It is always darkest just before the Day dawneth

[BawlzDeep]

I don’t fault our players who are following a highly paid captain who seems to have lost his way.

The failure of this team is squarely at the feet of the staff. The coaching staff has failed to prepare this team properly. They failed in recruiting because they failed to evaluate and adjust to the new NIL world of college football.

Some have voiced frustration with Jackson Arnold. The blame is with the coaching staff who failed to provide the necessary training to improve his skills. He and Hawkins don’t have a genuinely qualified QB coach who can teach them the fundamentals to be effective. Arnold looks like the same QB he was a year ago. With training his pocket awareness improves. With coaching his ability to protect the ball improves. With coaching his abilities to read defenses and release the ball quicker improves. His fundamentals improve with proper coaching. It’s obvious he’s not improving and looks distressed.

IMO, the staff is not being held accountable for the lackluster performances on the field. It’s obvious certain players do not have the necessary talent or skills to perform athletically and those players consistently fail while on the field. Why do they continue to play each week? Because the coaching staff failed to evaluate them and have no replacement. Again, the failure is the staff.

The players must execute the play called but the player has to have the ability to do that. Too many players don’t, can’t, or haven’t been trained to do it correctly.

No need to continue to beat a dead horse. The answer is obvious and would be expensive to correct currently.

As fans we’re going to have to bite our tongue and watch the most embarrassing three weeks in Sooner history play out.

Wholesale changes are needed in several areas on the staff. And a magnificent dose of Sooner Magic to hold onto the recruiting class.

I hope it OU can get back to playing winning football quickly.

 

[Soonerborn59]

I don’t fault our players who are following a highly paid captain who seems to have lost his way.

The failure of this team is squarely at the feet of the staff. The coaching staff has failed to prepare this team properly. They failed in recruiting because they failed to evaluate and adjust to the new NIL world of college football.

Some have voiced frustration with Jackson Arnold. The blame is with the coaching staff who failed to provide the necessary training to improve his skills. He and Hawkins don’t have a genuinely qualified QB coach who can teach them the fundamentals to be effective. Arnold looks like the same QB he was a year ago. With training his pocket awareness improves. With coaching his ability to protect the ball improves. With coaching his abilities to read defenses and release the ball quicker improves. His fundamentals improve with proper coaching. It’s obvious he’s not improving and looks distressed.

IMO, the staff is not being held accountable for the lackluster performances on the field. It’s obvious certain players do not have the necessary talent or skills to perform athletically and those players consistently fail while on the field. Why do they continue to play each week? Because the coaching staff failed to evaluate them and have no replacement. Again, the failure is the staff.

The players must execute the play called but the player has to have the ability to do that. Too many players don’t, can’t, or haven’t been trained to do it correctly.

No need to continue to beat a dead horse. The answer is obvious and would be expensive to correct currently.

As fans we’re going to have to bite our tongue and watch the most embarrassing three weeks in Sooner history play out.

Wholesale changes are needed in several areas on the staff. And a magnificent dose of Sooner Magic to hold onto the recruiting class.

I hope it OU can get back to playing winning football quickly.

Good to see you post here. As always very insightful post.

 

[LVPack]

I don’t fault our players who are following a highly paid captain who seems to have lost his way.

BV will get another year to show some progress. I still question how his style resonates with most 18 year old kids these days. Standing up there every week at the podium with his hourglass and that bulletin board with hundreds of slogans plastered on it. You've got to wonder if a lot of his speeches just go in one ear and out the other.

 

[Sooner_Ga]

BV will get another year to show some progress. I still question how his style resonates with most 18 year old kids these days. Standing up there every week at the podium with his hourglass and that bulletin board with hundreds of slogans plastered on it. You've got to wonder if a lot of his speeches just go in one ear and out the other.

Great point LV, I’ve also wondered if his it ain’t good enough type screaming was resonating with these kids. Each of the 3 years the teams have faded as the year went on and very little visible evidence of improvement. That Mizzou loss was really bad and I wonder if BVs now lost the locker room.

 

[Oklabama]

Great point LV, I’ve also wondered if his it ain’t good enough type screaming was resonating with these kids. Each of the 3 years the teams have faded as the year went on and very little visible evidence of improvement. That Mizzou loss was really bad and I wonder if BVs now lost the locker room.

Brent is different. He played with a lot of exuberance and that’s how he coaches. But try as he may, kids today aren’t that way. I’ve given him credit in the past but have never taken to his sideline antics. When he was DC here and at Clemson he didn’t have the discipline to stay off the field and at Clemson actually had a rope tied around his waist so a guy could pull him off the playing field. Ridiculous. I give him credit for being more disciplined as a head coach, but I don’t think he’s up to managing a program like OU. Some are great assistants but few are great head coaches. Brent’s going to have to find out real soon where he fits.

 

[OUSOONER67]

LSU looks very beatable right now, not that I am confident we can, but.
Kelly has to feel his seat getting warm I imagine after the loss to Florida today. I heard this past week fans at LSU want him gone and want to lure Saban back to LSU and out of retirement. I doubt that would happen, he hated the NIL and he doesn't need the money plus he is getting up there in age so I just don't think there is a chance of that.
I also don't know what Kelly's buyout would be and if he got some kind of a stupid extension like we gave Brent.
I think out of all the Head Coaches that were hired that yr, Brent has the worst record with Kelly just above him.

 

[Plainosooner]

I'm curious as to why Jackson Arnold's lack of ball protection in the fourth quarter of a game is somehow a reflection on our head ball coach. I've heard complaints that BV should have run the clock out. But Mizzou had moved the ball in the red zone much better than we did all night, especially in the fourth quarter. Had BV called for running the clock out, and we'd have lost in OT, then he'd have been just as criticized. Damned if you do ....

We are living with all sorts of QB inexperience, injury injury injury at both OL and WR.

 

[Larry4681]

Plaino every team has injuries. Our fan base does rank # 1 at one thing and that’s making excuses

 

[Soonerborn59]

I'm curious as to why Jackson Arnold's lack of ball protection in the fourth quarter of a game is somehow a reflection on our head ball coach. I've heard complaints that BV should have run the clock out. But Mizzou had moved the ball in the red zone much better than we did all night, especially in the fourth quarter. Had BV called for running the clock out, and we'd have lost in OT, then he'd have been just as criticized. Damned if you do ....

We are living with all sorts of QB inexperience, injury injury injury at both OL and WR.

Lots of if’s and if’s in that statement. Let’s not forget if our so called “ Elite” defense actually makes the stop in that final 2
minutes OU wins. Oh don’t forget this “ Elite” D gave up 20 pts in the second half to a crappy QB. The D could have been the hero but instead they crapped the bed.


This loss was on the entire team from the HC all the way down to the players. Everyone is to blame. Trying to make JA do something he is incapable of in those final 30 seconds is unexcusable and yes his lack of ball security put the finishing touch on a shitty day.

 

[Soonerborn59]

Plaino every team has injuries. Our fan base does rank # 1 at one thing and that’s making excuses

When facing team injuries, coaches often emphasize the importance of unity, adapting to new challenges, and using adversity as a chance for growth, with quotes like: "A crisis can be a momentous time for a team to grow if a leader handles it properly," "Injuries are a chance for others to step up and show their value," and "When one person goes down, the rest of the team has to lift each other up.".

Not sure this has happened for OU this year.

 

[Soonerborn59]

Focus on what you can control, not what you can't."
- A reminder to players to concentrate on their effort and adjustments rather than dwelling on the injury.

A crisis can be a momentous time for a team to grow if a leader handles it properly."
- Coach Mike Krzyzewski, highlighting the potential for positive development during difficult situations.

Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records."
- A powerful statement about how challenges can push individuals to achieve more.

Just saying, it all starts with the HC

 

[OUSOONER67]

The Defense has improved but its far from Elite and Championship Caliber. Pretty average in the SEC and needs lots of work. As if we don't have enough to worry about already. Need pass rushers and the secondary we were told was deep. Meh. Linebackers also are suspect and look lost at times. What the hell happened to Kanak? Its his 3rd year he should be killing it by now but isn't.