The Allen American (Allen, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 65, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 1, 1984 Page: 9 of 26
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-----------by gary hancock
Football, as we know it, is America’s sport. Maybe it is time
to expand. Then again, how can we expect to function in to-
day’s world and still keep up with baseball and football and
the miscellany of other sports going on at this time of the
year?
I don’t know about you. But I would much rather take in
nine innings of MLB than four quarters of USFL.
You can see the position of the NFL. It is advocating pro-
duction of a college degree and an athlete who has matured
mentally as well as physically. Yea NFL:
Let’s not turn football towards the plight boxing has taken.
You see, the USFL poses the threat of spreading profes-
sional talent too thin. Maybe the USFL will some day be able
to compete with the NFL. But do we spectators want to see
the best of the best compete or a cross-section of the best com-
pete for the world championship?
The USFL poses a threat to the NFL and maybe to athletes
like Marcus Dupree, who I would say is plenty old enough not
to be told what to do.
And then there is the effect on the NCAA, which I care more
about.
Dupree isn’t to be crucified but neither is Barry Switzer.
Put yourself in Switzer’s place. The Press called for your job
following a disastrous 1982 season and in 1983, your picked
by many to finish right with Nebraska for an end-of-the-year
national championship showdown.
In 1983, Marcus is a sophomore. As a freshmen he received
All America honors, and some say he has the potential to win
the Heisman as a sophomore.
National champions often include Heisman Trophy winners,
or at least candidates. And Heisman Trophies are usually
awarded to those athletes who are driven by their coaches to
reach their best.
With Texas A&M and SMU on the rise, Switzer can no
longer depend on lacing his line-up with Texas blue chippers.
He needed the Mississippi recruit to come through and
boost OU’s recruiting throughout the Southeast. Marcus, in-
stead, turned on his coach.
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Go find you a legitimate job Marcus. You could be a mime.
You have all the moves, and you could keep your mouth shut.
I don’t intend to be too severe on this unfortunate creature,
although my first inclination is to write that Marcus brought
all this upon himself.
Poor Marcus had a perfect opportunity to become a col-
legiate superstar and make plenty for momma with a little pa-
tience. And as deadline approaches, it looks as if Marcus will
now get his chance to make the big bucks sooner than ex-
pected by signing with the USFL. For once, I am hoping a
sport becomes involved in a legal battle. The contract needs to
be overruled.
I see Dupree’s predicament, although finding it hard to
sympathize with.
He evidently left OU following this past year’s OU-Texas
game in a fit of frustration and disillusion.
He claimed Barry Switzer expected too much.
Now. After leaving your university when it needs you most,
and in the wake of a controversial interview with Sports Il-
lustrated reflecting your discontent with the head coach, what
do you do?
Do you return with tail between legs to a fed-up Switzer? Of
course you don’t. You force a change of heart and a new course
in life. And now you’re tagged a “momma’s boy.”
But if Marcus had any doubts as to whether he wanted to
continue his career at OU at the beginning of the season, he
should have said so then; and he should have been prepared •
pay the consequences should he quit. But what else can you do
but deny rumors when your team is expected to contend for a
national championship; and besides, some people change.
However, did we need to hear Marcus complain about the
collegiate eligibility ruling? I think not.
What to do about your shattered career Marcus. Join the
USFL?
I am not a USFL fan to begin with. Not yet anyway.
There are a bunch of quality players who devote the most
important period of growth to winning and deserve playing
time at the professional level. And who wants to see American
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sports commentary.
Those of you who know me or have submitted to this serif
spoof in the past, probably know my sports allegiance lies
with Norman.
You know all that nonsense about “Sooner born, Sooner
bred and becoming a Sooner dead.” To tell you the truth, I
really wouldn’t mind being pitched over one of Austin’s Lake
Travis cliffs when it’s all said and done.
And despite my allegiance, I firmly believe Texas is the
greatest state in the union. And if you think otherwise, you
can point your derriere towards the Gulf Coast and walk for-
ward until you here the drawl turn into chatter.
Because of my love for the Lone Star State, I am always
wary of writing anything pertaining to our northern neighbor,
fearing I may alienate my Texas brethren.
Nevertheless, I am sure there are still a few fools out there
who still follow OU football with interest; and since Marcus
Dupree was on the verge of writing history at prestime, I feel
justified ip letting my unbiased red mix with the black ink
that seeps into the veins.
Note. I have refrained from mentioning OU’s
freshmen/sophomore-laden basketball team. Let this
weekend’s game with UNLV speak for itself. And if Houston
and OU reach the Final Four, I get to write about that, huh?.
I returned one Friday to a note on my desk saying that some
lady wants to talk to the guy who always writes about his
school.
Believe me. I try not to.
Back to today’s wavelength. Marcus Dupree.
That academician who loves momma. That Philadelphia,
Miss, country boy who shags stardom and not responsibility.
Poor Marcus. “America’s Most Highly Touted Running
Back as Freshman Now Looking for Work.”
Now why should a player of Marcus’ ability expect to sit out
the 1984 collegiate season after leaving OU midstream and
enrolling at Southern Mississippi?
Poor Marcus. Of course, he is no longer enrolled at Southern
Miss, and momma has three jobs trying to make ends meet.
Poor Marcus is confused. He don’t know where to go or what
to do.
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