This might come across as confirmation bias, but the more I think about Arbuckle potentially shunning OU for Utah, the more it confirms that he isn’t the right guy for this specific OU opening. I know that sounds like sour grapes from the bride left at the alter, but let me explain:
Maybe he’s leaning towards Utah due to stability (most likely factor… Scalley will have multi-year leeway, BV does not), location, ease of conference and scheduling, low pressure of performance, etc.
Based on what we have heard, it certainly doesn’t sound like OU was going to lose any bidding war for whoever they identify as their guy. Utah does not have the infrastructure, resources, or NIL that OU has. That would lead you to believe Arbuckle would pick Utah for one of the reasons listed in the paragraph above.
OU needs an alpha-mindset OC. I know that’s corny, and trust me, I hate even typing that out. What I mean is, whoever takes this job needs to have extreme belief and self conviction that they are good enough to get this thing turned around in 8 months. If Arbuckle chooses Utah over OU, he’s not that guy. That’s picking stability and low pressure over the fruits of what could be as a successful OC at OU.
Realistically, we need someone whose confidence borderlines arrogance to be able to flip this thing. Say what you want about Jeff Lebby (I was as critical as anyone), but the one thing you can’t argue is that the dude believed in his own scheme, vision, and playcalling. At times it drove OU fans nuts, but he was convicted in how he operated and overall, it got him an SEC HC gig. It also won OU a lot of games last year.
I guess what I’m saying is, whoever takes this OU OC needs to understand that’s it’s incredibly high risk, high reward…and embrace that mentality with belief that they’ll produce. If that’s not Arbuckle, then so be it.
Maybe he’s leaning towards Utah due to stability (most likely factor… Scalley will have multi-year leeway, BV does not), location, ease of conference and scheduling, low pressure of performance, etc.
Based on what we have heard, it certainly doesn’t sound like OU was going to lose any bidding war for whoever they identify as their guy. Utah does not have the infrastructure, resources, or NIL that OU has. That would lead you to believe Arbuckle would pick Utah for one of the reasons listed in the paragraph above.
OU needs an alpha-mindset OC. I know that’s corny, and trust me, I hate even typing that out. What I mean is, whoever takes this job needs to have extreme belief and self conviction that they are good enough to get this thing turned around in 8 months. If Arbuckle chooses Utah over OU, he’s not that guy. That’s picking stability and low pressure over the fruits of what could be as a successful OC at OU.
Realistically, we need someone whose confidence borderlines arrogance to be able to flip this thing. Say what you want about Jeff Lebby (I was as critical as anyone), but the one thing you can’t argue is that the dude believed in his own scheme, vision, and playcalling. At times it drove OU fans nuts, but he was convicted in how he operated and overall, it got him an SEC HC gig. It also won OU a lot of games last year.
I guess what I’m saying is, whoever takes this OU OC needs to understand that’s it’s incredibly high risk, high reward…and embrace that mentality with belief that they’ll produce. If that’s not Arbuckle, then so be it.
