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Why didn't Venables coach Oklahoma in the bowl
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Why didn't Venables coach Oklahoma in the bowl


Dec 30, 2021, 8:06 AM

Why bring Stoops off the golf course to coach the team, when Veneables is standing right there? Stoops hasn't coached OK in years (Riley bolted for USC). Don't understand rationale...

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Re: Why didn't Venables coach Oklahoma in the bowl


Dec 30, 2021, 8:14 AM

The same reason none of the other coaches that moved didn't, it is not what schools do.

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Re: Why didn't Venables coach Oklahoma in the bowl


Dec 30, 2021, 8:22 AM

Do those other schools also bring in a retired former coach for the game?

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Re: Why didn't Venables coach Oklahoma in the bowl


Dec 30, 2021, 8:36 AM

No, someone already on staff coaches 99’99999% of the time.

Riley may have taken many of the upper level assistants, so they would be off the table. OU may have felt none remaining were capable or would be too distracted looking for next job.

Besides, Stoops has remained more involved with OU than most former coaches with their respective programs.

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Re: Why didn't Venables coach Oklahoma in the bowl


Dec 30, 2021, 8:22 AM [ in reply to Re: Why didn't Venables coach Oklahoma in the bowl ]

Stoops was brought in before Coach V was hired.

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Re: Why didn't Venables coach Oklahoma in the bowl


Dec 30, 2021, 10:51 AM [ in reply to Re: Why didn't Venables coach Oklahoma in the bowl ]

Not always the case. Danny Ford's first game as HC was the Gator Bowl and Tommy West first game at Clemson was the Peach Bowl.

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OU made the decision to bring Stoops back...


Dec 30, 2021, 8:29 AM

before BV was hired.

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Re: OU made the decision to bring Stoops back...


Dec 30, 2021, 8:34 AM

I thought it was a cool idea. I wish Danny could walk the Tiger sideline one more time. For a bowl, a fun idea for players as well.

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Re: OU made the decision to bring Stoops back...


Dec 30, 2021, 8:38 AM

Never seen in all the years of watching football see a new coach, coach in the Bowl Game unless he was already on Staff. Stoops was there as a motivator, the remaining staff were the ones calling the plays and “COACHING.”

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Re: OU made the decision to bring Stoops back...


Dec 30, 2021, 8:42 AM [ in reply to Re: OU made the decision to bring Stoops back... ]

I like the idea of bringing Danny back for one last hurrah, but I don't think todays players would tolerate being talked to or treated way Danny was accustomed to.

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Re: Why didn't Venables coach Oklahoma in the bowl


Dec 30, 2021, 8:35 AM

They had 325k in covid relief $$$$$ they needed to spend.

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Re: Why didn't Venables coach Oklahoma in the bowl


Dec 30, 2021, 8:45 AM

By not adding the responsibilities of the bowl game on Coach Venables, he is able to concentrate on the transition into next year and the tail end of recruiting (or possibly retention of players). He also would have been going into the game nearly blind regarding his own team.

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