Oklahoma has an all-time record of six and one against Oregon.\u00a0 At the same time, it seems the Sooner faithful are more focused on the one loss than the six wins.\u00a0 The Ducks defeated Oklahoma in the last meeting in Eugene 34-33 in 2006.\u00a0 In light of two blatant officiating blunders, most Sooner fans still hold a grudge against the Ducks. There are a number of interesting side notes associated with the renewal of this edition of the Valero Alamo Bowl, Oklahoma vs Oregon.<\/p>\n
The Sooners have been through a multitude of program changes in the last month.\u00a0 Oklahoma has lost a head coach and hired a head coach.\u00a0 The Sooner faithful have gone through the gambit of emotions in the last few weeks.<\/p>\n
Shortly after the exit of former Sooner headman Lincoln Riley<\/strong>, several Oklahoma players and recruits either transferred, entered the portal, or decommited.\u00a0 By all accounts, the sky was falling in Norman.<\/p>\n Just when things seemed bleakest, enter a couple of Sooner heroes. The very day Riley notified the University that he was leaving, former Oklahoma head Coach Bob Stoops<\/a> <\/strong>volunteered to take over for as long as he was needed.\u00a0 Stoops insisted on coaching until no longer needed without pay.\u00a0 Clearly, Stoops is passionate and dedicated to the University of Oklahoma.<\/p>\n It was apparent from the beginning of the coaching search that one man stood out as the fan and administration favorite.\u00a0 Certainly, the right man for the job was Brent Venables<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Venables and his staff hit the ground running on the recruiting trail.\u00a0 The staff turned a rapidly sinking recruiting class into a top 10 class in a week\u2019s time.<\/p>\n There is still one massive recruiting task left for Venables.\u00a0 That is of course, what freshman quarterback\u00a0Caleb Williams<\/a>\u00a0is going to do moving forward and, in the days, following the bowl game.<\/p>\n The general opinion by most is that he is going to remain with Oklahoma, but nobody knows for sure.<\/p>\n With the short-term influence of Stoops and the incoming staff, the Sooners will now possess what was missing under Riley.\u00a0 The Sooners will be hyper-focused on discipline, physicality, passion, and effort.<\/p>\n Oregon is in a not so dissimilar situation as Oklahoma.\u00a0 The Ducks lost their head coach Mario Cristobal<\/strong>.\u00a0 Oregon has subsequently hired a very well thought of Dan Lanning<\/strong>, the defensive coordinator at the University of Georgia.<\/p>\n Interim head coach Bryan McClendon<\/a><\/strong> will coach the Ducks in the Alamo bowl.\u00a0 Oregon will have opt-outs, just as Oklahoma has.<\/p>\nOregon<\/h3>\n