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Venables always was fun to be around, but during his darkest hour, he was at his best

1/18/2012 11:58 PM

I just finished writing tomorrow’s story for the Tulsa World print editions about defensive coordinator Brent Venables’ departure to Clemson.

It happened in a flash. ... 

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John E. Hoover
Sports Columnist

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Venables confirms departure to Clemson; leaving was 'hard to do'

1/18/2012 10:49 PM

By JOHN E. HOOVER
World Sports Writers

The Brent Venables era is over at Oklahoma.

Venables confirmed in a text message to the Tulsa World at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday ... 

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John E. Hoover
Sports Columnist

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Best story at Lloyd Noble last night: Gillispie was coaching again

1/18/2012 8:13 AM


His Texas Tech Red Raiders had just made 15 baskets in a loss at Oklahoma. Fifteen baskets, 21 turnovers. Still, Billy Gillispie sat down for postgame interviews and ... 

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Guerin Emig
Sports Writer

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Happy about Mike Stoops? Then take just a minute and be sad about Willie Martinez

1/16/2012 7:51 PM

Lost in all the fervor over Mike Stoops’ return and Brent Venables (possible) departure from Oklahoma was the untimely exit of a good coach, a good recruiter and a good ... 

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John E. Hoover
Sports Columnist

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Venables' choice: OU or Clemson. Loyalty or pride.

1/16/2012 12:05 AM

It was mid-December of 2003 when word got out that Bob Stoops might hire Bo Pelini to replace Mike Stoops on the Oklahoma staff. I was working at the Norman Transcript ... 

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Guerin Emig
Sports Writer

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Venables returns; denies report he accepted Clemson job

1/15/2012 10:05 PM

By GUERIN EMIG and JOHN E. HOOVER
World Sports Writers

BETHANY — University of Oklahoma defensive coordinator Brent Venables was back on Oklahoma soil Sunday ... 

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John E. Hoover
Sports Columnist

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Sources: Venables report premature; Swinney still interviewing

1/15/2012 4:29 PM

By JOHN E. HOOVER
World Sports Writer

An Internet report Sunday afternoon that Oklahoma defensive coordinator Brent Venables has accepted the defensive coordinator ... 

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John E. Hoover
Sports Columnist

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Report: Venables takes Clemson DC job

1/15/2012 2:48 PM

By JOHN E. HOOVER
World Sports Writer

Oklahoma defensive coordinator Brent Venables has accepted the defensive coordinator job at Clemson, according to a report ... 

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John E. Hoover
Sports Columnist

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Would we be watching this soap opera had Martinez gone to Stanford?

1/13/2012 9:33 AM

What if Willie Martinez had gone to Stanford instead of Oklahoma? Would we be watching this Mike Stoops/Brent Venables/Martinez soap opera right now?

Oh, probably. ... 

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Guerin Emig
Sports Writer

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New book shows us insightful, philosophical and personal side of Bud Wilkinson

1/11/2012 4:00 PM

I finished Jay Wilkinson’s new book late last night, then did a 30-minute interview with Wilkinson early this morning.

We’re planning on a nice story in Friday’s ... 

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John E. Hoover
Sports Columnist

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John Cooper goes off on 'corrupt' bowl system, questionable tactics 'down south'

1/11/2012 1:24 PM

If you haven’t seen it by now, here it is.

John Cooper, one-time coach at Tulsa, Arizona State and Ohio State, went on a radio show in Cleveland this week — 92.3 ... 

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John E. Hoover
Sports Columnist

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Sooners appear to be a safe preseason No. 5 for 2012

1/11/2012 8:29 AM

Eight months before the Oklahoma Sooners go to preseason camp, they already know where they're going to be ranked to start 2012. Check it out:

Kelly Whiteside, USA ... 

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Guerin Emig
Sports Writer

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Tulsa World Sports Writer Guerin Emig has covered University of Oklahoma football and men's basketball for the Tulsa World since 2004. He lives in Norman, where he keeps the fact that he is a University of Kansas graduate on the down low.

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Tulsa World Sports Writer Eric Bailey covered TU sports before coming over to the OU beat. He came to the Tulsa World in September 2004 after working eight years at the Springfield (Mo.) News-Leader. He attended Haskell Indian Nations University and the University of Kansas, where he was a 1996 Chips Quinn scholar, a national award given to minority journalism students.

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