February 2Feb 2 44 minutes ago, LTtxfan said: Brent Venables to be his own play-caller in 2025 Absent the ability to clone himself, in a make-or-break season Venables is doubling-down on his successful defense while giving himself less time to oversee his moribund offense and tend to the CEO aspects of his struggling program. Zach Barnett 19 hours ago https://footballscoop.com/news/brent-venables-to-be-his-own-play-caller-in-2025-oklahoma
February 2Feb 2 Another article... https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/oklahoma-s-brent-venables-to-call-plays-adds-2-assistants/ar-AA1yfqrl?ocid=BingNewsSerp
February 3Feb 3 On 1/27/2025 at 2:27 PM, sdm said: Is that a phot or claymation? I did not know lip balm could do that to you.
February 3Feb 3 On 1/29/2025 at 7:56 AM, statsman said: This is fun. On the SoonerScoop chat, their senior moderator compares 2025 rosters. Harrell writes more than one column.
February 12Feb 12 15 hours ago, Pdawg88 said: https://x.com/on3sports/status/1889461497157280058?s=46&t=_6DvOSIj3Kagj_-UaC17qg That's not what any of wanted to see.
February 12Feb 12 16 hours ago, Pdawg88 said: https://x.com/on3sports/status/1889461497157280058?s=46&t=_6DvOSIj3Kagj_-UaC17qg Our RB coach turned down the Cowboys. Your rb coach is considering leaving his alma mater for Penn st
February 12Feb 12 22 minutes ago, GhostOfTomJoad said: Fuck. They might luck into a competent RB coach now. Just reported that he's staying. Dodged a bullet there.
February 13Feb 13 DeMarco Murray expected to stick with OU football after Penn State pursuit, per report https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/football/demarco-murray-expected-to-stick-with-ou-football-after-penn-state-pursuit-per-report/ar-AA1yVjhV?ocid=BingNewsSerp blOU fans reaction... Did things just get better or worse...
February 17Feb 17 Two years later and it's still funny. JBL is a true Texan and one of the greatest heel characters of all time. But this rant against the Sooners was for real.
February 20Feb 20 David Boren dies at 83 https://www.oudaily.com/obituaries/ou-president-david-boren-dead-obituary-university-oklahoma-misconduct-allegations-jones-day/article_89bf3084-e7fb-11ef-9092-9f6416b2d0f4.html Edited February 20Feb 20 by Longboard Horn
March 5Mar 5 ou fan i interact with on discord told me Jayden Gibson shredded his knee again today...
March 6Mar 6 Sooners Illustrated released the sooner spring depth chart and it does not disappoint. I will spoiler it below. Highlights: -Remember that Venables has his team continue to regularly beat the shit out of each other in practice well into the season. I don't even think this is rumor. It's some sort of source of pride and many of the OU insiders are shocked when they go to practices and it. Which leads us to ... -Two of the OL starters (left side of the line) will be missing spring training due to torn labrum surgeries. No big deal for OL, right? Ask Tommy Brockermeyer. -Jayden Jackson, freshman AA DT, will also be missing the spring due to torn labrum surgery. No big deal for a DT either. Right. -Barnes (RB) is missing the spring after suffering a foot injury during winter drills. -Jayden Gibson (WR) is out for the spring after hurting his knee again in workouts. It's alleged that the ACL is torn again, but the mods haven't confirmed. -Jared Kanak, former highly rated LB recruit who was committed to Clemson and then came over to OU as Venables allegedly begged him to stay loyal to Dabo, is still running 4th string and going to split time also working out with the TEs. -Gentry Williams, Peyton Bowen, and Kendal Dolby are not able to practice yet with the team, after all 3 suffered injuries in the fall campaign. Notable, but nothing to blame on anyone. -Finally, I challenge anyone interested to offer up who they'd take from this OU two-deep and place in the Texas two-deep. I'll go first - Burks (Slot WR), Everett (C), Sexton (RT), D Williams (NT), R Mason Thomas (Edge), Eli Bowen (CB). Jackson if he comes back and there are no lingering issues with his shoulder. That's 6-7 for me and only Everett and D Williams are probably starters. It's definitely more than I would take from ATM, but that's a pretty weak group of top end talent for OU compared to the last 26 years. Spoiler OFFENSE (Photo: Craig Strobeck-Imagn Images, USA TODAY Sports) QB John Mateer, redshirt junior Michael Hawkins Jr., sophomore RB Gavin Sawchuk, redshirt junior OR Xavier Robinson, sophomore OR Taylor Tatum, sophomore Sam Franklin, redshirt senior *Jovantae Barnes will miss spring due to a foot injury but would be in the mix for the top spot WR Javonnie Gibson, redshirt junior Zion Kearney, sophomore OR Manny Choice, freshman WR Keontez Lewis, redshirt senior Elijah Thomas, freshman *Jayden Gibson would have a chance to vie for a starting job at receiver but suffered a setback with his knee recently, with no timetable yet on his return SLOT Deion Burks, redshirt senior Isaiah Sategna, redshirt junior TE Kaden Helms, redshirt junior OR Carson Kent, redshirt junior Davon Mitchell, redshirt freshman OR Jaren Kanak, senior (Photo: Petre Thomas-Imagn Images, USA TODAY Sports) LT Derek Simmons, redshirt senior Michael Fasusi, freshman OR Isaiah Autry-Dent, redshirt freshman *Logan Howland will miss spring due to labrum surgery but would be the projected starter, which would potentially kick Simmons over to the right side of the line LG Daniel Akinkunmi, redshirt freshman Ryan Fodje, freshman *Heath Ozaeta will miss spring due to labrum surgery but would be the likely starter C Troy Everett, redshirt senior Josh Aisosa, redshirt freshman RG Febechi Nwaiwu, redshirt senior Eddy Pierre-Louis, redshirt freshman RT Jacob Sexton, senior Jake Taylor, redshirt junior OR Luke Baklenko, redshirt sophomore DEFENSE (Photo: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images, USA TODAY Sports) DE Marvin Jones Jr., senior Adepoju Adebawore, junior DT Gracen Halton, senior David Stone, sophomore *Jayden Jackson will miss spring after labrum surgery in January but would otherwise be a co/starter NT Damonic Williams, senior David Stone, sophomore OR Markus Strong, redshirt sophomore DE R Mason Thomas, senior Danny Okoye, redshirt freshman (Photo: SARAH PHIPPS/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images, USA TODAY Sports) MIKE Kobie McKinzie, redshirt junior Jaren Kanak, senior OR Kendal Daniels, redshirt senior WILL Kip Lewis, junior Sammy Omosigho, junior CHEETAH Kendal Daniels, redshirt senior Sammy Omosigho, junior OR Reggie Powers III, sophomore *Kendel Dolby is still working his way back from a September injury but would be the projected starter when healthy (Photo: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images, USA TODAY Sports) CB Eli Bowen, sophomore Devon Jordan, sophomore SS Jaydan Hardy, sophomore Reggie Powers III, sophomore *Peyton Bowen will be limited due to turf toe, which he played through last season, but would otherwise be a starter here FS Robert Spears-Jennings, senior Michael Boganowski, sophomore CB Jacobe Johnson, junior Jeremiah Newcombe, redshirt freshman *Gentry Williams will be limited to individual work and non-contact drills but would otherwise be in the mix for the top spot here SPECIALISTS (Photo: Kennesaw State Athletics) K Austin Welch, redshirt senior Liam Evans, redshirt freshman P Jacob Ulrich, redshirt sophomore Grayson Miller, senior KR Sam Franklin, redshirt senior Taylor Tatum, sophomore PR Isaiah Sategna, redshirt junior Devon Jordan, sophomore LS Ben Anderson, redshirt junior H Jacob Ulrich, redshirt sophomore Michael Hawkins Jr., sophomore
March 6Mar 6 41 minutes ago, closetojumping said: Sooners Illustrated released the sooner spring depth chart and it does not disappoint. I will spoiler it below. Highlights: -Remember that Venables has his team continue to regularly beat the shit out of each other in practice well into the season. I don't even think this is rumor. It's some sort of source of pride and many of the OU insiders are shocked when they go to practices and it. Which leads us to ... -Two of the OL starters (left side of the line) will be missing spring training due to torn labrum surgeries. No big deal for OL, right? Ask Tommy Brockermeyer. -Jayden Jackson, freshman AA DT, will also be missing the spring due to torn labrum surgery. No big deal for a DT either. Right. -Barnes (RB) is missing the spring after suffering a foot injury during winter drills. -Jayden Gibson (WR) is out for the spring after hurting his knee again in workouts. It's alleged that the ACL is torn again, but the mods haven't confirmed. -Jared Kanak, former highly rated LB recruit who was committed to Clemson and then came over to OU as Venables allegedly begged him to stay loyal to Dabo, is still running 4th string and going to split time also working out with the TEs. -Gentry Williams, Peyton Bowen, and Kendal Dolby are not able to practice yet with the team, after all 3 suffered injuries in the fall campaign. Notable, but nothing to blame on anyone. -Finally, I challenge anyone interested to offer up who they'd take from this OU two-deep and place in the Texas two-deep. I'll go first - Burks (Slot WR), Everett (C), Sexton (RT), D Williams (NT), R Mason Thomas (Edge), Eli Bowen (CB). Jackson if he comes back and there are no lingering issues with his shoulder. That's 6-7 for me and only Everett and D Williams are probably starters. It's definitely more than I would take from ATM, but that's a pretty weak group of top end talent for OU compared to the last 26 years. Reveal hidden contents OFFENSE (Photo: Craig Strobeck-Imagn Images, USA TODAY Sports) QB John Mateer, redshirt junior Michael Hawkins Jr., sophomore RB Gavin Sawchuk, redshirt junior OR Xavier Robinson, sophomore OR Taylor Tatum, sophomore Sam Franklin, redshirt senior *Jovantae Barnes will miss spring due to a foot injury but would be in the mix for the top spot WR Javonnie Gibson, redshirt junior Zion Kearney, sophomore OR Manny Choice, freshman WR Keontez Lewis, redshirt senior Elijah Thomas, freshman *Jayden Gibson would have a chance to vie for a starting job at receiver but suffered a setback with his knee recently, with no timetable yet on his return SLOT Deion Burks, redshirt senior Isaiah Sategna, redshirt junior TE Kaden Helms, redshirt junior OR Carson Kent, redshirt junior Davon Mitchell, redshirt freshman OR Jaren Kanak, senior (Photo: Petre Thomas-Imagn Images, USA TODAY Sports) LT Derek Simmons, redshirt senior Michael Fasusi, freshman OR Isaiah Autry-Dent, redshirt freshman *Logan Howland will miss spring due to labrum surgery but would be the projected starter, which would potentially kick Simmons over to the right side of the line LG Daniel Akinkunmi, redshirt freshman Ryan Fodje, freshman *Heath Ozaeta will miss spring due to labrum surgery but would be the likely starter C Troy Everett, redshirt senior Josh Aisosa, redshirt freshman RG Febechi Nwaiwu, redshirt senior Eddy Pierre-Louis, redshirt freshman RT Jacob Sexton, senior Jake Taylor, redshirt junior OR Luke Baklenko, redshirt sophomore DEFENSE (Photo: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images, USA TODAY Sports) DE Marvin Jones Jr., senior Adepoju Adebawore, junior DT Gracen Halton, senior David Stone, sophomore *Jayden Jackson will miss spring after labrum surgery in January but would otherwise be a co/starter NT Damonic Williams, senior David Stone, sophomore OR Markus Strong, redshirt sophomore DE R Mason Thomas, senior Danny Okoye, redshirt freshman (Photo: SARAH PHIPPS/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images, USA TODAY Sports) MIKE Kobie McKinzie, redshirt junior Jaren Kanak, senior OR Kendal Daniels, redshirt senior WILL Kip Lewis, junior Sammy Omosigho, junior CHEETAH Kendal Daniels, redshirt senior Sammy Omosigho, junior OR Reggie Powers III, sophomore *Kendel Dolby is still working his way back from a September injury but would be the projected starter when healthy (Photo: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images, USA TODAY Sports) CB Eli Bowen, sophomore Devon Jordan, sophomore SS Jaydan Hardy, sophomore Reggie Powers III, sophomore *Peyton Bowen will be limited due to turf toe, which he played through last season, but would otherwise be a starter here FS Robert Spears-Jennings, senior Michael Boganowski, sophomore CB Jacobe Johnson, junior Jeremiah Newcombe, redshirt freshman *Gentry Williams will be limited to individual work and non-contact drills but would otherwise be in the mix for the top spot here SPECIALISTS (Photo: Kennesaw State Athletics) K Austin Welch, redshirt senior Liam Evans, redshirt freshman P Jacob Ulrich, redshirt sophomore Grayson Miller, senior KR Sam Franklin, redshirt senior Taylor Tatum, sophomore PR Isaiah Sategna, redshirt junior Devon Jordan, sophomore LS Ben Anderson, redshirt junior H Jacob Ulrich, redshirt sophomore Michael Hawkins Jr., sophomore Still like that 8-5 record?
March 11Mar 11 https://x.com/sarahbarshop/status/1899550442809602418?s=46&t=_6DvOSIj3Kagj_-UaC17qg Can not say I saw this one coming
March 12Mar 12 Who knew that bags of dicks is now on the NFL's list of banned performance-enhancing substances.
March 15Mar 15 On 3/12/2025 at 11:45 AM, South Austin said: Who knew that bags of dicks is now on the NFL's list of banned performance-enhancing substances. Your mom?
April 4Apr 4 https://x.com/hayesfawcett3/status/1908267004668371298?s=46&t=_6DvOSIj3Kagj_-UaC17qg Fuck yeah.
April 5Apr 5 23 hours ago, Aqua Buddha said: Didn't he get really fat? 20 hours ago, Pdawg88 said: And lazy Hahahahhahaa. The spin on this guy this spring was great. Dude exploded north of 275 lbs. Venables claimed they wanted him to bulk up and then the talking heads started bleating that he “looked athletic” at that weight. Now Fawcett tweets that he’s at 245 lbs. Right. Maybe in photos from high school. If you are a top 75 recruit, sign with Venables at OU if you want to see your career collapse in real time. Good lord.
April 6Apr 6 6 hours ago, closetojumping said: Hahahahhahaa. The spin on this guy this spring was great. Dude exploded north of 275 lbs. Venables claimed they wanted him to bulk up and then the talking heads started bleating that he “looked athletic” at that weight. Now Fawcett tweets that he’s at 245 lbs. Right. Maybe in photos from high school. If you are a top 75 recruit, sign with Venables at OU if you want to see your career collapse in real time. Good lord. theres a kid who is a part of the welcoming team (football) in a discord i'm in who told me that mitchell got into a bad situation with a coed.. Said that an officer spoke to BV and they were told to clean out his locker. Cop apparently told them there would be no charges because both were intoxicated, but it was the last straw
April 6Apr 6 9 hours ago, Thiefery said: theres a kid who is a part of the welcoming team (football) in a discord i'm in who told me that mitchell got into a bad situation with a coed.. Said that an officer spoke to BV and they were told to clean out his locker. Cop apparently told them there would be no charges because both were intoxicated, but it was the last straw Since when are Norman police officers higher up on the command chain than the OU Head Football Coach?
April 6Apr 6 9 hours ago, Thiefery said: theres a kid who is a part of the welcoming team (football) in a discord i'm in who told me that mitchell got into a bad situation with a coed.. Said that an officer spoke to BV and they were told to clean out his locker. Cop apparently told them there would be no charges because both were intoxicated, but it was the last straw
April 6Apr 6 2 hours ago, Viper said: Since when are Norman police officers higher up on the command chain than the OU Head Football Coach? it's their campus cops or something
April 8Apr 8 rumor is that the WR that's been getting a lot of hype..Javonnie or something.. might have a broken leg
April 8Apr 8 9 hours ago, Thiefery said: rumor is that the WR that's been getting a lot of hype..Javonnie or something.. might have a broken leg I’ll see if I find anything telling on Sooners Illustrated about it. That said, their WR room is dogshit. That’s better than their TE room, which is dogshit wrapped in catshit. But they’ve got Burks, who this time last year was being hailed as the greatest non-QB portal pick-up/steal of all time. Turns out he’s a smallish bully against weaker competition and basically quit during the season due to soft tissue injury and a lack of heart. NIL and promises brought him back. After that dude, it’s a bunch of hobos named Bob. At TE, Mitchell allegedly brought a handgun into the locker room. He’s too young to carry legally and those are off limits in the facilities, even at OU. On top of that, he was chronically late to practice and film room, allegedly has developed a drinking problem and was banging cocktail waitresses two at a time. He needed to be straightened out, so mentor and TE coaching savant, Joe Jon Finley, promptly kicked him off the team and pushed a non-consent story. The TE room now has 6 guys in it, including some dude they brought in from Pittsburgh State who has like 3 catches in his D2/D3 career. Even Lehman and Plank have had to admit on their show that TE is going to be mostly blocking and a pass-eligible OT. Looking at Mateer’s offensive output, that’s probably okay. To say that he calls a WR dominant passing game is putting it mildly. That brings us back to the shittiness of the OU WR corps. I wonder if teams like Texas and Alabama will be able to get their heads around stopping a passing game dependent upon the legs of some random, shifty white dude and multiple WRs playing far above their expected levels.
April 8Apr 8 1 hour ago, closetojumping said: I’ll see if I find anything telling on Sooners Illustrated about it. That said, their WR room is dogshit. That’s better than their TE room, which is dogshit wrapped in catshit. But they’ve got Burks, who this time last year was being hailed as the greatest non-QB portal pick-up/steal of all time. Turns out he’s a smallish bully against weaker competition and basically quit during the season due to soft tissue injury and a lack of heart. NIL and promises brought him back. After that dude, it’s a bunch of hobos named Bob. At TE, Mitchell allegedly brought a handgun into the locker room. He’s too young to carry legally and those are off limits in the facilities, even at OU. On top of that, he was chronically late to practice and film room, allegedly has developed a drinking problem and was banging cocktail waitresses two at a time. He needed to be straightened out, so mentor and TE coaching savant, Joe Jon Finley, promptly kicked him off the team and pushed a non-consent story. The TE room now has 6 guys in it, including some dude they brought in from Pittsburgh State who has like 3 catches in his D2/D3 career. Even Lehman and Plank have had to admit on their show that TE is going to be mostly blocking and a pass-eligible OT. Looking at Mateer’s offensive output, that’s probably okay. To say that he calls a WR dominant passing game is putting it mildly. That brings us back to the shittiness of the OU WR corps. I wonder if teams like Texas and Alabama will be able to get their heads around stopping a passing game dependent upon the legs of some random, shifty white dude and multiple WRs playing far above their expected levels. they are spinning that TE isn't a "big" issue because Arbuckle and Mateer never targeted TEs a year ago. I was thinking that they might bounceback into 8/9 wins in '25, but I'm starting to waver on that.
April 8Apr 8 Four years running on WR injury problems. That's has to be a little more than just bad luck going on. If I recall Clemson had high level of WR injuries when Venerables was there as well.
April 8Apr 8 they are spinning that TE isn't a "big" issue because Arbuckle and Mateer never targeted TEs a year ago. I was thinking that they might bounceback into 8/9 wins in '25, but I'm starting to waver on that.8-9 wins against the 2025 schedule would mean OU is one of the 10 best teams in the country.
April 8Apr 8 2 hours ago, TXSooner518 said: 8-9 wins against the 2025 schedule would mean OU is one of the 10 best teams in the country. i had y'all winning these games: IL st, Temple, Kent, UM, mizzu and auburn.. that is 6 games.. all at home. i figured you would get 2 more wins in there.. but i'm not as confident in that as I was a couple weeks ago.
April 8Apr 8 Illinois State Temple Kent State Ole Miss (lost almost all starting talent) Missouri (since when is Missouri a threat to OU) South Carolina has an amazing player on each side of the ball. They lost the rest of their DL. They’re the most overrated team in the country. That leaves needing wins against: -Michigan -Auburn -Texas (neutral site) -@Tenn -@Bama -@LSU OU beat two of those teams this past year. Winning 8 games against that schedule is not a feat of strength.
April 8Apr 8 3 hours ago, MonkeyDoughnut said: Four years running on WR injury problems. That's has to be a little more than just bad luck going on. If I recall Clemson had high level of WR injuries when Venerables was there as well.
April 8Apr 8 2 hours ago, NoName said: From Schmidt's last year at aggy .... from gigem247: "It was believed that the run of injuries in 2021 was as much due to bad luck as anything else as I certainly haven't seen anything like it in my 50 years of following A&M football. Nonetheless, when strength and conditioning coach Jerry Schmidt returned to Oklahoma (he had been plucked from Norman by A&M boss Jimbo Fisher when he arrived in College Station), the Aggies elevated Brandon Sanders and brought on a couple of new faces on that front. There was a greater emphasis on conditioning and burst."
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