Mystery fan
I live in a house divided between a die-hard University of Oklahoma fan and an equally loyal Oklahoma State University fan.
I am officially neutral. When OU plays, I root for them. When OSU plays I cheer for them. When they play each other, well, things get rather sticky.
But, just hours before this year’s Bedlam game, this mystery fan got the reprieve of a lifetime. The family OSU fan got invited to watch the game at a friend’s down the street. The OU fan was already headed to Norman because he and a relative had tickets to see the game up close and personal.
At kickoff it dawned on me: I didn’t have to hide my personal affiliation.
I could cheer, jump, hollar and shout for whichever team I wanted … and noone was around to say anything about it!
I had a great time, because of course I have a preference. I’m a fan, albeit mystery fan, of one team in particular and I cheered accordingly.
Noone in the family will ever know just which team I cheered on. They could ask the neighbors, who probably heard me shouting for my favorite players, but why would they?
Remember, officially I’m neutral.
Yeah … right!
P.S. Football is like a religion in Oklahoma, so humor me.
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