What Does Barry Switzer Think About the Brent Venables Hire? | Oklahoma Sooners

[@terrancemacklin417]

My best memories of the day after thanksgiving was watching Oklahoma vs Nebraska. B. Switz will always be one of my favorite coaches

[@lloydkline1518]

❤️ Barry Switzer wishbone offense Billy sim; 1975 Oklahoma football national college football champion 🏆

[@calvinmcbride8562]

85 orange, beat Penn State, and jammelles homerun ball to Keith Jackson.

[@lloydkline1518]

@@calvinmcbride8562 Jamie mentioned hollieway was unstoppable

[@chestercarter6081]

Looked forward to that game every year. It was Thanksgiving for me sigh cant believe this game got canceled.

[@slundgr]

Best game ever was Thanksgiving Day in 1971 with Oklahoma and Nebraska

[@DanOKC]

I will never oppose the KING and he is still the KING, even when I may differ with him. Bob, is the Crown Prince and we love him but Barry is still the Crown Sovereign.

[@jamesdoss7889]

I have known the Switzers my whole life as they were from my home town of Crossett, AR. I am very proud of Barry and his accomplishments. He and his brother, Donnie have always been high achievers. Great guys, great family..

[@johnlaird4811]

Interesting…Do you still keep in touch?

[@jamesdoss7889]

John Laird Yes, I talk to Donnie all the time, most recent 2 days ago. He is a retired attorney living in Rogers, AR. My dad was friends with their dad, Mr. frank. Donnie was my hero when he was in high school (he was a senior when I was in the 7th grade). I always tried to look like him. Barry had already graduated and was playing football for Arkansas.

[@jamesdoss7889]

John, I sent this KZbin to Donnie and he replied among other things - "I will readily say, however, that putting aside money, fame and real world influence, Barry is STILL just a “good ol’ country boy!!” 😊

[@johnlaird4811]

@@jamesdoss7889 Not many people can say that! 👍😀

[@johnlaird4811]

@@jamesdoss7889 I tell ya, man. The things that make this country great. Our football and our war heroes, all come from the same parts of the country. The Midwest and the south. I’m proud to be from Ohio….yes,?I’m a Buckeye (not a WORD😂). The Midwest and Deep South just makes you feel good about being American. We NEVER forget where we came from. Thanks for sharing 👍

[@mikewest8836]

I will never forget Switzer and his quote “GO OUT THERE AND HANG A HALF A HUNDRED ON ‘EM”

[@slundgr]

And many times the starters would have their shoulder pads off by the third quarter

[@thekeef2187]

Has nothing on Billy Tubbs "Please dont throw things on the floor, no matter how bad the officiating is.", on a live Arena mic. Nothing will ever top that quote in the heat of battle lol...

[@mikewest8836]

@@thekeef2187 I love me some Tubbs, but read Bootleggers Boy to know and love the Switz

[@thekeef2187]

@@mikewest8836 my early Sooner Days had both fortunately enough.. Barry and Billy. Talk about a spoiled Sooner.

[@calvinmcbride8562]

@@thekeef2187 tubbs was amazing put ou on the bball map,. In 88 ou played in football and bball natl title games,. Very rare one school two major title matches

[@timsweetenberg4020]

Coach Barry Switzer outstanding talker he knows football he can see talent when I see it always have great input great motivator men

[@RickyBirdwellSr]

Ran into Barry at the post office a couple of months back. Never had a chance to talk with him and he was nice enough to chat with me for a few minutes outside in the parking lot. What a legendary coach!! He asked me if I played guitar because of the shirt I was wearing and I said yes. He told me he'd been listening to Bob Seger all morning! Class act that Barry Switzer!

[@soonerborn7603]

I decided to try to interview him for a project in my Oklahoma History class back when I was in high school. I went to his house and rang the doorbell and he answered! I asked for an interview and he sure “Sure thing, son. Just go grab that newspaper over there for me real quick”! Haha! Such a good guy!

[@timothyodom3651]

Absolutely LOVE coach Switzer, the KING!!!

[@JulianRodriguez-sn6nr]

Not an OU fan but when I think Oklahoma at their absolute best I think of a strong run game and a smash mouth defense

[@brandonscott6149]

Love Coach Switzer😍! Some of my best childhood memories are watching OU w my papa in the 80’s.

[@nickbaker6113]

We love you Couch, you are Oklahoman Football To Me .

[@jefferywilson8683]

Always will love The King! He was my coach growing up and when I was in school there.

[@josephcameron537]

24,000$ a yr while going 32-1-1 and 2 natty. Shocking.

[@jerryterrell588]

Love Barry Switzer ! Go SOONERS

[@michaellyons9820]

I was at the 1973 Oklahoma-Baylor game in Waco that was Barry Switzer's first game as a head coach.

[@panderson9561]

The King has spoken...long live The King.

[@williamkerr698]

Barry's the man!

[@philipf.1352]

The KING! LOVE THAT GUY!

[@jaylawson1432]

Barry is a treasure.

[@OKG1979]

Barry Switzer is the coolest white man not named Ric Flair 💯😂

[@jacobahtone220]

I never understood why he never got credit for having black QB's in the 70' s. starting with Kerry Jackson and Thomas Lott.

[@leemontgomery7914]

I encourage you to read his book, “The Bootlegger’s Boy”. Then you’ll understand why he is a great coach and recruiter. Barry genuinely cares about his players.

[@shanearnold685]

Y’all remember, this guy smoked cigarettes on the side lines. Man, has the sport changed

[@nhardman]

I agree with Switzer 100% on the Venables hire. I would have went with an offensive HC but Venables is as good of a defensive minded coach as there is.

[@6lastresort]

I think Brent Venables is the closest thing to Barry Switzer we’ve ever had.

[@RRRoland1130]

😳😗

[@salemshepard6883]

What!? They're polar opposites 😂😂

[@timhoneycutt1367]

Dats funny

[@rubengonzalez750]

u mean he is a steroid cheater like Switzer....then only matter of time before he is forced to resign like Switzer.

[@mitchconner2021]

How? Switzer was an offensive coach and wasn't really known for taking care of his guys like BV? Lol

[@ronniebishop2496]

Thank you Oklahoma. That’s opened the door for the entire country.

[@RRRoland1130]

The King.💯

[@1lthrnk]

I liked it in the Switzer, Royal, and Osborn days

[@Tijuanabill]

All hail the king!

[@lloydkline1518]

Barry Switzer;; wishbone offense; billy sim; national college football champion Oklahoma 1975

[@gphillips6]

Coach Switzer had some very good players on those teams

[@joebillmoad3436]

“THE KING”

[@iramiyahira8301]

Barry. Gives. Venables a Thumbs. Up..on this interview... Venables Got. 3. National. Titles Barry. Got. National titles And. Super bowl. Title One. Champ. Talking. About. Another. Champ All good Barry. On. Venables Cue.all....

[@JHargis68]

Coach Switzer is The King.

[@cadengrace5466]

It is rare for me to have my mind changed but Barry Switzer has done that. I was convinced Oklahoma had botched the hires and was somewhat happy with that. I wanted it to be a botched hire. Oklahoma messing this up is good for the Big-12 as Oklahoma moves into the SEC. But, no one knows more about Oklahoma than Barry Switzer and he is not the sort of guy to hold back or sugar coat his opinion and he says this is an excellent set up for Oklahoma. So, sigh, I have to go with that, drats, not what I wanted.

[@brandonwadley233]

I wanted Bob Stoops back preferably, or if not, Mike Leach would have been a really great choice, but I will obviously support Coach Brent Venables

[@garyhughes9649]

I've heard people say Barry was cocky I probably would agree with that statement I don't know if cocky is the right word but one thing is for damn certain in the name of all things holy he backed up what he said. Anybody that played Barry and the Sooners had about a 90% chance of not only losing but getting plowed into the t u r f f and embarrassed. Barry was straight speaking and added a lot to the game he is a lot like Bob Stoops in that regard and I respect both of them highly and Coach venables seems cut from the very same cloth himself. And I have major respect for him also his morals and character and his integrity is on another level.

[@notyourpuppet5975]

They should of brought Bob in to OC the game and Barry to DC the game and resurrected Bud to HC it

[@Gutslinger]

But Bob is a defensive coach, and Barry is an offensive coach. Lol

[@notyourpuppet5975]

@@Gutslinger you laught but let's think about history of your statement

[@joelmaldonado2538]

"win now ask questions later" The King Barry Switzer

[@TerrySleuth]

Win now win then hang half a hundred on em. Take their women beat down their boosters. Any questions?

[@joelmaldonado2538]

@@TerrySleuth lol i hear ya BOOMER SOONER !!!

[@tamuctamuc1256]

I was hoping Barry would coach the team for the bowl game.

[@timsweetenberg4020]

I would love to see him on the sidelines in Bowl Game at less a per game motivation speech because I know he has a good one

[@1lthrnk]

I’d like to trade Oklahoma State with Vanderbilt to keep bedlam together

[@salemshepard6883]

The King!! 👑 👑

[@youngw.a.r2709]

Barry sounds insane. We've lost all our big games the past few years because teams score 50. As a man that coached killer defenses that shouldn't be acceptable. Getting another Lincoln Riley wouldn't do anything but keep us at 10-2 with a flashy offense but no defense heading into sec. Barry is trippin

[@OUrNit03]

Facts! I was shocked to hear his opinion on this. Definitely wasn't what I would expect to hear from him.

[@rolandburt2856]

Truth, but Barry is Barry. When he was a coach offense was everything. Because the defense was expected/respected and you didn't have to worry about the DL. I think we'll come back around to that. I tend to think Riley was overrated and the real talent was on the field, not wearing the headphones. Anyway. Venebles will get the D in line and he has so far hired the right guys. Things really are looking up for OU.

[@matthewjones7887]

It shows y’all obviously don’t understand the game. BS knows you’re not getting the big boys on defense in Oklahoma. Dudes that claim Lincoln Riley is overrated are complete idiots. Dudes the best OC possibly ever

[@johnnydangerously7186]

Barry ain’t PC at his age!

[@darrenfarrell5690]

Saban has not had any issues recruiting QB's

[@Quawnn]

Because he surrounds average QBs with 10 5 stars on offense and 11 on the defense lol. Bryce is the first ELITE qb he’s had imo.

[@darrenfarrell5690]

@@Quawnn Average QB's? Bryce Young #1 QB 2020 Class not to mention Tua, Jalen, ok

[@Quawnn]

@@darrenfarrell5690 can you not read?

[@darrenfarrell5690]

@@Quawnn can you not read... You're saying Bryce is the first elite QB...

[@Quawnn]

@@darrenfarrell5690 correct…. So…why did you…mention him as being the #1 qb….?

[@brandonwadley233]

Barry is King of OU

[@mikehappy2620]

This is not the way he went after Brian Bosworth. Switzer was more about D than O.

[@RRRoland1130]

Switzer's background is offense. He was promoted from offensive coordinator to HC.

[@gregorydryden7865]

venables will be one of the greatest coaches in OU history, similar to Bob Stoops who was also a former D coordinator.

[@SoonerTruth]

Barry Switzer as a child of a broken home i discovered Barry Switzer ans OU in 1973 havnt missed a single game since, Coach Switzer was the father figure indirectly growing up ...A National Treasure

[@stuartjohnson3637]

Defense still wins championships!

[@clandestinesyndicate3463]

When "The King" speaks, you listen.

[@patrickquibodeaux4438]

Those crimson sansabelt slacks though.

[@ricksaunders8074]

Brent is the right hire Lincoln didn't recruit Baker Kyler Jalen

[@johnnydangerously7186]

The King!

[@1lthrnk]

The defense needs work and the offensive line needs improvement

[@kvinche8120]

Barry is Carlo Gabino ... Bob is John Gotta,

[@leemontgomery7914]

Switzer; OU Legend.

[@Sean-jb5gi]

Switzer had the best players money could buy, well except when OU go out bid.

[@okiesoonerintx]

That’s my HBC!!

[@serekithegreat]

Get em Barry. Boomer Sooner!

[@Joe-gu6oe]

SELF CONFIDENCE IS ... BARRY SWITZER!! Boomer Sooner!!

[@zinoklahoma343]

National treasure is right

[@arnoldeckiwaudah9512]

Bootlegger's boy. Great book.

[@johnlaird4811]

Interesting 🤔

[@jeffplunkett3783]

What did Barry Switzer think of the John Blake hire? It doesn't matter.

[@bubblesthemonkey6615]

3:01

[@tonyrollman3991]

Oklahoma's still Switzerland !!!

[@1lthrnk]

Now the kids get money they claimed Switzer and the booster gave them. I don’t like the porthole system no matter what school it is. They should stick with the old rules and have to sit out a year

[@JuanBarberis]

Switzer was paid properly. Today's coaches are way overpaid......silly $$$!

[@Bobdicklett1994]

I personally cooked for him and I demanded the waitress let me run it personally. Lol shook his hand, got a photo. He had his fat ass ring on, hand around my shoulder. So... Technically I've touched the ring😂😂 Honestly, for a guy that was having a business lunch, he was very polite, and asked if I went to OU. I told him no, but that both my grandparents did, and they met there, so I literally wouldn't be here if OU didn't exist. He liked that😂😂

[@charlesworkman2868]

Mike Leach…… seriously? We’re good Barry.

[@calvinmcbride8562]

Defense wins championship's, unless the guy is bill Walsh.

[@robertnoble6600]

So Oklahoma sued the NCAA. Opening up this mess that has lead to the disaster we have now(where money is everything in college sports.) Not surprised. First OU has been buying players for decades. Now we finding out they started this mess. Lol

[@BubbahotepEagle]

Barry your defenses won you more games than your offenses did

[@paulwillingham5480]

Thank God and Greyhound Riley is gone.

[@johnerwin3577]

Who cares he put us back 10 years

[@jimbird963]

Boomer

[@franklinbolander1916]

SOONER!

[@quanahhurtt4443]

Mike Leach was Barry's guy What did I say when people asked? Mike Leach. They laughed. When I said Texas looked like they had conditioning issues, you spent 10 minutes in a live chat putting down that theory. What did Bob Stoops say? You guessed it. Looks like to me I am not that far off Well, only, I just can't seem to pick games results Everyone has their flaws... At least I know not to bet on football.

[@LosXX70]

⭕🙌

[@spencerwilliams9256]

I’ll point it out… LSU hires ND Head Coach. USC hires OU Head Coach. OU hires their Old Defensive Coordinator from years ago, who up until now, no one wanted. Great story bro.

[@daltonwilson2105]

He turned down 4 head coaching jobs @Spencer Williams Including Auburn so saying no one wanted is laughable lol

[@spencerwilliams9256]

@@daltonwilson2105 they didn’t want to pay him or he’d have gone

[@Tijuanabill]

This is a laughably uninformed take. The knock wasn't why isn't anyone offering him a HC job, it was why isn't he taking any of them? The reason is he didn't want the shitty Auburn job, or jobs like that one, he wanted to coach at a blue blood. Venables was the highest paid, most respected, most credited with the team success coordinator in the country. He has coached in 8 of the last 20 national championship games. You have no idea what you are talking about.

[@TheDaringPastry1313]

In his introduction speech at the new HC event in Norman, Venables talked about turning down the Auburn job .... He was definitely wanted, but he was waiting for the right job.

[@mikecreger9702]

Haters gonna hate.

[@sidneytyson3772]

Reparations for coaches sell your product on the field with that type of talk get out my house

[@daviddill5405]

WHO CARES?

[@T59-j7k]

Who cares what Barry thinks

[@joebillmoad3436]

Who cares what you think!

[@billgallien2967]

Who cares what he thinks

[@geraldpreston9078]

Who cares what you think!

[@denniswhite9269]

Remember, this"?!!? After Barry Switzer left Oklahoma, that's when all of the team's in the old big 8 conference became 👍 good"?!!? Even Nebraska head coach Tom 👏 👍 😀 😳 🙄 😉 Osborne won 🏆 👏 😳 👍 😀 🙄 his 👋 😳 👏 🙄 😀 🤣 national championship's after Barry Switzer left Oklahoma "(1994,1995 and in 1997)"!!💯💢💥💫🌋🔥☄️👍👌👊🤜🤛👏🙌🤝🤲