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Bringing back Big 12 title game comes with risks, but ultimately would be wise

1/31/2013 5:13 PM

Maybe the Big 12 Conference is getting ahead of itself.

But maybe it’s not.

The Big 12, so often maligned for pandering to Texas and for lacking strong leadership ... 

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John E. Hoover
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Tillman: Despite dynasty, Alabama's Saban 'scared to death' of A&M

1/27/2013 10:44 AM

Speaking with former OU running back Spencer Tillman the other night at the Tulsa Public Schools Athletics Hall of Fame ceremony, he had a lot to say about his old school ... 

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John E. Hoover
Sports Columnist

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Still angry about Lance Armstrong's deceit and tyranny? Then check out this reader's story

1/16/2013 5:16 PM

I need to share an email I received after my Tuesday column on Lance Armstrong.

Although I tried, I probably fell short in portraying my feelings about Armstrong’s ... 

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John E. Hoover
Sports Columnist

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Watching Peterson, Stoops could barely hold his water

1/14/2013 3:54 PM

NORMAN — Remember where you were a couple Sundays ago when Adrian Peterson almost chased down Eric Dickerson?

Bob Stoops certainly does.

“I was at the Beef ... 

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John E. Hoover
Sports Columnist

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Bob Stoops: OU needs 'a better press box'

1/13/2013 5:11 PM

NORMAN — Although Bob Stoops was the one sitting on the high stool and it was a handful of writers who were plopped comfortably in the theater chairs of Oklahoma’s Adrian ... 

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John E. Hoover
Sports Columnist

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Mike Stoops regrets controversial comments on Manziel

1/11/2013 10:37 PM

NORMAN — Oklahoma defensive coordinator Mike Stoops regrets the controversial remarks he made Friday about Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel on an Oklahoma City radio ... 

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John E. Hoover
Sports Columnist

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Mike Stoops: If Manziel can stay 'out of jail, eligible', more Heismans could be his

1/11/2013 6:06 PM

NORMAN — You’ve got to give it up to Mike Stoops.

He’s been a head football coach. He’s now an assistant. When someone asks him a question, the Oklahoma defensive ... 

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John E. Hoover
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Bob Stoops: Brother's performance as defensive coordinator not a hard sell

1/11/2013 5:44 PM


NORMAN — Like coaches at just about every college football program, Oklahoma’s Bob Stoops has routine annual performance reviews with his staff.

And just like ... 

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John E. Hoover
Sports Columnist

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Telling half-truths put both Gundy and Young in an awkward situation

1/10/2013 9:01 PM

I never got the feeling that either Mike Gundy or Bill Young was telling me the whole truth.

And today we learn that, in fact, they weren’t.

In a couple of ... 

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John E. Hoover
Sports Columnist

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As long as Sooners run this kind of offense, elite players — and national titles — will go to 'Bama, SEC

1/8/2013 3:06 PM

Watching Oklahoma play on Friday, then watching Alabama play on Monday, it became startlingly clear how far away the Sooners really are from winning another college football ... 

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John E. Hoover
Sports Columnist

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Do I feel stupid for giving Te'o my Heisman vote over Manziel? Absolutely not

1/7/2013 1:20 PM

I’ve been asked several times in the past few days if I feel stupid for casting my Heisman vote for Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o, or if I regret not voting for Texas ... 

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John E. Hoover
Sports Columnist

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Manziel's learning what challenges life presents as the Heisman Trophy winner

1/3/2013 12:01 AM

ARLINGTON, Texas — Johnny Manziel heard it over and over during his magical weekend in New York City, but he wasn’t sure if he quite believed it.

Every day, he believes ... 

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John E. Hoover
Sports Columnist

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Game Point

Tulsa World Sports Columnist John E. Hoover has been a newspaperman since 1985 and has worked at the Tulsa World since 1992. Among other things, he's covered the Dallas Cowboys, Kansas City Chiefs, Arkansas Razorbacks, Oral Roberts Golden Eagles, Oklahoma State Cowboys and Oklahoma Sooners.

Covering the Sooners in 2011, Hoover was named National Beat Writer of the Year by the Associated Press Sports Editors, and has won numerous writing and reporting awards at the World and other newspapers. He was sports editor in Tahlequah, Okmulgee and Waynesville, Mo., and assistant sports editor in Ada.

Born and raised in North Pole, Alaska, John played football and wrote for the school paper at Ada High School and received a journalism degree from East Central University in 1989. He lives in Broken Arrow with his wife and two kids.

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