Brent Venables must have woken up in full “revisionist mode” on Tuesday, because he dropped a line during his SEC/Big 12 comparison that’s got Big 12 Twitter blasting back. In defending Oklahoma’s tougher path now, he said: “This isn’t the old Big 12 days where Oklahoma destroys everybody every single week except one game of the year.”
That statement landed like a fart in church. Because here’s the truth: not under Venables. He was 10‑8 in Big 12 play across his tenure. The Big 12’s official account didn’t waste time clapping back, either.
Coach Venables lost eight Conference games in his two seasons in the Big 12 https://t.co/O4eLzaJ3lo
— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) October 14, 2025
And yes, Big 12 fans were quick to dunk on the memory wipe. The social media roast was swift and brutal. From mocking the claim of “destroying everybody” to pointing out the numerous losses he took to K-State, Baylor, WVU, Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, and Kansas, they had lines ready.
pic.twitter.com/7edjVNjcb6 https://t.co/jwmtBkITCZ
— We good? (@gifhawk2) October 14, 2025
https://t.co/TmF5Mqqdqc pic.twitter.com/lh1MVXxDsa
— Grayson Grundhoefer (@GrayGrundhoefer) October 14, 2025
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— Ben Golan (@BenjaminGolan) October 14, 2025
One SI columnist even framed it as a failure of self‑awareness. Venables was instrumental under Bob Stoops in the Sooner heyday. But to talk as if his regime carried that same dominance? That’s just ambition talking over actual record.
Let’s be blunt: Venables’ comment doesn’t just undersell the Big 12, it oversells his own legacy. It’s one thing to acknowledge the SEC is stacked. It’s another to pretend his Oklahoma teams were the standard bearers of the Big 12 when so many conference games beat him.
Brent: The Big XII was way easier.
— WabashCannonBob (@forsportsonly) October 15, 2025
Big XII: You went 10-8 in the Big XII, Brent.
OU Fans: We dominated the Big XII with Bob Stoops and Lincoln Riley. https://t.co/55hczr9GWm
What an absurd statement. Brent Venables went 10-8 against the Big 12. K-State, TCU, Baylor, WVU, Texas Tech, Kansas and Oklahoma State all beat him. https://t.co/l6usILCiRL
— Kellis Robinett (@KellisRobinett) October 14, 2025
Yall were in a dog fight with us our 1-11 season ️ https://t.co/RjGPCeWwRB
— Chris Platt Jr. (@chrisplatt14) October 14, 2025
So yes, Big 12 fans clowned it, and rightly so. Because you can’t talk like you “destroyed everybody” when your own ledger says otherwise, he’s got a tough path ahead in the SEC. Maybe he should start by not rewriting his own history while doing it.
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