When [autotag]Brent Venables[/autotag] was hired to be the head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners, it was because he was one of the few people who knew what it took and what it looked like to build a national championship roster.
He knew what he needed to compete against the best the [autotag]SEC[/autotag] offered which was soon to be Oklahoma’s new home.
Fast forward and we are in Venables’ third offseason as head coach. On Monday, he joined On3’s Andy Staples to discuss where Oklahoma stands in roster building.
“I love our guys but it isn’t ever good enough,” Venables said. “So, you always want more. That’s just how coaches are. I think as you chase winning and chase success, I think that is a mindset. You always want more, bigger, longer guys. You want more depth. That’s just the way it is. I don’t know if you can ever satisfy ourselves. No doubt about it. We can compete at a very high level and we’re working hard for daily improvement to get better so we can compete.”
Oklahoma has a full summer to build even more of that depth but I don’t take what Venables said as a knock to the current guys. The best coaches want more but know how to prepare what they do have as well. That’s going to be Venables’ biggest challenge going into next season.
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