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YouTube Gold: Duke vs. Oklahoma, 1990

Billy Tubbs was quite a character. He once was accused of running up the score on a weak opponent and said not to would be point shaving. He also had a vocal resemblance to actor Jack Nicholson that he played with from time to time.

From 1980 to 1994, he turned Oklahoma into a significant national power, making the championship game in 1988.

He was funny too. In one game the referees asked Tubbs to ask the crowd to behave so he took the mic and told the crowd that “[t]he referees request that regardless of how terrible the officiating is, do not throw stuff on the floor.