Wager may sweeten OU win
HENRY AND OTHER OFFICIALS HEAD TO FLORIDA FOR CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL GAME
BY MICHAEL MCNUTT
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Published: January 8, 2009
University of Oklahoma football fans should be hoping Gov. Brad Henry will be getting a shipment of Florida oranges.
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MEANWHILE AT THE AIRPORT ...
FANS’ EXCITEMENT TAKES FLIGHT
A visit to Will Rogers World Airport on Wednesday uncovered several fans leaving for the BCS National Championship college football game in Miami, Fla.
Belinda Scott goes to two or three University of Oklahoma football games every season. Her trip to Miami to watch the Sooners tonight is special beyond the national championship aspect. Her son Jeremy, 28, will be at the game with her. He has lived for about five years in Atlanta, and recently completed his service in the Air Force.
"Jeremy called and said, ‘Mom, can we go to the game?’ Mom doesn’t let him down. I started searching for tickets and I was fortunate to find some,” she said. "He’s finally back stateside, so it’s a great opportunity to spend some time with him.”
Blake Hardman, a seventh-grader, received a national championship game ticket as a Christmas gift. He and his father, Jim Hardman, also left Wednesday from the airport.
"I am very excited. I’ve never been to an OU bowl game. I plan on them winning,” Blake Hardman said.
Brian Sargent, Staff Writer
WHEN THE GOVERNOR IS AWAY ...
When the governor is out of state or disabled, the next in line of succession is the lieutenant governor, followed by the Senate president pro tempore, the speaker of the House, the state auditor and inspector, the attorney general, the state schools superintendent and the labor commissioner.
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Who pays for trip?
Because he is representing the state as its governor, Henry is traveling at state expense, although the governor is paying for his incidental expenses, Sund said. His admission to the BCS Championship game and lodging are being paid by the Bowl Championship Series, which provides money for the state’s official delegation. The other state officials attending the game are also part of the delegation; they paid their own transportation costs.
Auditor and Inspector Steve Burrage served as acting governor for a couple days last week while Henry and several other state officials attended the Holiday Bowl in San Diego to watch Oklahoma State University.
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It will take a ton of oranges to equal our wager of even one pound of Oklahoma beef.
You should be careful what you wish for. In the panhandle of Florida, many residents do not describe it as such; it is "LA", not for Los Angeles, but 'Lower Alabama'. It should not require a rocket scientist to understand why. Now, for sure, folks are not openly racist, but behind closed doors, it is no different than Oklahoma in the 50s, or Mississippi, Georgia, or Alabama in the 60s. Sure, their urban areas have progressed, but go out and live in the rural areas of these states for just a month and you will quickly conclude if racial tolerance is your measuring stick, Oklahoma is nirvanna in comparison.
I love the weather and the lifestyle ambiance, but as I approach 'actual retirement', count me as one Floridian who will go the opposite direction and have a 'seasonal home' in Oklahoma....especially from September thru December. It is ironic you selected a commentary thread about 'OU football' to make these comments. Growing up in the late 50s and early 60s, OKC was not as friendly a place as it is today. There were many great Oklahomans who worked to change that perception. But, high among these people of change were the very popular OU football and its coach, Mr. Wilkinson. Mr. Wilkinson and Mr. Prentice Gautt did a lot to change people's attitude. Why, because folks, regardless of their racial attitudes, they wanted OU to win, Mr. Gautt gave them a better chance to do that, and in the end, those same folks had to admit, a lot of their perceptions were just not accurate.
Take a chill pill. There are a LOT of places where they could take tolerance lessons from Oklahomans. It is something to be proud, not take potshots for the rest of the country to read.
You should be careful what you wish for. In the panhandle of Florida, many residents do not describe it as such; it is "LA", not for Los Angeles, but 'Lower Alabama'. It should not require a rocket scientist to understand why. Now, for sure, folks are not openly racist, but behind closed doors, it is no different than Oklahoma in the 50s, or Mississippi, Georgia, or Alabama in the 60s. Sure, their urban areas have progressed, but go out and live in the rural areas of these states for just a month and you will quickly conclude if racial tolerance is your measuring stick, Oklahoma is nirvanna in comparison.
I love the weather and the lifestyle ambiance, but as I approach 'actual retirement', count me as one Floridian who will go the opposite direction and have a 'seasonal home' in Oklahoma....especially from September thru December. It is ironic you selected a commentary thread about 'OU football' to make these comments. Growing up in the late 50s and early 60s, OKC was not as friendly a place as it is today. There were many great Oklahomans who worked to change that perception. But, high among these people of change were the very popular OU football and its coach, Mr. Wilkinson. Mr. Wilkinson and Mr. Prentice Gautt did a lot to change people's attitude. Why, because folks, regardless of their racial attitudes, they wanted OU to win, Mr. Gautt gave them a better chance to do that, and in the end, those same folks had to admit, a lot of their perceptions were just not accurate.
Take a chill pill. There are a LOT of places where they could take tolerance lessons from Oklahomans. It is something to be proud, not take potshots for the rest of the country to read.
If we lose I say we send them some beef from that diner in Locust Grove!