Don't Say No to the Girls.

Believe it or not, the little girls with the green sashes are suffering in this economy as well.

So far this year, Girl Scout cookie sales are thinning. USA Today reported that the national numbers are not yet in, but that regional Girl Scout councils across the country are feeling the impact of the recession.

To be specific, they have seen declines of at least 19% in pre-order sales taken place since the start of January through early February.

The unfortunate concept is that pre-order sales, as in door-to-door and workplace sales, constitute around 70% of overall cookie sales.

It is now the Girl Scout Council's hope that the lack of pre-order sales will be made up with spring sales in shopping booths.

Girl Scouts typically sell cookies from January to March, and all the proceeds go to the many troops and councils spread out nationwide for trips, community projects, and scholarships.

In fact, each box of Girl Scout cookies has been reduced about one ounce this year because of amped up ingredient and transportation costs.

But it's not that hard to support them in their time of need. There were Girl Scouts selling cookies at the bottom of Gaylord College today after I got done with the Wednesday OU Nightly boradcast. It only cost me seven dollars for my essential Thin Mints and Tagalongs, each box only costing $3.50, which has been the standard price per box for the past five years now.

So don't turn your backs on the girls. Besides, you know you want a box.

Sooners Proved A Great Deal Last Night

A loss at home always hurts. These last couple of days have been like a blur for the Sooner nation. We went from being undeafeated in the Big 12 to having four days go by and now suffering our second consecutive loss.

Everyone is hoping to see #23, Blake Griffin, back on the court next time when the Sooners travel to Lubbock to take on Big 12 rival Texas Tech.

For the Kansas game, Griffin was still recovering from the concussion that was dealt to him by the hands of Texas' Dexter Pittman in Austin. We could all tell in the beginning by the way he held his face in his hands and rubbed his temples as the crowd cheered, it was clear that the lighs and sounds were bugging him. We all knew it was for the best that he sit this one out.

Still, the potential Player of the Year got into the game in the second half. When the Sooners cut a 20-point deficit down to three halfway through the second half, Griffin was up and jumping and cheering his team on.

Unfortunately, cheering was the only thing Griffin could do in this game, though he did look like he desperately wanted to suit up and get in.

The Oklahoma Sooners did lose, 87-78, and have now been knocked down to second place in the Big 12 conference, but they did take away something that they could be proud of. They rallied together and put up a great performance even with one of their leaders benched. They just were not ready to face a fresh and vengeful Jayhawk team.

Hopefully OU can come together after this game under this new sense of confidence, and when Griffin does return (God be willing), they will grow together even more and be ready for March.

We will see....