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Twitter Reacts: Oklahoma athletic director announces plans for Patty Gasso statue

At the Oklahoma Sooners national championship celebration, OU Athletic Director Joe Castiglione announced plans for a statue honoring Patty Gasso in 2024.

We are witnessing a living legend at the helm of Oklahoma Sooners softball. Patty Gasso just won her seventh national title, sixth in the last 10 years and third in a row in an historic season for the Sooners.

She was already the highest-paid coach in collegiate softball, helping not only build a dynasty in Norman but grow the sport of softball nationally. Now, the living legend will be immortalized.

Speaking at the Oklahoma Sooners national championship celebration, Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione shared the University of Oklahoma will build a statue for Gasso in 2024.

“And I get emails and social media posts and people stopping me. ‘When are we going to dedicate a statue for Patty Gasso?”‘ Castiglione said. “So, y’all, we do things, you try to keep it secret for a while, but you just won’t let us keep a secret. So tonight, I’m just breaking it out. We’re gonna have a statue for coach Gasso next year!”

“We have built a program for the ages on the rock that Patty Gasso brought to Oklahoma, so it’s only going to be fitting that we’re gonna have a statue for coach Gasso next year,” Castiglione said.

When she finally took to the podium, coach Gasso struggled to find the words. “I’m honored,” the legendary coach said as she choked back tears Saturday night during a celebration of the Sooners’ latest national title. “It’s the first time you guys can be silent. I haven’t heard you so silent.”

The Sooners plan to play their first home game of 2024 in the new Love’s Field, which could also be dubbed, “The House that Patty Built.” Presumably, when the Sooners move into their new digs, there will be an attraction outside honoring their living legend.

Bennie Owen, Bud Wilkinson, Barry Switzer and Bob Stoops helped create the legend that is Oklahoma Sooners football, Gasso is the architect of Oklahoma Sooners softball.

While she’d tell you it’s the players that are the foundation of the team, and that’s true, there’s been one constant at the head of the table for this program during its seven national titles and countless Big 12 championships. And that’s Gasso.

Here are some of the best reactions from Twitter.

10 teams with realistic chances of making the College Football Playoff

These 10 teams are the ones most likely to make the College Football Playoff for the 2022 season! Do you agree?

The 2022 college football season is right around the corner, which means it’s time to finalize the preseason projections for the College Football Playoff. With a full regular season and a slate of conference championships to get through before the picture is even close to clear, there are a handful of teams that could already be considered in the running.

Whether they be regulars with a couple of wins under their belt or a newcomer to the College Football Playoff scene, the 2022 season will have some interesting teams and storylines to follow.

Here are 10 teams that have realistic chances of making the College Football Playoff before the season even starts.