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George McLaurin, the first black man admitted to the University of Oklahoma in 1948 was forced to sit in a corner far from his classmates. When he first applied he was denied based on his race. He went to court & it ruled that denying him was unconstitutional. George W. McLaurin provided the Oklahoma civil rights case that irreparably damaged the "separate but equal" legal position established in Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896. Plessy v. Ferguson was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in which the Court ruled that racial segregation laws did not violate the U.S. Constitution The justices affirmed that McLaurin’s 14th Amendment rights means he must receive the same educational experience as OU’s white students. He earned a master's degree from the University of Kansas and taught at Langston University, an all-black institution, until 1968.

@EricBaileyTW What a cool overtime format.

U-S-A!!! U-S-A!!! U-S-A!!!

@ClassicsCFB I hate you.

Darren Sproles, Kansas State (2003)

@RealKidPoker You lost me at corn. Thanks for the very white take.

I always watch the halftime show so that I can share with you all, my expert opinion on it: I like reggae and reggaeton, and have since I was young and listen to quite a bit. Doesn’t matter to me if it’s in Spanish, English, or Spanglish, it’s all about the beat and the rhythm. This was certainly “a show” with transitions and a story being told, but I’m not fluent in Spanish, nor is the majority of the audience, so I wasn’t able to follow the story all that well. Corn fields, a wedding, a barbershop, I think I get the connection, then the Grammy for the little boy in Puerto Rico, “This one is for you kid- you too can live the Puerto Rican dream…in Los Angeles like I did.” As for the artist, I don’t think he’s exceptionally talented at anything and it makes me think of boy bands. Put a group of good looking boys together, have them dance and get the teenager girls to scream, and don’t worry about their singing talent- it’s mostly irrelevant. Write catchy tunes, have them sing them, almost Milli Vanilli style. Bad Bunny seems like that to me, packaged really well, catchy music, doesn’t have to really sing and auto tune can help him sound half decent. But I Don’t see a raw musical talent like a Justin Bieber, Elton John, Michael Jackson, Beyoncé, etc. There are many reggaeton artists who could do exactly what he just did. I thought the addition of Lady Gaga, a true icon, was brilliant, as was the other dude I don’t know who could actually sing, albeit in Spanish. For me, I don’t think you should ever really have a young artist do this show. To reach iconic status you need to cross generations and be around at least 10-15 years. It was better than I expected it to be, and I’m glad they chose a path that was less controversial than they could have. I can only guess that they choose artists in the modern era that will garner the most eyeballs, targeting those that will love it, those that will hate it, and those that will talk about it being amazing or awful on podcasts and social media. I don’t think the goal of the show is to be for everyone anymore, we live in a very different world now where controversy sells, anger drives clicks, and divisiveness is the norm. I wish we could go back to the days when a Michael Jackson performed and the entire world was in awe, and aligned at how amazing it was. My prediction going forward is that they are always going to choose an artist that some love, and others loathe. It’s a recipe that works.

@RnB_DITR @rrandolphjr Freshman year.

Indiana living good. Their fumbles come back to them. Can’t do any wrong. I remember this type of feeling back in 2000 (also 2nd year for Stoops). Enjoy Hoosiers!

@RealKidPoker They chants for killers. The USA gives money to killers. Both suck fat ass.

Say it loud. Say it Clear. We support Hamas here. This is what they are chanting. Absolute lunacy.

A witness shared this video with me showing an ICE officer shooting a driver in an SUV in south Minneapolis. DHS says the woman is dead.

@BoardGeniuses Agree with the jump around part.

Brent Venables was not the right hire for #Oklahoma.

Sandell is straight magic. Gd.

@edthesportsfan True

My wife: Are you excited for OU tonight? Me: I am My wife: You look like a madman watching the game. Me: .........your point? My wife: ...... Me: .....love you.

OU a menace if Mateer’s on.

@OU_Athletics @KSTiLLS @OU_Football Houston!

#CFBPlayoff ROLL CALL 🗣️

@RedDirtSport I know. I so take that guy for granted.

The downside of having a Groza winner is I know how much bitching you all will do about the next kicker.

“They don’t walk the same!!” Shii boy, gimme some freaking pads right now. My replaced knee is READY.

@ChadPSmith_ @mattbegreatyt What’s good for the sport is not entitled, rich entities thinking the “wrongs” they experience are somehow worse than the wrongs they help impart on others which enable their own bloated, unearned benefit.

@mattbegreatyt This is an L. What good for the sport is the 12 best teams playing. Not DEI in the CFP.

G5 automatic qualifier is great for the sport. It gives those guys something to play for. College football isn’t just played in the SEC. It’s nationwide

@SethOliveras Also OU would have ROLLED BYU in 84. Eff them.

Never forget.

@ToddOnSports Prime rib from Steak and Ale heals the Earth.

Restaurants that I remember as a kid that aren't around anymore (or at least not in my area). The Kettle Shoney's Furr's The Black-Eyed Pea Applewood's Western Sizzlin' Who you got?

@RGIII True. I had Alabama out.

Getting blown out in the Conference Championship matters for a Big 12 team like BYU, but doesn’t matter for an SEC like Alabama who had more losses and a bad loss to a 5-7 team? Unbelievable SEC bias.

Fitting that D closes it out.