Talk:Jack Mildren

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[edit] "Original research" violation

I believe a user designated Dpwkbw has violated the "No Original Research" policy of Wikipedia by attaching some original research at the end of this article. I will delete the research and insert it onto the talk page where we can all discuss it, if needed. ProfessorPaul 03:24, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Inserted "Original research" from article

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Erratum 1: The Sooners got off to a 2-1 start in 1970; with only one loss, the season was not necessarily a failure, so the adoption of the triple option via the wishbone was indeed gutsy (& successfully secretive); the offensive coach Barry Switzer felt that the triple option would make better use of the running prowess of Mildren, Pruitt, & others than did the Houston Veer with which OU had started the season; the 4th Saturday in the 1970 season was gameless so there were 2 weeks for the players & coaches to install what was then a very new football offense introduced recently at Texas by Darrell Royal's offensive coach Emory Ballard; & on the 5th Saturday, OU was predictably trounced 41-9 by the triple option & wishbone of the Longhorns, the collegiate national champions for 1969 & disputedly for 1970; the local headlines remain vivid in my recollection: Surprise! OU Has A Wishbone, & Texas Shows 'Em How To Run It.

Erratum 2: After the expected loss to powerful Texas, the Sooners went 5-2-1, finishing with a tie with Alabama in the Bluebonet Bowl; one of the losses was a close game near season's end versus mighty Nebraska, which shared the 1970 national championship with Texas (although it should have also been shared w/ Notre Dame); for Oklahoma, the 7-4-1 season was mediocre but was prelude to the amazing ground attack of 1971 with Mildren & Greg Pruitt & the 1971 offensive line; however, in the Game of the Century against Nebraska, Mildren's long passes with the swift feet & sure hands of little Jon (sic) Harrison (split end) were needed to keep the game close, owing to Nebraska's memorable defensive line.

Erratum 3: famously in college football, the option is a flexible running play involving the 2 options of pitching by the QB to a trailing back or keeping by the QB so he can suddenly dart off-tackle (sic); the option is not a formation; pitching is not an overhand pass; the triple option is an intricate play involving the additional feature of quickly handing off, or giving the appearance of handing off, to the fullback as he quickly plunges off-center, a procedure best served by the wishbone formation wherein the the fullback sets up close to the offensive line; the wishbone is not an applicable formation when the option is not triple.

Erratum 4: Mildren's 25 touchdown passes in a career has been easily surpassed since by at least three other Sooner quarterbacks, Cale Gundy (35 touchdown passes from 1990-93), Josh Heupel and Jason White (who threw 40 in his Heisman-winning SEASON of 2003). But no way did Mildren have enough pass attempts to qualify for the efficiency "title" in 1971. He didn't throw the ball even 100 times that year. When your running back (Greg Pruitt) averages 9.4 a carry, why pass? Only when you face a defense like Nebraska's that season.