The Metroplex is probably closer to Norman than the distance between Nashville & Knoxville. Most will stay in the Brick town area of OKC and drive down on game day. Norman is basically now a suburb of OKC with a population of around 100,000 but it is still a quintessential college town where the school dominates the culture.
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Fantastic post. Thanks and welcome to VN. Closest OU fan here in KY. Spent a lot of summers in smalltown Oklahoma with family. Visited some of the bigger cities, I loved it. A little hot though :p
 
#20
#20
2 games I don't care to watch in person this year are Oklahoma and Alabama. I think the worst loss we have this year is Oklahoma.
 
#21
#21
Owens field, did Knight look as sharp in the spring as he did against Bama? Guy played unreal in that game.
 
#22
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No. In fact, he didn't play particularly well but those who follow the program closely, as I do, understand that he was very limited in what he could do.

With the blue jersey on, he couldn't run with the ball so 1/2 his game was taken away from him and the D knew it. He went against the first team D that simply sat on the routes knowing he was no threat to run out of a zone read or by escaping. When he executed the read, they simply ignored him. Also, his #1 receiver, Sterling Shepherd didn't play.

My worry about TK is not his execution but whether he can stay healthy running a Pistol zone read that constantly features his threat to run. He's got some size (6'1" and probably 210lbs but he was injured twice last year ).Now that Bell has moved to TE, our #2 (Cody Thomas) is a RSF who has never taken a snap in a real game. Now, he was the #1 QB coming out of Texas his senior year but that doesn't really mean a lot until you've been on the field at this level.

The good news is we have a veteran O-line back and as you saw in the Sugar Bowl, they gave him plenty of time to throw. We have some young but very talented RB's & the same can be said about our WR's. As I said, the key is Knight. He stays healthy, we are money.
 
#23
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Jeepkuntry said:
2 games I don't care to watch in person this year are Oklahoma and Alabama. I think the worst loss we have this year is Oklahoma.
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I would like to go just for the experience. I would have love to have gone to Oregon last year.

Sure, it's nice when UT has a chance to win but, if not, take it all in and enjoy the visit. Make friends with the opponent, etc.
 
#24
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owenfieldreams said:
No. In fact, he didn't play particularly well but those who follow the program closely, as I do, understand that he was very limited in what he could do.

With the blue jersey on, he couldn't run with the ball so 1/2 his game was taken away from him and the D knew it. He went against the first team D that simply sat on the routes knowing he was no threat to run out of a zone read or by escaping. When he executed the read, they simply ignored him. Also, his #1 receiver, Sterling Shepherd didn't play.

My worry about TK is not his execution but whether he can stay healthy running a Pistol zone read that constantly features his threat to run. He's got some size (6'1" and probably 210lbs but he was injured twice last year ).Now that Bell has moved to TE, our #2 (Cody Thomas) is a RSF who has never taken a snap in a real game. Now, he was the #1 QB coming out of Texas his senior year but that doesn't really mean a lot until you've been on the field at this level.

The good news is we have a veteran O-line back and as you saw in the Sugar Bowl, they gave him plenty of time to throw. We have some young but very talented RB's & the same can be said about our WR's. As I said, the key is Knight. He stays healthy, we are money.
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I like when people like you from rival schools come in here and have civil, intelligent conversation. It's refreshing.
 
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#25
#25
Good stuff Owens. Hopefully we can keep it close and make it a game. Are you planning on making the trip to Knoxville in 2015?
 
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