It was cold and windy today in Oklahoma so I stayed inside and watched both Brent Venables’ introductory speech then his subsequent first presser with the local scribes.
I have no idea who the man above is in the video…but what I’ll say is he could very well be a regular reader on the sly of okcthunderground.com.
This OU fan nailed it as far as Coach Venables. I don’t think he got any of the above from Barry Tramel or John Hoover. Just saying.
If this guy was fifteen years younger I’d want him as my protege intern on here. Spot on. This guy is spot on.
Prescient, sagacious, wordly beyond his years…this OU fan I do not know …. but this man said everything I was thinking following Brent Venables’ heartfelt comments to his players and Sooner Nation on Monday morning.
I almost cried several times during Coach Venables’ talk. This is who the guy is, that being, a human who’s looking for the best in his players and wants his players to grow as men beyond their football experience at OU.
Coach Venables was always a great talker back during his tenure in Norman with Bob Stoops, but he’s even better now due to his ten years with Dabo Swinney. He’s grown as a son, brother, husband, and father. Venables’ age wears him well and this is why I think OU with the exit of Lincoln Riley is in a better postion today than they were eight days ago.
I loved some of the things Venables said. He wants to be a relationalship coach versus a transactional coach. I wish every OU player would watch the Brent Venables life testimony I posted last night.
I loved the part in his presser where someone asked what one thing he had learned from Bill Snyder, Bob Stoops, and Dabo Swinney:
Just a great three part answer…1 from Bill Sndyner he learned to be prepared, 2 from Bob Stoops he learned sometimes you have to gut feel it and for it, and 3 from Dabo Swinney he learned the importance of establishing human relationships with his players. Great answer.
I can’t remember who asked the question, but I thought it was the best question of the day.
It was a great day for Sooner Nation. Truly a great day.