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2000 Oklahoma team among ESPN's unlikely champions

After Switzer’s final season in 1988, Oklahoma had the worst decade in program history from 1989 to 1998. Head coaches Gary Gibbs, Howard Schnellenberger and John Blake failed to uphold the standards ...
The New York Times

ESPN and NFL closing in on ‘Next Era’-defining media deal

In 1987, an eight-year-old cable network in just 41 million homes acquired the rights to eight NFL regular season Sunday night games and the Pro Bowl. The then-up-and-coming ESPN paid a now-quaint $51 ...