University of Oklahoma Athletics
OU to Release History of OU Football DVD
September 01, 2010 | Athletics
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Sooner Sports Properties, the multimedia rights holder for OU Athletics, underwrote the project and is handling the distribution.
Plans call for the series to be released over a four-year period with each new video expected out in September of each year. Part one, entitled The History of Sooner Football, Birth of a Champion, encompasses the period from the inception of the program in 1895 through the hiring of Bud Wilkinson after the 1946 campaign. The running time is nearly two hours.
The High Definition production is already available for pre-order through a number of online services. The retail price is $19.95 and the first run of DVDs will number 25,000. It will be on store shelves before the holidays. Among the outlets that have committed to carrying the DVD are Wal-Mart, Target, Best Buy, Amazon, Academy Sports and Outdoor, Hibbett Sports and the OU Bookstore.
Brandon Meier, OU's Executive Director of Video Production, produced the DVD along with his staff at SoonerVision.
"From the time Brandon joined our staff, he talked about this project," said Kenny Mossman, senior associate athletics director for communications. "The final result is truly stunning and something in which Oklahoma fans can take great pride.
"The amount of work that SoonerVision poured into this effort, including the location of and refurbishing of hours of vintage video, is amazing. This DVD reflects that hard work in its incredible thoroughness. Even those fans that have soaked up every ounce of OU history will see and hear things that have never before been made available to the public."
Meier said his staff was determined to provide the most definitive piece ever done on Sooner football.
"We understand the passion of our fans and worked to produce a piece that would meet their standard," he said. "We set out to tell the comprehensive story of this program from a fresh perspective. I believe this is something that will provide hours of enjoyment to OU fans."
Spencer Tillman is the host for the series. The first installment includes commentary from authors, historians and former players. There also is rare audio of former President George Lynn Cross, who presided at Oklahoma during the hiring of Bud Wilkinson.
The SoonerVision staff began with 8,000 films in its own library and worked to get those identified and transferred to a digital format. Meier estimated that more than 8,000 man hours were invested in getting the project completed.
"I'm pleased with the final product," Meier said. "It tells some stories that haven't been told before. I find myself enamored by the old film, how they played and how the stadium looked. It's easy to get caught up in all of that. The footage is great."
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