Globetrotter747

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Y’all are leaving Michael Vick off that list. He drug Virginia Tech to the National Championship game.

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VT wasn’t a one man show.

I was a walk-on at Bama in 1998. I dressed for the Music City Bowl against VT that year and they beat the shite out of us. They were on the brink of being a contender before Vick played a snap.

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He's not saying they shouldn't portal, boss. They'll still have that opportunity after the bowls.

He's saying why not take the opportunity to practice now and get better and then do it.

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I’m talking about fans posting this shite. It’s motivated by a dislike for NIL and the portal.

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Do you think a “year” in the old testament and a calendar year now are the same thing?

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Maybe a lot of things in the Bible, including the divinity of Christ and all the miracles, were not literal.

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Why childrens cancer?

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Adam sinned.

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Cancer has been around longer than humans. Even dinosaurs had cancer.

Humans did not bring death and suffering into this world.

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It's gonna continue to get worse until teams stop paying their asking prices.

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Not gonna happen. You get on your high horse and lowball somebody, then your rival comes and takes him, and then beats you on the field...heads would roll.

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It’s ultimately a Mexican standoff. The fans and PTB could end it all today, but no one is going to lower their gun and trust that others will do the same. They all think if they lower their gun they will get their head blown off, and they are right. Therefore, all this stuff will continue.

No one is willing to lose for the sake of principle.

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Well, he was actually born into a pretty hard-arse life. The story of the night his mom committed suicide is rough, and that was just part of what he dealt with.

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Switzer wrote an autobiography called Bootlegger’s Boy shortly after his OU tenure. It includes a lot of his early life. It’s a damn good book.

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That being said, I do understand your point. Still, he had a big role in building the thing he inherited, and he coached it through a level his predecessor didn’t.

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That’s probably not fair to Chuck Fairbanks.

OU was 11-1 in 1971 and 1972. You can make a strong argument that the 1971 team is the greatest wishbone team of all time and perhaps the best team to not win a national title - losing only to a GOAT level Nebraska team. I have no doubt OU would have won big under Fairbanks had he stayed.

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A decade later, he lost a future #1 draft pick and HOF QB to a broken leg, then put in a true freshman, completely changed the offense, and went on to win the natty. I don’t care who you are, that’s impressive.

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Oklahoma was still running the wishbone with Troy Aikman. When he got hurt, they improved with Jamelle Holieway in the lineup because he was a better fit for the offense.

After the season, Aikman wanted to transfer and Switzer encouraged it.

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Had no idea he’s actually 88 now

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I don’t know how old you are, but Switzer became the OU HC in 1973. That’s 52 years ago. Most of the prominent coaches of the 1970s are long dead. In fact, he is the only coach who won a natty in the ‘70s who’s still alive.

In other words, It shouldn’t be a surprise he’s old as shite. And while I didn’t see him last night, Switzer has aged well through the years and always seems sharp and energetic.

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Love him or hate him, he was a force for about 15 years.

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He was a great recruiter whose upbringing helped him jive with black athletes in the early days of integration. He also deserves a lot of credit for OU implementing the wishbone even before he was the HC.

That said, inheriting a peaking Oklahoma program in 1973 at just 36 years old and the Dallas Cowboys in 1994 after sitting on the couch for five years were two pretty damn good situations to walk into.

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I used to love watching those Oklahoma vs Nebraska games And it seems like they were always playing for the Orange Bowl berth

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They did because the rest of the Big 8 sucked. Switzer’s famous catchphrase “Hang half a hundred on ‘em” came from beating the shite out of overmatched teams by video game scores, which Nebraska continued to do in the ‘90s minus some competition from Colorado under McCartney.

However, both OU and Nebraska always struggled against Miami and FSU teams that recruited elite players on D to beat them. Switzer was 33-3 from 1985-1987 with all three losses to Miami. Nebraska had a seven game (very nearly eight game) bowl losing streak from 1987-1993 mostly against Miami and FSU.

1995 Nebraska advocates just don’t appreciate how much easier the path to greatness became when OU hit the skids post-Switzer and not having to face a bowl opponent with a physical defense built with an emphasis on defending run-oriented option offenses.

I’m glad to see this young man make a little money on the side while working diligently on his studies and laying it on the line every day for his beloved university and the Aggie faithful.

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Was Angelina Jolie in Mr. and Mrs. Smith a top 10 most beautiful actress?

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She was very hot in her prime, but she’s never been among my celebrity favorites.

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They play for each other and their school.

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They also don’t sniff national championships.

Fans could have players like that, but winning is more important so they sign (even pay) mercenaries instead and then bitch about them.

One thing I learned in the coaching profession is that when you’re winning you can get away with just about any hours and methods you want. But when you’re losing, people start to question why you’re losing. And if you’re doing things that are unusual, people will often pounce on that.

If you’re a 4-6 high school coach running the spread, throwing it around, losing 42-35 every week, and perceived as working around the clock, you’re probably not going to get as much criticism as a 4-6 Wing-T coach who’s losing 14-7 every week and posted pictures on Facebook of his Saturday fishing trip with his bros.

The outcomes could be the exact same in almost every way - but the outside perception still matters.