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OT: Brent Venables to OU (no longer rumor)

Liberty City El said:
Would be a bad hire IMO, Venables is a lifelong coordinator type.

He’s a Bob Stoops disciple & was there for 12 years before he went to Clemson, but this is basically Oklahoma’s version of going “all Miami bro!”.

The logic is, since they’re going to the SEC that they’ll need a more Defensive minded HC & due to his time at Clemson is a good recruiter in the South.

However, this is a sign that Oklahoma as a program isn’t as highly thought of as imagined, they should be able to land a big time HC, settling for a DC signifies they’re not trying to spend a lot of money & they’re expecting to be a mid-level team in the SEC.

They’re basically trading in the Ferrari for a Ford Fusion sedan.
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I was surprised they showed zero interest in Stoops given who his brother is to OU and is is an stablished HC n the sec already.
 
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ddann said:
Totally agree. Heading into the SEC with a lifelong coordinator as your brand new head coach? Bold move, I guess.
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Yeah you would of thought they would of replaced him with more established coach but I guess the other coaches got locked up early by their current schools because of the rumors surrounding the job opening..lol but we get mario and I'm very grateful we could of easily been in the same situation??
 
Liberty City El said:
Would be a bad hire IMO, Venables is a lifelong coordinator type.

He’s a Bob Stoops disciple & was there for 12 years before he went to Clemson, but this is basically Oklahoma’s version of going “all Miami bro!”.

The logic is, since they’re going to the SEC that they’ll need a more Defensive minded HC & due to his time at Clemson is a good recruiter in the South.

However, this is a sign that Oklahoma as a program isn’t as highly thought of as imagined, they should be able to land a big time HC, settling for a DC signifies they’re not trying to spend a lot of money & they’re expecting to be a mid-level team in the SEC.

They’re basically trading in the Ferrari for a Ford Fusion sedan.
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Well, they also had the disadvantage of being behind everyone else. They were late on aranda and the others because they were snatched up already or just extended. But yeah, interesting hire. Wonder who their OC will be or more importantly, who Clemson will hire to replace BV. YYUUUGE loss for clemson.
 
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TimeBum said:
Clemson misses out on the acc Atlantic crown (and the ACC championship) for first time in forever.

Venables, who many fans thought would never leave Clemson, looks to be leaving

Now would be the time that UM could lock down the ACC, but we are going to blow the opportunity due to the BOT incompetence
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They may lose their OC as well to Duke or a couple of other HC jobs. Mario needs to get his staff together to take chips off the board from Dabo.
 
ddann said:
I don’t know. It just seems like if he was cut out to be a head coach he would’ve been one a long time ago. We’ll see.
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He has had multiple opportunities, he turned them down.. He didnt have to go the mid major route or anything because clemson paid him a premium, he waited for perfect gig and I dont see how his plan didnt work as he is head man at OU..
 
So wait a second. Venables, the same DC that a lot of people were clamoring for when Richt was on his downhill slide all of a sudden isn't a big hire for OU? The same Venables that has been pursued by a lot of schools, but always shut it down early, saying something about not wanting to be a head coach?

It's a big *** hire if they make it happen. He's the top coordinator in the land, most just didn't bother because they thought he wasn't available. That or he was staying Clemson until it was available as Dabo would be the lead candidate to replace Saban when he retires.

The stuff I read on here is hysterical at times. OU lands him, give them credit. That's a big time hire.
 
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