Brent Venables Takes a Shot at Miami's Last Year Blowout Loss to FSU Football

Former Clemson defensive coordinator and Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables had some strong words when explaining his 2022 season with the Sooners. He had taken over a program that was left in the dust by Lincoln Riley, and they went 6-7 on the season, including a Cheez-It Bowl loss to the Florida State Seminoles.

At Big 12 media day, when speaking on his underwhelming first season with the Sooners, Venables used an example for the context of his first season as a head coach.

"6-7 isn't any good," Venables said. "But we had gotten blown out by Middle Tennessee, had we gotten beat by Florida State 45-3, the conversation is a little different."

To push their record to 6-3, the Seminoles conceded a first quarter field goal, Miami was shut out for the rest of the game. So, it seems as if Venables is talking about the Hurricanes. Middle Tennessee beat the Hurricanes by two touchdowns, with a final score of 45-31.

The Sooners played the Seminoles much closer than the Hurricanes. The Seminoles edged the Sooners in the bowl game in a 35-32 win, which Florida State had to mount a second half comeback to win.

With Oklahoma playing one more season in the Big 12, they've got to prove they can dominate their competition, as the SEC will pose a much, much tougher challenge on a game-by-game basis. With Venables' quote, he's making a point that his program plays tougher opponents closer, rather than losing silly games.

However, Texas took down the Sooner 49-0 in Red River Rivalry, so if coaches want to nitpick bad losses, programs have them on a yearly basis. The rebuilding program is having to focus on preparing for life after Big 12, and avoiding bad losses should be a great start, and winning the games they're supposed to win will be a must going forward.

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