“Fall is a reminder that change can be beautiful.” That’s the sign that we have hanging over the television in our living room, where my wife and I enjoy college football Saturdays.
There hasn’t been a lot to enjoy with the Oklahoma Sooners the last three weeks, but this Saturday could be different. This Saturday could provide the spark that the Sooners need to finish the 2022 season on a high note.
Saturdays in the fall provide a fresh opportunity for every college football team to change the narrative. It’s a clean slate. You can’t change what happened in the previous three weeks. All we can do is look forward.
The guy that the Oklahoma Sooners hired 10 months ago is still the guy. What was exciting about Brent Venables, the passion, the defensive prowess, the recruiting capabilities, and the love of Oklahoma Football, are all still true. A few bad weeks doesn’t change the outlook for what will be a bright future for the Oklahoma Sooners with Brent Venables at the helm.
But as the Oklahoma Sooners prepare to face the No. 20 ranked Kansas Jayhawks (Coaches Poll), this team needs to play more competitively to provide evidence for the optimism many still feel about Venables and his coaching staff.
Change can be a good thing. Time for Venables and the Oklahoma Sooners to remind us of that.
Here are this week’s final thoughts.