Instant Reaction: Sooners find ways to lose (again!)

[@gincain7988]

The running back rotation is crazy and DeMarco seems to not know what he is doing

[@ronniemcnac9715]

He really doesn’t 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@misterb1080]

I agree with this statement

[@johnboggs2728]

I’ve been saying this for 3 years

[@dogood63]

The running backs fall down when touched....Bad coaching .. coach them to break tackles, run through and over defenders!!!

[@kenthatfr]

@@johnboggs2728 I got torched when I said it a couple of years ago. Been saying it ever since. That he got into a pissing contest with his best back last year and kept him out, didn't give him a scholarship and let him leave where he had a great season elsewhere was ridiculous. Then his "premier" backs in Sawchuck and Barnes were still making the same mistakes this year as they did as freshmen.

[@daylenhanson8040]

OU has become a good ole boys club of coaches and staff with 0 urgency for change. I can not believe this is where we are as a program. Painful to watch.

[@StrawHatTeen-k6i]

Seems they care more about the $$$ than winning which is understandable at some schools who never win but not at OU where it's rich history of winning championships demands to keep up the standard of kicking butt.

[@paulwidener5691]

@@daylenhanson8040 players do what the coach does laugh off loses on our dime. He has done it all year. Ou alum sick and tired of excuses. Go compete and win stop favoring loyalty over wins.

[@ajenno6409]

Let’s see what Arbuckle does because he wants to go places

[@paulwidener5691]

@@ajenno6409 I like arbuckle from canadian tx panhandle guy, a good mix of offensive knowledge should do well!

[@hotcarl3854]

@@paulwidener5691 BV makes 8.5 million dollars a year. Let that sink in.

[@stern_standard]

I said to my friends those players are not getting any better. It worse every season.

[@Packtouchdown]

Ou also had their entire offense enter the transfer portal prior to this game so a bunch of young inexperienced players tried but u can’t win like that with a bad head couch over u

[@stevemoore2150]

BV Era = Clown Show. Hate it, cuz Ive always liked him, but the bleeding has to stop. This program is being flatlined. Welcome to the OU Standard.

[@paulwidener5691]

Agree he is not a program guy. Make excuses for a guy who has coached for 25 years and shows loyalty to losers

[@cryhwks]

Brent should not be given another season, despite knowing that he will. The team consistently finds ways to lose under his leadership. For example, not playing X because "Sawchuk had the hot hand" X should have received more carries. DeMarco Murray needs to step aside. As a scout and recruiter, he's fine, but he should not have the authority to decide who should or should not play.

[@jverderber]

BV knows how to lose. It’s his staple at this point.

[@cgtrains]

You don’t just wash off the stench of losing, especially after 3 seasons. This thing is unrecoverable.

[@dogood63]

That dumb 2 pt decision was the straw that broke the camels back for me -- I am now 100% convinced that we need a much better head coach.

[@bubblesthemonkey6615]

I’m just disgusted. So frustrating on every level. Some of the play calling and decisions on offense just continue to baffle me, hopefully Arbuckle can get it figured out.

[@kylemulkey9659]

What kills me is the reddit thread that defends BV to no end. How do you defend losing seasons and a guy that can't finish a game coaching. Its pathetic

[@jamesl5258]

We arent seeing enough player development. Same mistakes and questionable play calling. Im not convinced next year will be much better....

[@DavidAllen-dk1ib]

There is a reason BV went years without getting an HC job.

[@dogood63]

That dumb 2 pt decision was the straw that broke the camels back for me -- I am now 100% convinced that we need a much better head coach.

[@O-Heyguys]

It wasn’t dumb.

[@TheOtherMJ_76]

I always thought Venables never left Clemson earlier because he knew he wasn’t head coach material. Some guys are just better off in a coordinator role. He’s a worker, not a manager or CEO type. We all know guys like that at our own jobs. That may fit the bill for ourselves in some cases if we are honest.

[@rogerelder1196]

This feels like the death of a football dynasty. Nebraska is a good analogy. Before the transfer portal, a dynasty team could rebuild on history and tradition. Not sure that is going to be enough anymore with the transfer portal.

[@ClaudeWilliams-r4x]

Bullbutter lsu 66 ou 28 usc 55 ou 19 in so called big games 😅😅😅😅😅 the spooners snatched defeat from the jaws of VICTORY no magic today 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Yung-Ohld]

I just wish there was a way brent would step down to DC and we could bring a top level HC. Cant believe we missed out on lanning.

[@jeanclaude24]

There's no reason why JJF and Demarco should still be on staff.

[@A3T3Y]

Demarco is clueless ! Jo Jon is clueless ! BV doesn’t want to win ! He’s allowing this fiasco all year long . This one is on BV 0-3 on bowl wins .

[@JeremyStafford-u3e]

No BV did not let this s*** go on all year long. He let this b******* go on the last 3 years. If Dylan Gabriel didn't save the day in that one year, we wouldn't have had s*** that year. I've been waiting on some content creators to tell the truth when it comes to OU and their coaching staff. At least this video was easy to watch in that regard p

[@OkieAllDay]

Joe Castiglione hired Venables and the proceeded to give him an extension after last season. Venables doesn’t know how to manage a game, and he hired Seth Littrell and Joe Jon Finley. We are effed.

[@augustuspalmer4844]

Hello fellow nebraska fans!!!

[@StrawHatTeen-k6i]

Remember the good ole days of Tom Osborne and Barry Switzer?

[@billquantrill4960]

🥲

[@fleafarts3576]

The difference…Nebraska is rising…OU is in deep shit. The positive…NIL and transfer portal can pull OU out of it fast with the right coach. Nebraska got worse with each coaching change from Pelini to Frost.

[@hotcarl3854]

@@fleafarts3576 Pelini wasn’t that bad tbh. I don’t think they should have fired him.

[@fleafarts3576]

@@hotcarl3854 No…Bo Pelini wasn’t bad for Nebraska…Liberal Democrats were.

[@lexingtonconcord8751]

Michael Hawkins looked good to you guys? He looks so frantic in the pocket. He looks so confused out there. I don't know what you guys saw, but I didn't see it. Yes, he had a few drop passes, but he did not look very good.

[@kylemulkey9659]

agreed, I'm not sure where people are seeing he played good. He panics all the time and holds the ball way too long

[@hotcarl3854]

@@kylemulkey9659 well he’s broken because of BV and staff, that’s why

[@Wow-qs5du]

You guys are nuts.. you either complain that he runs the ball too fast now you’re complaining that he stays in the pocket too long looking for receivers to get open. This kid made plays when there were none. I’m sure you guys are all the same people that were yelling for DG to be replaced. They moved on to be a Heisman contender.

[@markrondinelli9582]

If we lose at home to Michigan next year the search for a new coach should begin. No more excuses after 3 years.

[@chief-qn3xg]

OU won't win that game. I'm calling it now.

[@Jaduder405]

Praise god it is over.

[@lexingtonconcord8751]

😂🤣😂 This is how I feel

[@RichardGriffis]

Discipline, Navy has it instilled in them from the time the go to bootcamp. OU didn't have much most of the season.

[@earnestpeeplesjr8948]

As a 22 yr Retired Navy Vet.......yes.....yes it is.

[@theacetre]

I hate calling for peoples jobs but I hate watching the Sooners lose 100x more!! We gotta get this right and fast or Oklahoma will never be on the same level nationally

[@osusauckes]

I like Brent, and I wanted him to succeed, but he has made countless disastrous decisions. Especially his coaching picks, I've lost all faith in this program under BV.

[@kopp0e541]

Oklahoma was shell shocked by the defection of Lincoln Riley to the point Dan Lanning (who had interest in Sooners) to be overlooked for a former OU assistant 😮..?

[@rickplot9358]

Big mistake !!!

[@andrewroyer8167]

Eddie called it. 6-7 is the standard for BV. Navy wanted it more and this team is broken to its core. Legit hope we can just find a way to steal wins next year and get to 7-5

[@clintclick5132]

Why so much praise for MH? He missed several guys running down the field wide open. Im not saying they would have caught it but still. Not to mention his deep balls looked like straight trash. Good thing they werent in a dome or they would have hit the ceiling. He has the opportunity to throw guys open or lead a guy to make a catch in space and he throws it to the moon. This team will lose 6-7 games again next year. If I was Mateer I would see if I could get outta that deal. What a nightmare.

[@RobertsRecordCorner]

Because OU has two plays: mH makes something happen, usually on broken play; and the other, nothing happens. JA would have scored maybe 7 pts today. MH had 20, could have been 23-24.

[@Wow-qs5du]

Just like all other OU fans that are ignorant you’re entitled to an opinion no matter how wrong it may be

[@bretnave431]

It is BV's team, coaches and players. OU must demand excellence or it won't get it. BV was a bad hire, period. Cut him loose.

[@scottjackson163]

Clemson needs a replacement at DC. Just saying.

[@SoonerIce]

Joe C and the President are entering the hot seat ….THEY BOTH NEED TO GO

[@PatBrooks-u6w]

They've changed that sign over their dressing room to "Play Like a Chump Today".

[@toddsanders3126]

Definitely question Brent Venerables with OU. You have a chance to beat Navy (yeah, a meanless game except for the hot seat he is now on), but still. You got a chance to kick an extra point and go to overtime. Yet, you choose to go for two...win or lose with an inconsistent offense and certianly an inconsisitant O-Line. Don't go to overtime and give the defense a shot at a turnover or anything when defense is your stronger side of the ball.

[@JoshStrickland-n8x]

I remember sooners saying they will have no issues adjusting to the sec. Lol!!!! Not looking to get any better next year

[@Dan-u3x]

BRENT,you are not THE GUY!!! Wanted you to be so bad,but you are not the ONE.

[@danielgraham7952]

They won a close game to Auburn. and houston. they can win close games. doesnt matter, they suck really bad. BV gotta fire Demarco and JJF at least. wake up.

[@richardwheeler1517]

We also have no offensive linemen. That is three position coaches who are failing. Murray is even failing with RB choices. Not one coach on offense deserves to come back.

[@StrawHatTeen-k6i]

This is a low IQ football staff. Replace the AD, the HC, and the entire staff. Don't let Bob Stoops play a role in who we hire. Hire a well respected AD who knows what to do and clean house.

[@scottjackson163]

😂 That’s what I think about Alabama’s coaching staff, including the head coach.

[@kevinclark6289]

Bravo bravo

[@fleafarts3576]

The difference…Nebraska is rising…OU is in deep shit. The positive…NIL and transfer portal can pull OU out of it fast with the right coach. Nebraska got worse with each coaching change from Pelini to Frost.

[@Pshtrash]

Eddie and George being real on a post game and telling it how it is. Just waiting for the usual few days to pass and good press conference and they switch their tone

[@Jmkeith20]

Im done with this era of OU football.

[@Pshtrash]

How can you say going for 2 was a good call? Our offense has been unreliable all game/season and you think it’s the best call is to leave it up to them?

[@tonymcguire4844]

I’m confused why they didn’t kick a field goal 🤔

[@patrickbarber1336]

I'm with you. Tie the game give your Defense a chance to go win the game. Something gotta change. 0, 3 in bowl games.

[@misterb1080]

I’m finding it hard to believe that just changing 2 components on the offense is going to make a difference. The losers are the position coaches. We should have cleaned house!!!

[@edselbrown3746]

BV standard is mediocrity....every loss, he states "Its my fault"....tired of hearing that tune!

[@tneww7]

You guys always made me laugh this year. It was needed. I appreciate yall thanks for all the content. Boomer.

[@johnhubbard9110]

Hey Eddie saw you when you were just a kid! My wife was one of the secretaries at Englebach back in the day! Keep up the good work!

[@scottjackson163]

Texas is singing “Don’t stop BVing. Hold on to that feeling.” 😂

[@toddsanders3126]

without an O-line...nothing you guys say matters. Can't believe you guys didn't talk O-line. it's so so bad.

[@travisshuttleworth630]

So like...BV is getting fired....right?? Go get Josh Heupel, NOW!!!

[@xkptwistblazex]

Is Brent Venables Temu Dabo?

[@Dan-u3x]

You guys nailed it.We are sick of watching this brand of football.

[@benjthorpe]

JJF needs to not make it back to Norman. Demarco needs to move to a front office role where he can focus on recruiting. Everyone else needs to take a pay cut or leave.

[@glennk5434]

why not take it to OT, and make navy's kicker who only made 5 field goals all year beat you! Bad coaching call!

[@JoshRay-q2n]

Even if Arbuckle and Mateer are the 2nd coming of Lamar Jackson and Andy Reid, i just dont see how Brent saves his job next season, you watch the playoff games and watch this team and its literally like comparing Oregon to a FCS team.....cant make sense of the RB thing, cant make sense why our WRs (regardless of youth) arent running by less talented and athletic Navy DBs like their stuck in concrete, Navy has problems with uptempo, we come out with quick tempo and boom boom boom, 14-0, went uptempo out of desperation at the end, TD, the entire rest of the game we slowed to a crawl and didnt do jack shit....thats just dumbass coaching

[@StrawHatTeen-k6i]

Yep. Low IQ football staff with a HC who smiles at press conferences even when his hated rival has just beaten him 49-0 (see 2022 Texas vs OU game).

[@JoshRay-q2n]

@StrawHatTeen-k6i dudes only chance at a HC job now falls on the shoulders of a 29 year old..lol

[@gonzostrangelove6107]

Bust is the standard.

[@AJ-op7ly]

The so called "SOUL" mission needs to check themselves at the door and look themselves in the mirror 😮

[@KJro29]

Happy New Year George and Eddie! 🎉

[@alisamcdaniel2385]

Why did you not kick the field goal and go up 17-0. Then go for another 4th down in your own territory. What? No excuse

[@clintclick5132]

With Brent as HC Oklahoma is in a constant state of chaos. Fire his ass and move on. That would take accountability though and we don’t do that in 2024.

[@cgtrains]

Who needs accountability when you can just run the program like a goddamned country club and hire a staff of old buddies with barely any experience at their jobs?

[@DTOMOK]

Demarco Murray has had the RB Room in disarray for years. TE Room has been trash too. OL has been average to bad over the last few years. BV ain’t it.

[@SoonerIce]

George speaks for the fans….BUT BV IS NOT THE GUY

[@rogerburton4880]

Where is all these so called better running backs we are supposed to have on the depth charts? I know we’ve had a lot of injuries but you can’t tell me that we haven’t got better players behind the starters than what I’ve seen. Our line couldn’t hold a sick cat from getting in and making tackles on our running backs. We can’t catch a pass that’s right in the hands. In other words the whole team sinks.

[@baselt6552]

BV is not the guy . Joe C is not the guy . Stay away from Bob stoops legacy guys . Enough is enough

[@billquantrill4960]

Bingo!

[@brentchapman9174]

Honestly glad its over... was really excited for this season. BV better have his best year and I think anything less than 9 wins is a last season at OU. Staff needs to go...Murray, JJF at the very least need to go.

[@hotcarl3854]

I’m done with BV. He’s an idiot when it comes to coaching. 0-3 in bowl games and lost to navy who has $0 in Nil lmao. I repeat, Navy. What a joke OU football has turned into. Thanks Brent.

[@shanebloeser2910]

I couldn't had said it better. They always find a way to lose a damn game

[@brentchapman9174]

He kicks the first half FG and punts the ball before half....then this is a different game. No WR's and the portal has brought small school. No other TE's ?? This school will be projected to finish 10th or worst in the SEC next year

[@brentchapman9174]

If OU cant get Oline, TE's, WR, LB, DE in the portal and pay to get players OU is screwed with the approach this staff is taking weekly. Mental lapses, no discipline, to much thinking. It all starts in the off season...their off season program is just as bad

[@thenatedawg2448]

JJF and DM need to go

[@cgtrains]

Take Emmett, Chavis, and Valai with too. Only coaches on staff that are SEC-caliber are Zac Alley, Brandon Hall, and Todd Bates.

[@thenatedawg2448]

@ Agreed but i think RMT saved chavis imo

[@ricepice]

Aye... I lived though John Blake, graduated and moved away and then we literally won the Natty. Now is the time when we eat shit. Tomorrow can be better.

[@ytcommentacct]

Well, clearly, we could've won if only we had thrown more screen passes

[@chrisharjo1957]

Embarrassing season!

[@drwinstonOboogi]

Coaching blunders lost this game. The program is an embarrassment. I hope the stench of the football program doesn't drive away any of our prized softball recruits.

[@Rough2]

Not sure why most podcasters are saying going for 2 was not a problem. It was a HUGE problem. KICK THE FIELD GOAL!!! The team and fans needed Hope and enthusiasm going into next season. BAD DECISION

[@johnhebert3855]

Respect for them going for 2, but as the favorite, it didn't make sense. For obvious reasons, their coach didn't have confidence in their ability to outlast Navy in ot.

[@kenthatfr]

This bowl game by itself is meaningless. But that decision to go for two was the difference between a winning and a losing season.

[@andrewfencl1102]

I mean not taking it to over time all on bv. I notice tho our oline couldn’t get push to save there life’s and that’s a big problem. Ou needs do and spend bunch money on the oline instead of a qb. What’s the point of paying qb if u can’t protect him or have wide receivers that can catch the ball

[@billquantrill4960]

Clown show, and it ain't changing any time soon.

[@beermeBrow]

Lawnmower guys in the back round making all that noise while you guys are talking, just sums up OU football in 2024.😂

[@toddneva]

Bad offensive line, bad at receiver, Demarco sucks JJF bad. 5-7 next year.

[@aarin492]

Demote BV to DC. He can quit if he doesn't like it.

[@oudude8770]

This is just a bad football team. Let’s not forget that we got lucky in the first place to even be bowl eligible. I’m a BV guy and I thought it could’ve worked but you gotta win the games you need to and be competitive in the ones you lose. This season is not Indicative of OU pre-NIL football and I don’t think OU has the oil reserves or sports market to be successful in the NIL era. I think the pre and post era difference needs to be made. Mercenaries can go somewhere else and practice less hard and possibly make the same pay. Who of these and future mercenaries actually care for that logo. I bet if they did, they wouldn’t be sitting out or throwing games away but that’s just me. Saban saw this, Kalen Deboer is finding this out and BV’s seat is now officially hot.

[@kenthatfr]

Demarco and JJF both need to go. Demarco seems to have his ego in his coaching. He's not a good coach. Great player, great Sooner and maybe someday a good coach. He's not a good coach right now. He needs to have his on the job training somewhere else.

[@austinmarion4852]

If BV doesn’t have us at least hunting for a spot in the playoffs next year, then I want him gone. Dude needs a miracle, I can’t imagine the OU fanbase is cool with becoming another Arkansas.

[@Factory132z]

how many wins Does Brent Venables need in 2025 to keep his job? if they lose Red River again does it matter?

[@rexturner8208]

If those guys had caught even HALF those drpped passes this game would look entirely different. Obviously it only would only take ONE of those possessions to get a touchdown & the 2 point conversion doesn't matter. We also had several defensive total breakdowns so it was not all on the offense. Hawkins has a ton of talent but still found a way to get one on the carpet. But I like him. Would like to see more excitement on the sidelines from him tho.

[@johnhubbard9110]

The other thing that we don't know is how much Coach V's wife's cancer situation is affecting his thinking! I speak from experience, because I couldn't think straight during my wife's 6 year cancer battle, which she lost!

[@rickplot9358]

Sorry for your loss.

[@Dzytzy21]

We might as well get transfers from Rose State College just to get rid of the players we got and take the coaches to but next year is Venables last year but we gotta do this again for another year!

[@chestercarter6081]

🌞 pumpers are finally realizing this? Hold up it literally took THIRTEEN GAMES to make yall realize this staff is 🗑

[@stischer47]

OK, Navy is a good team but they are not the same team as the one with Staubach in the mid-60s. OU, what's happening? This was in your backyard. Plus OU's facing Michigan, Texas, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia next year.

[@corynuckels4056]

We just have to hope and pray Arbuckle and Mateer are awesome because if not... we're in deep shit.

[@formallyknownasjojoemcpart6684]

Rip em George!

[@nosdie1368]

Imagine if we put as much effort and money into football as we do those damn mission trips…

[@alfredweaver5390]

Two 4 th and 1 plays would’ve netted them 6 points on fg’s and like I’ve said before OU ain’t worth Zack smidt on his missed fg. That type of playing is just reminiscent of the Switzer years when he elected to go for 4 th and 1 for T.d. instead of fg and lost games. BV is 0 & 3 and continues to carry on big game bob’s strategy of loosing the games that count! OOOOOOOOO WHOOOO???🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@jimslemaker5963]

Look, JJF is not a play caller. He is in over his head.

[@Pierre-wm3xs]

At least kick the field goal and give your guys a chance. It almost felt like OU NV was saying let's get this season over with SMH

[@keithmclennan9978]

Hire Matt Rule as HC and let BV be DC

[@fleafarts3576]

Navy is 10-3 and runs a Triple Option…How could they take them lightly? 😂 The Triple Option is not easy to defend if you don’t see a lot.

[@robertwalegir8677]

You can’t tie the athletic department strictly to the football program, which is a mess if you look at the athletic department as a whole tennis, golf, men’s, and women’s basketball gymnastics, volleyball, softball, etc. they are competing in winning with the best in the nation!!! You just can’t tie Joe C solar to the football program

[@cgtrains]

No, no disrespect to those teams but the only program that truly matters at the University of Oklahoma is football.

[@BradMillsOK]

BV shouldn’t be getting another season to drag the program even further down. Gonna be a long 2025 as well gentleman.

[@jackharrington697]

BV is John Blake 2.0 and Oklahoma under him is where they were in 90's #rolltide I know y'all beat us...SMH

[@jasonpendleton3822]

Hawkins would be a QB 1 for a div 3 school! Can't wait to kick some rear with Mateer! BOOMER!