Originally Posted by
dankrutka
I don't mean to imply that I'm making any kind of judgment on Venables 5 games into his tenure, but I couldn't help but think of the similarities. Time will tell.
Most OU fans remember how Stoops was able to walk in the door and immediately get the team playing with far more discipline within coherent schemes. Those 1999 and 2000 OU teams were very similar to OU's current situation. But, for whatever reason, Venables' team looks as lost as those Stoops' teams looked focused. Doesn't mean that Venables can't turn things around. But I don't buy the excuse that this team is just untalented. By almost any metric, OU has more talent than K-State and TCU (who also has a new coach). OU is playing undisciplined and sloppy regardless of talent. Tons of unforced errors, penalties, missed assignments, etc.
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