From: marko@IMD.Sterling.COM (Mark Olson)
Subject: Re: Down to Business (OU/NU)
Organization: Sterling Software, IMD
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 13:58:46 GMT
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In article <1992Nov18.230515.22885@spdc.ti.com> dostalik@epcot.spdc.ti.com (Bill Dostalik) writes:
>In article <1992Nov18.145226.7287@sparky.imd.sterling.com> marko@IMD.Sterling.COM (Mark Olson) writes:
>>In article <1992Nov16.112252@trc.amoco.com> zmed0b@trc.amoco.com (Michael) writes:
>>[stuff deleted]
>>>
>>>
>>What class are Steve Collins and Cale Gundy in (Fr, So, etc.)?  Also, Whatever
>>happened to some of the great OU QB's, Jamelle Hollieway for instance?  Who was
>>the QB in the seventies who wore the bandana under his helmet (kind of his
>>trademark).  I read or heard somewhere that Charles Thompson was playing for a
>>JUCO team somewhere.  The OU QB's were always memorable because they were just
>>so damned good.  I can remember many games where they would spring a long one
>>and, seemingly, would be in the grasp of the defensive back, only to pitch to
>>the trailing halfback who would pop for more yards and usually a score.
>
>Steve Collins is a senior.  Cale Gundy is a junior.
>Jamelle Holieway didn't have a chance at an NFL career after he blew out
>his knee in '87 (his jr. season).  I heard he was getting involved in 
>coaching. ?
>The bandana was worn by Thomas Lott.  I think he played pro ball for
>a while, maybe the Cardinals?  His successor at OU was J.C. Watts, whom
>you might have heard addressing the Republican National Convention in
>August.  He is a political office holder in Oklahoma.  And a preacher.
>
>Charle Thompson is playing for an NAIA school as a tailback. He was good.
>But never as good as Jamelle, who was arguably the best wishbone qb ever
>at OU. 

I would agree with you.  Wasn't he a freshman in '85 when the Sooners won their
last MNC. That used to be the most frustrating thing about being a Husker fan,
the Sooners would come to Lincoln and club our team into submission, usually
by coming back in the fourth quarter while we'd be shaking our heads saying
'why, why.'  Then we'd always, 'well, there's next year,' but Barry Switzer
would always have freshmen, sophomores, and juniors starting.  So the next year
we'd go down to Norman and our team would be clubbed into submission my more
freshmen, sophomores, and juniors.

Incidentally, more OU triva, was it Joe Washington that wore the silver shoes?
I heard or read somewhere that the shoes were placed in a Football memorabilia
collection somewhere, College Football Hall of Fame?  Sooner Hall of Fame?  I
remember those shoes well, if it was Washington, he was one hell of a tailback,
he also burned NU for some big time yardage.  I was in the NU band in '75, as
we were walking out onto the field to do our halftime show, I walked right by a
pair of the silver shoes that were sitting on a table behind the OU bench.  I
would have reached out and touched them, I was that close to them, but the two
Oklahoma State Troopers standing near by made me think twice about this.

In any case, I digress.  OU and NU have had some great games and great players
participating in those games.  I have no doubt that next friday's game will be 
any different.  To quote Keith Jackson, 'should be a dandy...'

>
>OU's made the right decision to go to a more passing game.  But I sure
>do miss the 'bone days.  That was *it*.  That was college football for
>me.
>
>>Mark Olson  || marko@IMD.Sterling.COM -or- uunet!sparky!marko
>
>    OOOO      
>   O    O     =================================== |       Bill Dostalik
>   O  U O  U          Oklahoma Sooners            |   dostalik@utdallas.edu
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>       UUUU                                       |   "Oh, yeah?"  "Yeah."


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