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Daniel and Derek Beyond Thunderdome Episode 4 – “The One Where They Lament Vince Carter”

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February 16, 2012
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In this episode, D and D debate Linsanity, posit the hypothetical situation of the Thunder playing in Seattle, and wax rhapsodic over how Vince Carter used to rule. Subscribe to us via iTunes or our Tumblr, danielandderek.tumblr.com!  


Floyd Mayweather: Super-Villain

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February 16, 2012

For all the fans of boxing, Mayweather v. Pacquaio is the fight they have been dreaming about.  Long gone are the days of the charismatic heavyweights who carried this sport on their broad shoulders; long gone are the super-fighters of Ali, Frazier, Liston, or even Tyson.  The influx of Eastern European champions has caused American [...]


Daniel and Derek Beyond Thunderdome Episode #3

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February 8, 2012
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Episode 3: “The One With the All-Stars and the Monstars” On this week’s episode, Daniel and Derek talk extensions, All-Star starters, and take part in the 1st Annual fantasy Space Jam draft. Subscribe to us via danielandderek.tumblr.com, our iTunes link, or just listen down below! Share, like, Tweet, and donate.


Daniel and Derek Beyond Thunderdome: Episode #2

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January 20, 2012
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Episode 2 – “The One Where They Talk Kareem and Defeat, but Not In That Order” On this particular episode, Daniel and Derek lament the Thunder’s first loss of the seasons, their Sooner-ish complex for wanting to annihilate, and their favorite players from before they were even born. You can listen to Episode 2 now [...]


Daniel & Derek Beyond Thunderdome

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December 19, 2011
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Our inaugural (and hopefully regular) Thunder basketball podcast: Episode 1. You can also subscribe to our podcasts via iTunes.


Editorial- The Bystander Effect

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November 11, 2011

(Editor’s Note- This is not an Oklahoma related article except in the sense that all college football news is in some way Oklahoma related) It’s not inconceivable. I have heard the word inconceivable used by commentators this past week to describe the morally repugnant inaction of football coach Joe Paterno and others at Penn State [...]


A Meditation on Oklahoma Football in Three Movements, Or: The Most Pretentious Article About College Sports Ever Conceived [Much Less Executed]

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October 7, 2011
There's a backstory to this pose in that we had to educate our models on how to make the OU sign. True story. Photos by: Helen Grant

  I. Genesis “By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.” -Voltaire Everybody in Oklahoma knows a college football fan they despise. How about the person who’s a die-hard fan of a school nowhere near Oklahoma geographically that makes sure everyone knows they’re the biggest Buckeyes or Gators fan around?     Or, [...]


The Olympic Village comes to Oklahoma City during the Oklahoma Regatta Festival

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October 3, 2011

  The Oklahoma Regatta Festival kicked off this past Thursday Night at the Chesapeake Boathouse with sumptuous food/drinks, fireworks, and music that serenaded ‘World Class Athletes’ from Germany, Italy, Canada and the United States as well as many Oklahoma VIP’s. It was a beautiful evening for a meet and greet with world athletes and their [...]


Why I Love Football

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September 13, 2011

I never cared for football when I was younger. The appeal was a complete mystery to me. Football seemed to lack the finesse and grace of basketball, the americana and “anyone can do it” charm of baseball, and even the pure, violent appeal of martial arts and boxing. It looked to my uncomprehending eyes like [...]


An open letter to Seattle basketball fans

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May 27, 2011

Dear Seattle:   Hey, I know this is awkward, but I feel like we need to sort some things out…   You’re angry. I get that. I would be angry too. Yeah, some of the shit that went down, I’m not proud of. It. We could have been more straightforward, more above board. I know [...]


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Okie Quotes

“I’ve been told by doctors and surgeons that I have the energy of ten men who have normal jobs. And now that energy is balanced.” — Gary Busey (born 1944), actor


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