Comments on: Switzer tales: Recruiting Elvis Peacock

By: Vinny T

Vinny T — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:21:29 +0000

Back in the glory days of Switzer’s OU’s wishone teams they ran up the score against weaklings like Kansas, Kansas St. and Iowa State. I got 2 words for Switzer: Miami Hurricanes. When Vinny Testaverde and the rest of the Hurricanes demolished the Sooners, Switzer refused to schedule any more games against the Canes. Peacock should of signed with the Canes. OJ Anderson did. OJ had a much better college and professional career than Peacock.

By: Roger

Roger — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 19:51:54 +0000

The thugs Switzer recruited were recruited by everyone else Jughead.People’s personalities are formed well before they’re 18. They didn’t become thugs just by coming to OU.

By: Don Walke

Don Walke — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 15:14:16 +0000

I played at Miami Central with both Elvis and Rufus Ford. Rufus was a year ahead of me and Elvis a year behind. Both were incredable athletes.

By: Tony

Tony — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 09:36:13 +0000

Dean, your thinking of Charles Thompson…OU’s starting QB and Barry’s last QB before leaving the program. It wasn’t Charles, as he was laid up with the broken leg suffered in the Orange Bowl loss to Miami. It was some friend of his that he told where to find Barry’s hidden house key.

For a man like Barry (I’ve met him – a really good man indeed) to be taken advantage of while doing so much to show his players how much he loved them as persons, is just plain sad.

Personally…knowing what I know about the players he had back then, and those that would be coming, had Barry not been forced to leave…I think the program would have been right back where it had always been…on top. I mean, look at what an underachiever (no disrespect) Gibbs was, and what he was able to accomplish with Barry’s players? To me…it was obvious the program sorely missed the talent Barry had that couldn’t be taught.

OU went into a coma for over a decade before bringing Stoops on board. The 90′s were soooooooo awful!

By: Fred

Fred — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 02:32:48 +0000

Otho Armstrong broke into Barry’s house. He went to ECU. I wonder if he knew Joe D?

By: Joel

Joel — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 09:52:18 +0000

Norm Thompson? Not sure of first name. He was in Barry’s book.

By: dean Hobart

dean Hobart — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:06:32 +0000

Do you recall who it was that broke into Barry Switzers home years ago and stole several things.? I remember reading it somewhere but a friend of mine was asking and neither of us could remember.

By: Darren

Darren — Wed, 19 May 2010 05:21:04 +0000

Question for Michael…what’s the definition of a thug, you seem to have inside information on this subject? I have heard it said that “it takes one to know one,” Is that true Michael? I’d love to see you call one of those former players a thug to his face…you seem like a real big man. Joke!

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 14 May 2010 14:42:13 +0000

There were a few thugs. Most, overwhelmingly, were not.

By: michael

michael — Fri, 14 May 2010 02:37:00 +0000

Barry could recruit, but so many were thugs and Barry knew how to recruit the thugs. Yes, they were great football players but…….