I'll be blunt...As if the OU loss in basketball wasn't disappointment enough, that's nothing to the disgust I have, that there was not a moment of silence today to honor those victims/families affected by the Newtown, CT tragedy. Instead of OU- OH YEAH, your chant now should be OU - OH NO!!! I hope this post finds the appropriate parties involved in this inexcusable oversight!!

I know Drake...he's certainly not the person in charge of what comes over the loud speaker...

I was also very concerned when we had no moment of silence.  I memtioned this to my wife as we were standing for the National Anthem. The format for our games is getting tiresome.  Our athletic department  officials seem to very hesitant to try new things or the game format leader is lazy.  How many people listened to Lou as he was reading promotional material while the kids were playing basketball.  If I were one of those sponsors I would be not happy. 

I think that it is nice to have vocals for the National Anthem, but why not use the band once in a while.  The promotion games are not very promotional, as people are losing interest.  I am sure that the department makes money from these fun and games, but they are becoming tiring. The only thing good is that one can go to restroom or refreshment stand as I know that I am not missing anything.  The dude who announces the promotional games has to plead for audience interaction with no positive results.  I will say that the tire roll gets the most interaction by the fans.

 I have been to several sites where no timeout  promotions are used and there seems to be more excitement using bands, dance teams, cheerleaders and student interaction. 

Let us see some format changes, please!

I think when the President of the United States orders flags at half staff it more than appropriate for this game.  I'm hoping this message reaches McDavis before I contact his office...

Really?  I can't remember ever reading such a cold hearted opinion on this board.  As for all involved, a tragedy of this magnitude involves all of us on many levels - from the obvious topics of school security and gun control to the sometimes not so obvious behaviors of paying attention to all people on this earth and taking steps to help those who for whatever reason can't help themselves.  I almost posted a topic after the first few posts after yesterday's game titled "Are we really complaining about this game" but I figured that common sense and decency would prevail in light of this most recent tragedy.  At the risk of the pot calling the kettle black, let's all step back from this and focus on what is truly important - peace on earth and good will toward everyone.

Not being cold-hearted at all. There are countless things on the news each week that leave me heartbroken...I think we all feel the same way. But I'm not sure it's any of our roles to decide which ones are worthy of a moment of silence.

Let's all keep the perspective that sports is sports, and just move on from this topic.

I agree with the post that Alan found heartless.  It's really hard to know where to draw the line on this kind of thing.  These killings in Connecticut are very sad, but I'm not up in arms that we didn't have a moment of silence.  Did we have a moment of silence after the massacre in Norway a few years ago?  Did we have a moment of silence for the victims of the Ft. Hood massacre?   I'm sure every church in town said prayers today for the families and victims in Connecticut and that's very appropriate.  I do agree with the general sentiments in Alan's last line.

Agreed, if the murder of 20 children, killed in the manner in which they were is not a national tragedy than I am not sure what would qualify.  An example of one of this countries problems is the growing cold heartedness of some of our citizens.  Very sad that you have this type of an opinion.

What the heck are you trying to say, Man?  Can you not actually read what I said?  You are not my judge and you have no idea what compassion I may or may not have.  My sentiments on this moment of silence issue does not make me any more or less of a compassionate person.  Can you disagree with someone without calling them an ass?  Are you trying to be some kind of a CyberBully? If so, you're not in Bobcal Love's league.  You're a real minor leaguer.  For the record, the shuttle bus comment was something my wife said at the MACC not at a bowl game.  You can't even insult anyone in an accurate fashion.  Pathetic!

In today's world, we average 2-3 national tragedies a month. There are so many sad stories that I can't stand to watch the news most nights.

I don't think the nation is growing cold-hearted, it's just that there's too much tragedy to shoulder. I hate say it, but as a society we have become more "immune" to these sorts of things. It's gotten to the point where it's not even shocking anymore. I pray for a world someday when this is not the case.

It's not just "today's world," bad things have happened throughout time. More humans on earth and a ton more media coverage is the only different "today's world" has when compared to the past.

There's no question that this was a national tragedy, magnified by the time of year it occurred.  But whether it was a conscious decision to not have a moment of silence or just an oversight, the embarrassment factor is in the eye of the beholder.  It all depends on how you handle these types of these things.  Some people seem to need to be immersed in it as a means of trying to understand or to grieve.  Others tend to distance themselves to avoid being too depressed about it.  It's a matter of coping.  I held my son tighter when I got home Friday night but didn't need to watch all the news coverage or read the newspaper and internet stories.  Maybe it's because I covered enough of these types of stories when I was a reporter and found it easier to do my job if I kept my distance emotionally.  So I don't see it as that embarrassing. I went to a movie Saturday, and there was no moment of remembrance before the show, and nobody there thought anything about it.  Like movies, sports is escapism for a lot of people, to get away from life for a couple of hours.  I wonder how many people at the game Saturday even thought about it.

I don't think any poster here said they would have objected to a moment of silence on Saturday, just that they weren't outraged at the lack of one.