Some folks are still saying this is a part of Venables/Dabo's rules about taking visits after committing. I think it's fair to take an offer or the status of "committed" seriously and to be more judicious with it than some programs are. I just feel like a lot of this culture change is performative and means nothing. I'm also aware I'm not the target audience, so if 17 year old football players and their families need to see a bunch of acronym posters and semi-religious messaging, then that's the game as it's played. Same with all of the keyboard warriors pleasuring themselves to the thought of athletes puking from workouts, etc. It's not unique to OU, but it's not at all what I enjoyed about following the team.
I also think the beat writers at large are saying the same things they used to say about Lincoln up until this season. "Cares about players as people" "Family atmosphere" "Genuine and honest". It's all true until it isn't, and it's all great unless it doesn't work. 2023 is a huge opportunity to recover a cratered class, and if it doesn't happen, that's a genuinely large hurdle to clear with a move to the SEC on the horizon.