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10 years later: Meet the 'Sobbing Sooner,' one of the first viral college football and sport memes

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Today's college football fans live in an alternate universe compared to 2006. In this modern era, anyone can become the latest "Crying Jordan meme" or devastated "surrender cobra."

One decade ago, Internet infamy was harder to achieve, and impossible to shake.

Just ask Jonah Israel, a 21-year-old, lifelong Oklahoma Sooners fan and suburban Dallas resident. This Friday will mark the 10-year anniversary of Jonah's introduction to the Internet's dark side, when he became one of the first viral memes in sports. He still hears about it today.

Israel picked the wrong time to skip his weekly pee-wee football game.