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Bedlam Rivalry

The rivalry has its roots in the schools' prestigious wrestling programs; OSU has won 34 NCAA titles, OU 7. The story goes that a newspaper reporter emerged from a wrestling match in OSU's historic Gallagher Hall (now Gallagher-Iba Arena) and said, “It's bedlam in there!”

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Oklahoma State participates at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)'s Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The university's current athletic director is Chad Weiberg, who replaced the retiring Mike Holder on July 1, 2021.

The name of the football team at Oklahoma State University is actually The Oklahoma State Cowboys. Now, another name for cowboy is cowpoke, which in this case has been shortened to just “poke". So when you hear “Go Pokes", it is just another way of saying “Go Cowboys".

In 1247 the asylum was founded at Bishopsgate, just outside the London wall, by Simon FitzMary, former sheriff of London; it was then known as the Priory of St. Mary of Bethlehem (from which sprang the variant spellings Bedlam and Bethlem).

They were dismantled again when the hospital moved out to the apple orchards of Kent in 1930, and though London's suburbs have long since closed in, the buildings still stand in 240 acres of lovely grounds.

A major producer of natural gas, oil, and agricultural products, Oklahoma relies on an economic base of aviation, energy, telecommunications, and biotechnology. Oklahoma City and Tulsa serve as Oklahoma's primary economic anchors, with nearly two-thirds of Oklahomans living within their metropolitan statistical areas.

The Buckeyes are recognized by the university and NCAA as having won eight national championships, including six from the major wire-service selectors: AP Poll and/or Coaches' Poll.

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David Peters, head of the Archives Department at OSU's Library, said the saying probably came when Oklahoma A&M changed its name to Oklahoma State University. Although OSU was initially known as the Tigers because of its reputation as the “Princeton of the Prairie” not many were fans of the moniker.

We're ranked among the world's most innovative universities by Reuters, and we're the only university in the country with four colleges (Medicine, Nursing, Optometry and Veterinary Medicine) awarded the Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award (INSIGHT into Diversity).

What is Okstate known for? ›

From being named a top public university to being known as America's Healthiest Campus, OSU's awards and rankings showcase our academic distinctions, campus culture and value. Learn more about each area in the rankings pages below.

Men's gymnastics leads all OU teams with 12 national championships and is followed by softball (8), football (7), wrestling (7), women's gymnastics (6), baseball (2) and men's golf (2).

Paddle People are known as OSU's biggest and most loyal fans.

Equivalent to the English word Indian, okla humma was a phrase in the Choctaw language that described Native American people as a whole. Oklahoma later became the de facto name for Oklahoma Territory, and it was officially approved in 1890, two years after the area was opened to white settlers.

Founded on Christmas Day in 1890 under the Morrill Act as Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College, Oklahoma State University has grown through its traditions and culture to become one of America's premier land-grant universities.

The term bedlam comes from the name of a hospital in London, “Saint Mary of Bethlehem,” which was devoted to treating the mentally ill in the 1400s. Over time, the pronunciation of “Bethlehem” morphed into bedlam and the term came to be applied to any situation where pandemonium prevails.

Bethlem Royal Hospital, also known as St Mary Bethlehem, Bethlehem Hospital and Bedlam, is a psychiatric hospital in Bromley, London. Its famous history has inspired several horror books, films, and TV series, most notably Bedlam, a 1946 film with Boris Karloff.

Oklahoma State to host final Bedlam game against Sooners: Kick-off details announced. TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — The highly anticipated Bedlam game time has been announced. The Oklahoma State Cowboys will be hosting the Oklahoma Sooners in Stillwater for what will be the final Bedlam for the foreseeable future.