What's Going On With Oklahoma? | What's Next After Sooners Fire OC Seth Littrell, Jackson Arnold QB1

[@Valanahara]

If Santa is taking Christmas wishes already, I’d like to place an order for one Mike Shanahan in Norman, OK next season, please.

[@CiviTac]

I love that dudes scheme but he’s like 70 something years old sadly

[@Valanahara]

@@CiviTac 😅😅 wrong Shanahan

[@HaloHitzTV]

JD on behalf of myself and Sooner Nation, I apologize for calling your 6-6 prediction crazy. You’re probably right

[@stoneangier9093]

Let's not forget that his 6-6 prediction was based on being in the SEC, not that we'd have a dysfunctional offense. If we had a functional offense, 6-6 IS crazy

[@TheOpinionSports]

JD didn’t even think OU would be this terrible on offense. I’m not giving him credit based on that.

[@CiviTac]

His prediction might be right but for the wrong reasons.

[@zophix-5741]

In the voice of Josh Pate "See I told you they'd be 6-6... I just didn't say how".

[@HaloHitzTV]

@@zophix-5741 🎯🎯

[@jeremyyates9379]

I agree there’s many variables as to why OU has struggled this season, and somebody had to be the scapegoat, but the main reason is injuries, no doubt. And on another note, BV is the guy to coach the Sooners💯

[@TheOpinionSports]

O line coach at OU needs to be replaced.

[@Texas2005-k5y]

Yes, please give him an extension and a raise

[@SlapChopVince1]

Main reason is definitely not injuries. O-Line is not even that banged up anymore. There's just no one in that rotation that can hold the edge against these teams. The next issue that stems from that is not game-planning to adjust for this. You can't have a drop back pass game when the edge rusher gets to the QB nearly untouched. Doesn't matter if we were completely healthy on WR if the QB doesn't have time to go through their progressions.

[@leekirk7471]

People need to stop saying BV isn't a HC. He was brought into OU to improve the defense, which he has. He lost all 5 starters on OL from last year, has a QB that started his first game this season, and has been playing nearly the entire season without their top 5 receivers. It's kind of hard to produce points in that situation and not many coaches are going to succeed. It's surprising with the amount of experience the OL has that they got from the portal that they have played so poorly. Hopefully it's a scheme issue and now that the OC has been fired, maybe, just maybe, the OL will start to block better.

[@stoicvizions]

They need to run the offense they had when Lincoln Riley was the OC/HC. Anybody that thinks BV is the problem doesnt know ball. That defense is tough but they’re never off the field. Too much misfortune on offense isnt BV’s blame. They need a new S/C coach

[@evanmurphey]

Brent Venables isn’t a good HC. He is mediocre and OU will be lucky to finish 6-6. 5-7 is more likely

[@jasongarrett9493]

Even an average OU offense has OU positioned to be undefeated at this point. This sky is most definitely not falling.

[@CiviTac]

“You gotta find a way to do more” is a very appropriate way to describe the offensive talent vs coaching capabilities. I totally agree

[@ckrumme2331]

If oklahoma actually had an offense that could score they're possibly the best team in the country

[@ImaITman]

lol, no.

[@ImaITman]

Good? Sure, there’s still about 5 teams in front of them on that front…easily 5.

[@ckrumme2331]

@ImaITman this team would be dominant if we had an offense. I guess it's no difference having a good offense and a terrible defense. Both sides gotta be good. That's why Georgia smoked Texas. They're good on bith sides.

[@foster7517]

Nope your defense isn't better than tennessee

[@russelleads2145]

That's some funny crap!!

[@MrWalkwaySc2]

Between last season and this season we've lost 8 OL to either the draft or transfer portal. Some of those guys left earlier than they should've, but the other guys that we had should've been developed more. We have multi-year starters on OL right now, but they don't seem to show it. Cohesiveness alone, they don't have that chemistry, but individually, these guys should have the experience to pick things up quicker than they have. This is definitely an unfortunate year for the offense and for Litrell, but OU is the 7th most talented team in college football. There shouldn't be excuses as to why we can't adjust to what we have or don't have. Litrell is responsible, but so are others out there. It sucks to be fired, but I still believe it had to happen for OU to go into the off-season and find an offense that'll take them to the next level. Because from where they are now, they're not competitive in any aspect on offense. Id expect OU to completely replace the entire offensive staff and it sucks for those that have helped us so far, but it needed to happen.

[@evanmurphey]

You can’t defend the Head Coach when the team as a whole is struggling as badly as Oklahoma is. It’s genuinely embarrassing watching OU play football in 2024

[@Biffs_R_Us]

Every OU fan who trashed JD for his 6-6 prediction owes him a huge apology

[@DidymusBenYahweh]

If we have a offense that is good but not great, we are undefeated right now. Part of the issue is injuries for sure but much was lack of development and preparation by Litrell and overall play calling was terrible. We'll see what we can do the remainder of the season but that 6-6 prediction may not even happen if we don't make big improvement on offense.

[@SlapChopVince1]

This is an abusrd statement. They lost 3 games by double digits and two by 30+. The games would be more competitive, but undefeated would be very far from a sure thing.

[@CiviTac]

The offense isn’t good or average. It’s 127th overall in offense in NCAA

[@DidymusBenYahweh]

@@CiviTac what does that have to do with my comment?

[@DidymusBenYahweh]

@@SlapChopVince1 thats exactly why we lost. Kinda like losing to UT 49-0 one year, them beating them the next. The defense can only do souch when the offense is turning the ball over with pick 6s and fumble returns for TDs. Opposing offenses play free because they don't have to fear an offense on our side doing anything. Really simple idea. Not the least but absurd.

[@adamwojtyna2798]

It is all on seth. bruh have you seen the playcalling? Bubble route after bubble route when they don't work, and running plays on 3rd and long when the run game isn't developed with the exception of Hawkins running it.

[@FattyNO10]

"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results". This is probably why Seth Littrell was fired. You scheme and call plays for the players you have (to their strengths) not for the players you want. That's the frustration. It means keep it simple if needed and don't keep running plays your offense has shown you they're incapable of running week in and week out and then have the audacity to be surprised when it (still) doesn't work.

[@russcoulter8572]

BV is our guy

[@dwightdwitherspoon]

Venables was a good defensive guy when Clemson was crushing it (talent-wise) before NIL got going. Clemson just had better dudes than 95 percent of CFB. Not sure why all the surprise that a 53 year old defensive coach is struggling offensively. But then again - OU defense not great either.

[@WolvesAtYourDoor]

i still believe in JA. he just needs some help. bad play call, no run game, 5 best receivers are out. how can a qb do well in that situation?

[@SigmaNomad1620]

Lincoln Riley seen in Norman

[@justin81706]

Agree 💯!

[@thomasslinger3767]

OC isn’t gonna do anything because we hired the wrong head coach. BV is a bum.

[@Texas2005-k5y]

These Oklahoma fans are delusional. There is a reason Brent Venables was never offered a power 4 job into his fifties until OU. LMAO

[@jimgallagher2979]

Rule #1 for head coaches: When the fans and media come after you fire the OC. Venables musta studied coaching from R.C. Slocum. I saw both Arnold and Hawkins for two years in high school and believe me Hawkins is not the answer to your problem and neither is firing the OC.

[@skylerk55]

So since you know all what is the answer?

[@jimgallagher2979]

@@skylerk55 Venables knows and recruits defense.

[@alexcolvin9746]

Idk I think getting rid of the guy calling a WR screen on 3rd & 23 even tho that play has never gone for more than 7 yards all season is a good call.

[@11tkohtz]

Maybe they can higher Lincoln Riley back as their OC after USC dumps him!

[@OUGregory940]

Serious question what has Brent done to validate OU is heading in a positive direction in 3 years?

[@chestopacci1229]

BV is the guy to coach. he instills great values and we won 10 games last season. this season is rough and a lot of it is out of VB’s hands. next season he’ll be on the hot seat but i have some confidence he’ll remain. he was brought to fix our defense and he did after a year. he’s going to make a hire to fix our offense for next year and hopefully it’ll be good. nobody said SEC is easy. it’s harder than the big 12. and aside that oklahoma is dealing with even more

[@evanmurphey]

@@chestopacci1229he won 10 games in the big 12 and still lost to ok state and Kansas. Brent Venables is a fraud of a head coach and I don’t understand how “sooner fans” like you can somehow defend his mediocrity after these past couple blowouts by Texas and South Carolina

[@jeffbates892]

BV should have seen this coming.

[@qianhuang59]

That is exactly right. As a head coach, he should have seen this poor offense in Spring/Fall practice, and try to improve it. Not until anyone was calling his name to make a move. Anyone defends BV to say defense is improved needs to know he is the freaking HEAD COACH, not your DC anymore

[@pgppe9488]

Well, it is time for Bama to do the same.

[@kmarks97236]

No one wants to go to tornado alley.

[@bryaneutsey6040]

Brent is not a head coach!!!

[@chestopacci1229]

you don’t know ball. he is. nobody said SEC would be easy. it’s harder than the big 12 and a lot of things are out of our control. BV will be on the hot seat next season but i believe we’ll do better

[@bryaneutsey6040]

@@chestopacci1229 hahaha hahahaha I got years in playing football!!!

[@bryaneutsey6040]

@@chestopacci1229 he’s a DC that’s it at best!!!

[@evanmurphey]

@@chestopacci1229you can’t call yourself a head coach and only work one side of the ball like Brent Venables does. Even after firing the OC Oklahoma still has co-offensive coordinators. Pitiful. Can’t call yourself a good head coach only working on defense. Which is all BV has. 0 offense

[@robertcowart2456]

Gotta love the 13 year old trolls

[@TimothyVicars]

Looks like Head Coach threw OC under the bus. Like Stoops did Heupel. I have a feeling more coaches will feeling the bus treads by the end of the season. 1998 last time Oklahoma didn't go to a bowl -- OUCH -- Not looking promising. Best move is bring Stoops in from Kentucky and move BV back to DC ( assistannt head coach). Don't do that though, The conference is too tough already.

[@BranDZ7]

You won't notice any difference in oklahoma

[@Keith-h5y]

Of course not. Not until next year. If we play conservative we might stay in some game instead of spoting teams 21 points .

[@chestopacci1229]

and nobody said that. if you watched the full video you’d realize that’s what he said. everyone in oklahoma knows that. but someone had to take the hit for this terrible offense and it was littrell.

[@Foggydidwhat]

Hilarious question assuming you know that they joined the SEC not the mountain West

[@jeremyharbin9450]

I don’t think anything is wrong with Oklahoma it would probably be doing way better in the Big12 but they’re not there anymore so they will have to start building a team for the SEC it’s just tougher and more physical than any other conference top to bottom!! Texas has Sark and he understands from being at Bama and he has prepared better for the switch.

[@Matthewsdad]

Except they almost got beat by Houston…

[@scottlong9813]

That’s insane. This is not even close to a normal OU team. Do some research on OUs record against the SEC. This OU team is a bad offensive team in any league. O Line is bad. Is SEC tougher than Big 12? Of course. But to think this is a typical OU team shows a lack of knowledge about OUs program over the years.

[@TheOpinionSports]

You don’t know football, the o line is so bad they would be bad in big 12.

[@EHcatches]

Oh really? You can’t judge him on his first year in the SEC? Isn’t that the conference everyone, especially OU, thought was overrated? The same conference everyone had to hear about time and time again that they would walk into and dominate? Sounds like we are trying to have our cake and eat it to.

[@chestopacci1229]

well OU would be in a better position if so many things didn’t go wrong. oklahoma is an elite program and nobody said they’d have it easy. yes this is the SEC. harder than the big 12 but people are blaming oklahomas performance only because we’re in the SEC now but ignore the fact that there are so many issues going on. watch the whole video before commenting

[@soonerwolf2002]

We can still make a bowl game!!

[@guadalupechavarria1227]

The Walt Disney Bowl 😂

[@evanmurphey]

Yea the you went 6-6 bowl, who cares 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@chloebattleheart8049]

He only played fullback at his alma mater that lead 2000 national championship and he has zero QB experience.

[@jaybrown3341]

Brent Venerables is overrated and no one wants to say it🤷🏾‍♂️

[@Shilo-z9w]

Hes not even a rated HC

[@ronniemcnac9715]

Very

[@patbrooks9823]

I said it 2 years ago.

[@96goham]

Why are you acting surprised? You predicted 6-6

[@russelleads2145]

But, but, we have all those Heisman winners in the past, "We will be Respected!!", WELCOME TO THE SEC, what you won with in the Little 12 ain't gonna cut it!!

[@chuckincharlie776]

Riley never should have left

[@chestopacci1229]

riley is doing USC worse than our program. venables will do better. you don’t know ball with that one cell pea sized brain comment

[@chuckincharlie776]

@@chestopacci1229 Riley never had more than a 2 loss season at OU. In time he would’ve gotten the defense figured out there. OU fans just live in a heightened state of delusion in thinking that BV is somehow doing a better job than Riley did there. Hate to burst your bubble, but BV hasn’t done shit besides win red river 1/3 years

[@chestopacci1229]

@@chuckincharlie776 i’m an OU fan and no you’re not bursting my bubble. ou is utter crap this year but i can tell you most people know why. you’re only looking at the big picture “oh vb has 2 losing seasons that’s enough to say he’s bad” instead of actually realizing we have all of our WRs out and a terrible OC that got fired now we have basically no OC. i’ll agree with you that VB didn’t make good hirings but he’s a good coaxh