Blogs your wayBurnt Orange Nation (Free subscription) | 03/15/2010
... The Oklahoman has a Q&A with Willie Martinez , the new Sooner DB coach. Defensive coordinator Brent Venables does want anyone to think OU is loaded at safety. “Loaded means that you have a ton of guys that have played and played a lot and played really good. To me, to us in this building,” Venables said. “So we’re far from it. Language is an issue...
Burnt Orange Nation (Free subscription) | 03/08/2010
... gives Texas’ defense a strong leader with a hard edge — as is the case with Bob Stoops/Brent Venables at Oklahoma and Bo Pelini/Carl Pelini at Nebraska. Basketball Don't read this on an empty stomach. The Washington Post chronicles the Horns' fall from the No. 1 spot . The Texas Longhorns have taken a long, hard fall from No. 1. When they were 17-0, no team was playing better,...
The Big Lead (Free subscription) | 02/18/2010
... generally above average, including Curtis Lofton, who’s starting to be legit for the Falcons now. Brent Venables, the D-Coordinator in Norman, seems to know what he’s doing. Scouting reports on Suh ( here’s one ) will generally tell you he’s flat-out filthy, including Kiper saying he’s maybe the most dominant DT he’s seen in 32 years. Suh doesn’t do much poorly. If there’s a knock...