Is it fun to rub salt in someone’s wounds?
Maybe sometimes, but it’s often uncalled for.
I was at the OU hockey game Friday against the University of Central Oklahoma and saw a sign many OU fans would like to forget.
What did it say?
“Tebow Our Hero.”
I had to think to myself. Did I really just see that 15 miles from the OU campus?
I glanced away.
As I looked around, I couldn’t help but notice the shock in many of the Sooner fans’ faces. It was like reverting back a month, after OU lost 24-14 to Florida in the BCS National Championship Game in Miami.
Then I quickly glanced back in that direction of the arena.
“Tebow Our Hero,” was there loud and clear in individual, yellow, Styrofoam letters.
Someone with an OU shirt standing next to me said, “I hope there’s a Tebow on their team,” knowing full well the meaning of the sign.
There was no Tebow on the UCO hockey team. There were only people mocking the Sooner faithful for an agonizing loss.
As I approached the situation to observe it more thoroughly, I witnessed several people in the arena wearing Florida football jerseys.
They were indeed mocking the Sooner faithful.
The next day I was in attendance at the Sooners’ 95-74 drumming of Texas Tech and saw someone with a blue and orange shirt.
Yes, as you can guess, it was someone wearing a Florida shirt. Even worse, this person’s undershirt was red.
Ouch.
Some things are extremely uncalled for, and I believe this is one.
I am hard pressed to believe that one would have found a Sooners’ jersey rolling around near the Gainesville campus, had the Sooners defeated the Gators in Miami.
But the celebrations extended into Kentucky, as well. I saw something comical in the Florida-Kentucky basketball game last week, too.
During play, a fan threw an orange onto the Wildcats’ home floor, surely in response to the Gators’ victory.
The only thing one can do is laugh at the situation.
For a similar comparison, would an OU fan throw an orange onto Kansas State’s basketball court if the Sooners had beaten Florida? Possibly, but I hope not.
Would one have seen “Sam Our Hero” signs flying around at another local college near Gainesville? Possibly, but I hope not; that’s classless and would have been rude to the Florida faithful.
I have witnessed behavior that defames any college game.
Florida, accept your victory. Hands down, you outplayed the Sooners, but you don’t need to bring your celebration into another team’s environment in another sport.
It’s not necessary.
-Joey Helmer is a journalism senior.
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kdbp1213 3 years, 3 months ago
oh. my. gosh. i wished i could have two minutes of my life back after reading this column..........
eightbitgirl 3 years, 3 months ago
hahaha, are you new to college sports or something?
Brewer 3 years, 3 months ago
Who Cares????