Oh boy! Now it's the Sooners and academics...

deliveryman35 said:

Northeast Alabama is actually very mountainous but you are right about Lake Guntersville and the Tennessee River—it’s beautiful. Look me up the next time you’re here, I’m only 35 miles away.

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gtowntide said:

My dad and I were fishing on Guntersville lake and we ran out of gas right at dusk. I was scared to death because I was 5 years old and it was very dark! My mom was to say the least was really PO'd when we finally got back to the dock. We had a big mess of fish and I never realized that my dad had drank a mess of beer! My mom realized it however.

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B1GTide said:

I agree - as we left Huntsville and drove further east - well, it was like we were in a completely different part of the country. I drove thousands of miles throughout the state during about a 3 week period in September this year and most of the state is the same, but up there is was stunning.

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B1GTide said:

I agree - as we left Huntsville and drove further east - well, it was like we were in a completely different part of the country. I drove thousands of miles throughout the state during about a 3 week period in September this year and most of the state is the same, but up there is was stunning.

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Snuffy Smith said:

Funny - I grew up in Odessa Texas. The only blatant cheating that I was aware of in recruiting back then (mid 70’s) was when the oldest of the Shepards (Darrell) was being recruited by Oklahoma. The week after an official visit to Norman he was driving around town in a brand new TransAm with Darrell written across the spoiler. We all knew where it came from...
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In the fall of 1977 Shepard was newly wed and newly enrolled at the University of Houston, where he seemed destined for a glorious career as the Cougars' quarterback. His new Pontiac Trans Am, a graduation gift from his mother, was still under warranty.
Then a story broke in a Dallas newspaper. Shepard's mother, it was revealed, had received help from Houston coach Bill Yeoman in landing a loan with which to buy the car. An NCAA investigation confirmed the violation while turning up other irregularities in the way Houston recruited Shepard.
The Cougars spent the rest of 1977 on probation. Soon afterward, Shepard was informed he could not participate in a bowl game as long as he played for Houston. The shining star had flickered out.

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Sooner said:

Hi, newbie Sooner fan here who had to respond to this particular post. First though, I must say that one of the most annoying things I find on message boards is so called "academic smack" and I apologize that people on the OU boards went there.

However, my other issue is with misinformation posted on message boards about rival teams. And this particular post is exactly that.

Darrell Shepard (the player mentioned) was given the Trans Am by backers of the University of Houston..............and that's who he signed with. The NCAA investigated the Trans Am and put Houston on probation. Shepard was ruled ineligible for bowl play and he then transferred to Oklahoma where his older brother was a senior on the team. It's truly amazing how much stuff Texans make up about the OU program.

https://newsok.com/article/1967863/shepards-story-a-study-in-irony


And I also wanted to apologize for our fans who have gone the "inbred, bumkin" route on the board. Lord knows we get that from Texans all the time.

As for the game itself, as an OU fan I'm concerned about you all having really good balance on offense. It's going to be a "pick your poison" type of deal against you all. As for OU on offense, Bama may be able to shut down the run without having to sell out to it. Our backs are good but not Rodney Anderson caliber. The funny thing about it is, if Rodney Anderson had played all year OU would likely be undefeated................. but Tua would have won the Heisman. Rodney Anderson would have cut into Kyler's stats quite a bit. So if you guys want to blame anybody for costing Tua the Heisman.........blame Rodney. :biggrin2:

Take care and thanks for hosting us Sooners on your board.

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TIDE-HSV said:

On yet another Sooner board, it's speculation that our players are dumber, don't go to class, football factory, paid, etc., etc. Do any of these goons ever do any research? Or just go off blind prejudice. We emphasize academics more than any schools outside the Stanfords. It's Saban's main recruiting tool. If they ever read anywhere, they need to read this:

LINK

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TIDE-HSV said:

Yes. We're primarily Mississippi Flyway, but we get a little of everything. Thanksgiving, my wife had a cold a little too bad to drive from Huntsville over to Decatur to my nephew's house for the celebration. My daughter drove me over. She's a very serious birder who lives most of the time in the SF Bay area. As we drove over the causeway, short of the Decatur bridge, she starts shouting "Bufflehead, Bufflehead!" "I can't believe I saw a Bufflehead." My response was to get her eyes back on the road...

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DawgByte said:

I've been duck hunting on Lake Guntersville. What a spectacular place! I was shocked by how many different species of duck fly into that area.

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