If, and if there was a reason why Kyle Field would be a memorial, it would be because of Reveille and World War I. In the past, all the Reveilles were buried under the endzone, facing the scoreboard so that they could "always watch their Aggies play". When the construction for the zone started, they moved all of the Rev's outside the stadium. They are now all buried in front of the zone with a monument. There is even a scoreboard on that side of the field so that they can still see the score. As taken from the Traditions council web page:

"When Reveille I died on January 18, 1944, she was given a formal military funeral on the gridiron of Kyle Field. She was then buried at the north entrance to the field, as all Reveilles are, facing the scoreboard so that she can always watch the Aggies outscore their opponent."

Also, there are 55 flags surrounding Kyle Field. Each of these flags represent an Aggie that gave his life in World War I. I believe that this is another reason why Kyle Field is an
"unofficial memorial".

Correction: 2000 bald terds.

Is Nebraska's 26 game winning streak at home finally going to end this weekend?

It's not a memorial. Sure, the dude it's named after is dead, but that is true of most buildings on most campuses. We don't let opposing fans on our field because it's our field. Who knows what kind of hooliganry y'all are up to. If any of y'all had 500 bald turds at your disposal, you'd put them to use defending your field as well.

OU Architecture Guy,

I was in Norman this past weekend, went by the stadium, I noticed the construction, are they putting an upperdeck on the east side exactly like the one already standing on the west side, or are they going to take it all the way around the northside and connect it to the other one? Just curious.

Boomer Sooner

there's a scholarship here that's called the Laurie Jenschke Memorial Scholarship named after a friend of mine's mom who's only like 45yrs old. she's confused as to why it's called that, too.

i think i managed a low B on that stat test. tip: take the early final. it's damn easy.

eh...i'm ready for Christmas break. oh yeah, i found a Jerry Jeff Walker koozie yesterday. it's nice and thick. i'm sure most of y'all are into that whole Texas County music genre, correct?

I have to actually agree with Kejuan. Kejaun Jones is the same caliber as Benson. Griffin has been getting all the plays since it's his year to shine. And the Stoops boys have 4 starting Freshman (all from Carrollton, TX) i might add that are great now. They can only get better from here. The outgoing Senior class (that starts) is alot smaller compared to Texas or A&M. And both Texas and OU will be losing thier QB's at the end of this season. So both will be struggling trying to find the next great star. So before you start yelling about next year at UT (which happens year after year) focus on getting the job done this season. Then maybe we'll talk.

Texas National Championships '63, '69, '70 (Darrel Royal)
1970? Hell man had just landed on the moon last time Texas even looked at the large trophy.

Oklahoma National Championships '50, '55, '56 (Bud Wilkinson)
Oh wait there's more '74, '75, '85 (Barry Switzer)
Oh yeah the latest one 2000 (Bob Stoops)
Um Yeah enough said I think.

stupid okie, can't even figure out what his own damn stadium is named for. [bugs bunny]What a maroon.[/bugs bunny].

It's memorializing something, stupid. Duh.

Thanks for bringing that up Josh. I've wondered about that too. Also when I left OU it was Owen Stadium, now it's Owen Memorial Stadium. He was already dead when the stadium was named after him, what made it a memorial?

So, all you reasonable aggies out there ( I know there are a few ), help me with something. Where did the myth arise that Kyle Field is a memorial of some sort? Especially in light of the latest corps "interaction" with visiting fans, it seems that this myth and the need to "defend Kyle Field" has caused quite some trouble.

Thanks.

Brad, I wish I had the oppurtunity to even play the game. Cash flow = low.

Beer can't even take care of this. I need to get laid.


Do not take me seriously. My brain isn't functioning.

Kelly needs a beer

Oh my God. I just finished Cleveland's stats test. I've taken a real statistics class before--even did fairly well in it. This test... oh man. When I finished the first round of problems--the ones you can do right away, or after just a minute of thinking--I had 22/50 blank. And no idea how to do them. Someone scrape me off of the floor, please.

man fellas, i must be gett'in old, cant member my password... anyway, thats right i said NO ONE can run on our defense. if griffin wadnt so tiny he wouldnt be able to run on our defense, u sooner boomers just wait til next yr when u gotta have a running back dats taller dan 4'11". THEN we will be able to find him and that will be all she wrote.

Anyone got the cheat codes to the new Grand Theft Auto game yet? I can't seem to find them.

Kelly's right. Somebody's paying attention. BUT! OKLAHOMA is averaging 41 points/game, 6th best in the nation. tu is averaging 31 points/game, 37th in the nation, which spells OKLAHOMA domination over all it surveys.

Yea, then Kejuan Jones can out-do Benson. He is going to be just as good as Griffin. If you haven't noticed as well, Oklahoma's starters (both offense and defense) are all young. They will be even better next year.

Boomer Sooner

That might be a relative comparison if 1) they were the same year so far as playing in concerned, and 2) if Benson hadn't only played in one game against OU in his career... but nice try. Come talk to us next year when Griffin is gone and we have Benson for another two years... along with a more experienced offensive line.

cedric benson's 82 yds rushing vs OKLAHOMA over the past T H R E E years spells SOONER domination over all it surveys.

Quentin Griffin's 493 yds rushing vs. Texas over the past T H R E E years spells SOONER domination over all it surveys.

Second in total defense (252 yds/gm), second in scoring defense (13pts/gm) spells SOONER domination over all it surveys.

ND made up ground on Miami in the BCS poll this week simply by winning. It has been predicted that if both Miami and ND win out that ND will actually be #2. ND's schedule is tough, although Michigan laying an egg really hurts them. Regardless, ND will lose to USC, and Miami will pummel VaTech.

A&M can help Texas in more ways than one - beating OU will boost UT's BCS standings, and save RC's job! Yee-haw! (yes, I'm delusional, deal with it).

You know, I'm beginning to understand all the rants and comments about a few individuals giving the rest of the school a bad name. Sooner Magic is the kind of person you don't sit next too at a game, beacuase they are more into themselves and dillusional about the skills of 11 guys on a field he's probably never met than being a decent human being and showing that Sooners are kind and just good people where ever they are. *sigh*

Sad to say I might feel the pain of the One decent Tech student I know.

I hate you guys