Last week, the Oklahoma Sooners were treated like a junior varsity football team at the hands of their bitter rival, the Texas Longhorns. So, when a team goes through an embarrassing moment like that fans would like to believe that the next week their club will answer the bell.

The bad vibes kept getting worse on Saturday as the Sooners fell behind 21-0 at home against South Carolina before heading into halftime down 32-3. Even though head coach Brent Venables is in the all-important third year of his Oklahoma contract — and despite the fact he’s yet to win a bowl game at OU — he’s probably not on the hot seat just yet.

The Sooners have not had a season that lives up to the lofty expectations at the University of Oklahoma. In his third year with the Sooners, Brent Venables is staring at his second losing season. There will be changes at some point because this team's