another point to ponder about the ( so called) great barry switzer , is his ou program was filled with cheating , and corruption from 1973 to the late eighties . when he resigned ou was a mess ! that guy could have been the most corrupt coach in the last 50 years of college football, and this this isn`t coming from a bama fan.
Bamagoalpoast, didn't play want to play the Oklahoma-Nebraska loser because Bama didn't recruit certain states? Oklahoma,Nebraska and Penn State all recruited the Midwest, and Bama had starters in the 70's from Ohio and Indiana that I know of, off the top of my head. And like I stated earlier the Sugar Bowl in 75 wanted the loser of the OU-NU game, no bowl game ties involved. As far as scheduling SC and NU in 77and 78 That was necessary due to the overall weakness of the SEC of that era. I gues
LOL stop arguing Bear is the best coach in college football history look at the records people just because you like another team doesnt mean they are better personally i like vandy but that doesnt matter all i know is that Bear is the best.
Bear Bryant didn't "keep" Condredge Holloway from playing at Bama, He wanted him, but didn't recruit him because he knew Holloway wouldn't be accepted. Bear Bryant, a friend of John McKay, scheduled USC with it's highly-talented black players because he knew that kind of game would "accelerate" the "acceptance" of black players. USC beat Bama's ass and the rest is history. Bryant did more for integration at Bama than probably anyone else. That says more about the man than his win-loss record.
Heading into the last week of the 1975 reg season Nebraska was #2 and Oklahoma was #6. The loser of that game was wanted by the Sugar Bowl. The Bear used his considerable influence to get the Sugar Bowl Comitte to chose a 9-2 Penn State team instead. As far as his record against Oklahoma he never coached against Barry Switzer's teams. As far as 1978 Oklahoma won the Orange Bowl rematch against Nebraska , and in 1977 Bama lost to a Nebraska team that OU beat 38-7
@rankinnwc Yes and Switzer never coached against the Bear either. Are you saying Switzer was a better coach than Wilkinson? Bear picked Penn State because they didn't recruit in Alabama, Nebraska and Oklahoma did.Alabama played Nebraska and USC in 77 and 78 so Bear wasn't dodging anybody. In 75 OU beat Neb 35-10 OU went to the orange bowl, so they wouldn't have played anyway, OU also lost to lowly Kansas 23-3 in 75 and got their ass handed to them by Arkansas 31-6 in Orange Bowl 77 season.
@rankinnwc Yes, Bear Bryant and his Crimson Chickens avoided playing Nebraska in the 1976 Sugar Bowl and hand-picked lower ranked Penn St. so that Bryant would put an end to his eight-game losing streak in Bowl games. The Crimson Chickens found a team they could beat in a Bowl game.
First of all he wouldnt even play Oklahoma in the 70's. After getting their ass handed to them by Nebraska in 72 and subsequent losses to Notre Dame he cherry picked his bowl opponent in 1975 to give his team its best chance to end a 7 game bowl losing streak. That myth about the 1970 USC game is sickening in light of the fact he wouldn't let Conredge Holloway play QB at Bama because of his skin color, and as far as records great career record no doubt but hey Bud Wilkinson won 47 in a row
@rankinnwc Bryant was 2-0-1 vs Oklahoma. He beat them 13-7 when he was the coach at Kentucky with Oklahoma ranked #1 and a 31 game winning streak, beat them 17-0 in Orange Bowl in 63, tied them 24 all in the astro blue bonnet bowl. Bryant didn't dodge Oklahoma in the 70s, they couldn't play each other because of the bowl tie ups back then,sec champ went to the sugar bowl, big 8 went to the orange bowl. Alabama handed Nebraska their ass in 78, a Nebraska team that beat Oklahoma that year.
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One word to describe Bear Bryant, overrated. Not one team he had in the 70's could have beaten Oklahoma and I choose them since the two of them were the premiere wishbone teams of that era.
@BAMAGOALPOST This guy is obviously a legend in his own mind! Bud Wilkinson and Barry Switzer put together wouldn't make a good pimple on Coach Bryant's ass! Choklahoma fans are about as bad as USC fans.
@rankinnwc Overrated? You must be high. His record speaks for himself. Overall, 323–85–17. The man was a damn fine coach. I dont like Penn State but Joe Paterno is a damn fine coach. Your opinion is just ignorant.
@rankinnwc Hey Boo Boo the FOOL...and went on with one of the most dominated decades in college football..do you want to keep on cause I'll embarrass you boy..lol...bring it..RTR!!! Not kid'n son..lololololol...wish the polls loved us as much as they did yalls northern team...come eat you some grits son..we aint broke big time but what you pose to fix...ya'll play it..WE LIVE IT!!!!
With just a LITTLE more leadership on offense the '80 Bama squad could have challenged anyone in the country. IMO there was not a better defense in the nation.
Nothing but love for a true legend like the "BEAR"
Having paid due respect as such I'm curious when them Bama boys go come to the west coast? Say..THE ROSE BOWL.. perhaps.. for a good old beat down by my beloved TROJANS! We slipped up abit after the NCAA tried to destroy us and you boys lucked out and got a ring out the deal. Im sorta thinking you set us up.Lol
@Anthony11qq Let's see, Alabama will be back at the Rose Bowl the next time the BCS National Championship is going to be there. We don't know who the opponent will be. Will the Trojans be off probation by then? This year Alabama will be in New Orleans for the BCS National Championship.
another point to ponder about the ( so called) great barry switzer , is his ou program was filled with cheating , and corruption from 1973 to the late eighties . when he resigned ou was a mess ! that guy could have been the most corrupt coach in the last 50 years of college football, and this this isn`t coming from a bama fan.
ldw47 1 month ago
How do the 4 people that dislike this video have sense enough to stay out of a fire?
Stunr99 1 month ago
the last class
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mayan calender
SuperMegaUberGenius 1 month ago
Wow Bear, thanks for making this no fun.
UDubFootballFan 3 months ago
Bamagoalpoast, didn't play want to play the Oklahoma-Nebraska loser because Bama didn't recruit certain states? Oklahoma,Nebraska and Penn State all recruited the Midwest, and Bama had starters in the 70's from Ohio and Indiana that I know of, off the top of my head. And like I stated earlier the Sugar Bowl in 75 wanted the loser of the OU-NU game, no bowl game ties involved. As far as scheduling SC and NU in 77and 78 That was necessary due to the overall weakness of the SEC of that era. I gues
rankinnwc 3 months ago
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Anyone that still supports Joe Paterno needs to read the GRAND JURY REPORT!
1998 Sandusky accused of child rape.
1999 Paterno forces Sandusky to retire.
2002 Eye Witness sees Sandusky RAPING A 10 YEAR OLD BOY in Penn State's Showers!
2003-2011 Sandusky seen at PRACTICE with new victims.
Paterno knew and did NOTHING.
Paterno and McQueary saw Sandusky bringing new victims to their practices from 2003 to 2011 and did NOTHING.
Joe Paterno is SELFISH and IMMORAL.
angryamerican 3 months ago
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Joe Paterno is a CRIPTO JEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
RonP2a0u1l2 3 months ago
LOL stop arguing Bear is the best coach in college football history look at the records people just because you like another team doesnt mean they are better personally i like vandy but that doesnt matter all i know is that Bear is the best.
Ben7185 4 months ago
two legends right there
Sherpaful 4 months ago
at least bear bryant graduated his players, barry's players can spell the word graduation, they only know what probation is.
TR1947 4 months ago
Bear Bryant didn't "keep" Condredge Holloway from playing at Bama, He wanted him, but didn't recruit him because he knew Holloway wouldn't be accepted. Bear Bryant, a friend of John McKay, scheduled USC with it's highly-talented black players because he knew that kind of game would "accelerate" the "acceptance" of black players. USC beat Bama's ass and the rest is history. Bryant did more for integration at Bama than probably anyone else. That says more about the man than his win-loss record.
cmflydelta 5 months ago
Love late 70's- early 80's College Football clips.
SFFOOL76 6 months ago
Heading into the last week of the 1975 reg season Nebraska was #2 and Oklahoma was #6. The loser of that game was wanted by the Sugar Bowl. The Bear used his considerable influence to get the Sugar Bowl Comitte to chose a 9-2 Penn State team instead. As far as his record against Oklahoma he never coached against Barry Switzer's teams. As far as 1978 Oklahoma won the Orange Bowl rematch against Nebraska , and in 1977 Bama lost to a Nebraska team that OU beat 38-7
rankinnwc 6 months ago
@rankinnwc Yes and Switzer never coached against the Bear either. Are you saying Switzer was a better coach than Wilkinson? Bear picked Penn State because they didn't recruit in Alabama, Nebraska and Oklahoma did.Alabama played Nebraska and USC in 77 and 78 so Bear wasn't dodging anybody. In 75 OU beat Neb 35-10 OU went to the orange bowl, so they wouldn't have played anyway, OU also lost to lowly Kansas 23-3 in 75 and got their ass handed to them by Arkansas 31-6 in Orange Bowl 77 season.
BAMAGOALPOST 6 months ago
@rankinnwc Yes, Bear Bryant and his Crimson Chickens avoided playing Nebraska in the 1976 Sugar Bowl and hand-picked lower ranked Penn St. so that Bryant would put an end to his eight-game losing streak in Bowl games. The Crimson Chickens found a team they could beat in a Bowl game.
69FOSTER 1 month ago
correction to that post to end a 7 game winless bowl streak they tied oklahoma in the 1970 blue bonnet bowl
rankinnwc 6 months ago
First of all he wouldnt even play Oklahoma in the 70's. After getting their ass handed to them by Nebraska in 72 and subsequent losses to Notre Dame he cherry picked his bowl opponent in 1975 to give his team its best chance to end a 7 game bowl losing streak. That myth about the 1970 USC game is sickening in light of the fact he wouldn't let Conredge Holloway play QB at Bama because of his skin color, and as far as records great career record no doubt but hey Bud Wilkinson won 47 in a row
rankinnwc 6 months ago
@rankinnwc Bryant was 2-0-1 vs Oklahoma. He beat them 13-7 when he was the coach at Kentucky with Oklahoma ranked #1 and a 31 game winning streak, beat them 17-0 in Orange Bowl in 63, tied them 24 all in the astro blue bonnet bowl. Bryant didn't dodge Oklahoma in the 70s, they couldn't play each other because of the bowl tie ups back then,sec champ went to the sugar bowl, big 8 went to the orange bowl. Alabama handed Nebraska their ass in 78, a Nebraska team that beat Oklahoma that year.
BAMAGOALPOST 6 months ago 2
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One word to describe Bear Bryant, overrated. Not one team he had in the 70's could have beaten Oklahoma and I choose them since the two of them were the premiere wishbone teams of that era.
rankinnwc 6 months ago
@rankinnwc Hell he beat Oklahoma with a Kentucky team.
BAMAGOALPOST 6 months ago 10
@BAMAGOALPOST This guy is obviously a legend in his own mind! Bud Wilkinson and Barry Switzer put together wouldn't make a good pimple on Coach Bryant's ass! Choklahoma fans are about as bad as USC fans.
cfaulc 6 months ago
@BAMAGOALPOST LOL! But dont tell that to the Okie with his head in the sand! RTR
cscptdave 3 months ago
@rankinnwc Overrated? You must be high. His record speaks for himself. Overall, 323–85–17. The man was a damn fine coach. I dont like Penn State but Joe Paterno is a damn fine coach. Your opinion is just ignorant.
calebcaleb2026 6 months ago
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@rankinnwc Are you on drugs?
janleopard 4 months ago
@rankinnwc Hey Boo Boo the FOOL...and went on with one of the most dominated decades in college football..do you want to keep on cause I'll embarrass you boy..lol...bring it..RTR!!! Not kid'n son..lololololol...wish the polls loved us as much as they did yalls northern team...come eat you some grits son..we aint broke big time but what you pose to fix...ya'll play it..WE LIVE IT!!!!
bdaley24 2 months ago
@rankinnwc You are a dumbass
NWAfan 2 months ago
@rankinnwc Overrated? Ladies and gentlemen, your poster child for abortion.
JSUFan93 1 month ago
Bear was such an honest coach, he never sugar coated anything.
apsdh340 7 months ago
There will only be one of both of them....
ClassicRocker61 8 months ago 5
Beloved American icon! Only one Bear!
huskyatheist 8 months ago
With just a LITTLE more leadership on offense the '80 Bama squad could have challenged anyone in the country. IMO there was not a better defense in the nation.
WillHear432 9 months ago
fuck yeah
horsley2 9 months ago
Nothing but love for a true legend like the "BEAR"
Having paid due respect as such I'm curious when them Bama boys go come to the west coast? Say..THE ROSE BOWL.. perhaps.. for a good old beat down by my beloved TROJANS! We slipped up abit after the NCAA tried to destroy us and you boys lucked out and got a ring out the deal. Im sorta thinking you set us up.Lol
Anthony11qq 9 months ago
@Anthony11qq They don't venture beyond the Mississippi! Cept LSU And that Other IN-Bred team in R kan saw
fozngrace 8 months ago
USC couldn't beat Old Miss right now, much less challenge Bama. Thanks for taking Lame Kiffin out of the SEC.
gaskins96 7 months ago
@gaskins96 Ditto! Only real men play in the SEC. You could tell he was a "mamma's boy" just by the way he looked.
wiserthantomorrow 6 months ago
@Anthony11qq Let's see, Alabama will be back at the Rose Bowl the next time the BCS National Championship is going to be there. We don't know who the opponent will be. Will the Trojans be off probation by then? This year Alabama will be in New Orleans for the BCS National Championship.
TigressNeverDie 4 months ago
i grew up in birmingham al and there was nothing like keith jackson talking about bear bryant i think they had the same respect for each other
rolltide187 1 year ago
one of the longest interviews ive seen of 'em. lmao.
dcfbama 1 year ago