“Boomer”… Yes former Heisman Trophy winner Billy Sims. We know. We hear you do it every year, just on this occasion it was relevant.

For the second straight year, the voters got it right. Well, most of them. In a not as close as expected vote, Oklahoma gunslinger Sam Bradford is the 2008 Heisman Trophy winner.

Florida quarterback Tim Tebow—the 2007 winner—finished third behind Texas quarterback Colt McCoy.

Make no mistake; I loathe the University of Oklahoma. Especially Oklahoma football. Hearing the tune “Boomer Sooner” over and over again is like listening to a million people scratch nails on a chalkboard.

I don’t know much, but I know talent when I see it. When I first saw Bradford wearing a Putnam City North uniform playing against Edmond Santa Fe in high school, my 1-year old daughter saw how good Bradford could be. With Bradford at the controls, his Panthers shockingly missed the playoffs during his senior year.

Bradford was unheralded by the “expert” recruiting services. Credit former Oklahoma assistant Chuck Long for getting Bradford into a crimson uniform.

Wonder if Bradford was secretly thanking Rhett Bomar for his Heisman victory? Had Bomar not “worked” at a local car dealership without working, we are not having this conversation. Bomar is starting at the University of Oklahoma, and the Sooners are heading to the Cotton Bowl to face Mississippi.

Bradford would have been holding a clipboard in 2008 had it not been for Bomar’s childish antics. Bradford would not yet be considered a top ten pick in the National Football League draft.

If Bradford ignores the millions of dollars and comes back to Norman for the 2009 season, odds are he will not repeat as the Heisman Trophy winner. In fact, it is a long shot.

But barring serious injury, Bradford has a lot to play for if he does return to the Sooners next season. More than likely—according to this non-expert—Bradford will be playing for a second straight national championship.

Better yet if Bradford has a similar junior season, he will be the best college quarterback of all-time. He might already be.

After just two seasons, Bradford has thrown for 84 touchdowns—29 more than Rex Grossman did at Florida after two seasons. Bradford led his troops to 60 points or more in five straight games, something no other signal caller has done in the history of college football.

For as much as college football fans love their history, Bradford is making history every time he steps onto the football field. He is the fifth player in Oklahoma’s storied history as arguably the top college football program in the country to win the Heisman Trophy, and the fourth to hail from the Sooner State. Bradford joins legends such as Billy Vessels (1952), Steve Owens (1969), Billy Sims (1978), and Jason White (2003) as Heisman winners from OU.

If you think about it, not even Adrian Peterson won a Heisman at Oklahoma. It was supposed to be, but injuries derailed his trip to the podium in New York. Peterson finished second as a true freshman in 2004. From there, it was a disappointing college career for A.D.

True, Bradford didn’t receive the most first place votes, becoming the third winner to not win the majority vote. Tebow received the most in 2008.

It doesn’t matter. Saturday was Bradford’s day. And he would undoubtedly trade this individual accolade for a victory over Tebow and Florida in the BCS National Championship Game.

Oh yeah, Mr. Sims.

… “Sooner”.

Scott Hansen is a Contributor to the Bleacher Report. Visit http://bleacherreport.com/articles/92764-the-voters-got-it-right-oklahomas-bradford-wins-the-heisman-trophy/show_full to read the original article.