Oh, you-- Sooners? Then start acting like it.

I love the Sooners. I think we've gone over that. I love it when we win, especially against Texas. I've been known to make a few choice comments about the opposing team and its fans while watching particularly tense games (I apologize to the people of Texas Tech-- you are noble and deserving, I am sure, but I stand by the fact that you are NOT a beautiful people.) Round about the second weekend in October I get pretty vitriolic about that one school in Austin. You know what I've never done, though? Ripped a man's scrotum because he rooted for the Longhorns.

Tonight after the game, the boyfriend and I decided that we needed some chain restaurant burgers. When we were seated, our server informed us that we had arrived at the perfect time, having just missed the "drama". I've dated enough boys who waited tables at big chain restaurants to know that they are hot beds of such major drama as, OMG, Becky the hostess is totally hooking up with Jeff the cook which is crazy because Jessica the server like, totally kissed him during close last Tuesday. I wasn't aware, however, that this sort of drama was often disclosed to diners. I inquired about the drama, bracing myself for the inevitable story about how some kid had come in with a fake ID and "we like, had to call the cops and stuff." Instead, though, what she said made me a little upset with some of my fellow Sooners.

Apparently, Zac Robinson, quarterback for the Oklahoma State Cowboys, and his family had chosen to have a post-game dinner at the same restaurant. Oklahoma State had just lost the Bedlam game to OU, in which sophomore quarterback Zac Robinson had performed well in his running game and not as well in his passing game, and was sidelined after a shoulder injury in the 4th quarter. According to our server, a kitchen worker at the restaurant took it upon himself to harass Robinson by approaching his table and yelling "You suck!" in front of the entire restaurant, its staff, and his family.

Really? Really?! In what world does it seem appropriate to hurl insults at the quarterback of the visiting team following their loss in front of his family at the PLACE OF YOUR EMPLOYMENT?! Or really anywhere, for that matter. As we ate our dinner, we saw Robinson and his family leave after, presumably, staying to finish their meal despite their unpleasant treatment. They left quietly and did not look the least bit angry, thanking the hostesses as they walked out of the restaurant.

Sooners, raz your friends who root for opposing teams. Scream loudly at your television or at the field on game days. Tell Lee Corso what you really think of him when ESPN GameDay comes to town. Laugh at the drunk A&M fans who can't find their way around the two blocks of Campus Corner.

But do not, DO NOT, forget that other sports fans are people just like you, whose body parts we should probably leave intact; that you don't kick people, especially 21 year old kids out to dinner with their families, when they are down; and that, for God's sake, we are OKLAHOMANS, a dignified people who pride themselves on being, if not kind, polite to one another.

If you really need to get out some vitriol on game day, take it out on a man who's 40. Or write a rambling sports column for the Oklahoman.

Now. That being said-- BOOMER SOONER! Way to beat those Pokes!