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LGBTQ lounge officially opens Space not finished yet, but first event a success BRYCE MCELHANEY News Reporter @bryce_mac

The LGBTQ lounge officially opened on Friday when Queer Inclusion on Campus (QuIC) hosted a party with around 80 people in attendance.

On the Queering Party flier it

explains that “to queer something is to question its assumptions and to treat it as an ongoing project rather than a finished project.”

QuIC members came together in February and wrote a 20-page report which included things that LGBTQ students wanted to see changed at OU, education senior Alex Ruggiers said. Included in the list was a study lounge.

Kasey Catlett, assistant director of LGBTA and health programs, said the first event was

a “soft intro” into the real thing.

The lounge is not complete yet, he said, but it is projected to be completed and fully furnished by the end of September. Catlett said there will be an event at the first of October.

Entrepreneurship freshman Carter Whitaker said the lounge is amazing and is excited for its completion.

“I think it’s a great, safe place for us to come and really makes our community stronger because

we’re able to easily meet other people in our community. We’re able to talk in a safe space without judgment of other people who aren’t as accepting,” Whitaker said.

QuIC executive member Darian Storms said the lounge is beneficial for students who identify as LGBTQ. “To be able to come here and just have a space to be safe is huge,” Storms said. “It just means so much, it almost moves me to tears.”

Pre-social work senior Neal Helfrey said he thinks the lounge is good.

“I think it helps support differences, and individuality is a good thing,” Helfrey said.

For more information visit the OU LGBTQ page.

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More than an adult boutique Shop reaches out to community, educates JORGE KRZYZANIAK News Reporter @JorgeKrzyz

IN RILEY HE TRUSTS

Baker Mayfield settles down and lets the flood gates open BRADY VARDEMAN

Assistant Sports Editor

Oklahoma offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley was in Baker Mayfield’s ear after the Sooners scored just three points in the opening quarter. He wasn’t angry with his quarterback. Riley only wanted him to trust the system.

“I just kept telling him, ‘Look, the guys around

you are going to make plays. We’re going to get everybody settled in. Don’t try to do too much. Just keep doing your job. You’re settled in now. We’ll get the rest of those guys there,’” Riley said.

Mayfield ended up settling in, apparently. The junior transfer, playing his first college football game in nearly two years, set the OU record for most passing yards in a season opener with 388.

He added four touchdowns to the performance, as well — three passing, one rushing.

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“Once we get going — once we get the first first down — it’s a freight train coming,” BAKER MAYFIELD, QUARTERBACK

Weitzenhoffer lawsuit awaiting trial Date not yet decided in case about alleged bias ANNA MAYER News Reporter @AnnaMay136

Former OU assistant band director Debra Traficante’s contractual interference suit against regent A. Max Weitzenhoffer is still awaiting trial after surviving a motion to dismiss.

As quoted from Traficante’s

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petition taken from the Oklahoma State Courts Network, “He (Weitzenhoffer) believed plaintiff, as a woman, should not be employed by the university.”

The petition states that, after being denied a promotion, the university offered Traficante a contract renewal in 2013, which she accepted. However, on June 18, Provost Nancy Mergler told the director of the OU School of Music JJ/THE DAILY that “Weitzenhoffer demanded Max Weitzenhoffer attends the Regents meeting in Lawton, Oklahoma on January that the contract be rescinded.”

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In a boutique on Main Street, two men toil at their labor of love. One assists a pair of customers: a couple with a handful of questions, seeking that perfect gift for themselves.

The other stands quietly at the counter, pouring over the order that’s arrived from the distributor: short, wooden canes, fluffy, faux-fur tails and metal butt plugs, each with their own velvety, monogrammed bag.

The patrons leave with satisfied smiles and a large bag of purchases.

“We will totally be back. Love it,” the woman called to the store’s owners with a smile, “It was great to meet you guys.”

Owners Lennox RyersonGonzalez and his husband Andrew Ryerson-Gonzalez said the Adam & Eve adult boutique at 218 E. Main has been met with overwhelming support from the Norman community since its opening day in May. After just five months, the long-time dream of theirs is doing well, Andrew RyersonGonzalez said.

Now, Lennox RyersonGonzalez said, they want to give back. He said people deserve to feel good about themselves, and people deserve to feel like it’s okay for sex to be fun.

“We set out to shed a different light on the adult industry,” he said.

He said it’s too common a misconception that places catering strictly to adults are “dirty.”

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NEWS SEX: Continued from Page One

“It’s exactly the same feeling that we got when we walked into these places … and it was all about a sale and not about what you wanted,” Lennox RyersonGonzalez said, “Here you’re going to get a different type of treatment.”

He said the store was carefully designed to make shopping a comfortable experience for everybody. Items that may offend some people’s sensibilities are not too prominently displayed, he said. The storefront showcases lingerie, shoes and club wear. More intimate items are placed in more private areas of the store.

Andrew RyersonGonzalez said their employees are diligently educated on the products and practice the utmost discretion. When customers have specific needs, they can help and won’t sell them products that could be detrimental to their customer’s personal situation, he said.

“If, for instance, one of our female clients is post-hysterectomy and has issues stemming from that or needs a product that’s not going to give them an allergic

LAWSUIT: Continued from Page One Traficante and her lawyers first filed suit on May 7, 2015.

The case file details the series of events that led her to sue.

Weitzenhoffer is an OU regent, as well as a generous contributor to the OU Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts — the college where Traficante was employed. Traficante had been working as an assistant professor of music/assistant director of University Bands since spring of 2010. In November 2012, she, along with four other candidates, applied to become associate director of OU Bands and director of The Pride of Oklahoma.

In Jan. 2014, exactly a year after Traficante had been given the position of Interim Associate Director of Bands and Interim Director of The Pride of Oklahoma Band, she was informed by Justin Stolarik that he was also up for the position after Weitzenhoffer had called him personally and requested him for the job.

According to the case petition in the OSCN files, although regents are not able to affect personnel decisions,

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“We set out to

shed a different light on the adult industry.”

LENNOX RYERSON-GONZALEZ, CO-OWNER OF ADAM & EVE BOUTIQUE

reaction,” Andrew RyersonGonzalez said, “then we can discuss that very professionally, and we can say, ‘Yes we can help you.’”

Lennox RyersonGonzalez said community outreach and education h av e b e c o m e a p r i m a ry focus, and employees at Adam & Eve have been trained not just to sell products but also to educate and serve the community.

Andrew RyersonGonzalez said people visit the shop commonly for information alone. Lennox Ryerson-Gonzalez said advice is something they are happy to provide.

“That’s one product that we offer here that costs absolutely zero,” Lennox Ryerson-Gonzalez said.

Andrew RyersonGonzalez said there’s cases where they have been the last stop before couples may other wise undergo separation or divorce. Most

due to Weitzenhoffer’s position as an influential member of the Board of Regents and his significant financial donations to the university, OU President David B o re n a n d t h e d e a n o f the Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts allowed the defendant to “have the de facto power” in specifically hiring the director of the The Pride.

Traficante alleges that Weitzenhoffer had conversed with the dean of the College of Fine Arts and had specifically told him to promote Stolarik over her. Weitzenhoffer then made appearances at the next several meetings that were scheduled to observe the candidates on the following days. According to Traficante’s testimony, every time it was her turn to be observed or interviewed, the defendant would either blatantly ignore her or make inappropriate and sometimes sexual comments.

Traficante was told the next week that she had not received the job.

As of now, the case is still pending, and trial dates are to be announced. The trial date for the Traficante v.

Weitzenhoffer case could be set within the next month according to a Cleveland County Court Clerk official.

Attorneys prefer not to

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Adam & Eve, an adult boutique on Main Street, sells a variety of lingerie wear and sex toys. The owners said they also are happy to educate members of the community about sex.

difficulties in relationships, he said, revolve around sex or finance.

“We can’t help on the finance side,” he said, “but sometimes we can help the client help themselves in terms of sexuality.”

The owners said they can relate to situations like this.

They understand the strain from fear of communicating make statements at this time, and several university faculty members and administrators have refused to comment as well.

However, a few students wished to express their views.

“Her lawsuit is completely justified,” instrumental music education senior Emily Sharp said. “I know a grand majority of the band would say the same. I was in her band when she found out the news, and she completely broke down in tears.

The lawsuit isn’t about her not receiving the job, it’s about the way she was treated during the interview process.”

Sharp is referring to the alleged gender discrimination on Weitzenhoffer’s part.

“She was renowned amongst the students,” management information junior Noah Schmidt said.

“Upperclassmen would say that Pride would run smoothly and that they would receive good, constructive criticism from her.

In the classroom, she was kindhearted yet stern in her teachings.”

As of yet, representatives of the Board of Regents have not made any statements.

Anna Mayer anna.n.mayer@gmail.com

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OU President David Boren and Max Weitzenhoffer attend the Regents meeting on December 4, 2014.

Weitzenhoffer is currently involved in a gender bias lawsuit with a former OU assistant band director.

one’s fantasies to their partner or reconciling personal desires with a sex-negative upbringing.

Lennox RyersonGonzalez said people shouldn’t torture themselves or ruin their relationships with sexuality based fears. He said they’ve dedicated their shop to being a safe place for adults and

dispelling sex-negative stigmas.

The couple said they plan to host educational events at the store and hope to take part in educational events elsewhere.

At t h e m o m e n t , t h e y said they are looking forward to the Norman Art Walk that will take place on Friday, Sept. 11. Andrew

Ryerson-G onzalez said the store will host the book re l e a s e a n d s i g n i n g by Elizabeth Grant, a local erotica author, as well as local artist Salvador Jasso, live models, and a baker from Norman.

Jorge Krzyzaniak jorgekrzyz@gmail.com

Students explore Greek life Recruitment aims to find best fit for every individual MARY SMITH news reporter

At the beginning of the school year, thousands of students at OU participated in some kind of formal recruitment to join a fraternity or sorority.

OU’s Interfraternity Council (IFC), Panhellenic Association and Multicultural Greek Council all perform recruitment in slightly different ways.

IFC began summer recruitment in June. It lasted until the Wednesday after move-in and serves to place men in the best chapter for them.

Recruits must sign up for summer recruitment.

Afterward, they could be invited to gatherings hosted by fraternities as a way to get a feel for different chapters.

“Summer Recruitment gives chapters an opportunity to connect with recruits months before they step foot on campus,” said Jordan Bell, vice president of IFC recruitment.

After the Wednesday of move-in, there is only limited contact throughout the recruitment process.

Friday kicks off recruitment weekend with meetings over alcohol and conduct along with introductions to IFC staff. From 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, recruits are taken to meet with all 17 fraternities, and if they are invited back, they return to whichever chapter they want on Sunday.

On the following Monday recruits can sign non-binding contracts to join a fraternity, called an informal bid. On Tuesday, recruits make their final decision and sign their

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Senior PR and Women’s and Gender Studies major Breanna Bober is the Panhellenic President until November 2015.

contract with a chapter.

“The process is self-selecting, so the recruit’s actions and reactions directly affect how the process will continue to work for him,” Bell said.

The Multicultural Greek Council recruitment lasts two weeks but shares some of the flexibility and casualness as IFC recruitment.

Recruits can visit the six sorority chapters or five fraternity chapters of their choice, and throughout the two weeks, they have a chance to really get to know members in each chapter.

They have events, such as community service day, a pool party and informational meetings, and the chapters are able to coordinate their own unique events for recruitment as well.

“By having these more personal recruitment events, (recruits) get to know everyone in their chapter,” Multicultural Greek Council president Johnson Ong said.

Panhellenic recruitment goes on for multiple days with multiple rounds, but it has more structure than the previous two. Throughout the week, as the number of parties prospective greeks attend grows smaller, the amount of time spent at each party grows longer. Also,

attire changes from t-shirts and shorts to more formal attire throughout the week.

During round one, which is split up into two days, recruits are required to visit all 11 chapters, and they are also required to visit all of the chapters’ parties throughout the week.

Round two is philanthropy day, and the maximum number of parties to attend is eight. This day focuses on the philanthropy supported by each chapter.

Round three consists of house tours and skits put on by members and has a maximum of five parties to attend.

The last night is preference night with a maximum of two parties to attend. “A lot of people have testimonials about the values of their chapters and what kind of woman they are seeking,” said Breanna Bober, president of the Panhellenic Executive Council.

With 25 percent of OU students involved in a greek chapter, Bell said, the phrase ‘there’s a chapter for everyone’ is really true.”

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SPORTS

Dillon Hollingsworth, sports editor dailysports@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666 oudaily.com/sports • Twitter: @OUDailySports

MAYFIELD: Continued from Page One H o w e v e r, n o t h i n g a b o u t Ma y f i e l d ’s e a r l y per for mance screamed ‘record-setting.’

“It happens when, first game, you get the jitters,” he said. “It took a little bit to settle down but Coach Riley talks about when we settle down, the floodgates open.

It happened late. We would like it to happen earlier, but it happened.”

Mayfield compiled his record-breaking stats in just three quarters. In fact, of his 388 yards through the air, 329 came in the second and third quarters. With its starting men on the field, Oklahoma increased its lead from 3-0 to 38-3 in just 17:56 of game time.

“I thought that the kids really hung in there,” Riley said. “They really trusted what we were doing even though we didn’t have the results we wanted in the beginning. We just kept saying, ‘Look, the flood gates are going to open. The flood gates are going to open. Just stay with it.’

“I was proud in the first game that our guys were able to do that and trust in

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Junior quarterback Baker Mayfield throws a pass in the Sooners’ pregame warm-up at the Gaylord Family Memorial Stadium. The Sooners secured their first win of the season, beating Akron 41-3.

it that much because that’s one of the hardest things to do in the first game.”

After growing up an OU fan, Mayfield said being named starting quarterback for the opener was a “dream come true.” However, the day didn’t have a dreamlike feel to it. Mayfield said he focused on the important

things.

“It’s something I thought about earlier in the day, on some of the bus rides from here back to the hotel — just looking at the fans, taking it in for a little bit, then when it came game time, just playing football,” he said.

The junior didn’t seem to seriously relish any part of

the experience, for that matter. Even when he was told he broke the record, he focused on the areas where he could have been better.

Baker was all business Saturday.

“It’s pretty exciting for me, but I have to move on,” he said. “Could have been better, really. If you think about

it, the first five drives, we didn’t get any yards.”

The beginning to the Sooners’ 2015 campaign could have easily gone south if Riley’s players had not bought into what he was selling for the first 15 minutes.

“You never know exactly what’s going to happen and everybody has all this time

to dream up coming out with a bang in that first game,” Riley said. “Sometimes, when you don’t do it, you can lose confidence in what you’re doing. Guys can start trying to do their own thing and that’s when it really gets bad.”

What came after those first five drives was the football equivalent of a work of art. The Sooners managed to rack up 439 yards passing, 100 more on the ground and 26 first downs against the Zips.

“Once we get going — once we get the first first down — it’s a freight train coming,” Mayfield said.

The spark in the offense seemed inevitable to Riley.

Even after the end of the first quarter, when the so-called air raid offense had produced just 59 passing yards, he knew the flood gates would open. He just needed his players’ trust.

“It wasn’t anything magical I said,” Riley said. “They made a decision to trust and believe in what we were doing and because they did that, we were eventually able to get rolling.”

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Brown’s past Westbrook learns lesson about could play mouthpieces: always wear one role versus Volunteers Receiver loses tooth in game against Akron SPENSER DAVIS Sports Reporter @Davis_Spenser

Redshirt freshman ready to face off against Tennessee SPENSER DAVIS Sports Reporter @Davis_Spenser

Back in Februar y of 2014, Orlando Brown was a signing-day surprise for Oklahoma. Last week, he made his debut at left tackle against Akron.

On Saturday, Brown will face Tennessee, the team that he was committed to for the better part of nine months.

According to fellow offensive lineman Jonathan Alvarez, there is no love lost between Brown and Tennessee.

“Since he’s been here, Orlando has been all about going back and beating Tennessee,” Jonathan Alvarez said. “He’s always talking about how he hates them and he just wants to get back at them.”

Oklahoma was involved in Brown’s commitment early on, but coach Bob Stoops says their relationship wavered after his pledge to Tennessee in May of 2013.

“Orlando and I had a good relationship before he committed to Tennessee,” Stoops

said. “He called me late in recruiting and said, ‘Coach, I’ve reconsidered what I want to do.’”

Since then, Brown has been working on getting himself to this moment.

After redshirting a season ago, he improved his work ethic and his desire to earn a starting spot on Oklahoma’s offensive line.

“Orlando and I would get extra sets in after workouts, even when we were dead tired,” Charles Walker said at OU media day.

The rest of the offensive line is also well aware of Brown’s former commitment to the Vols and what a victory at Neyland Stadium would mean for Brown.

“I don’t really care what (Tennessee) did to him, I just know that (Orlando) is with us now and he’s one of my brothers now,” Alvarez said. “If he’s angry about Tennessee, we’re angry too.”

As for any feelings that Brown still has towards the Tennessee program, he insisted those would be gone by the time he takes the field on Saturday.

“It doesn’t feel any different than going to Baylor or West Virginia or wherever,” Brown said. “It’s all the same for me.”

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Dede Westbrook revealed on Monday afternoon that he lost a tooth in Saturday’s 41-3 win over Akron.

Westbrook said that he’s not accustomed to wearing a mouthpiece and didn’t think he would need one in Saturday’s game.

“I’ve played football my whole life without a mouthpiece,” Westbrook said.

Baker Mayfield guessed that Westbrook simply wasn’t aware of the level of physicality that he would face in the season opener.

But that wasn’t for a lack of warning.

Westbrook said coach Cale Gundy and Sterling Shepard both advised him to wear a mouthpiece before the game.

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Oklahoma receiver Dede Westbrook tightens his helmet at an Aug. 10 practice. Westbrook made his first start and caught his first career touchdown pass Saturday, Sept. 5, against Akron.

“All those guys were telling me ‘Dede, you need to wear a mouthpiece, you need to wear a mouthpiece,’’’ Westbrook said. “I was like ‘no, I don’t need to wear a mouthpiece.’”

Quarterback Baker Mayfield shook his head and smiled when asked about the incident Monday.

“Dede ... Bless his heart,” Mayfield said. “He’s played at

a level of contact like this. We told him to put a mouthpiece in and he didn’t listen and he got his tooth knocked out.

“They molded one in and put his tooth back in so he’s good to go and he’s going to wear a mouthpiece from now on.”

Fortunately, the consequences of not wearing a mouthpiece are relatively minor.

“I’m on a strict diet,” Westbrook said. “They have me drinking smoothies and different things of that nature.

“It’s not that bad because I love ice cream and and those kinds of things, so whenever you can have it in a blender like that, that’s great.”

We stb ro o k i s e x p e c ted to play on Saturday at Tennessee.

Walk-on receiver stands out Baxter doing well and catching on in his first season JOE BUETTNER

Assistant Sports Editor @Joe_Buettner

The first reception of Oklahoma’s 2015 season was recorded by a receiver who wasn’t on campus until August.

After an academic issue prevented him from transfer r ing to S outh Florida this fall, junior Jarvis Baxter ended up in Norman with a starting position by week one.

Sporting No. 1 on his new crimson jersey, Baxter reeled in a 15 yard strike from junior Baker Mayfield on Oklahoma’s first play from scrimmage against the Akron Zips on Sept. 5.

The former junior college standout said he wouldn’t have believed he’d be in his current position if asked months ago. But Baxter is now at a program he’s wanted to play for since attending a

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Oklahoma junior Jarvis Baxter looks on at an Aug. 10 practice at OU’s rugby fields. Baxter recorded 51 receiving yards and a team-high five catches in OU’s 2015 season opener against Akron.

2011 football game between Oklahoma and Texas A&M. “Saturday was great,” Baxter said. “It was a great experience. I soaked it all in when I was running out the tunnel.”

Coach Bob Stoops announced Baxter would be put on scholarship at the start of the spring semester Monday. However, the atmosphere and tradition

were enough incentive for Baxter to play his first full season at OU as a walk-on.

His path to Norman began when Oklahoma offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley first recruited the receiver to play for Riley’s former team, the East Carolina Pirates. “(Riley) was recruiting me over at ECU, and then things went wrong with South Florida,” Baxter said.

“So Dede gave me a call and told me there was a walk-on position for me, and I called Coach Riley and he told me the same thing. Ever since then we’ve been talking, and now I’m here.”

Baxter said he first saw he was starting when O k l a h o m a re l e a s e d i t s depth chart on Twitter. A few days later, Baxter started for OU and brought down his first career reception at Oklahoma.

He finished Saturday with a team-high five receptions and 51 receiving yards.

Senior receiver Sterling Shepard said it’s comforting for more receivers to step up this season and for Baxter to catch on to the offense as fast as he did.

“He can buckle down in any situation, learn the plays, learn the scheme and make big plays,” Shepard said. “It’s kind-of hard to get the system down that fast, and Jarvis was able to buckle down.

“He spends a lot of extra time. It shows how much of a hard worker he is and how dedicated he is to the game.”

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OPINION

Dana Branham, Engagement Managing Editor dailyopinion@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666 oudaily.com/opinion • Twitter: @OUDailyOpinion

Let Joe speak CLASSIFIEDS and the Oklahoma Athletics Department should allow Joe Mixon to speak to the media.

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A redshirt freshman running back bolted down the sideline, only slowing to wait for a final block to spring him toward a 76-yard touchdown reception to open the second half in Saturday’s win. Like other players, his helmet shrouded his face. His pads helped him fit in.

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Dillon Hollingsworth, sports editor dailysports@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666 oudaily.com/sports • Twitter: @OUDailySports

Stoops doesn’t mind the noise has a capacity of 102,455, making for the biggest crowd to ever watch an OU football game.

It’s not going to be a friendly environment.

Stoops said the team will turn the crowd noise and music a little louder in pracBrady Vardeman tice this week to prepare brady.vardeman@gmail.com for the atmosphere but not @BradyVardeman much else.

“So we don’t do anyWhen No. 2 Texas Tech thing different for this game came to Norman in 2008, than we do on the others,” Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said. “We’re going to Stoops called on his fanbase go wherever for the rest of to create a difficult atmothe year. So why is this any sphere with comments that different?” came off as insults.

OU might go to stadiums “Why? Here? I’ve seen a every Saturday, but it’s foollot of teams come in here ish to compare a game at and not even use silent the likes of Kansas to the counts,” Stoops said before one in front of the Sooners the game. “I’m not so sure this week.

MATT WESLING/THE DAILY I’m with you on that. We Oklahoma squeezed out a OU fans were out in force on Saturday at the Gaylord Family Memorial Stadium. The Sooners won their first victory at Florida State back haven’t been a real loud game of the season, beating Akron 41-3. stadium.” in 2011 despite the crowd, Fans were sore about it, but Neyland Stadium is but his challenge worked. about 25 percent bigger. whistle.

Stoops seemed to think to town, the stadium isn’t Even while standing Now, as a game at crowd noise could influence half empty. They faced one For context, the Seminoles in punishingly cold temwould need to add the enTennessee looms, Stoops a game eight years ago, so of the most intense nightperatures, the Sooners in tire city of Bixby, Oklahoma, seems to have reversed his why is he downplaying it game atmospheres Florida the stands responded like to their crowd to equal stance on crowd noise. now?

State had ever seen in 2011 85,000 rabid hyenas. No. Tennessee.

“Again, I have a hard That’s not even menand a greened-out crowd 5 Oklahoma routed Texas Stoops might be numb time understanding these tioning when he pleaded against Notre Dame in 2013.

Tech 65-21 on a night now to the effects of a large questions about going to a for a louder crowd in 2012 Saturday, Tennessee remembered as “The Jump stadium,” Stoops said. “We against Kansas State and plans to “Checker Neyland” crowd after so many years Around Game.” Stoops of coaching, but his players, go to stadiums every week. again in 2013 against Texas Stadium. Kickoff is set for even bowed to the student college kids, might get a litGenerally, when we show Tech.

6 p.m., and fans have been section as the team took a tle shaken, right? up, it isn’t half empty. It’s alStoops is right. Generally, ruthlessly talking trash on victory lap after the final “No,” Stoops flatly ways full.” when the Sooners come Twitter for months. Neyland

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That might be true. He’s been involved in college football for far longer. He knows his players. But the fact remains he has called on his fans to create a more challenging atmosphere several times at Oklahoma.

“Again, just because of the names of schools, there’s some that there’s extra attention to it,” Stoops said.

“But again, that’s happened every year here. And next year it goes to Ohio State. So, again, you’ll be asking me the same thing next year.”

The Buckeyes will be coming to Norman in 2016 to open the home slate, so the media probably won’t be asking what Stoops is doing to prepare for the noise.

In fact, the situation could be reversed, with the coach again asking for his fans to get rowdy. It might be a little harder to convince them that time around, though.

Why get up for a game when your coach doesn’t think it makes a difference?

Brady Vardeman is a professional writing junior.

Riley’s air raid debuts in ‘excellent’ showing Slow offensive start gives way to strong finish in fall opener JOE BUETTNER

Assistant Sports Editor @Joe_Buettner

Oklahoma’s offense went six drives against Akron without a touchdown Saturday.

Offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley’s new air raid system threatened with a four-play, 54-yard drive late in the first quarter. However, it ended with freshman Austin Seibert nailing his first career field goal at Oklahoma.

Riley’s offense finally found the end zone with 5:32 left until halftime, which ignited OU’s offense for the rest of the night.

“He did a great job of letting it come to us,” coach Bob Stoops said during his Monday teleconference.

“We had some issues early on, you know, some with penalties, some with lack of execution that didn’t allow us to move the ball early, but he didn’t panic about it.

“He had patience and stuck to what he does, and then it started to happen for us.”

Stoops said Riley was excellent in his debut for the Sooners.

The former East Carolina offensive coordinator stayed patient and oversaw six scoring drives in OU’s last nine offensive drives Saturday night.

Junior quarterback Baker Mayfield threw for 388 of Oklahoma’s 439 total passing yards in the season opening win. It was more total passing yards from the Sooners than any game last season.

Mayfield also broke Sam Bradford’s record for most passing yards in a season opener, which was set by Bradford in 2007 with 363 yards against North Texas.

The offense took some time to get rolling, but Mayfield put faith in the new system.

“That’s something coach Riley talks about, just trust the system, don’t to do

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Coach Bob Stoops takes the field with his team prior to Saturday’s game against Akron at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Stoops discussed crowd factors at his Monday press conference.

Neyland big, Sooners bigger Tennessee’s crowd capacity doesn’t worry Stoops at all SPENSER DAVIS Sports Reporter @Davis_Spenser

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Lincoln Riley addresses the media after Saturday’s game. The Sooner offense excelled in his first game as offensive coordinator.

“We’re going to work hard to be ready for Tennessee and be ready for whatever they throw at us and be hot.”

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too much,” Mayfield said.

“I wasn’t trying to do too much. Trust the basic stuff, drop the ball down, get completions, get the guys going.

Once we get going, it’s a freight train coming.”

OU’s 2014 leading rusher Samaje Perine’s stat line wasn’t as eye-opening as Mayfield’s in the opener.

The sophomore was held to 41 rushing yards and a lone touchdown. He admitted OU came out flat, but the offense was good once they got the little things right.

“We still have a lot to work on, but we just got a glimpse

of what this offense can be for us,” Perine said. “We’re going to work hard to be ready for Tennessee and be ready for whatever they throw at us and be hot.”

Riley and Oklahoma’s offense will be tested against Tennessee on Sept. 12 in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Sooners and Volunteers are set for a 5 p.m. CST kickoff on ESPN. Joe Buettner joebuet@ou.edu

Tenness e e’s Ne yland Stadium officially has a capacity of 102,455 people, making it the largest crowd to ever see an OU football game. But Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops insisted on Monday it wouldn’t be an issue.

Stoops downplayed playing on the road against Tennessee this weekend, saying his team wouldn’t prepare any differently for the Vols than any other road game.

“We’ll have the music blaring in the stadium this week for every road game this season,” Stoops said. “It shouldn’t be any different.”

Stoops also asserted that his players wouldn’t be overwhelmed by the raucous environment, citing big-game experience from players like Nila Kasitati and Sterling Shepard.

Shepard and Eric Striker are among a handful of Sooners that played at Notre Dame in 2013.

“All of those guys have played in big games on the road,” Stoops said. “We go on the road all the time.”

W h i l e t h a t ’s t r u e , Tennessee’s crowd will be much different than anything Oklahoma faced in its last two big non-conference

opponents — Notre Dame in 2013 and Florida State in 2011 — because of its crowd size.

Still, Stoops downplayed the idea that going to Neyland Stadium would be a different test than any of Oklahoma’s other road games in 2015.

“It’s exciting, but things happen in any stadium across the country,” Stoops said. “I think it’ll be great for the fans, it will be a good environment to play in.

“In the end, we’re on the field like every other game ready to go.”

Spenser Davis davis.spenser@ou.edu

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Junior quarter back Baker Mayfield releases a pass in the Sooners’ game versus Akron on Saturday at the Gaylord Family Memorial Stadium. The Sooners had no problem in their first game of the season, beating Akron 41-3.

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