After 60 matchups, thousands of votes and millions of memories, The Ogle Madness XIV Final Four is finally upon us!
Three of this year's finalists have connections to Norman – State Rep. Emily Virgin, Mayor Breea Clark and Norman Bear (a.k.a. Bear E. Switzer), while the other – KFOR's Emily Sutton – has chased tornados through the town's soon to be turnpiked backroads.
Here are the matchups:
(1) Emily Sutton vs. (7) Emily Virgin
(1) Breea Clark vs. (12) Norman Bear
Each candidate had a unique path to the Final Four.
(7) Emily Virgin sailed through the Northeast before squeaking out a close victory over (5) Joy Hofmeister in the Elite 8, while (1) Emily Sutton survived nailbiters in the Southeast REgion to both (5) Chuck Hoskin and (6) Reservation Dogs.
(12) Norman Bear knocked out a 1,2,4 & 5-seed as he roared through the West, whereas defending champ (1) Breea Clark survived a shoot-out with (11) Del Rancho – home of the steak sandwich supreme – to secure her second consecutive Final 4 stop.
Voting for the Ogle Madness Final Four will run through midnight Saturday. The Championship Game will tip-off Monday morning. Now go vote!
Game 1: (7) Emily Virgin vs (1) Emily Sutton
(7) Emily Virgin
Last Round: Defeated (5) Joy Hofmeister 53% (329) to 47% (257)
Once a leader of the famed nubile brigade of Virgin Supporters, Emily is a long-time – yeah, we’re old – Oklahoma State Representative who provides a rare voice of reason and sanity at the Capitol, and on The Lost Ogle Show.
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(1) Emily Sutton
Last Round: Defeated (6) Reservation Dogs 55% (348) to 45% (288)
While flying in a chariot pulled by her magical unicorns Sprinkle and Petrichor, KFOR’s severe weather princess Emily Sutton scans the Oklahoma atmosphere for disturbances, predicts and forecasts the weather, and keeps evil weather spirits at bay.
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Game 2: (12) Norman Bear vs. (1) Breea Clark
(12) Norman Bear
Last Round: Defeated (2) Mountain Lions 70% (327) to 30% (137)
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(1) Breea Clark
Last Round: Defeated (11) Del Rancho 52% (257) to 48% (238)
The mayor of Norman and reigning Ogle Madness XIII champion. Before becoming the youngest female mayor in Norman’s history, she was the director of the JCPenney Leadership Program at OU. Take that, Kohl’s leaders!
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