Yet one more wrinkle has appeared within the Lincoln Riley saga. Maybe his true reasoning for leaving the College of Oklahoma for USC.
On Mark Rogers’ “The Voice of School Soccer” he rounded up some Oklahoma analysts to speak about Lincoln Riley and the Sooners. On this panel, Jacob Brumbaugh of Two Aircraft Sports activities made a remark that our mates at Trojans Wire seen.
The quote that they pulled is kind of fascinating:
“The amount of cash and the renovations that they’re beginning to do with (Brent) Venables, and the buy-in with the boosters and all the things else, is completely totally different than with Lincoln Riley,” Brumbaugh mentioned.
Right here’s the video to the complete section:
Now it does appear that OU is spending much more cash on Venables and what he desires to construct the Sooners into, however now we have to ask ourselves this query:
How a lot of that is simply making ready for the SEC?
OU Softball is getting a model new ballpark. OU Baseball’s ballpark is getting a large renovation. Owen Subject and the Lloyd Noble Middle are getting multi-million-dollar upgrades.
The one actual distinction that has a direct correlation between Venables and Riley is the expanded teaching and assist workers funds. However that was one thing Venables negotiated to have in place previous to accepting the job with the Oklahoma Sooners. Venables got here in with a transparent plan and imaginative and prescient for the best way to take Oklahoma into the SEC and the College of Oklahoma administration responded.
If Riley didn’t go away when he did, maybe he might’ve reaped the advantages of an SEC transfer.
So I don’t purchase that the explanation for Riley’s departure is as a result of the boosters weren’t spending sufficient cash on him. I see the purpose, and I acknowledge that USC has extra sources to spend on a soccer program than OU, however I don’t suppose Lincoln Riley had something lower than the complete assist of everybody he was taking checks from.
I feel we’ll get a extra clear reply on what precisely occurred right here because the years go on, however we should be affected person.
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