The University of Oklahoma marked its move to the Southeastern Conference with a massive celebration for fans that included a drone show above Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.
According to The Oklahoman, several hundred fans spent Monday evening at the stadium, listening to music, participating in games and activities, shopping for new OU gear (with the SEC logo) and taking advantage of photo opportunities on the field.
The University of Oklahoma marked its move to the Southeastern Conference with a massive celebration for fans that included a drone show above Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.Â
According to The Oklahoman, several hundred fans spent Monday evening at the stadium, listening to music, participating in games and activities, shopping for new OU gear (with the SEC logo) and taking advantage of photo opportunities on the field.Â
The 10 flag poles along the top of the east-side upper deck all carried the blue SEC flags.
The festivities kicked off late Sunday night with a 5k run that ended on the stadium's 50-yard line, followed by a fireworks and drone show at midnight when the school's move to the SEC was official.Â
“We are in a new era of college athletics, a new era of the Southeastern Conference,” SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said of the SEC’s move to add OU and Texas.
The night ended with a drone show, starting with the drones forming an outline of the state of Oklahoma.
It continued with the depiction of several sports, drones spelling out “Boomer Sooner,” and finally with the interlocking OU logo alongside the iconic SEC logo.
