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The difference between Osborne and Switzer in recruiting.

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When Osborne was in a family home selling the virtues of a Nebraska education and playing football for the Huskers Barry Switzer was busy as well. During Osborne's visits, Switzer would be found digging through the families trash cans to find out what kind of beer the old man drank. So when it was time for Switzer's visit he would ready to impress the old man.


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OH HSKR FAN;2185605; said:
When Osborne was in a family home selling the virtues of a Nebraska education and playing football for the Huskers Barry Switzer was busy as well. During Osborne's visits, Switzer would be found digging through the families trash cans to find out what kind of beer the old man drank. So when it was time for Switzer's visit he would ready to impress the old man.


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This probably belongs in the Huskers thread.

Regarding this rumor - Where did you hear this nonsense? It is obviously untrue.
 
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knapplc;2185726; said:
This probably belongs in the Huskers thread.

Regarding this rumor - Where did you hear this nonsense? It is obviously untrue.
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I heard this as well. I believe it was on a television show. It may have been Switzer himself who said it or someone who was on his staff at the time.

Maybe it was a 30 for 30 episode? Marcus Dupree, maybe?
 
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If Barry said that he was joking. Barry is many things - a dumpster-diver he isn't. He doesn't need to find out that the recruit's dad drinks Billy Beer, all he has to do is show him all the hookers and blow he could have nearly free of charge in the OU Athletic Dorms.

I worked with a guy who lived in that dorm in the 80s. It was pretty amazing if even half his stories were true.
 
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Barry Switzer: ‘I’d never recruit a white quarterback’


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A day after calling Johnny Manziel “an arrogant little pr—,” Barry Switzer has dropped another eyebrow-raising opinion regarding quarterbacks. The larger-than-life personality who coached Oklahoma to three national titles and the Dallas Cowboys to a win in Super Bowl XXX, told WNSR in Nashville that Manziel would not have been a Sooner because Switzer wouldn’t recruit a white quarterback.
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After explaining that he’d talk long and hard to Manziel about his attitude, Switzer again praised the 2012 Heisman Trophy winner before adding what could be considered controversial rationale for why he would not have been a Sooner.

“I’ve always said I’d never recruit a white quarterback. The only way I’d ever recruit a white quarterback to play for me was if his mom and daddy would have to both be black, and that’s the only way I would do it.”

“My offense is a quarterback-fullback offense,” Switzer continued. “I’d have to have a Jamelle Holieway, J.C. Watts [or] Thomas Lott. Those guys are gonna be my quarterbacks, they’re great runners, they’re great ball carriers and … able to pass, complete some, and those guys could. Those guys could throw and run.”

Entire article: http://tracking.si.com/2014/02/28/barry-switzer-johnny-manziel-white-quarterback/
 
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Switzer was doing something right then.

In Tom Osborne's career he's only had a losing record against 4 coaches when playing them more than once-

Don James- 0-2
Jimmy Johnson- 0-3
Bobby Bowden- 2-6
Barry Switzer- 5-12

Switzer was on offensive genius, IMO. He perfected the wishbone and was unstoppable.
 
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Husker fan tends close the door to mom's basement, shake off the cheeto dust and curl up into the fetal position when confronted with the notion that St. Tom may not have been the cleanest, bestest and most honorable coach this side of Happy Valley, PA. SUCCESS WITH CORN!

Well, at least he didn't tolerate a pedophile.
 
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ORD_Buckeye said:
Husker fan tends close the door to mom's basement, shake off the cheeto dust and curl up into the fetal position when confronted with the notion that St. Tom may not have been the cleanest, bestest and most honorable coach this side of Happy Valley, PA. SUCCESS WITH CORN!

Well, at least he didn't tolerate a pedophile.
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Domestic Violence...I think Tom had a War on Women
 
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