I wonder how many students, specifically O Zone members, actively read and participate in this message board. I know there used to be several, but of course they graduate. Moaning here may be preaching to the choir.

Hey guys, I am the last one, and I am the one who did WT/LT. Unfortunately, the Marshall game was my last OU sporting event as a student, as I graduate in a week. I am incredibly dismayed and ashamed at the state of the O Zone as I left it. Four years, and I missed one football game and two basketball games. Tried to lead chants, tried to provide an example of actually giving a damn about the school I attend and love to pieces. From my first day on campus, I started screaming and shouting and supporting OU (even skipping freshman convocation to attend a Women's soccer game against, fittingly, Marshall). From Freshman Rep to Treasurer to President 2x, I've just tried to keep everyone involved and rooting for the 'Cats. I love this school, I love these teams, I really do.

And you know what?

NOBODY ELSE SEEMS TO GIVE A DAMN.

I've never figured it out. I've tried and tried and tried again to increase participation, we've had meetings here and there, I've recruited nearly everyone I know to try it once, and nothing concrete ever materialized.

I'm done. I'm just so sick of this. Everybody wants to wear their scarlet and grey or blue and yellow. I don't know what it's going to take. I don't know why people don't support their damn school.

Best of Luck. From here on out, I'll be on the old folks' side.

It would be great if Saul could meet with the students. I'd suggest maybe a couple of players could attend as well. Since I think there is a need to better unify and coordinate efforts, I thinks I'd ask the captain of the cheerleaders to attend and someone from the 110 as well. The Convo needs to get rocking

The O Zone sounded very good in the first half last night. By very good, I mean better than recently and closer to the norm for past years. Kinda disappeared when the team needed a pick-me-up in the second half.

The sheet you're describing is the Bobcat Bulletin, and, again, used to be the norm for every game. It would list the standard cheers, a little blurb on the state of the opponent, and some dirt on their players (Criminal records, stupid things they post on social media, etc.).

Yes...The bulletin was what I was thinking of. I wasn't a leader in the Ozone, but I loved getting these sheets before the games. Definitely need to start doing that again.

That's been tried for a very long time. Half the students don't even know the words to our own fight song let alone how to do the cheer correctly. I'm not saying it's not worth continuing to try, but it's going to take more than the Ozone leaders pushing it. I'd wager that the vast majority of the student section members don't realize there's official leadership and don't really care.

Half the student section SAT DOWN during the under 8 minute "Stand up and cheer" timeout! DEAD DEAD DEAD Ozone last night. One time I even noticed them was the "sit down, shut up!" chant at the WMU coach... What's going on? Why don't more students come out to support their team?