We’ve finally cracked the code on how to get OU students to attend basketball games – pay them!
Yesterday afternoon, the student-run OU Daily reported that OU students were paid to attend recent Norman City Council meetings and pose as supporters of the controversial plan to use TIF funding to help pay for the University North Park entertainment district.
If you haven’t been keeping up with Norman news, the crown jewel of the $1.1-billion district is a new arena for OU’s men’s and women’s basketball teams, along with their other non-revenue producing sports that few, if any, OU fans care about.
Like any taxpayer-funded arena proposal, it faced staunch opposition from vocal locals who flooded city council meetings to voice their concerns and heckle the council members who were fast-tracking it with as little public input as possible.
I guess to counteract that, and make it look like students cared, someone had the bright idea to work with a powerful Oklahoma lawmaker’s son to pay OU brosephs $15 an hour to fill the room and act like they cared.
A Snapchat message obtained by the OU Daily that was sent to a private group chat reveals OU students were offered money to fill the Norman City Council chamber during the vote to approve the University North Park entertainment district Sept. 17.
“Sorry it’s so last minute but If any of y’all want to make some money today I have a guy that will pay 15/hour to sit at the Norman city council meeting from 4:30-9:30 you can bring your laptop and do hw or whatever but you can’t say why you’re there if any of y’all are interested pm me,” said the message sent by a user with the screen name David Echols in the private group chat...