NORMAN — Just feet from campus, three older gentlemen dressed in crimson and cream lounged under a canopy in lawn chairs facing two televisions, while others gathered at tables near a camper.
Not far away, a sign warned OU fans that tailgating was not allowed on campus.
No matter. They weren’t going to be denied.
After all, this wasn’t on campus.
The small patch of green grass on the north side of Brooks Street was private property. That meant tailgating was possible — even in the closest spot to campus.
It was nearly the only tailgate in town.