In October 2024, the leads from OU and OCU’s R6 Groups got here collectively and requested administration on each side if they may host a event. The reply was a unanimous, “ABSOLUTELY!” Instantly we collectively set to work and located which workforce alignments we shared between the 2 universities. We then secured the venue, assets, and began constructing our communications, advertising, and logistics to execute. This occasion does have an especially fast launch time and is why we determined to maintain this as purely an exhibition type occasion and began establishing the requirements for future installments of this occasion.
“My hope is that this occasion would be the spark that may ignite a practice that may final for many years. A method to construct up a neighborhood and kind a pleasant rivalry between two universities whereas creating an opportunity for workforce enchancment alongside particular person development.”, stated Landon “Rush” Schmidt, Captain of OCU Rainbow Six
As a result of each colleges share partnership with McDonald’s of The Southern Plains, we approached McDonald’s to come back in and help which additionally resulted in The Ronald McDonald Home of Oklahoma Metropolis because the supported charity. For 12 months one this exhibition will host an publicly out there occasion to attend on high of dwell streaming it from the venue for all supporters. Whereas this occasion is barely half a day lengthy, future iterations can be much less about exhibition and extra a couple of delight struggle for the area whereas preserving a philanthropic name to motion. Moreover, the aim can be to scale the occasion as much as multi-day and extra regional universities.”
“This occasion means lots to me because the match that sparked the flame that may hopefully proceed to develop sooner or later. As a pupil/captain for my workforce, I can solely thank the administrators from OU/OCU a lot for serving to carry my thought to life. Additionally, because the years go by, I hope to see this occasion proceed to broaden to incorporate different close by colleges, and extra developments concerned as properly. After all, this occasion would have by no means been doable with out Rush, the captain of OCU R6. We got here up with the concept of this occasion collectively, after basically having a trial LAN the place our R6 groups competed in opposition to one another within the OU venue. Now, this concept has spurred right into a full LAN occasion, with manufacturing, help from administration, a number of developments concerned, and so on… I’m very excited for the primary 12 months of this occasion, and hope there are various extra to come back.” – Kenny “Blizzy” Bartel, OU R6 Captain
