Ep. 448 - OU Gets Embarrassed Again by South Carolina. What Now?
West of Everest: An Oklahoma Football Podcast
Ep. 448 - OU Gets Embarrassed Again by South Carolina. What Now?
It was one of the worst games of the Brent Venables era as OU fell to South Carolina 42-25 on Owen Field Saturday. After carrying the team for much of the season, OU’s defense was finally overwhelmed by a good SC offense.
We don’t talk much about the game, it’s mostly about the state of the program. Lee and Grant examine Venables’ 36-24 record, OU’s struggles against P4 competition and the mediocre results since joining the SEC. They also revisit the contract extension and massive buyout that could make a coaching change difficult, while asking what responsibility belongs to Oklahoma’s administration and whether simply hiring another offensive coordinator can realistically solve the program’s problems.
We read your “3-Word Reviews” as fan apathy seems to have hit a new high.
Chapters/Timecodes
00:00 — South Carolina embarrasses Oklahoma 42-25
02:35 — Is this Brent Venables’ worst Oklahoma team?
05:15 — Another disastrous offensive performance
08:00 — Grant: the loss barely felt surprising anymore
12:02 — Is Oklahoma football at an inflection point?
14:49 — The “Lincoln Riley gutted the program” argument
17:03 — Venables’ record against P4 teams
17:34 — Oklahoma’s troubling SEC numbers
19:39 — Can a new offensive coordinator actually fix this?
20:04 — The Venables contract and $50M-plus buyout problem
25:48 — Another losing season is now very possible
27:00 — Who is responsible for the contract extension?
32:50 — Listener three-word reviews begin
34:22 — Has apathy taken over the OU fan base?
36:46 — What happened to Michael Fasusi?
41:28 — Are fans focusing on the wrong fixes?
43:34 — Mateer, Arbuckle and distrust in the offensive staff
48:00 — Ivan Carreon finally gets his opportunity
48:57 — OU loses despite winning the turnover battle 3-0
50:03 — Grant goes down the list of all the teams ranked ahead of OU in SP+
1:02:53 — The atmosphere at Owen Field and fans leaving early
1:10:53 — Breaking down OU’s defensive breakdowns
1:16:48 — Looking ahead to Florida
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