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Originally Posted by HOT ROD
don't the media support OU very well and isn't OU a Top 5 annual football school? Doesn't OU do well competing with LA/USC, Louisiana/LSU, Austin/UT, Columbus/OSU, Florida/UF, FSU, MIA, Michigan, and Atlanta/UGA??
doesn't OU consistantly draw as much money as those markets who are much larger?
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While I agree with you 100% you have to be careful when comparing things to OU. First off American Football is in a whole other world than basketball. Even though college football is not the NFL, OU draws attention just like NFL teams. So I think it will be hard to compare the two. However I agree that OKC can and WILL support the team just fine. Tulsa and Wichita may not get included in the media market, but I guarantee you people from both cities will show up.
As far as corporate sponsorships are concerned, I think Devon, Chesepeke, OneOK, Williams and others will defiantly make their presence know.