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witzer resigns as OU head coach
[Leaves game as fourth most successful coach in college football
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklaho-
ai tissue forrtB 13 ’ 5 Barry Switzer, the fourth most
Tdccessful coach in the history of col-
pge football, resigned today just
onths after his program was
inted by NCAA probation and
iminal charges against some play-
rs.
Switzer said at a news conference
day that he was stepping down, ef-
Jective immediately,
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The source said that Switzer was
"drained by things he’s gone
through in the last few months,” a
reference to the NCAA probation
imposed on the school’s football pro-
;ram in December and three sepa-
ate criminal incidents that led to
harges against Oklahoma players
arlier this year.
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Switzer is expected to stay on as a
special assistant to athletic director
Donnie Duncan through next
spring, the source said.
The source said a leading candi
date to replace Switzer was defensive
coordinator Gary Gibbs and that a
replacement could be named as
early as today.
A news conference was called for
2 p m. CDT, but Oklahoma athletic
officials declined to say what it was
about.
Switzer, 52, has had the top win
ning percentage among major-col
lege football coaches since 1982. His
teams won three national champion
ships and 12 Big Eight Conference
championships in his 16 seasons as
head coach.
Switzer has been under fire for
more than six months, since before
the Sooners were placed on a three-
year NCAA probation in December.
Switzer was named in four of the 20
violations, but denied knowledge of
breaking any NCAA rules. He was
not penalized by the university.
The state’s largest newspapers
called for Switzer’s resignation after
five of his players were charged with
felonies earlier this year.
Switzer became the Sooners’ head
coach in 1973. His first team went
undefeated and he went on to win
three national titles and 12 Big Eight
Conference titles. He has an .844
winning percentage, with 157 victo
ries, 26 losses and four ties.
Former Texas A&M coach Jackie
Sherrill said college football “lost a
great friend” when Oklahoma coach
Barry Switzer resigned Monday.
Sherrill said Switzer was “a great
leader who understood the needs of
minorities. He was a great coach.”
In announcing his resignation af
ter 16 seasons at Oklahoma, Switzer
said he was frustrated by NCAA
rules that do not “recognize the fi
nancial needs of young athletes.”
Sherrill, who also resigned at
Texas A&M under fire from the
NCAA, agreed with Switzer’s
statement that there are too many
rules from the organization.
“Those are unreal people who
make $80 million a year off the
NCAA basketball tournament then
talk about ‘student athletes,’ ” Sher
rill said.
Baylor coach Grant Teaff, who
opens the season with Oklahoma this
year, was stunned.
“I was a little bit shocked by it,”
Teaff said. “From what I hear he
said, concerning the fact that he was
pretty tired, I think anybody can un
derstand that. Even when things are
going good, we in the coaching busi
ness nave a lot of hills to climb every
day,” Teaff said.
Strange looks to potential
record-setting tourneys
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) —
Now that he’s achieved a little bit
of golfing history, Curtis Strange
has a couple of other potential
targets.
“Move over, Ben,” an exuber
ant Strange said after becoming
the first man since Ben Hogan in
1950-51 to successfully defend
his U.S. Open golf championship.
Strange, who beat Nick Faldo
in a playoff last year, made it two
in a row Sunday with a one-shot
victory at Oak Hill Country Club.
“This is different,” he said.
“Last year was such an emo
tional thing — my first major, the
playoff, the whole thing. This is
more a feeling of satisfaction, a
feeling of accomplishment, a feel
ing of success.”
Strange plans to play at the Ca
nadian Open this week. After
that, he is scheduled to play in the
Anheuser-Busch Classic in his
hometown of Williamsburg, Va.
and the British Open in Troon,
Scotland.
If Strange wins in Canada and
Scotland, he would join Lee Tre
vino as the only players to sweep
the U.S., Canadian and British
Opens in a single season.
And already there is talk about
next year’s U.S. Open, when
Strange will have a chance match
Willie Anderson’s feat of three
straight U.S. titles. Anderson did
it way back in 1903-05.
“We’ll talk about that later,”
Strange said.
“You think of all the great
players and some have won two
Opens, but nobody has won two
in a row in 40 years,” Strange
said. “That’s really something.”
Strange’s first victory of the
year and 17th of his pro career
made him only the 16th man to
win the U.S. Open more than
once.
I grew up loving football. After all, I
d [rew up in Texas, didn’t I? The state where
(he favorite sports are professional,
iollegiate and high school football?
But more and more these days I find my
Affections drifting toward America’s
original favorite pastime.
| I was discussing the recent rise in
Baseball's popularity with my brother the t-
isip during the Southwest Conference
Tournament at Olsen Field last month. He
agreed that the trend is not isolated to
Texas, although the immense popularity of
football in this region of the country makes
the changes more apparent. But from what
I’ve seen and heard, the whole nation is
turning back to its old friend.
; CBS recently tabled a record bid for the
pay the costo! television rights to Major League Baseball,
surely not in expectations of losing money.
Already the network had landed the
College World Series championship, which
is looking like a long-term arrangement.
Paul suggested, and he’s probably
orrect, that part of the change that we
have experienced is related to our (relative)
[maturity. As teen-agers it’s difficult to sit in
one seat and watch a three-to four-hour
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game, consisting almost entirely of dead
time — the catcher throws back to the
pitcher, the batter readjusts his grip, the
E itcher shakes off three or four signals
efore finding one he likes, etc. etc., to say
nothing of the time between innings. Not
much action, when you come right down to
it.
But with a mind, a back and two knees
that are all approaching 23 years of age, I
personally have learned to appreciate a
more laid-back form of entertainment. And
baseball fits the bill nicely. Still with more
than enough action and tension to keep a
fan’s attention, it also provides time to kick
back and enjoy a nice afternoon and some
good conversation.
Olsen Field this spring seemed to bear
witness that I was not alone in my
transformation. Agreed, a lot of the fans
would not have been there had the team
not been ranked No. 1 for most of the year.
But even before this year, when the team
had more potential than actual results, the
fan attendance was on a rather rapid
upswing.
It just takes college students a while to re
alize that the hottest competition during the
spring semester is not necessarily for the
starting quarterback job over at Kyle. But
given enough time, most sports fans can
learn to appreciate a sport that doesn’t in
volve massive collisions and a score every
half-hour or so. They learn they can have
fun at a sporting event even without yell
leaders. I know I did.
And it looks like my timing was just about
perfect; baseball in Texas has never looked
better.
I don’t need to tell anyone about Aggie
baseball. But the best part about it was not
almost making the CWS or being ranked at
the top of the polls. Much more significant
are the signs that it was not a one-time
phenomenon. Aggie baseball appears to be
here to stay.
Once completely dominated by that.. .
other school in baseball, suddenly the
Southwest Conference has become the
leading conference in the nation. Putting
two teams in Omaha every spring for the
next 10 years, like it did this year, does not
look too unlikely. And Texas might not
even always be one of them.
Texas A&M eventually will be — small
consolation this year, I know. But the
Aggies have established themselves as a
national power. The big-name recruits like
Ronnie Allen and, this year, Jon Peters are
starting to don the maroon instead of the
burnt orange. Expect the trend to continue.
Of course, UT will always have a strong
program. But its days of dominance are
probably over for good.
The collegiate scene would be enough to
stimulate my interest in the game in and of
itself, but Texans have more than just the
’Horns and Ags to yell about. As impossible
as the dream would have been even two
months ago, both — that’s right, both — of
Texas’ pro teams are on their way to stellar
seasons, and maybe even twin pennants.
Houston Astro fans have become
accustomed to flashes of brilliance about
once every five years, but this one was
unexpected. The Texas Rangers have been
June contenders before — mostly because
of the traditionally subpar competition in
the American League West — but they have
always come down to reality as the season
wore on.
But both teams look like legitimate
threats in the two toughest divisions in
baseball. As of Monday evening, the
Rangers were 4 ‘A games behind the
Oakland A’s. The Astros were a single
game out going into a series with division
leading San Francisco. Both would be
leading in the NL East.
Both have made deals that have led to
improvements. The Rangers picked up
Julio Franco and Raphael Palmeiro by way
of trades, as well as Nolan “The Ageless
Wonder” Ryan from the Astros’ garbage
pile. The Astros made up for the Ryan goof
oy picking up the now-red-hot Jim Clancy,
and the young prospects like Craig Biggio
and Ken Caminiti have finally started to
shine.
An all-Texas World Series? Could it be
too much to hope for? Probably. But for the
first time in, well, ever, the odds of having
at least one in there look fairly decent.
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