Sooners

The fevered race by these bands of eighteenth-century "sooners" for possession of an early "Cherokee Strip" was won by the latter band, who at once took possession and began to clear; so that when the Kirtleys arrived, Martin coolly handed them "a letter from Dr. Walker that informed them that if we got to the valley first, we were to have 21,000 acres of land, and they were not to interfere with us." ❋ Archibald Henderson (1920)

How the city of Victory arose overnight on the plains, how people savagely defended their claims against the "sooners;" how good men and bad played politics, makes a strong story of growth and American initiative. ❋ Gordon [Illustrator] Grant (1918)

Those settlers who made an illegal head start were called "sooners". ❋ Unknown (2009)

Yes | No | Report from Reid Jones wrote 39 weeks 2 hours ago people that take shots after dark during deer season. it's obviously 20 minutes past sundown, which is VERY illegal, and i'm still hearing gun shots every so often. ticks me off how people are stupid like that. another deer hunting one, i hate sooners! if you can't wait to hunt in the legal time, you shouldn't be hunting at all. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Besides I have seen just normal sooners track and run deer and a deer will always come back. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Who cares????? both teams suck!!!!!!!!! its all bout the sooners and i know someone is gonna say kansas beat them but it was only by 9 but blake griffen was out that game and he averages 21.9 points a game. just do the math ❋ Unknown (2009)

On the eve of the change some fifty thousand “sooners” flooded into the country, scouting their own properties and ignoring Indian property lines. ❋ S. C. Gwynne (2010)

Because...well...the bikini sooners cake is nothing but confusing. ❋ Jen (2009)

Hope no one is inconvenienced, we are, after all, ‘sooners’. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Still, plenty of sooners are dealing with a one, two, three punch of nasty winter weather. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Pach, I guess you were finally able to pair me up with some late sooners, but unfortunately, I have no idea who they are. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The sooners pic is just another pic of the Longhorns. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Five other Big 12 players were picked, along with the four sooners. ❋ Unknown (2010)