WHY Oklahoma Sooners Head Coach Brent Venables Calling Defense Is GENIUS | IMPACT For OU In 2025?
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables has decided to take over the defensive play calling duties for the Sooners ahead of his fourth season in Norman. A move that some are opposed to, but J.D. PicKell is a strong advocate for ahead of the 2025 season. Let us know what you think of the Venables decision in the comment section below!
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BV is the best D coordinator in the sport
OU fields the worst offense in modern program history and our fans are freaking out about a LB coach hire, while the LB's were the best defensive unit last season. Should tell you enough.
We got offensive transfers/recruits and most importantly….WE GOT OC FIGURED OUT!!!
Not to mention 71% returning production on the OL. That’s one of the tops in the SEC for 25. Albeit, it wasn’t good production from 24, but it gives OU a fighting chance! Last season, OU was ranked like 15th in the SEC in that same category, so I’ll take it as an OU fan.
@@totalnonsensesports686lol figured out? What’s he doing about TE?
Crybabies
Missed out on the third best defensive mind in college football for DC (Knowles), only for OU to get the top defensive mind in college football for DC (Venables).
Third ?? Kirby and Dan lanning are both better
@@gagechavez5473no there not.
@@gagechavez5473 Lanning has only one natty under his belt. Kirby is the only one you could argue is on-par as a defensive mind. Good try, though.
Their problem isn't defense tho
@@gagechavez5473kirby over BV but Brent is much better than lanning.
Well, I guess I’m one of the few people who were more relieved when we didn’t get Knowles as DC. I was really concerned that he would change things up when BV had these guys playing excellent defense! I mean, defense was not our problem last year! I just know that BVs defense is hard to learn and I didn’t want another guy coming in here and changing things. I have full confidence in coach V to build a defense.
Clemson hasn't been the same since BV lift i think it's a great move
Arbuckle with Mateer (and a healthy o-line)…..they will be a really good offense. Let BV do what he loves to do.
Coach BV has 3 nattys as a DC so I feel good about it
Why would this be genius? Head coaches calling the offense is a bad idea, how is this any different?
Good stuff!
How is it any different then Lincoln Riley calling offense
Exactly
It was good until it wasn’t
I kinda like this decision because we all wanted the fiery version of BV on the sidelines and we haven’t gotten that version of him. Maybe this will highlight the passionate coach we’d hoped we were getting up front but have yet to see
In this era of cfb is it really that good of an idea for the HC to be a coordinator???
Again, the only reason you got the record prediction right was because of injuries. They still had a chance to win 3 more games even as bad as that offense was with all the injuries.
Their problem is offense tho... and they expect a Washington St QB and a young coordinator to fix all their offensive problems. Not sure its going to work, especially with that schedule
Respectfully, all offensive problems don’t need to be fixed. We just need a good functional drive train.
I’m not sure if he has a job after next year
I like BV a lot, I can’t stand that all of our fans expecting perfection when we had to replace literally every fascet of the offense (OC, QB, Oline, and every receiver being out)
Because they see Texas not losing 20+ in the portal and getting better every year while Oklahoma doesn't seem to be progressing
I'm all for it, you said it best, he has rings from being a DC! The problem is that he's TOO focused on the defense. He needs to put a little more faith into our offense and fix what's broken. Our defense is where it needs to be and BV has to see thru it now and make sure Arbuckle fixes the offense. We ironed out the creases so no more excuses!!! Schedule is tough but it's the road to success as long as we win!! BOOMER!!!!
I mean i get it go out on your own shield but hes the head coach hes not the defensive coordinator. He need to hire someone so he can focus on coaching the team not just the defense. Im a texas fan and i want sark to do the same thing for our offense, hire someone you can bounce ideas off of. You mention sark and kiffin as hc/coordinator, they also havent won a natty. If ryan day can put his ego aside and hire chip kelly to share some burden so can venables. Imagine if saban had never hired kirby because saban is a defensive guy and doesnt need help on that side. Be a hc not a coordinator
It’s worked out pretty well for Sark tho…It’s not really the same because BV can’t afford to get it wrong next year. If he does he may not even make it to the end of the year. I’m fine with him calling the defense for next year. And then get someone else the year after when things are back to more stable.
I think Sark really hurt himself with playcalling this year against UGA and tOSU. He gets too cute.
@@SpeedzyWGJK bruh they made it to the CFB semis. He didn’t hurt himself that bad….
@@freddyboss7 not taking anything away from Sark bc he’s clearly a top HC. To me it looks like in close games he tries to win by tricking/outsmarting the defense a little too much… he’s a good OC I just think Texas and most elite programs would be better off with somebody other than the HC doing play calls.
Long time OU fan and couldn’t agree with him doing this more. I was yelling from the rooftops to not pay Knowles when it’s not needed and allocate the money to the offense that sucked a bag of d
There’s no plan in place at OU… why aren’t we signing better WRs and TEs if we are willing to pay Knowles?
@ exactly
This is a red flag for the program (I should say another red flag, because there have been many warning signs in the last 12 months). Are there some coaches who can handle the day-to-day responsibilities of a head coach and call plays on one side of the ball? Yes, of course. Are they mostly offensive play-callers? Yes. Is BV one of the coaches who can balance all this without consequences for the team as a whole? No, no he's not. I think next season we will end our streak of bowl appearances and they will fire BV. And don't get me wrong, I would LOVE to be wrong about this, but I don't think I am. Been a fan since the 80's and will continue to be a fan, but in my opinion they needed to move on from BV after this season. Cut our losses. Lick our wounds and try to rebuild. Waiting for next season just puts us yet another year behind.
Here is a fact
OU's offense turned the ball over × 3 in the 2nd
quarter against Texas they scored
every time easy when you have 8yards to go scooped and score
They did the same against South Carolina
The defense did their job
He’s got 3 national titles. I’d take him calling plays and recruiting over anyone without one to their name.
Imagine trying to buy out and hire someone else who’s not as good as you are at what you’ve done over three decades.
Venables will never be a head coach… he will always be a defensive coordinator.
I don’t see the problem an Offensive minded HC needs a DC he can turn loose and trust and a Defensive minded HC needs an OC he can trust and turn loose Venables needs to make sure he has the right OC and then focus on HIS defense.
So many of my fellow OU fans seem to think that BV’s game management has cost us wins, which couldn’t be further from the truth. It’s offseason and u happy sooner fans are quite the fit throwers these days and every little issue is overblown and over narrated. EVERY coach in both the NFL and College constantly make game decision and game management mistakes. OU fans are acting as if BV should be an exception to this fact. They keep talking about Marcus Freeman having a guy on the sideline and that will take care of all the problems? Freeman had some bad mistakes even in the playoffs and that’s with a guy standing by his side with one responsibility and that’s to maximize the management opportunities that arise. BV has made game management decisions that have helped us win games, 2023 OU vs Texas as an example. There isn’t one game that we lost due to BV’s game management. I just disagree wholeheartedly that this is anywhere close to as big of a problem that so many OU fans seem to think it is. We are frustrated and embarrassed and want different results. That we can agree on but that being said, OU fans need to chill on the negativity and maybe need to start pouring in some positive energy towards the program because there is a TON to be excited about.
Every OU fan should want BV coaching in 26’ as that would mean we had a good year. So why not support the team and program rather than just constantly whining and bitching and embellishing every little issue that has gone on. Last season 8s over. BV’s first season was 3 years ago. It’s time to move on Sooner fans and focus on 25’ because that’s what matters.
There are too many legitimate things to be excited about for this next season for everyone to keep hanging on to every little issue they think BV or the program has. It’s exhausting and has even gotten to the point of embarrassing at times. It’s tough being an historically elite program who is the winningest program in modern history to go through struggles like this. We have beeen so spoiled over the years with our success that people are literally losing their minds over 2 bad years out of the last 26? So yeah let’s move on and focus on the good and get excited about a team that has all of the pieces it needs to have a successful season. Is it a NC roster? Probably not but no one thought we had a championship roster the last time we won a NC ( let’s forget how long ago that was ) but we do have a roster that is capable of 10 wins in the SEC and if something wrong could happen it did in 24’. We won’t suffer those kinds of injuries across the board on offense this year and we have a ton of returning starters as well as the #1 QB out of the portal and a great new young OC.
How can a fan not be excited about these things and would rather spend their time bitching about BV’s game management instead? Miserable people like to wallow in misery I guess.
If Venables was a good HC and didn’t frequently make terrible in game decisions I’d be all for it…. but he’s not and he does.
HC should be in charge of game management and leave play calling to coordinators. Having a HC that also does play calling and game management can become overwhelmed
Sooner fans have faith but are losing patients. Also when was the last time oklahoma had a 3 year quarter back?
Boomer Sooners Baby
can you just pick us for 9 wins this season and dont think about the other factors?
Does Kirby Smart call his defense? Yeah, I didn’t think so
When they go 3-9 next year, will you still call it genius?
Jesse you’re looking a little outta whack. Get some sleep brotha
It took some growing pains in order for BV to get it right. I expect things to completely turnaround from last year as long as the injuries don’t play a factor like last season.
I'm all for it. Boomer.
It’s called VDS
Venables derangement syndrome
Sooners hating on him like people hating on Trump🤣🤣🤣🤣
This is your invite
I’m thinking at least 8 wins
All depends on the offense
At most
@ thinking positive
If it’s the board of regents or chancellor, whoever it is that runs that school, their looking for 2 things right now. A Athletic Director and a head coach as a result. Guaranteed
They are so up with things that they’re scouring the bowels of FCS for players. Reality
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Lifelong ou fan… we gonna be alright. 2 years ago our staff and recruits disappeared on us. Trying to rebuild a gutted program
But you just had 20+ more dissappear this off-season... top coaches don't have that problem every single year
@ top coaches? Alabama had 20+ Nebraska 20+ colorado 20+ Texas a&m 20+. All them can’t be bad coaches right? But it’s bad coaching and not the transfer portal? Your funny
U get hardly any credit for last years record prediction tho- nightmare 8 wrs hurt last year saved u.
Lol we're they really hurt tho? Because they said they were fine when they quit on BV to transfer
Yes exactly everyone is cool with offensive head coach calls the plays but a defensive guy wants to do it everyone cry’s!
People act like bill belicheck didn’t call his defensive plays sometimes lol
Well all the talk of Knowles BV is the best DC in football that's why and as a50+ yr ticket holder I like it! Let Arbuckle run the O playoffs baby