Can Brent Venables “win now” while Jim Nagy tries to build a program that consistently contends within a five year window?

LatestKeyhole SportsMay 27, 2025Brent Venables, Oklahoma, Sooners, Jim Nagy, Chris Hummer, CBS Sports, OUComment

Blatant Homerism: Recapping OU's activity in the transfer portal

With a pivotal season on the horizon, let’s review the biggest stories for the Sooners from college football’s version of free agency.

LatestAllen KenneyMay 14, 2025Oklahoma, Sooners, Brent Venables, John Mateer, Ben Arbuckle, Jaydn OttComment

Blatant Homerism: OU circles the wagons around Brent Venables

Embattled head coaches rarely enjoy the kind of support Brent Venables is currently getting from his employer.

LatestAllen KenneyMay 8, 2025Oklahoma, Sooners, Brent Venables, SEC, College Football PlayoffComment

Blatant Homerism: Time to get the transfer mix right

The 2025 Oklahoma Sooners feel like the first team that Brent Venables truly owns.

LatestAllen KenneyMay 1, 2025Oklahoma, Sooners, transfer portal, Brent Venables, recruitingComment

Blatant Homerism: Oklahoma already had a stud defensive tackle

Let’s not let the residual hype from David Stone’s recruitment overshadow the fact OU had already retained a defensive tackle who had a remarkable rookie year.

LatestAllen KenneyApril 22, 2025Oklahoma, Sooners, David Stone, Jayden Jackson, Brent Venables, Todd Bates, transfer portalComment

Blatant Homerism: What to watch in the Oklahoma Sooners spring game

Let’s pretend OU didn’t skip out on this year’s spring game…

Blatant Homerism: Oklahoma's complementary angles

Brent Venables wants the Oklahoma Sooners to have an offense and a defense that complement each other.

LatestAllen KenneyApril 5, 2025Oklahoma, Sooners, Brent Venables, Ben Arbuckle, John Mateer, March Madness, NCAAComment

Blatant Homerism: Combine wake-up call for Sooners

The lack of NFL combine participation by the Oklahoma Sooners seems like a distressing comment on the talent level at the program.

LatestAllen KenneyMarch 6, 2025Oklahoma, Sooners, Brent Venables, NFLComment

Blatant Homerism: Sooners keep playing the hits with coaching staff

It’s getting hard to muster enthusiasm every time the Oklahoma Sooners bring back a member of the old guard like Kevin Wilson.

LatestAllen KenneyFebruary 19, 2025Oklahoma, Sooners, Brent Venables, Kevin Wilson, Bob Stoops, College Football Playoff, SEC, B1GComment

Blatant Homerism: A portal to nowhere

Transfers should fortify college footballteams, rather than serving as their foundations.

LatestAllen KenneyFebruary 5, 2025Oklahoma, Sooners, Brent Venables, transfer portal, recruiting, Ohio State, BuckeyesComment

Blatant Homerism: Nate Dreiling it is

The Oklahoma Sooners have landed on Nate Dreiling to replace Zac Alley on the coaching staff.

LatestAllen KenneyJanuary 31, 2025Brent Venables, Oklahoma, Sooners, Nate Dreiling, Zac AlleyComment

Blatant Homerism: The ranking conundrum

An appropriate preseason ranking for the Oklahoma Sooners depends on what you’re attempting to rank.

LatestAllen KenneyJanuary 22, 2025Oklahoma, Sooners, Brent Venables, Joe CastiglioneComment

Blatant Homerism: What it means to want more

Demanding better from a football program requires an honest assessment of more than just the coach.

LatestAllen KenneyJanuary 9, 2025Oklahoma, Sooners, Brent Venables, Gary GibbsComment

Postgame Thoughts: Oklahoma 24, Alabama 3

You want to talk about a huge win coming at the best possible moment for a coach and a program?

Blatant Homerism: The darkest days

What the Oklahoma Sooners of today do and don’t share with the state of the program in the 1990s.

LatestAllen KenneyNovember 19, 2024Oklahoma, Sooners, Brent Venables, Gary Gibbs, John BlakeComment

Postgame Thoughts: Missouri 30, Oklahoma 23

A bizarre game on Saturday against the Missouri Tigers ended in a 30-23 loss for the Oklahoma Sooners, putting OU’s hopes of even qualifying for a bowl game on life support.

LatestAllen KenneyNovember 10, 2024Oklahoma, Sooners, Brent VenablesComment

Blatant Homerism: The search for a new offensive coordinator

Let’s call Brent Venables’ track record of hiring offensive coordinators “mixed.”

LatestAllen KenneyOctober 23, 2024Oklahoma, Sooners, Brent Venables, Seth LittrellComment

Blatant Homerism: It's the offensive line, stupid

Brent Venables and Bill Bedenbaugh seem to be addressing the mistakes leading to this year’s disaster.

LatestAllen KenneyOctober 16, 2024Oklahoma, Sooners, Bill Bedenbaugh, Brent VenablesComment

Postgame Thoughts: Oklahoma 27, Auburn 21

The Oklahoma Sooners scored one of their most miraculous victories ever, knocking off the Auburn Tigers, 27-21, for their first win in the SEC.

LatestAllen KenneySeptember 29, 2024Oklahoma, Sooners, SEC, Brent Venables, Michael Hawkins, Auburn, Kip Lewis, R Mason ThomasComment

Blatant Homerism: Why are we still talking about Dillon Gabriel?

Given the problems plaguing this offense right now, what good would it do to have the Oklahoma Sooners' former QB behind center?

LatestAllen KenneySeptember 25, 2024Oklahoma, Sooners, Brent Venables, Jackson Arnold, Michael HawkinsComment

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