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 2025 NCAA Tournament Preview: Sweet 16 and Elite Eight

In college basketball, smaller schools are starting to resemble feeder teams for the bigger brands.

LatestAllen KenneyMarch 26, 2025NCAA tournament, March Madness, Big Dance, college basketballComment

Blatant Homerism 2025 NCAA Tournament Preview: East Region

Since Cooper Flagg likely will be a go, the Blue Devils remain the odds-on favorites to head to San Antonio.

LatestAllen KenneyMarch 20, 2025NCAA tournament, Big Dance, March Madness, Duke Blue Devils, Cooper Flagg, Alabama Crimson TideComment

Blatant Homerism 2025 NCAA Tournament Preview: Midwest Region

A familiar face to fans of the Oklahoma Sooners has his squad primed for a deep run in the big dance.

Blatant Homerism 2025 NCAA Tournament Preview: South Region

Auburn might have secured the top overall seed in this year’s tournament, but the Tigers started wobbling down the stretch of the regular season.

LatestAllen KenneyMarch 18, 2025NCAA tournament, March Madness, Auburn, Michigan State, Marquette, New Mexico, Texas A&MComment

Blatant Homerism 2025 NCAA Tournament Preview: West Region

This quadrant of the tournament is loaded.

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: Jalen Hurts and OU's history of innovation

OU’s offensive reinvention with Hurts behind center was yet another example of the program’s legacy of harvesting competitive advantages from strategic innovations.

LatestAllen KenneyFebruary 14, 2025Oklahoma, Sooners, Jalen Hurts, Lincoln Riley, Porter MoserComment

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: Fumbling towards mediocrity

In the analysis of the Oklahoma Sooners’ dismal 2024 season, the subject of ball security doesn’t seem to be getting its due.

LatestAllen KenneyJanuary 16, 2025Oklahoma, Sooners, SECComment

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

Blatant Homerism: Scheduling is destiny

Oklahoma’s fate this year was sealed by SEC scheduling well before the Sooners even kicked off in 2024.

LatestAllen KenneyJanuary 4, 2025Oklahoma, Sooners, SECComment

Postgame Thoughts: Navy 21, Oklahoma 20

Oklahoma’s 2024 season came to a fitting conclusion.

LatestAllen KenneyDecember 27, 2024Oklahoma, Sooners, NavyComment

Blatant Homerism: ESPN is ready to suck the life out of college football

The ESPN-driven conversation after the first round of the College Football Playoff was like watching a private equity takeover.

LatestAllen KenneyDecember 26, 2024College Football Playoff, ESPN Comments

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