1977 Oklahoma @ Ohio State No Huddle

1977 Oklahoma Sooners @ Ohio State Buckeyes

[@858415]

Crazy how physical the game was then, they literally beat the shit out of each other

[@bdjennings55]

I was fortunate to be on the sidelines working for WOSU-TV, keeping the cables from tangling for the cameraman. From there, you really got an appreciation for how hard they hit each other. As Urban Meyer might say, it was a real slobberknocker.

[@lonestarbug]

Not literally.

[@rayprusia4753]

I love these old games, so much more physical than today's pass on every play game.

[@nathaniellathy6559]

And no Targeting calls back then.A terrible rule

[@MR-tp6yk]

Back then they let the quarter back get hit, now they treat them as if they have a skirt on.

[@nathaniellathy6559]

@@MR-tp6yk I was in a Restaurant with TV showing Sunday NFL games and a friend of mine yelled "put a dress 👗😳on him." after a grasping 👊 call. A woman 👩got up came over and said if he said "put a dress on him again I'm going to come back and sit next to you." My friend wanted to leave. 😆🤣😂😹

[@mscrub]

01:50 A 220lb offensive guard. A Very different time!

[@jwf1964]

That OU backfield may be the best ever. I'm a Nebraska fan. Tom Lott haunted our dreams.

[@jefferyconnell5836]

The speed on that old carpet was unbelievable. Backfield for Oklahoma .....can you imagine that today. It will come back

[@allengreene9954]

The Ohio State uniforms look much better than they do today in my opinion.

[@lloydkline1518]

Don't like machiel Jordan logo on sports uniforms today;; laugh , laugh

[@nathaniellathy6559]

Something to be said for under stated consistency

[@ccthree329]

Sooners so deep with RB's Peacock, Kenny King and of course Sims all had NFL careers with Overstreet the 4th guy waiting for his turn. Back when tackle football was tackle football

[@tomloft2000]

Could have called them the Texas Sooners, since besides Peacock, the whole backfield was from there.Btw- Peacock was probably one of the fastest players to ever play at OU.

[@randyblythe6163]

Thank you. This is the best version I've seen...by far....

[@lloydkline1518]

❤ woody Hayes/ Ohio state football vs Barry Switzer/ Oklahoma football 1970s

[@bemore1134]

This was the game where before the final FGA the OSU fans were chanting "block that kick" & Von Schamann waved his arms at them, as if he was directing an orchestra. Total ice water.

[@joannleichliter4308]

Von Schamann had a stellar pro career. I have always liked watching kickers, who are way more important than a lot of fans realize.

[@ronaldlamascus1944]

One of the greatest OU victories! The clip didn’t show one of the best parts when Von Schamman (sp) was “directing the Buckeyes fans in their chanting!!

[@bold58]

Great game ! Rod Gerald was such an underated player !!

[@aaronrider4051]

thanks for posting this classic

[@pook46]

Love the half time stats, 0 yards passing for both teams , LOL

[@bcoxal]

This is the first Sooner game I remember watching on live TV

[@nathaniellathy6559]

Win or lose.Love the Buckeyes.

[@lloydkline6946]

Golden age of college football, Oklahoma vs ohio state football team coach by woody hayes

[@easy2120]

Barry Switzer had a great record against almost all top coaches of that era: Paterno, Shembechler, Hayes, Bowden, Royal, Akers, Osborne. The only coaches I don't remember him doing so well with are John Robinson at USC and Jimmy Johnson at Miami. Johnson had an advantage with a great defensive staff that came with him from Ok State so they knew how to defend the wishbone plus the great talent on D.

[@rogerbyrd8321]

Great Game ! I remember that game ! Keith Jackson kept saying Oklahoma getting ready to blow this game wide open! They would of it if Thomas Lott and Heisman Trophy Winner Billy Sims didn’t get hurt ! Too much speed from Texas that day ! 🏈

[@notyourpuppet5975]

I don't think it was the injuries as much as the turnovers

[@brianharris9949]

The turnovers didn't help either.

[@bradleyholt9805]

That Southern speed had the Bucks on their heels for sure.

[@rogerbyrd8321]

Bradley Holt ;You got that right brother ! All about speed here in the south ! 😎👍🏈

[@pook46]

Those hits take a toll on you and slows that speed down.

[@lloydkline6946]

Love woody hayes legendary ohio state football coach

[@nathaniellathy6559]

Ugh! One of the most heartbreaking Ohio State losses ever.Set stage for down period in Buckeyes history 77 to 92.

[@herbmyers805]

I was in Germany And Armed Forces TV had this live a first time broadcast Go Bucks!!

[@brianharris9949]

Woody showing how classy he was once again. Lol

[@bartleygorman3546]

What a pos he was

[@JDAbelRN]

@Calvacade of Fred Couples you have no idea whatsoever how wrong you are. You, and the other idiot, who called him a pos, are not even the same class as thus man, Woody was. Why do you think young men from all over the country come to Ohio State is because of the great program and successful young men he help develop into great athletes and professionals. Ohio State is followed by a vast majority of Americans because if its' great success over the decades.

[@bajikimran2304]

@@JDAbelRN You mean like Jim Tyrer (homicide/suicide) Ray Griffin (spousal abuse) Neil Colzie (drug trafficking) just to name a few. Oh, and let's not forget the ultimate peice of shit- Jack Tatum, a pathetic weasel who cheap shotted another player, breaking his neck and leaving him paralyzed, then saying he didn't care that he hurt the guy, then offering to apologize for a million dollars. Karma reigned supreme later when Tatum lost both legs to diabetes and spent his remaining years in a wheelchair. There's a reason there's legions of Ohio State haters.

[@jamesmarkscott6202]

@@bajikimran2304 So CTE (Tyrer, Griffin both had/have that from their football days) is now the fault of Woody? tOSU? Wow. I mean, seriously, wow. You pick out 4 'bad apple' players from his nearly 3 decades here... think other programs have similar numbers? IMHO the reasons the Bucks generate more negatives than normal from outside Ohio have more to do w/the program's consistent success and national legion of passionate fans than it does a fraction of players who've erred. Ironic you bring up Ray w/o mention of his older brother, who's been the epitome of cfb class for half a century. Rex Kern, who earned lots of success in the business world in addition to earning his masters/phD here. Chris Spielman, who along w/his late wife Stephanie spearheaded a notable ongoing fundraising machine for University Hospitals/James Cancer Center. It was well-known how much value Woody put on his players earning their degree.

[@bajikimran2304]

@@jamesmarkscott6202 CTE is not, nor was it ever associated with Tyrer's murder/suicide. In Tyrer's case he went bankrupt and his home was being foreclosed. He had squandered all his NFL earnings in bad investments and chose the cowards way out, nevermind he had four underage children that were left without parents. CTE did not make Ray Griffin get arrested for spousal abuse or passing bad checks. Neal Colzie got in with a bad crowd in Florida where he was trafficking heroin and cocaine. When he was arrested, to avoid life imprisonment he turned state's witness against the people he was working for and wound up in the federal witness protection program. I've already outlined the case against Tatum and I was nice, I didn't even mention Art Schlicter or some of the others. While Speilman is a class act, he never played for Hayes. Talented high school players do not go to Ohio State because they are in love with Columbus or the marching band or any other reason you might fantasize. They go there because they see it as a stepping stone to the NFL and millions of dollars. They could care less about OSU. Need proof? Look how many of them dropped out of this year's Rose Bowl to protect their draft status.

[@terrybrown9348]

Ending to this game still hurts. Go bucks

[@nathaniellathy6559]

Ohio State shared Big Ten title with Michigan in 77.Sixth straight 🔥 Conference crown 👑 for Buckeyes.

[@studdruppo]

It would be interesting to know what game Thomas Lott thought was the hardest hitting game that he played in. Or for that matter Billy Sims.

[@JDAbelRN]

You, they got the hell beat out of them! Need a scorecard to keep a track of okies knocked out of the game, certainly not very tough. Okies got a lot of lucky breaks.

[@ralfigs]

Gotta be Nebraska.

[@nathaniellathy6559]

Rod Gerald took his share of beatings for Ohio State 😳 too.He said he was relieved Art Schlicter took over QB duties in 78.Gerald moved to receiver in a run oriented offense.

[@miltonsmith974]

@@JDAbelRN LOL! I was at that game. You're obviously talking about something you know very little about. Both Sims and Lott went into the game already injured, and as I recall they were the only OU players who got injured in the game who did not return. "Needed a scorecard to keep track of okies knocked out of the game?!" ROFL! What kind of fantasy world do you live in, dude? Ohio State had as many players leave the game injured as OU did. I recall one Ohio State player got his shoulder crushed early in the game and never came back in. Ohio State was no more physical that OU was that day. I know -- I was there and saw the game. Rod Gerald, the Ohio State QB talked about how physical OU was after the game. Bye the way, before a hobbled Sims and Lott finally had to leave the game the score was 20-0 OU. "Okies" got lucky??? Sorry, but It was the "Buckies" who got "lucky" that day.

[@chuckwest7045]

Great game but neither one of these teams were a Top 5 team in 1977 . Both of them were soundly beaten in New Year's Day bowl games.

[@nathaniellathy6559]

So was No.1 ranked Texas. Would have been good year for a Playoff since Arkansas Alabama and Notre Dame all ended up with one loss after Bowl games.

[@sterlingray5520]

Oklahoma looked so much faster than the teams we see today.

[@ralfigs]

On the offensive side I would say smaller. Much smaller but explosive. Pump the break's on the defensive side lol.

[@lloydkline1518]

❤ Oklahoma wishbone offense with Barry Switzer

[@lloydkline1518]

❤wishbone formation/ offense Oklahoma football/ bear Bryant Alabama football

[@Akronkangaroo]

Artificial turf

[@philjackson5387]

Nobody really wanted to play Oaklahoma in this time period: Even my beloved Crimson Tide!!!❤

[@flrpitflrp1965]

As hard as they hit, you don’t see helmets pop off like these days. Players don’t like the feel when the lid is secure. I’m older, but we need to bring running option offenses back

[@nathaniellathy6559]

Watch Navy and Army

[@brianarbenz7206]

Ohio State may have lost in the final seconds, but at least their coach didn't lose his job. That pattern would not continue much longer.

[@MR-tp6yk]

Rod Springs was awesome! Drafted by the Cowboys. Seems the Cowboys like Ohio State players. Wish the Browns had more buckeyes

[@randyblythe6163]

Ron Springs

[@nathaniellathy6559]

Rod Gerald

[@loydkline2644]

❤️ oklahoma & wishbone offense,& billy sims cs ohio state

[@mscrub]

If you can't beat OU when you knock out the starting option QB and Heisman winning RB and win the turnover battle 6-1 and play the game in Columbus, then OU is clearly the better team.

[@franklinbolander1916]

OLD COACH HAYES WAS A GREAT ICONIC COACH BUT SHOWED LITTLE CLASS AT TIMES!

[@lloydkline1518]

Woody Hayes/Ohio state football vs Barry Switzer/ Oklahoma

[@tomadair4078]

OUCH!

[@MR-tp6yk]

Game the Bucks should have won. I just graduated boot camp and got to see this game.

[@geraldgilpin1966]

You have to be kidding. If not for injuries it would have been a Sooner blow out. The best team won.

[@lloydkline3265]

Finnish boot camp, wow, love woody hayes Ohio state football team's

[@JDAbelRN]

@@geraldgilpin1966 luck breaks, sooner s outplayed, damn sure.

[@lloydkline1518]

❤wishbone offense of 1970s/ Barry Switzer/ Oklahoma

[@JDAbelRN]

@@geraldgilpin1966 your runners and qbs cannot take good old Midwestern hard hits, out and very slow after every play.. a bounce or two from your 127 fumbles and ohio state runs away with in. Just wish ohio staebig 10 and a big 12 good team would play every year on a home and home basis, make for fantastic football.

[@lloydkline1518]

❤billy ball: billy sim & Barry Switzer & Oklahoma football 1970s

[@RM-ed1if]

In hindsight, hard to understand why Woody Hayes didn't kick FGs in the 2nd quarter. Two possessions stopped on downs and had the wind at their back.

[@jamesmarkscott6202]

i think he got caught up in the heightened emotion this game obviously had. the wild swings this game had were unreal. and since i was a freshman sitting near the top of block o in the closed north end of the stadium, that southerly wind meant all the scoring in the game sans 1 2nd qtr fg by von schaman was right in front of us.

[@bajikimran2304]

Hayes rationalized it by saying "Field goals don't make many points. We felt we needed all the points we could get in a big game like this". Two months later, Ohio State attempted seven field goals in a 14-6 loss to Michigan. When NBC 4 reporter Marty Reid pointed out Hayes inconsistency at his press conference, Hayes cursed him out, calling him a "stupid mother fucker".

[@RM-ed1if]

@@bajikimran2304 Great story. I forgot about Marty Reid.

[@nathaniellathy6559]

Sounds like Ryan Day not going for field goals in first half against Oregon

[@dudermcdude9245]

OSU needed a hay maker form Hayes.

[@MR-tp6yk]

The wind gave them that game.

[@nathaniellathy6559]

Keith Jackson?

[@brianarbenz7206]

Wind is biased.

[@nathaniellathy6559]

@@brianarbenz7206 Wind comes Sooner than later.

[@MR-tp6yk]

@@brianarbenz7206 you ass is windy

[@boneeatingsilicate580]

Need more ou-osu matchups..4 times in 100 years?!

[@jamesmarkscott6202]

and none of those 4 games have been won by the home team. yes, that number of games should be higher.

[@boneeatingsilicate580]

@@jamesmarkscott6202 making it an even more interesting rivalry..the guest team owns the home field for each side

[@nathaniellathy6559]

Schedule another home 🏡 and home

[@thomasb.smithjr.8401]

Wow - later Cold War football at its' best : lots of running, quarterbacks who really can't throw, worn out putting green mod sod, dull aluminum gray color to everything, and all on that new fangled recording device called video tape ! 😀 🏉🏉🏉

[@thomasb.smithjr.8401]

Oh, yes - and the Farah Fawcett cheerleaders, too ! 😊

[@notyourpuppet5975]

HAHAHAHA Woody snubbed Barry in the end

[@brianharris9949]

But Barry got the last laugh. Jealousy is a terrible trait for a man.

[@bradleyholt9805]

@@brianharris9949 Ha! Woody punched an ABC cameraman in the gut later that year at Ann Arbor after a fumble cost them a potential tying touchdown.

[@brianharris9949]

@@bradleyholt9805 I remember that one too lol. The bowl game against Clemson comes to mind also. Imagine a coach doing that today? Charges filed, and a pink slip.

[@jamesmarkscott6202]

@@brianharris9949 the pink slip he got after that. as for charges? for a 65 yr old coach hitting a fully equipped football player in the helmet w/a fist? uh, ok.

[@brianharris9949]

@@jamesmarkscott6202 You can't just go hitting people just because you are upset, so yes today charges might be pressed. This is not 1970.

[@sooner9971]

BOOMER!

[@tpgrrr1]

SOONER!

[@nathaniellathy6559]

Special teams cost the Buckeyes this game.

[@user-zl3wl9rs6s]

Again the crowd roars, well what do you expect sit there and smell each others arm pits?

[@nathaniellathy6559]

The referees in this game were terrible

[@davidc.992]

that offsides they called was a joke. (ha). offensive lineman totally moved first and they called it on the defense.