Oklahoma is the home of the Sooners; that’s no controversy. What is controversial, however, is that some Oklahoma fans have taken it upon themselves to add this line to the national anthem, shouting “Land of the free/And home of the SOONERS” instead of the true lyrics to the song. While this may at first seem like an innocent show of school spirit, some fans are outraged, according to reports by NewsOK.
“I just feel it’s disrespectful to the flag and to the nation. It bugs me,” says one Sooners fan, Dick Murphy, who served in the military before retiring to Norman. …read more

Last year, the NCAA sent a group of coaches to tour the Middle East, lifting the spirits of the troops who are overseas. This year, they’ve decided to repeat that successful trip, and the coaches traveling on this trip include:

Mack Brown, Texas
Jim Tressel, Ohio State
Troy Calhoun, Air Force
Jim Grobe, Wake Forest
Rick Neuheisel, UCLA
Houston Nutt, Mississippi
Tommy Tuberville, former Auburn coach, who also went last year (see picture)

The coaches will meet and greet American miltary personel in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. They’re scheduled to leave from McConnell Ar Force Base in Kansas on May 28, and will return home on …read more

Google Mappers,  those Google vehicles with roofmounted cameras that take photographs and information for Google Maps, was banned from Military Bases after detailed photographs of Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio appeared on Google Maps.
Obviously this has some security issues.   We wouldn’t want any security information  from Military Bases such as control points,  guard posts, barriers and other similar information in Google Maps as these can be used by terrorists.   The last thing we would want to have is another 911 and then later on find out that they got some of their information from google.
In fact, a …read more