#12 Oklahoma at Colorado - 1980 - Football

[@Ansom13]

I love watching the wishbone offense back in those days...I still say it would work today...It was truly a work of art to watch...Thanks for the upload

[@tmarsh0307]

Too, Colorado's Wing-T is a classic too. My high school ran that offense when I played. It's almost as confusing as the Wishbone. I miss football like this...

[@Zionsol777]

the wishbone will work today just as well as it did then. It requires one thing in particular, execution in the offensive line. If the defense is not disciplined in playing their exact roles, they will be destroyed as shown in this clip.

[@areguapiri]

The Miami Hurricanes shut the Oklahoma wishbone down in the mid 80s and proved that with modern, fast defenses, the wishbone is weak. Especially without the ability to pass in critical situations.

[@billturner4427]

Overstreet was incredible throughout his OU career.

[@TheOusooner56]

Stu Nahan.....he got to broadcast both OU and Rocky Balboa

[@pounddog77]

He also interviewed Jeff Spicoli in Fast Times at Ridgemont High 😂

[@calvinmcbride9781]

coach switzer was hilarious to watch on the sidelines him and basketballs Jerry tarkanian of u.n.l.v. we're funniest coaches to watch in the 80s

[@rankinnwc]

The beauty of triple option football, the only offense that can make defenders run away from the man with ball

[@gregorypatton4706]

I've never seen an offensive explosion like that in my life wow Sooners

[@allengreene9954]

"Back then the Big 8 had a Second Division. The Second Division were Teams You knew You were going to hang half a 100 on. One Day We Scored 82 on Colorado." - Barry Switzer🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂

[@jobu88]

Ahh, the good old days when we just lined up and said "Here comes the option, try and stop it." I can remember a couple games back in the day when we didn't attempt a single pass the whole game.

[@tmarsh0307]

6:02 This is an incredible play! Look at that ball bounce!

[@tallpaul881]

How often to you expect to see a team score 42 points.......and lose BY 40? You won't see too many like this one.

[@CarmieSchulz]

82-42 just didn't happen back in 1980. This was totally bizarre. I thought the papers made a typo.

[@RandysRacingPlace633]

It happened again the following year when Clemson swamped Wake Forest 81-24 en route to the national title for the Tigers.

[@CarmieSchulz]

Yeah, that Clemson-W.F.U. game popped some eyes B.Y.U. and Utah St. had a 70-46 shootout around this time too. Those type games were fun because they were so rare. Now I'm sick of all these video game scores today.

[@stealthbomber2126]

I wish someone could upload the full game of this. Amazing offenses before the rules made defenses almost obsolete.

[@beng4151]

I'm kind of surprised that teams don't use the wishbone anymore. There are so many options with it. This game also has future senator J.C. Watts as the quarterback for Oklahoma.

[@jackhamm1745]

I'm not. Defenses are too fast and too quick for it to be successful today. Miam,i in the 80s, showed everyone how to stop the option consistently. I loved option football. Bear Bryant called the Wishbone "a bad ole offense" and I agree.

[@beng4151]

@@jackhamm1745 They still use the option, it's just called a "zone read" in the shotgun. Same principle.

[@Zionsol777]

@@jackhamm1745 a fast , quick defense will not stop the wishbone. it requires a well disciplined defense with everyone doing their job, no mental lapses.....

[@jackhamm1745]

@@Zionsol777 I think the 1980s Oklahoma offense and Miami defense would disagree with your theory.

[@areguapiri]

@@beng4151 The zone read of today is a much more "pass centered" offense than the old option offense.

[@TheOusooner56]

where'd you get that jacket, Stu????

[@franklinbolander1916]

I REMEMBER LISTENING TO THIS GAME ON THE RADIO!...FOR SOME REASON IT WAS NOT ON LOCAL TV,AND I LIVED IN THE TULSA OKLAHOMA AREA AT THE TIME..THE HIGH SCORE FOR OU CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE FACT THAT COLORADO HAD NO DEFENSIVE SPEED ON THE CORNERS!...THE NEXT WEEK OU LOST TO TEXAS,AND HAD TROUBLE SCORING MANY POINTS!...COACH SWITZER HAD WARNED FANS AFTER THE COLORADO GAME NOT TO EXPECT SAME BIG POINTS AGAINST TEXAS,MAN WAS HE RIGHT!!

[@smoothoperator7023]

Okla. just scored again....! How bout those names - david overstreet(r.i.p.) buster rhymes, jerome ledbetter , willie bebe!!!

[@rankinnwc]

Chuck Fairbanks had his magic by 1980, as evidenced by his decision to kickoff while trailing 75-42. But thanks for switching to the 'bone in 1970, Chuck!!

[@commanderjoj6426]

Holy crap! Stu Nahan calling a Sooner game. Interesting.

[@mwduck]

Busta' Rhymes was awesome as a frosh. As was Shepard's TD fumble-run at 6:09

[@torrjenmanjones7624]

They should call it the Chuck Failbanks Error

[@ericgamino478]

I'd get scores like this as a kid playing Madden '95 on the Super Nintendo and my older brother would always ask, "Is this game even fun anymore?"

[@cedriclovesaaron]

this is awesome! thanks!

[@SoonerBear]

Is there a video of the full broadcast of this game? If not, that's OK. Just wondering....

[@RandysRacingPlace633]

Ah, Chuck Fairbanks. Not only was he the coach who brought the Wishbone to OU, but he was the coach that brought the 3-4 defense to the NFL as well. (which was pretty much a reconfiguring of th 5-2 "Okie" that Bud Wilkinson 'stole' from OU alum Steve Owen when Bud was coach at OU back in the '40s-True story; look it up if you don't believe me.)

[@paulsonj72]

If the story is to be believed OU was running the veer the year after Steve Owens had graduated and was struggling. Switzer(who was OC) was watching film of Texas and felt OU should be running the wishbone as well. FAirbanks gave him the go ahead and Switzer contacted the Texas staff and amazingly Texas with Darryl Royal actually helped OU with the installation of the Wishbone. Of course after OU switched over to the bone it sparked a really long run of success for OU

[@80sman84]

Yes But Switzer did something with the wishbone that no one had ever dreamed of doing. This made it deadly. He add the element of SPEED!!!

[@ericfowler8151]

I was at that game. It looked like a track meet.

[@paulsonj72]

Besides being a broadcaster the play by play guy in this game also did some acting(usually playing himself). If you've seen any of the Rocky films you will recognize Stu Nahan as was the guy who called all of Rocky Balboa's fights in the Rocky movies. He was also a LA area broadcaster.

[@RandysRacingPlace633]

I think you mean *almost* all, B/C I don't remember him being the announcer for the Hulk Hogan scene in Rocky II. Or, maybe I'm wrong. At any rate, I thought when the video first came on that I recognized his voice.......

[@paulsonj72]

Randall Dubin The fights(or boxing) that were broadcast while he was alive is what he called

[@roddjarmon2064]

Wishbone offense would work today. You change anything in the Wishbone. High school especially.

[@areguapiri]

No it wouldn't.

[@billturner4427]

Jerome is a hero!

[@vinnymcride5619]

Stu , where did you get that jacket 👍

[@lzv6990]

Do you have Oklahoma vs Stanford from the week prior?

[@GMAN7458]

i remember fairbanks was suppose to turn program around ended up being big mistake ,

[@Meni69]

@MrMoonlizard Rod Pegues who was listed as a half-back on soonerstats site. lol

[@lzv6990]

Does anyone have the 1980 game vs Stanford on tape?

[@ab9957]

when did colorado switch to the 10 defender defense? the option would work today, it would be even more effective if it was used sparingly. i always thought that the no-look pass should be expolored in football.

[@jimbosc]

Buster Rhymes = great rap name

[@TheOusooner56]

@wolfdawg1985 where at?

[@hermanmelville7706]

Ah yes. The Chuck Fairbanks era at CU. Good times . . .

[@calvinmcbride9781]

wasn't stu in fasttimes at Ridgemont high

[@gocygo63]

...& one of the "Rockys" I think...

[@oklahomasoonersfootball]

Oklahoma Sooners wins again.

[@jesselopez7850]

Wow 😲

[@RUSure-jm9rp]

Score 42 points and still get your butt kicked…you know OU came to town.

[@OuBigTex]

Texas vs Colorado in 2005 Texas 70 Colorado 3. Texas won by 63. We'll be back.

[@jefffishercpa1041]

work on your math

[@RandysRacingPlace633]

Did Chuck Fairbanks ever run the Wishbone when he was at CU? Or did he always run a pro-style offense like what he did with the Patriots?

[@christopjerfoote5747]

34-21 at halftime pretty respectable.

[@christopjerfoote5747]

Guy bounced it like a basketball.

[@lburger]

7777 views? nice!

[@cedriclovesaaron]

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