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'''Bedlam Series''' |
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The '''Bedlam Series''' (officially known for sponsorship purposes as '''The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Of Oklahoma Bedlam Series''') refers to the athletics rivalry between the [[University of Oklahoma]] [[Oklahoma Sooners|Sooners]] and the [[Oklahoma State University–Stillwater|Oklahoma State University]] [[Oklahoma State Cowboys and Cowgirls|Cowboys]] of the [[Big 12 Conference]]. Both schools were also members of the [[Big Eight Conference|Big 8 Conference]] before the formation of the Big 12 Conference in 1996, and both were divisional rivals in the Big 12 South Division prior to 2011. |
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==History== |
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|+ style="margin-left: inherit; font-size: medium;" |'''The Bedlam Series'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.okstate.com/ot/bedlam-series.html |title=The Bedlam Series – Oklahoma State Official Athletic Site |publisher=Okstate.com |date= |accessdate=2012-11-24}}</ref> |
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The Bedlam Series is, like most other intrastate rivalries, a rivalry that goes beyond one or two sports. Both schools also have rivalries with other schools, though most of those rivalries are limited to one or two sports at the most. The rivalry is all the more intense since their games often decide the conference championship. |
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While the football and basketball games stand today as the marquee events in the Bedlam Series, the term "Bedlam" actually began with the rivalry between the schools' prestigious wrestling programs,<ref name="OUBedlam">{{cite news | first= | last= | page=32 | title=Postscript: The Historic Field House | date=Summer 2011 | publisher=Sooner Magazine | url=http://digital.libraries.ou.edu/sooner/articles/2011v31n4_p32.pdf }}</ref> more particularly the raucous crowds that attended the matches held at Oklahoma State's [[Gallagher-Iba Arena]].<ref name="OSUBedlam">{{cite web|title=Facilities: Gallagher-Iba Arena (Oklahoma State Official Athletic Site)|url=http://www.okstate.com/facilities/gallagher-iba.html|accessdate=14 November 2011}}</ref> |
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When the Bedlam Series gained [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] and the [[Bank of Oklahoma]] as corporate sponsors, the series became much more formalized. A points system was adopted in order to award a winner of the all athletic competitions combined between the two schools. A crystal bell trophy is awarded to individual Bedlam game winners (such as football), in addition to a trophy for the overall series champion for that year. The '''"Bedlam Bell"''' is modeled after the bell clapper in [[Old Central]], the oldest building on Oklahoma State's campus. For a time, the actual bell clapper was a traveling trophy for the two schools, until the popularity of this tradition waned. |
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Revision as of 06:19, 28 November 2015
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| Oklahoma Sooners | Oklahoma State Cowboys and Cowgirls |
| Originated | 1900 (track and field) 1904 (football) |
The Bedlam Series (officially known for sponsorship purposes as The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Of Oklahoma Bedlam Series) refers to the athletics rivalry between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and the Oklahoma State University Cowboys of the Big 12 Conference. Both schools were also members of the Big 8 Conference before the formation of the Big 12 Conference in 1996, and both were divisional rivals in the Big 12 South Division prior to 2011.
History
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| 2000–2001 2002–2003 2006–2007 2007–2008 2013–2014 |
1999–2000 2001–2002 2003–2004 2004–2005 2005–2006 2008–2009 2009–2010 2010–2011 2011–2012 2012–2013 | ||
The Bedlam Series is, like most other intrastate rivalries, a rivalry that goes beyond one or two sports. Both schools also have rivalries with other schools, though most of those rivalries are limited to one or two sports at the most. The rivalry is all the more intense since their games often decide the conference championship.
While the football and basketball games stand today as the marquee events in the Bedlam Series, the term "Bedlam" actually began with the rivalry between the schools' prestigious wrestling programs,[2] more particularly the raucous crowds that attended the matches held at Oklahoma State's Gallagher-Iba Arena.[3]
When the Bedlam Series gained Ford and the Bank of Oklahoma as corporate sponsors, the series became much more formalized. A points system was adopted in order to award a winner of the all athletic competitions combined between the two schools. A crystal bell trophy is awarded to individual Bedlam game winners (such as football), in addition to a trophy for the overall series champion for that year. The "Bedlam Bell" is modeled after the bell clapper in Old Central, the oldest building on Oklahoma State's campus. For a time, the actual bell clapper was a traveling trophy for the two schools, until the popularity of this tradition waned.
References
- ^ "The Bedlam Series – Oklahoma State Official Athletic Site". Okstate.com. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
- ^ "Postscript: The Historic Field House" (PDF). Sooner Magazine. Summer 2011. p. 32.
- ^ "Facilities: Gallagher-Iba Arena (Oklahoma State Official Athletic Site)". Retrieved 14 November 2011.