OU will host Alabama, South Carolina and Tennessee in 2024

[Oklabama]

The Sooners will travel to Auburn, LSU, Mississippi and Missouri. OU will be the home team in Dallas against Texas.

“Fasten your seat belts, it’s going to be a bumpy ride”

 

[iasooner2000]

We’re not in Kansas anymore (yay)

 

[Oklabama]

We’re not in Kansas anymore (yay)

No we’re not, Toto. 😂

 

[Patriotgame]

On paper, our first year SEC schedule is a killer

 

[LAY THE WOODY]

On paper, our first year SEC schedule is a killer

I'm ready. 👍

 

[NCTIME]

Hopefully the measuring stick won't hit us in the head.

On a positive, we will know if we have the right coach.

 

[LVPack]

It's a tough schedule, no doubt.

Georgia probably has the most brutal schedule with four road games: at Alabama, at Texas, at Ole Miss, at Kentucky. Three home games: against Tennessee, Auburn and Mississippi State. Neutral site: Florida.

 

[CTOkie]

Hopefully the measuring stick won't hit us in the head.

On a positive, we will know if we have the right coach.

We won’t know if we have the right coach until 2025 as Venables has to recruit at a consistently higher level. He’s off to a good start in his first two seasons but his third snd fourth class must be at least equal to his first two.
Biggest recruiting priority is building a championship defense. Until that happens, OU will just remain an “also ran”.

 

[LAY THE WOODY]

Biggest recruiting priority is building a championship defense. Until that happens, OU will just remain an “also ran”.

We're on OUr way my man, hang on. 😁

 

[NCTIME]

We won’t know if we have the right coach until 2025 as Venables has to recruit at a consistently higher level. He’s off to a good start in his first two seasons but his third snd fourth class must be at least equal to his first two.
Biggest recruiting priority is building a championship defense. Until that happens, OU will just remain an “also ran”.

I stand corrected. Most people will know in 2024 if we have the right coach but I guess you won't.

 

[Claypenn]

It's a tough schedule, no doubt.

Georgia probably has the most brutal schedule with four road games: at Alabama, at Texas, at Ole Miss, at Kentucky. Three home games: against Tennessee, Auburn and Mississippi State. Neutral site: Florida.

Idk, I’d take that over our schedule. We play 3/4 top teams and Georgia only plays 2/4 of them. Both our games against Texas are still road games for all intents and purposes also.

 

[LVPack]

Both our games against Texas are still road games for all intents and purposes also.

As is Georgia's annual supposedly "neutral" site game in Jacksonville, FL. And that one isn't even close to being equidistant from the two campuses. It's about a 5 1/2 hour drive from Athens, GA to Jacksonville, while only 70 miles from UF's campus.

Three of Georgia's true road games will be against ranked opponents, Alabama, Texas and Ole Miss. They get Tennessee (who will also be ranked) at home.

 

[Claypenn]

I stand corrected. Most people will know in 2024 if we have the right coach but I guess you won't.

Reacting to our first year in the SEC shouldn’t be drastic. We will face a bunch of new teams we have never schemed for before as a team. How we do in 2025 will also not be an accurate reflection since we will again play all new teams. Weirdly enough, I won’t know if we have the right coach until 2026 when we see how BV does facing the 2024 teams again.

 

[LAY THE WOODY]

Any bullriders on this board?

 

[Oklabama]

Any bullriders on this board?

Oh, I hope not. 😂

 

[LAY THE WOODY]

Oh, I hope not. 😂

My man, I was alluding to grab on for that 8 second ride. We'll be bucking out of the gate. 😉

 

[LAY THE WOODY]

Hopefully the measuring stick won't hit us in the head.

On a positive, we will know if we have the right coach.

I believe we have. 😁

 

[Oklabama]

My man, I was alluding to grab on for that 8 second ride. We'll be bucking out of the gate. 😉

I figured such. I was just messing with you, Woody. And we will be bucking at the gate. I’m ready. Boomer!

 

[OUnabomber]

thank goodness this schedule won't start this season. We aren't ready for that right now

 

[LAY THE WOODY]

thank goodness this schedule won't start this season. We aren't ready for that right now

I say bring it on my man

 

[LAY THE WOODY]

I figured such. I was just messing with you, Woody. And we will be bucking at the gate. I’m ready. Boomer!

👍If you ain't ready in this game gtfout. Is how I see it.

 

[CTOkie]

Before last season I thought Venables faced a three year process in restoring OU’s fortunes.
I still do.
Too many look at the 6-7 record and ignore all the upheaval that Riley created.
And this had been laid at Venables’ feet on the eve of OU entering the best conference in CFB.
Venables is likely to put a better product on the field within the next two years but it may still not bring teams with championship worthiness. But after two years, OU should be a CFB contender if Venables continues to recruit well and distance his team away from the Texas Tech culture.

 

[LAY THE WOODY]

Before last season I thought Venables faced a three year process in restoring OU’s fortunes.
I still do.
Too many look at the 6-7 record and ignore all the upheaval that Riley created.
And this had been laid at Venables’ feet on the eve of OU entering the best conference in CFB.
Venables is likely to put a better product on the field within the next two years but it may still not bring teams with championship worthiness. But after two years, OU should be a CFB contender if Venables continues to recruit well and distance his team away from the Texas Tech culture.

Git ready fer '23 ct you blue moon sumbitch. 😉

 

[loopafied68]

I stand corrected. Most people will know in 2024 if we have the right coach but I guess you won't.

I believe we will know Sooner than later. I definitely understand what CT was saying though. Good post.

 

[LVPack]

Too many look at the 6-7 record and ignore all the upheaval that Riley created.

That 6-7 record is very deceiving taken at face value. With the exception of the Texas and TCU games, one play in each of those five other losses could have flipped them into wins. It's kind of like being on the wrong side of a coin-flip five out of five times.

 

[loopafied68]

That 6-7 record is very deceiving taken at face value. With the exception of the Texas and TCU games, one play in each of those five other losses could have flipped them into wins. It's kind of like being on the wrong side of a coin-flip five out of five times.

You had to go and mention the Wronghorn fiasco! OU is going to give Tesux a ass whooping almost always!

 

[Oklabama]

You had to go and mention the Wronghorn fiasco! OU is going to give Tesux an ass whooping almost always!

I hate losing to Texas. What I like most is beating the Longhorns as an underdog. This year sets up for a big upset win for the Sooners. Can’t wait.

 

[coeSooner81]

2024 going to be fun, several ex-coaches make their return to Norman and also get to see Rattler one more time in person.

 

[Oklabama]

2024 going to be fun, several ex-coaches make their return to Norman and also get to see Rattler one more time in person.

Isn’t Rattler a redshirt Senior this year?

 

[LVPack]

Isn’t Rattler a redshirt Senior this year?

Yes, this is his final year of eligibility. Of course, there is the Shane Beamer connection as he returns to Owen Field.

Then, there's Josh Heupel at Tennessee making his first return to Norman since being fired by Bob Stoops back in 2015. Venables was the co-defensive coordinator when OU won the national championship with Heupel at quarterback in 2000. I'm not sure how much of a relationship Heupel had with Venables back then (if any) or whether they've kept in touch over the years.