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

Oklahoma Sooners and Stability

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: Nerding out

A few thoughts on what SP+ has to say about the Oklahoma Sooners and college football as a whole in 2025.

LatestAllen KenneyMay 23, 2025ESPN, Oklahoma, Sooners, Texas LonghornsComment

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

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