De'Mond Parker

De'Mond Parker Highlights

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[rammdacc]

One more thought: Bob Stoops' first year as coach @ OU would have been D.P. senior year. Instead of playing his senior year he opted to play in the NFL for Green Bay. That year OU went 7 - 5 with LITERALLY NO RUN GAME (no disrespec to Q. Griffin). Can you Sooner fans imagine how good we would have been Stoops' FIRST year if DeMond had stayed for his senior season.

[ruscopcoltrain]

@rammdacc I'll do you one better. Q had to break his redshirt in 99 because Michael Thornton was injured. If Parker had stayed, there's a good chance Q wouldn't have had to do that, which would mean he would have been around an extra year. Can you imagine if we'd still had Q in 2003 with White, Clayton, Jones, Wilson, and that defense? No way we lose to LSU.

[Sirscorps]

@youngjocksta I was so happy that GB had drafted Parker in 1999 because GB had never had a back like Parker. He got some playing time as a rookie & had 1 135yd. game @ Chicago, in the rain but didn't so much else & didn't get much playing time. He played a little in 2000 & then blew out his knee. Then sometime after that, he got busted for having some pot on him. Shortly after, GB cut him. It's too bad cause to have him & Ahman Green as the main rb's would've been something pretty special.

[zyxquark]

What a gyp for him. He was as good a running back as we just about ever had only when he came thru we stunk it up thoroughly through no fault of his. He was fantastique and I for one remember how great he was. then he left one season early, which is understandable, but if he would have waited he would have caught year one of stoops and we would have challenged for the south just from having him ALONE. Same for justin fuente--a talent we wasted through idiotically bad coaches. we apologize.

[yoshibootz]

I miss that slanted OU symbol, my dad gave me a hat with that on it  when i was like 11, or 12. I still have it 12 years later but it i cant fit it no more.

[foomantx2008]

This was great rhombic! I was not living in Oklahoma those years so, I never got to see a lot of games. Thanks for making this available for us all. Parker was one of the best ever at OU. To do what he did with those teams was nothing short of spectacular. By the way, OU was never embarassing or bad, we just took a break at let some of the other schools catch up to our Dominance. More to come...BOOMER!

[Sooners7x]

@yangoholic If by AP, you mean Allan Patrick, then I agree!

[CrimsonKing07]

To all those who are second guessing what could have been had he stayed and Griffin didn't have to lose his redshirt I would like to point out that it cuts both ways. Sure we would have been better in 2003, but we would have been starting a TB in 2000 who had no game experience. What if Griffin is just a little less prepared in 2000 and we don't win it all? I would have enjoyed seeing what he could have done in a Mike Leach offense with a well coached team, but it worked out alright for us.

[Sirscorps]

If this kid would've been able to keep his nose clean, him & Ahman Green would've made an almost unstoppable backfield in GB. Sure, he had an ACL injury too but.....is it that difficult to stay clean when you're that talented & have that much potential????

/& getting pd. well.

[yangoholic]

Better Than A.P. Fo Sho!

[midnightrider1100]

I remember him but going back and looking at the hilights, I am stunned. I knew he was good then but now when I watch those cutbacks, I"m thinking how good OU could have been with a decent gameplan and a soundly coached team. On film he looks like he would have been a great wishbone back in the Switzer years or a great tailback on a Stoops team.

[kettap3]

He made them look so stupid @5:47. Coldest improv i've seen in a while