on October 23, 2012M at 3:03 pm
OU President David Boren is urging Sooner fans to be hospitable to visiting Notre Dame supporters. PHOTO BY SARAH PHIPPS, THE OKLAHOMAN
NORMAN ? University of Oklahoma President David Boren has released an open letter to Sooner fans, urging them to be hospitable to Notre Dame fans this weekend, when the No. 5 Fighting Irish visit Owen Field for the first time since 1966.
The game, which will be nationally broadcast on ABC at 7 p.m., features two teams still alive in the BCS championship race. Oklahoma is 5-1 and ranked No. 8 in the latest BCS standings; Notre Dame is ranked fifth.
Here is the full text of Boren?s letter:
Dear members of the OU community,
This will be a special weekend. The Oklahoma Sooners will have the chance to post a VICTORY as we observe the 55th Anniversary of the ending of OU?s 47-game winning streak ? the longest in college football history. A visit by ESPN?s GameDay will add to the excitement.
It?s a time for wins both on and off the field.? In 1999, the last time we played Notre Dame, several of us made the trip to South Bend for the game. We have never experienced greater hospitality when visiting another campus. Everywhere we went on campus, from the ticket takers at the stadium to students and fans we met on the campus, we were warmly greeted by the words, ?welcome to Notre Dame.? We were stopped by those who wanted to tell us how much they respect Oklahoma. We now have a chance to show our visitors from Notre Dame the same kind of warm hospitality in return. While our team wins on the field, it?s time for the rest of us to step up and demonstrate ?Championship Hospitality.?
Boomer Sooner,
David Boren
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