Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and NotesMeet the Sooners Scheduled
August 6: The annual Meet the Sooners Day presented by Alltel has been
set for August 6, 2008, at the rugby fields west of the Lloyd Noble
Center. The event, which is highlighted by Oklahoma football coaches
and players signing autographs, draws thousands of fans to Norman each
year. Members of the OG&E Sooner Kids Club are admitted to Meet the
Sooners Day 30 minutes before the general public. Sooner Kids Club
members will have exclusive access to autographs from 10:30-11 a.m., at
which time the lines will open to all fans. One parent per Sooner Kids
Club member is allowed in the early line and fans are allowed one item
per person to be autographed. (More information can be found at
SoonerSports.com)Creator of phony story.. works at University of Texas:
The Nebraska football fan living in Austin, Texas, is a computing
services manager in the information technology department at the
University of Texas. Wednesday, the 36-year-old Conradt wrote a bogus
article about Bradford and Jones being arrested on cocaine distribution
charges, then posted it on a message board. At least two Texas radio
stations initially reported the fake incident as fact as the hoax
spread across the Internet. Both Kevin Jones, Landry's father, and
David Thompson, publisher of The Oklahoman, are considering legal
action. Following an investigation, University of Texas officials
concluded Thursday that Conradt didn't use a company computer or
company time to create the article. In 2005, Conradt, known on the Web
by his screen name "DarthHusker,” was featured in an article by the
Lincoln Journal Star about the rising impact of message boards and
their potential danger. "I think anonymity brings out the worst in
people. There are no consequences for saying what you say,” Conradt
told the Star then. "New people come along all the time and are naive
and believe too much of what they read. "A lot of people just post
stuff to stir the pot.” (The Oklahoman)Thunander to visit Shawnee
Library: Former OU defensive end Eric Thunander will visit the Pioneer
Library System hometown libraries in Pottawatomie County to discuss his
recently released autobiography "Silent Thunder." He will speak at the
Shawnee Public Library, 101 N. Philadelphia, Monday, July 14, at 10:30
a.m. and at the Tecumseh Public Library, 114 N. Broadway, Tuesday, July
15, at 10:30 a.m. Thunander, a member of the 2000 National Championship
team, was one of only a few deaf athletes to play at the Division I
level at the time. "Silent Thunder" chronicles the path that took him
from a childhood of chronic abuse, unimaginable tragedy, and foster
care to find acceptance and a family at the University of Oklahoma.
(Tecumseh Countywide News)Hoax man seems pitiful: Barry Tramel's
NewsOK.com blogAuthor of fake OU story in hot water: Tulsa
WorldRedskins draft pick Malcolm Kelly receives insight in Liberia:
Tyler Morning TelegraphPelini, Stoops reconnect at Alma Mater:
KETV.comFormer OU player shares his story: Enid News and EagleBig 12
South is best this season: Bleacher Report

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