Sooners News Daily 5.15.15
Posted on: May 15, 2015
FOOTBALL
Stat crunch: Evaluating the Big 12 rosters by career starts http://t.co/dZHOKiEsJL pic.twitter.com/uPeJdlYwxA
— Max Olson (@max_olson) May 14, 2015
OTHER
#Sooners outlast #UCLA 4-3 and advance to the Elite 8 at the NCAA Championships. RECAP: http://t.co/aajWeZt26q pic.twitter.com/Zfwx6DJ7bE
— Oklahoma Tennis (@OU_MTennis) May 14, 2015
Stop me if you’ve heard this before, OU Baseball blows a game in the late innings last night. And with it, their chances (however slim) of a Big 12 regular season title. TCU is your Big 12 champ. (Sooner Sports)
#Big12MBB looks for third straight series win as #Big12 / #SEC Challenge slate is announced. http://t.co/gfRtSPTZb3 pic.twitter.com/GVFhz3QFHt
— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) May 14, 2015
We've got video & quotes from the press conferences today at the Norman Regional #d1softball: http://t.co/2ywLS1hB3W pic.twitter.com/SRZIb1zshf
— Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball) May 15, 2015
The #Sooners lead by five strokes after the first round of the NCAA San Diego Regional with a 4-under 284! Recap: http://t.co/NSSP1EmVLv
— Oklahoma Golf (@OU_MGolf) May 14, 2015
#Sooners have tied a school record with 8 All-Region honorees, including 5 on the first team! pic.twitter.com/HJ4cmGuQT0
— Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball) May 14, 2015
Baseball Raises Standard in the Classroom. Academic All-Big 12 Announced: http://t.co/iqMBKDRurx pic.twitter.com/9oimB8Bylt
— Oklahoma Baseball (@OU_Baseball) May 14, 2015
Epic choke job by the Clips last night, but Blake still did this.
And, because, of course.
Deal with it. pic.twitter.com/qR7GTbUNns
— SB Nation GIF (@SBNationGIF) May 15, 2015
Our @DarnellMayberry talks to TaShawn Thomas (@taethomas35) about his NBA prospects, his time w/ #Sooners & more. http://t.co/EwotNswG98
— Ryan Aber (@ryaber) May 15, 2015
Another nice story on Thomas here. (NBA)
Amen, brotha. Amen.
pitch perfect is the most vital and important movie of our generation http://t.co/r7LIOBnbq3
— Shea Serrano (@SheaSerrano) May 14, 2015
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Boomer!!!
Sooner!!!
BOOMER SOONER!
Pitch Perfect is “vital”?
You better believe it.
Then we disagree. No sweat.
What’s next—–tupperware parties?
In the same way that ‘The Breakfast Club’ and ‘St Elmo’s Fire’ were ‘classics’.
Which is to say, ‘no’.
Absolutely!
Sorry, had to do it 😀
I hope the girl’s SB team rises to the challenge.
We will win the regionals fairly easy it’s the the Super Regionals that worry me.
OT, but a legend is gone.
R.I.P. B.B.
https://youtu.be/4fk2prKnYnI
Big impact on American music. R.I.P. B.B. King but the thrill you left behind is not gone.
Sadness.
Another piece of my life’s enjoyment gone.
Ditto. Ten years ago I wanted to listen to more blues because I was tired of the same classic rock. I found a blues site and it opened up a new world of music and appreciation. Man I will miss that guy. It’s who he influenced and how his music created exposure to the rest of the blues.
“The Blues had a baby and they named it Rock And Roll.”
His style of blues and his showmanship were embraced by people the world over. The playlists on B.B. show him performing with performers of every style, including Pavarotti.
Very few artist transcend their genre. Those who do are truly legendary. Everyone, and I do mean everyone, knows B.B. King.
Exactly.
He was a true legend, a word that is thrown around far too much. But he was seminal in blues guitar and was a huge part of the “Advanced rhythm and blues” that rock and rollers like The Who described themselves as in the early sixties. Combine an electric guitar with a genius like him and an entirely new genre of music was made that changed my life and millions of others.
Well said.
I got to see him just one time. It was incredibly disappointing. It wasn’t for his performance though, but because I couldn’t even hear him because of all the jerks talking around us. It was a free show on the banks of the Mississippi in St. Louis, and there were so many people that we couldn’t get anywhere close to the stage.
His opener was Dr. John, who we couldn’t hear either. We managed to catch him a few years later and were blown away.
I love Dr. J.
EasTex, if you haven’t already, watch the movie “Whiplash.”A friend of mine recommended it to me. Great movie and great jazz. I’ve purchased several songs from the sound track. I think this is something up your alley.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7d_jQycdQGo
Thanks, I’ll check it out when it is free on TV.
I don’t intentionally send money to Hollywood.
Go ahead and get it. If we should meet up, I’ll buy dinner. I’m coming out for the tOSU game.
Once again, I appreciate the info.
I DO NOT give my money to Hollywood. I have made two exceptions to my boycott of the movies in the past 26 years, the Passion of the Christ and American Sniper.
If they make a penny off of me when the movies are free that’s too much.
I got to see Dr. John perform at the Jacksonville Jazz Festival once. Great gig if you can ever get there and if they’re still having it. It was always sponsored by DownBeat, a bi-monthly jazz magazine.
I saw Dr. John perform with the Blind Boys of Alabama. He was billed as the headliner but opened the show, brought them out, let them play for awhile, came out and played some songs with them, played some more of his own songs, then brought them back out for a big finale. Spectacular show.
Not out of place to say that he was responsible for the main-streaming of blues in this country.
Though it can’t be called a surprise, given his age and health, his passing is still a deeply felt loss.
He and Muddy were trailblazers. Very influential in moving blues guitar from some front porch somewhere to the big stage everywhere.
The old Library of Congress recordings done during the Depression are terrible quality, but great reference pieces. I’d also recommend Eric Sackheim’s ‘The Blues Line’ if you can find copies still in print.
I have those Lomax recordings
Those are the ones!
Dr. Lomax recorded “Leadbelly” in my home town of Marshall, Tx.
I hope they bury Lucille with him.
The question would be, which one?
Any of them, the rest can be on display somewhere.
I’d be down with that plan.
Can’t wait to see True Detective and can’t wait to see Mad Max tonight!
Mad Max is getting decent reviews. Which kind of surprised me cause i’m alway a pessimist.
It’s written and directed by George Miller, who co-wrote and directed the originals. It’s gonna be just as epic.
Actually right now it sits at a 99% at Rotten Tomatoes and is one of the best reviewed movies of the young year, which I love but am alittle surprised by cause I didnt think it would be getting that great of reviews.
I think Baylor is going to be pretty good, but I still don’t see them being at the same level this year with the qb change.
Until I see a Briles team struggle at that position, there’s no way in heck I’d bet against him. The guy’s record for getting top notch production in that spot regardless of who he throws out there is about as impeccable as you can get.
Pitch perfect huh?
https://38.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4lskc1l7Q1rqa07ko1_500.gif
Don’t know if this was posted another time but I just saw it. Thomas with 8 points 6 rebounds 3 assists in 25 minutes
starting te for usc no longer there………tmac is in the mix, hope he gets it though this new o might have been better suited for him had he stayed
OP is up https://thefootballbrainiacs.com/ou-oklahoma-sooners-football-recruiting-tre-jackson-teton-saltes-kellen-diesch-walker-little-matt-hegarty-nick-harvey-lagaryonn-carson-alan-ali
Sooner Golfers tearing it up today at San Diego Regional…17 under for the tournament and 13 under today. 22 strokes ahead of E. Tennesee. All 5 Sooner golfers in the top 15 with 3 in the top 2 (3 tied for 2nd).