re: Venables to Oklahoma being finalized

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Wasn’t Venebales fired by OU when he and Stoops were co-defensive coordinators?

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Long story.

Short version: Brent was the DC at OU. Brent struggled a little bit and Bob decided to bring back his brother Mike. Brent was happy to go from DC to Co-DC. Brent left for Clemson. Bob begged him to come back. Brent almost did but decided to stay at Clemson.

There's no bad blood.

If you watch this

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and then this

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It's a culture hire. Bob (in the background), Brent (HC), and Jeff Lebby (OC). And others of course like DeMarco Murray (RB), Bill Bedenbaugh (OL - maybe), Cale Gundy (WR), Joe Jon Finley (TE), Calvin Thibodeaux (DL), etc.