re: OU, Venables Agree to 2-Year Contract Extension

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You see... statistics show that there are 61,000 meth addicts in Oklahoma... while Texas has 240,000.

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Now compare the population of the states

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Now compare the population of the states

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You think a Sooner can do elementary algebra?

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We will probably have to sell a lot of meth in Texas to buy out Venables.

You see... statistics show that there are 61,000 meth addicts in Oklahoma... while Texas has 240,000.

I'll assume you can do math...

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I guess "Per capita" isn't taught in Oklahoma unless you go for your Masters.

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This just made my week.

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Same

This is right, but Venables is a much better defensive coordinator than Sark is an offensive coordinator. Texas's offenses have been okay under Sark but nothing really noteworthy, while OU's defenses have been basically some of the best in the country under Venables.

So that's why I'm a bit more bullish about Venables than Sark. I think OU has a higher ceiling under Venables + Great OC than Texas does under Sark + Great DC.

The Sooners are so convinced Brent is the guy and dont realize he is literally Lincoln Riley in reverse. At least it is taking them years and years to figure out they wont win anything meaningful with BV either.

Best take I’ve seen from an alumni and booster

Chad P. Smith
@ChadPSmith_

A lot of chatter on Venables Extension:

Here’s how I see it: Whether this is good or bad is unfalsifiable. I believe, truly, Oklahoma will be SEC and National title contenders, and tying up Venables at $10M a year is actually great value compared to other top coaches. But the inverse is also true. If 2026 is a bust, this is a fairly large mistake from a buyout perspective.

Here's why I think Denny made the right bet anyway. Look at the four years in context, not just the cumulative record. 2022 was a roster rebuild, he was just trying to fill a roster after taking over mid-cycle. 2024 had (approx.) 9 starters out for the season (I made this argument at the time to a lot of Sooner fans' annoyance, but it's just true.) Strip those two years out and you're left with 2023, a healthy roster, 10 wins, and 2025, 10 wins, and a home playoff game (even with an injured Mateer). Those are the two seasons where Venables actually had the players available to him, and both were double digit win years, the later with a defense that finished top 10 nationally in multiple categories.

To be fair, that's a thin sample to project a title window onto. But it's the data we've got, and it points the same direction both times.

To me, the question is whether 2026 looks more like 2023/2025 or more like 2022/2024. That comes down to health and continuity, and right now I don't see the same structural problems that wrecked those years. That's the actual bet being made here, in my opinion

Separate from all that, there's the roster and staff stability piece. In the current portal and NIL environment, recruits, transfers, and assistants all weigh (to different extents) whether a coaching staff is secure before they commit. That's a good asset on its own.

the rest of the SEC is happy about this. We all feared yall might fire him after a bad year and get a top tier coach

The Brent Venables era has been a slow squeeze on opposing offenses.

2022 — 30.0 PPG (#99 in the nation)
2023 — 23.5
2024 — 21.5
2025 — 15.5 (#7)

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shite, last time they did this it was in August 2024 to get ahead of the shitty season they knew we were about to have.

6-6 incoming on the year.

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I am expecting Missouri to lose to Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Mississippi State. I did post that Missouri will go 5-7 this season. I am done with Drinkwitz bloated salary for being just an average HC in the SEC. Missouri might want to look into hiring one of the current HCs that are looking for a better job after the season is over.