NORMAN — The song still rings in Ruffin McNeill's ears.
With less than 20 second left in the second quarter of a game on Owen Field a decade ago, the familiar beat of House of Pain's signature song started playing as the 80,000-plus Oklahoma fans — and plenty of the Sooners players — did exactly what the song's title suggested as the No. 5-ranked Sooners were blasting No. 2 Texas Tech.
“That ‘Jump Around' song, I still have nightmares about,” said McNeill, who was then the Red Raiders' defensive coordinator.
While that game lives in Sooners' lore, it helped McNeill learn a valuable lesson.