2006-09-16 11:41:58 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football (American)
In the late 1880's Ohio State was primarily an agricultural school devoted, mainly, to the study of cow flatulence (a major problem in the Columbus area that continues to this day). They had a great deal of difficulty attracting students as most of the intelligent people of character were going to Michigan.
They began offering potential students $2 just to take the entrance exam (which consisted of just 2 questions - "what is your name?" and "what is your favorite color?"). The locals began to say that, if you went to OSU, you received one dollar for each eye you had or "a buck an eye" This began the tradition of calling OSU students "Buckeyes".
2006-09-16 13:24:05 · answer #1 · answered by Xeod 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ohio is known as the "Buckeye State," the Ohio Buckeye is the official state tree,
2006-09-16 18:45:11 · answer #2 · answered by Bammer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is nut that falls from a buckeye tree. OSU uses buckeye because Ohio is the Buckeye state.
2006-09-16 18:45:17 · answer #3 · answered by miggity182 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ohio is the buckeye state and it's named as such; after the state tree, the buckeye.
2006-09-16 19:58:59 · answer #4 · answered by Ice4444 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A buckeye is a sorry *** nut from Ohio. Also, a dessert that consist of butter, peanut butter and powdered sugar. You take the dessert buckeye and dipped it most of it in some chocolate. I hate some damn buckeye but I love the dessert version though.
2006-09-16 18:50:56 · answer #5 · answered by The Chaotic Darkness 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lots of Buckeye trees grow in the area!
2006-09-16 18:44:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The "buckeye" is a seed from a tree native to Ohio.
2006-09-16 18:44:01 · answer #7 · answered by thetdw 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
buckeyes are the seeds of a buckeye tree, which are common in ohio.
2006-09-16 18:44:14 · answer #8 · answered by mighty_power7 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is a tree or plant i think
2006-09-16 18:43:38 · answer #9 · answered by whoshouldiplay.com 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is some kind of leaf, or plant
2006-09-16 19:01:03 · answer #10 · answered by cubscaps33 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋