SENATE
CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION NO. 7	By:	Coffee, Lamb, Adelson, Aldridge, Anderson, Ballenger, Barrington, Bass, Bingman, Branan, Brogdon, Brown, Burrage, Coates, Corn, Crain, Crutchfield, Easley, Eason McIntyre, Ellis, Ford, Garrison, Gumm, Halligan, Ivester, Johnson (Constance), Johnson (Mike), Jolley, Justice, Laster, Leftwich, Lerblance, Marlatt, Mazzei, Myers, Newberry, Nichols, Paddack, Reynolds, Rice, Russell, Schulz, Sparks, Stanislawski, Sweeden, Sykes, Wilson and Wyrick of the Senate

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	Benge of the House

A Concurrent Resolution honoring the University of Oklahoma Sooners football team for winning the Big 12 title; commending them for competing for the BCS national title; and directing distribution.

WHEREAS, the University of Oklahoma Sooners football team has demonstrated gridiron dominance in the first decade of this century.  During the 2000-2008 seasons the Sooners have the most wins (102) of any school and the longest home winning streak (24 games); and
WHEREAS, the University of Oklahoma Sooners football team has played in six different conferences, winning its first conference championship in 1915 and winning at least one title in every league in which they competed.  The Sooners football team wins an average of one conference title every other year; and
WHEREAS, the University of Oklahoma Sooners football team became the first team to win three consecutive Big 12 Conference Championships when the Sooners defeated the Missouri Tigers 62-21, on December 6, 2008, claiming its sixth Big 12 title in nine seasons.  No other Big 12 team has more than two conference championships; and
WHEREAS, the Oklahoma Sooners played five consecutive games during the 2008 season in which they scored more than 60 points, a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) record; and
WHEREAS, under the guidance of Head Football Coach Bob Stoops, the University of Oklahoma Sooners won the Big 12 Conference Championship in 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2008; and
WHEREAS, the 2008 University of Oklahoma Sooners football team competed for the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) national title in a nationally televised game.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE 1ST SESSION OF THE 52ND OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING THEREIN:
THAT the Oklahoma State Legislature honors the 2008 Sooners football team for winning the third consecutive Big 12 Conference Championship for the University of Oklahoma.
THAT the Oklahoma State Legislature commends the 2008 Sooners football team for competing for the BCS national title.
THAT a copy of this resolution be distributed to University of Oklahoma President David L. Boren, University of Oklahoma Athletic Director Joe Castiglione, and University of Oklahoma Football Head Coach Bob Stoops.
Adopted by the Senate the 2nd day of March, 2009.

	
Presiding Officer of the Senate

Adopted by the House of Representatives the ____ day of _______, 2009.

	
Presiding Officer  of the House
	of Representatives