Poll of the day 9/8/12

[nurktwin 2,143]

Will you be watching?

[nurktwin 2,143]

Yes, I'm watching Ohio State and Central Florida right now.

[Rick 156]

Not today. I'm an Oklahoma Sooners fan, and they play Florida A&M tomorrow.

[SingsInFrench 262]

No, though it's on in the living room, and I can hear it. Dad's watching the Minnesota Gophers and later, the Wisconsin Badgers. I do hope they both win even if I'm not watching. My niece is a MN alum, and my son, Ben, attended WI and is a huge fan.

[nurktwin 2,143]

Hey Rick, did you know that way back in the 1889 the USA had a land give-away (1st of 6 I think for Oklahoma) for 2 million acres of what is now known as Oklahoma. The US Army manned the borders of that land and fired guns at noon to start the race for people to take off and stake a claim to land they wanted. Many of those people were killed after staking a claim, from late comers wanting the same sites. Here comes the good part! Some people snuck in early to claim the land before the noontime start time. They were called CHEATERS, because they got there SOONER than later!!!!! Therefore the name SOONERS for Oklahoma. I think the football team and the state should change the name, because it refers to cheaters. I learned this a while back watching the history channel and you can also find it online researching Oklahoma on Wikipedia or anywhere. Here is a link and what they have to say:

On March 23, 1889, President Benjamin Harrison signed legislation which opened up the two million acres (8,000 km²) of the Unassigned Lands for settlement on April 22, 1889. It was to be the first of many land runs, but later land openings were conducted by means of a lottery because of widespread cheating—some of the settlers were called Sooners because they had already staked their land claims before the land was officially opened for settlement.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_history#Land_runs

Edited September 8, 2012 by nurktwin

[PumpkinBumpkin 1]

Yes we did...go bucks!

[Rick 156]

Thanks, Nurk. I went to OU my first two years of college. They're very proud of their name there. The school fight song is called "Boomer Sooner." We had two movie theaters in Norman....the Boomer and the Sooner.

[LizzieB 0]

No My Aggies are playing their first SEC game but my aunt does not get ESPN on her TV.

Edit: I was wrong. We are watching it now. BTHO Florida!!

Edited September 8, 2012 by LizzieB

[Echosoftom 3]

No football for me.

Edited September 8, 2012 by Echosoftom

[nurktwin 2,143]

Right Rick, there was also something mentioned about BOOMERS, but I don't know what it is right now.

[Marion 1,411]

No football for me. I've just never been into football.

[Rick 156]

^^Nurk, I looked "Boomer Sooner" up on Wikipedia. Here's what I found:

"Boomers were people who campaigned for the lands to be opened. Sooners were land thiefs (sic) who settled before the lands were opened, giving them an unfair advantage on finding, fencing, and claiming farm land. If the charge of early entry was proven, they would lose their claimed land."

Never knew about the cheaters and thieves. Nothing to be proud of....or maybe it's just "ambition."

[TomFest 576]

Yes, my University of Washington Huskies are going to get a spanking from LSU today. I'll watch the painful display in it's entirety.

[Magnolia 171]

No, I work on Saturdays but I would LIKE to have been watching!

I follow Cal Berkeley and San Diego State, my 2 kids' alma maters.

[agirl 0]

not into college football.

[DCAHNM 0]

Of course we watch college football! We live in The South. It's a requirement down here! lol Go Gators!!! (they got lucky)

[LizzieB 0]

^Good game and good win for your boys.

[Amber 70]

I only watch the GA-Fl game sometimes. It is usually a fun game to watch because of the intense rivalry.