Blatant Homerism: Jumping to conclusions

The Sooners did what they were supposed to do to Michigan.

LatestAllen KenneySeptember 11, 2025Oklahoma, Sooners, John Mateer, Brent VenablesComment

Postgame Thoughts: Oklahoma 24, Michigan 13

The Oklahoma Sooners defense against the Michigan Wolverines offense proved to be the biggest mismatch in OU’s 24-13 win.

Blatant Homerism: 3 keys to the Oklahoma-Michigan matchup

The Oklahoma Sooners and Michigan Wolverines have the national stage to themselves in week two’s only matchup between ranked squads.

LatestAllen KenneySeptember 4, 2025Oklahoma, Sooners, Brent Venables, John Mateer, Michigan Wolverines, Kendal DanielsComment

Postgame Thoughts: Oklahoma 35, Illinois State 3

The Oklahoma Sooners looked positively “whelming” in their season-opening win over the Illinois State Redbirds.

Blatant Homerism: What to watch in Oklahoma-Illinois State

The lead up to the 2025 season for the Oklahoma Sooners feels even more mysterious than usual.

LatestAllen KenneyAugust 26, 2025Brent Venables, Ben Arbuckle, John Mateer, Jaydn Ott, David Stone, Michael Fasusi, Ryan Fodje, OklahomaComment

Blatant Homerism: It's all about the Cheetah

Ideally, Kendel Dolby gets back to his old self. What should the plan be at Cheetah for the Oklahoma Sooners if he doesn’t?

Blatant Homerism: The official outlook for the Sooners in 2025

The question hanging over this Sooners season: Can Venables be more than a bridge between eras for OU?

LatestAllen KenneyAugust 14, 2025Oklahoma, Sooners, Brent Venables, John Mateer, Ben Arbuckle, Bill Bedenbaugh, Todd Bates, Miguel Chavis, Jaydn OttComment

Blatant Homerism: Optimism about the Sooners on the offensive line

OU offensive line coach Bill Bedenbaugh was plugging holes and shuffling around the walking wounded last year to an absurd degree.

Blatant Homerism: Bringing an NFL front office to college football

Can an NFL-style front office work on the college level?

LatestAllen KenneyJuly 30, 2025Jim Nagy, Brent Venables, Oklahoma, SoonersComment

Blatant Homerism: The Jackson Arnold question

Is it really possible that everyone whiffed on this guy that badly?

LatestAllen KenneyJuly 23, 2025Oklahoma, Sooners, Brent Venables, Jackson Arnold, recruitingComment

Blatant Homerism: Reflections on Joe Castiglione's retirement at OU

I look at Castiglione’s time at OU as nothing short of miraculous.

LatestAllen KenneyJuly 7, 2025Joe Castiglione, Oklahoma, Sooners, Randall Stephenson, Jim NagyComment

Blatant Homerism: Moneyball myths in college football

Is it possible for a college football team to replicate the moneyball approach to building a roster?

LatestAllen KenneyJuly 3, 2025Oklahoma, Sooners, Jim Nagy, Moneyball, Michael Lewis, Billy BeaneComment

Blatant Homerism: Recruiting in unfamiliar territory

Worrying about OU’s upcoming recruiting class feels pointless right now

LatestAllen KenneyJune 26, 2025Oklahoma, Sooners, Brent Venables, Ben Arbuckle, Bowe Bentley, recruitingComment

Blatant Homerism: The pool of potential national champions is shrinking

Frankly, with the way things are done in college football now, you can’t go wrong picking Ohio State, Georgia or Alabama to win the national championship.

LatestAllen KenneyJune 19, 2025College Football PlayoffComment

Blatant Homerism: The Mateer Conundrum

When looking ahead to 2025, what kind of a discount factor should we apply to John Mateer’s 2024 season at Washington State?

LatestAllen KenneyJune 3, 2025John Mateer, Oklahoma, Sooners, Ben Arbuckle, SECComment

Blatant Homerism: Playoff dickering is a battle to shape college football's future

What looks like a fight over how many guaranteed spots each conference deserves in the postseason tournament is actually a battle over the future of the sport entirely.

LatestAllen KenneyMay 29, 2025College Football Playoff, SEC, Big Ten, Big 12, ACCComment