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Adrian Peterson was the clear alpha on the team from the day he arrived at Oklahoma

That guy from the day he walked on campus... he was the man. I mean, you know it, right? You know something's up when all the seniors come through your office, they're like 'Coach, have you seen him?'... he was running the show from the day he stepped on campus.

Adrian Peterson rushed for nearly 2,000 yards as a true freshman and was a Heisman runner-up, confirming he was immediately 'the man'.

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Jun 26, 2017
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In Youngstown, 90% of a bar will turn around if you yell 'Hey Coach'

It's like if you ever go to Chuck E. Cheese and say, hey, Dad, just scream out, Dad, everybody turns around. If you go into the bocce ball tournament and say, hey, Coach, like 90% of the bar turns around. They're like, you talking to me?

This is an hyperbolic claim about the culture of Youngstown that can't be literal, but is correct in its description of the environment.
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Jun 26, 2017
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Golf celebrations are best when they are simple hat tips rather than failed physical coordination

I think golf celebrations are best executed when it's just the two guys taking their hats off and tipping them at each other. Just like a real, let's keep it, let's crawl before we learn how to walk, let alone run. The golf celebration is just you take your visor off before you shake the guy's hand.

This is a subjective matter of taste regarding sports celebrations.
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Jun 26, 2017
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Tim Tebow will be in the Major Leagues later this year

The Mets have such bad injuries that [Tim] Tebow is just going to be on the Mets. He's going to be in the major leagues later on this year.

Tim Tebow never reached the Major Leagues; his professional baseball career peaked at the Triple-A level in 2019.

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I would not return to coaching even for a $100 million offer

Why would I do that? I would have stayed doing what I was doing. So I was ready to make $6 million almost at Oklahoma. Already built, already ready to roll. $50 million. $100 million. Obviously, it's not about money. So, no, I'm good.

Stoops returned to coaching as the head coach of the Dallas Renegades in the XFL in 2020 and later returned to Oklahoma as an interim head coach for the 2021 Alamo Bowl.
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Lincoln Riley is the right character and guy to lead Oklahoma forward

Lincoln's the right guy. He's got all the right attributes and character to be the guy to continue to lead the program forward. And I knew that. And I believed strongly that the administration would believe that as well.

Lincoln Riley was highly successful at Oklahoma, winning four consecutive Big 12 titles and making three College Football Playoff appearances before leaving for USC.
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The story about Mike Leach locking a player in a shed is likely misunderstood

I don't believe [Mike Leach] did it then either. I think that whole story got a little bit mixed up.

The facts of the incident were highly litigated and remain a point of contention in college football history.

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