i think it was just suicide not a suicide bomber. I don't believe he was trying to hurt anybody else.
The explosion was VERY Loud. I sit in the upper deck, and the bomb vibrated the Upper Deck. It felt like it went off somewhere behind us. When it went off, you had no doubt that it was a bomb. Supposedly someone committed suicide by blowing themselves up in their car. At least that's what I heard. It had to be a pretty freaking big bomb to vibrate the stadium like it did.
nah, it was more than likely Barry Switzer. He has a history with playing with firearms, remember the airport?
This is all we need. Now there will probably be phoned-in bomb threats at many games from ragheads trying to disrupt crowd management.
Tragedy in Norman Apparent suicide bomb kills one outside OU stadium University of Oklahoma Police cordoned off an area around the George Lynn Cross Hall, Botony, Microbiology building on the OU campus. NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- One person was killed in an explosion in a traffic circle about 100 yards from a packed football stadium at the University of Oklahoma on Saturday night in what authorities were calling a suicide. "We are apparently dealing with an individual suicide, which is under full investigation," OU President David Boren said in a statement. There were no other reports of injuries. There was no word on the identity or sex of the person who died. The loud noise of the explosion could be heard clearly inside Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, where 84,000 people were watching the Oklahoma Sooners play Kansas State. Officers cordoned off an area west of the stadium, known as the South Oval, and nobody was allowed out of the stadium immediately after the blast, which occurred shortly before 8 p.m. People were allowed out of the stadium about 8:30 p.m. A police bomb squad detonated explosives found at the site of the blast. The detonation could also be heard in the stadium area. The area near the stadium was searched by bomb dogs. "At no time was anyone in the stadium in danger," Boren said. Kerry Pettingill, Oklahoma homeland security director, said the incident was under criminal investigation and the motive behind the explosion was not known. As fans streamed out of the stadium after the game, they were routed around the crime scene. Some fans leaving the stadium were escorted by police to buses that were parked near where the explosion occurred. The state Medical Examiner's Office was on the scene as was the Norman Police Department, firefighters, the FBI and officials of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. FBI spokesman Gary Johnson said an FBI bomb technician was providing assistance to local police. Emergency vehicles, including fire trucks, surrounded the area. OU police Sgt. Gary Robinson said the body had not been removed as of late Saturday night as a bomb team continued to check the area for possible explosives before detectives could move in for their investigation. Jaclyn Hull, an OU freshman, said she was leaving the game shortly before the explosion. "We saw a little bit of smoke, about as much as you would see coming up from a grill," she said. Stan Hilton of Tulsa said he heard the explosion while he was watching the game from his seat near the field. "I became afraid at halftime when they had us locked in the stadium," he said after he left the stadium. Larry Lucas II, an OU senior, said at the time of the explosion he was in the university's architecture building near where the blast occurred. "At first I thought it was a prank because that's where the Kansas State buses were parked," he said. Lucas said he saw Kansas State players leave the bus before the game. Authorities could be seen searching Kansas State players and coaches amid tight security as they boarded buses to leave the area.
OU engineering junior Joel Hinrichs, 21, was the suicide bomber By Ryan McGhee, Rhett Brackeen, Dawndee Hudson, Scooby Axson and Althea Peterson October 02, 2005 UPDATE: 4:25 p.m. — Parkview Apartments, 606 Stenson Drive, and Ashley Apartments, 1415 George Ave., were evacuated at about 7 a.m. this morning and may be connected to the suicide bombing Saturday night on the South Oval. The evacuees were taken to local hotels, OU President David L. Boren said. OU Department of Public Safety said earlier today that there is a possibility of car explosives in the parking lot of the two apartment complexes. A bomb squad member is suited and headed toward Parkview now. The OU DPS, Norman Police Department and the FBI are currently investigating the scene at the complexes. OUPD are also at the scene of the bombing, but are waiting for the bus drivers to return to the buses still parked in the South Oval 4:05 p.m. — Joel Henry Hinrichs, 21, engineering junior and Triangle fraternity member, was identified as the suicide bomber at a 4 p.m. press conference with Boren at Evans Hall. 4 p.m. — The FBI took over as the lead agency investigating the bombing Saturday during the OU football game against Kansas State. Three buses have been wiped down and sprayed, clearing the remains of the suicide bomber. The buses are still parked on the South Oval. The scene is very calm right now. Children and former OU head football coach Barry Switzer were biking around the South Oval. A policeman is still stationed near a small 6-by-1 ft. roped-off area in front of G.L. Cross Hall, but all other areas that were blocked following the game are now open. Catherine Bishop, vice president for Public Affairs, confirmed at 1:45 p.m. today that classes will still be held Monday. More information will be available following a 4 p.m. press conference. — Scooby Axson 3: 15 p.m. — OU President David L. Boren released a second statement Sunday confirming that there was no second device. Early reports that there was a second device were incorrect. The second detonation was the bomb squad making sure there was no second device in the area. OUDaily.com has also learned that as of 3:15 p.m. Sunday, class will be held Monday as scheduled. More information will be posted here as it becomes available. The Link Another update from the OU Daily: 6:45 p.m. — OU released information from the FBI and an open letter to OU students on its Web site, ou.edu. Joel Henry Hinrichs III The FBI investigation statement can be viewed here. The letter from OU President David L. Boren can be viewed here. 5:30 p.m. — The three buses parked in the South Oval from yesterday's bombing are now gone. OU Police have also left the scene. The only vehicle left from earlier today is a white limo, which was parked behind the three buses. The South Oval has returned to normal, with people sitting around the fountains and walking freely in the areas blocked off Saturday following the detonation. The only sign that a bombing occurred is yellow tape and at least 50 matches surrounding the area where Joel Hinrichs, 21-year-old engineering student, was killed while sitting on a bench. The bench was removed this morning.
Wow! 43 points against KSU! Oklahoma seems to have been ignited by "da bomb" Could the Boomer Sooner Wagon roll "AT TEXAS" :shock:
