The Fifth Volume of the Book of OIL is now available in both hardcover and softcover. Because these are printed on-demand, they are more expensive than the typical book you would find at a store. I assure you the price is not inflated; the OIL will never make money off these books (especially when you tally the 100s of hours I spent compiling it). You can find each volume of the Book of OIL in paperback and Kindle on Amazon. Here's what you can expect in Volume Five: Volume Five covers the events of 2015, the 10th season of the OklahomIraqis League. It marked a decade of camaraderie and competition, including a SECFOR reunion, league expansion, and a draft party at the Dallas Cowboys' AT&T Stadium. As such, it deserved a Book of OIL volume all its own.
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This is the 10th installment in our ongoing oral history project. You can read previous chapters here. After final proofing and editing, it will be published in The Book of OIL: Volume Five (2015). Look for it on Amazon. Celebrating 10 Seasons![]() 2015 marked the 10th season of the OklahomIraqis League. It was special, and, behind the scenes, Cliburn had been thinking about it for years. CLIBURN: Every summer, I reach out to guys asking where they'd like to have the draft party. In 2012, I text Pyle about it and mentioned our 10-year draft. PYLE: I gave him my opinion about the 2012 draft, but I reminded him that we needed to do something big for the 10th season. ![]() CLIBURN: So I was brainstorming ideas for quite a while. PYLE: The thought of a SECFOR reunion had briefly crossed my mind a couple of time before celebrating Killman's life, but when a large number of us gathered to celebrate Killman's life, reality set in that we need to be reuniting on a regular basis. Once again the OIL served its original purpose of providing a means of bringing everyone together. DUFFY: I think everyone realized the need to get the band together after SECFOR brothers Joseph Killman and Michael Tenequer passed away. CLIBURN: True. After the tragedy of Killman's and Tenequer's deaths, my thoughts turned from having the best draft party to having the best reunion. DUFFY: And, since expanding by 14 teams in 2014 had turned out well, Cliburn wanted to expand again. The 2015 championship jerseys have arrived, and they look fantastic. As always, Earl at Hopco Sports did a great job. Congratulations to three-time champion Jack Bruesch, two-time champion Jimmy Venable, and first-year champion Zack Brake. You can check out all 13 championship jerseys here.
The conference champion jerseys have been ordered. Earl at HopcoSports.com has got mockups complete, and production should start soon. Congratulations to Venable, Bruesch, and Brake.
War Pony manager Jimmy Venable made his second trip to the Liberty Bowl count. He represented the AFC well and defeated the PFC and their champion, the Boomtown Brawlers. Each conference champion (Venable, Brake, and Bruesch) will receive a custom championship jersey and Venable will receive a custom mini-helmet. Photos will be posted once they've arrived.
I've updated the Record Book as well as the head-to-head manager standings. Did you know that Morgan is 8-1-1 all-time against Finch? Or that Duffy is 8-3 against Cobb? Who has the record for longest playoff streak? Who had the all-time easiest strength of schedule. Find out where you stand in the OIL record book here. You can find the head-to-head records for all three conferences here.
Happy New Year, y'all! Yahoo! Sports just published their video covering the OIL, its 10th anniversary, and the 2015 draft. I hope you like it. Thank you to Duffy and Pyle for opening up and to Earhart for taking one for the team to give us good background footage.
![]() The second annual Liberty Bowl pits the AFC vs. the PFC. When the OIL expanded to a third conference, something had to change regarding the Week 17 Liberty Bowl. We could either pit all three teams against each other, or we could use Week 16 as a semifinal matchup: the two highest-scoring teams would advance. That's what we chose. I have to admit that I don't like excluding a three-time champion in the NFC's SoonerJack, but rules are rules. So the Liberty Bowl will pit the AFC champion War Pony versus the PFC champion Boomtown Brawlers. The winner will get their name engraved on the Tenequer Memorial Trophy as well as a custom mini-helmet made by Helmet Nation, LLC. Good luck, men.
KENT, WASHINGTON — War Pony held on to beat the Rebel Alliance Monday night to win its second straight Thunder Bowl. The back-to-back championship are an OIL record. Congratulations to Jimmy Venable for retaining the Killman Memorial Trophy for one more season.
NORMAN — Third-seeded SoonerJack defeated the DARC NARCS Monday night to snag their third OIL Bowl championship. The third entry on the Harrington Trophy is an OIL record (Lucky Enuf, Arrogant Americans, and War Pony are tied for second with two championships each).
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