Barry Switzer: Texas is 'the best coaching job in America'; Baylor's Art Briles would 'make them like an Alabama'

NORMAN — When Mack Brown was Oklahoma’s offensive coordinator in 1984, he asked head coach Barry Switzer what he thought the best coaching job in the country was.

“I said, ‘Texas. The University of Texas is the best coaching job in America,’” Switzer remembered Thursday in an interview with The Oklahoman.

Brown, of course, became Texas’ head coach in 1998 and remains on the job today, having led the Longhorns to a national title in 2005 and two Big 12 championships.

He’s come under fire of late after losing two nonconference games early this season. Texas beat Oklahoma, though, last month at the Cotton Bowl and remains unbeaten in Big 12 play.