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A Hurricane In Tulsa?


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The origination of The University of Tulsa nickname - Golden Hurricane - came in 1922. A new football coach, Howard Acher, came to town and inherited a slew of nicknames dating back to 1895.

 

 

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Past Tulsa teams were referred to as Kendallites, Presbyterians, Tigers, Orange and Black, and Tulsans. In the fall of 1922, the team nickname was "Yellow Jackets," which was apparently due to the fact that the team was wearing new black and yellow uniforms instead of the traditional orange and black.

The team opened the season and it was apparent that Tulsa was going to have a great year, and trying to seize some publicity for his team, Acher wanted to find a new nickname quickly.

After a remark was made in practice one day about "roaring through opponents," and because of their new jersey colors, he thought of Golden Tornadoes. However, he quickly found out that the name had been taken by Georgia Tech a few years earlier. From the tornado, he evolved meteorologically to the hurricane. A few days before the team left for a game against Texas A&M, Acher asked the squad to vote on the name, and thus "Golden Hurricane" was born.

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They have us beat on tornadoes, but hopefully we show 'em what a real hurricane is like...South Florida style.

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They have us beat on tornadoes, but hopefully we show 'em what a real hurricane is like...South Florida style.

 

I'm only worried that real hurricanes usually give people plenty of time to prepare, so they'll be ready.

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They have us beat on tornadoes, but hopefully we show 'em what a real hurricane is like...South Florida style.

 

I'm only worried that real hurricanes usually give people plenty of time to prepare, so they'll be ready.

 

 

 

Well, that fits in to Taggart's game plan, then.  I paraphase:  "They'll know what's coming but they still won't be able to stop it."

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They have us beat on tornadoes, but hopefully we show 'em what a real hurricane is like...South Florida style.

 

I'm only worried that real hurricanes usually give people plenty of time to prepare, so they'll be ready.

 

 

"They'll know what's coming but they still won't be able to stop it."

 

Half of that quote is spot on.

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Does anyone know about TV for this game?  Just went through my FIOS guide for Sat at noon and don't see the game there.  There is one slot on ESPNews that doesn't list the teams.

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Im pretty sure it is on ESPNU or News

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Does anyone know about TV for this game?  Just went through my FIOS guide for Sat at noon and don't see the game there.  There is one slot on ESPNews that doesn't list the teams.

 

 

Sat, Oct 18 Tulsa * H.A. Chapman Stadium (Tulsa, Oklahoma) 12:00 PM USF IMG Network

ESPNews 

 

http://www.gousfbulls.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=7700&SPID=2981&SPSID=37331

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They have us beat on tornadoes, but hopefully we show 'em what a real hurricane is like...South Florida style.

I'm only worried that real hurricanes usually give people plenty of time to prepare, so they'll be ready.

"They'll know what's coming but they still won't be able to stop it."

Half of that quote is spot on.
I had to laugh on this one. It is spot on though
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Does anyone know about TV for this game?  Just went through my FIOS guide for Sat at noon and don't see the game there.  There is one slot on ESPNews that doesn't list the teams.

 

 

Sat, Oct 18 Tulsa * H.A. Chapman Stadium (Tulsa, Oklahoma) 12:00 PM USF IMG Network

ESPNews 

 

http://www.gousfbulls.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=7700&SPID=2981&SPSID=37331

 

 

Thanks.

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