I'll be right here...EAGERLY awaiting for your Chapter, Verse, and Admission that you know not of what you speak...
Okla...Don't waste your $$...Jim Dent's book was a piece of Fiction which he tried to pass of as Truthful, until 'Bud's Boys' came out publicly denouncing it, and HIM, for what it was. Numerous former players called him out on it, and there may have been some lawsuits.
Okla...Don't waste your $$...Jim Dent's book was a piece of Fiction which he tried to pass of as Truthful, until 'Bud's Boys' came out publicly denouncing it, and HIM, for what it was. Numerous former players called him out on it, and there may have been some lawsuits.
I have it...You don't want it. He tried to feather his own nest by painting himself as an insider until he was very publicly held accountable and the players all agreed they had never heard of him, or the comments he quoted them as saying to him. Some of the more outspoken players requested that the book be banned and urged everyone refrain from buying it...That's why it is Out of Print.
Time for YOU to get some glasses, and re-read that book. My copy of it, autographed by the author, Harold Keith, a dear friend, says no such thing. There is nothing FUNNY or Ironic about it. It's slanderous! My guess is that everyone on this board has read the book and none can verify your claim. You don't know Bud Wilkinson and you don't know Harold Keith. Contrary to YOU, they were both Gentlemen, Scholars, Loaded with Class, and two of the biggest Friends OU, and Oklahoma, have ever had. Go sell your story somewhere else. You are barking up the wrong tree, here...
It's evident that the poster who posted this doesn't realize that we have a great Sooner fan on this board that not only attended OU during the Bud era, but also knows the who's who during the same time frame.
Sick'em Senior!
It's evident that the poster who posted this doesn't realize that we have a great Sooner fan on this board that not only attended OU during the Bud era, but also knows the who's who during the same time frame.
Sick me Senior!
Yep, we're gonna 'brief' the hell out of him..."What do you know and when did you know it?"
You would be banned with your first girly post....HA! You got to know the limits. Live on the edge ,but don't overdo it............
Okla...Don't waste your $$...Jim Dent's book was a piece of Fiction which he tried to pass of as Truthful, until 'Bud's Boys' came out publicly denouncing it, and HIM, for what it was. Numerous former players called him out on it, and there may have been some lawsuits.
I have it...You don't want it. He tried to feather his own nest by painting himself as an insider until he was very publicly held accountable and the players all agreed they had never heard of him, or the comments he quoted them as saying to him. Some of the more outspoken players requested that the book be banned and urged everyone refrain from buying it...That's why it is Out of Print.
Good Job, Okla...
You said some things that needed to be said, and are appreciated...Thanks!
I AM defensive about those I admire, respect, and care for. If it's someone from the past, or the present, on OUr Board, or off, if you are my Friend, I have your back.
I am not naïve and am very well aware that Bud, Barry, JFK, and on and on had/have weaknesses and imperfections...Don't we all? My disappointment was stirred when the poster refused to acknowledge that he had no Facts to support his comments and quoted, and misquoted his source. My rebuttal to him was as much a defense of Harold Keith, as it was of Bud. If Bud had circled 'Owen Field' naked, with a Hottie on each arm, Mr. Keith would NOT have put it in his book, the very Factual 47 Straight.
Jim Dent's book was a POS, IMO, as well as in the opinion of anyone I ever heard of, or read about, and there were many. There was a huge Brouhaha when the book was released and people were very public about their dislike of it, and very open in calling the author a liar. Several of the stories were Pulp Fiction which were disproved, and pleas were offered asking the general public to refrain from buying the book. The Players and 'Friends of the Sooners' were livid, and verbal. It created a stink that took a long time to lessen, and has never gone away. Barry made an Anti-Dent Speech and apologized for lending his name to the book, in writing the forward. He commented that if he had bothered to read it, he'd never have done so.
There are those who thrive on that sort of thing. They accept the printed word as gospel and eagerly repeat it, as such...By making others look weak, they attempt to make themselves look better. The most frustrating part of my challenge to MD was that he never even 'got it'. Thanks for the words of support and understanding from those of you who DID!
I don't need the link, the page number, or the quotes. I've read the books, both of 'em...More importantly, I've Lived the Life...
Let's get on with the Business at Hand...We have Ball GameS to Win! BOOMER!!
