Originally Posted by
Velo Vol
Google tells me it has something to do with the Pacific Northwest. Why someone would care about that region, much less pay $2.7 billion to watch PAC-12 sports, is a mystery to me.
OK VV, Rouseau (In the "junk thread") started criticizing all of America. Some people took umbrage, and criticized his Canadian nature. I brought up 54'40 as a challenge for us to invade Canada. My erudition was lost on the 41.
During the early days of our country there was a dispute between the USA and England as to what the border of the Oregon Territory would be. James Polk ran for President with the slogan 54'40 or fight, wanting the border to be 54'40" latitutude (the middle of Vancouver). The Oregon Treaty set the border at the 49th parallell.
This ends the US history lesson for today.
And watching the PAC12 is as entertaining as watching the Southeastern cheaters.