Oklahoma OC Ben Arbuckle Postgame South Carolina

Dan, talk about the start tonight. You guys just couldn't get anything going in the entire first half. Yeah, we came out tentative. We looked like we weren't ready to play. We looked undisciplined. Thank Just in a bunch of different facets, you know, jumping offside or false starts, holds, not pulling the trigger on open guys that lead to a scramble that leads to a hold. Thank Just looked tentative out there. Didn't look like we were ready to play. you. And I own that, 100%. It's my job to have these guys, by the time that ball is kicking off, they're ready to roll, they're ready to play, and we weren't that tonight. He said that this offense is fixable. you. The first thing is the players, you know, those kids, those young men, they show up every day, they compete their butt off, they work their butt off, And, um, All the improvement that the three weeks prior to this, you know, give me confidence in those in those guys and us that we can get better, get better, do what winning requires. That's what gives me confidence in it. How frustrated are you today, guys? You've had that gradual improvement the last few weeks, and it seems like you've got a few steps back off the team. Like I said, I own it. You know, I'm not mad at any of those players. If I'm frustrated at anybody, it's with myself because I didn't have them ready to come out and play their A game. Yeah, same. Why that is, I've got to look back. I've got to see the week of work. I've got to see everything leading up to that kickoff. Why were we the way we were tonight? I have to look at that. Then how would you evaluate John's play today? Tentative. He's the main one I was talking about right there. Um, you know, just... Not pulling the trigger on some things, maybe getting a little too greedy on some things. And again, you know, for the way he played a week ago and then things that happened tonight early. I have to look back at what I told him all week, how I coached him all week. Why was he? Like that early, but it wasn't just him, you know, he competed, he battled, you know, he's always going to, but we have to be a lot better a lot early in order to get in a good rhythm of the game, get everybody in a great rhythm. And he wasn't that tonight early. And again, I wasn't that as a coach for him. I mean, we talked about everything on the headset tonight, but then we rattled off, you know, three scoring drives and the way it was going. It just didn't feel like the right time, but, I mean, we discussed everything. It's a little bit of English. But, again, like I've said about those two, they prepare. I'm confident in those two individuals, Bo and Witt. We're But, yeah, just how the game was shaken out and everything tonight, going to just didn't feel like that was right. Do you feel your offensive line did tonight? go ahead Yeah. Yeah. I don't think we put them in a whole lot of great positions at times. Thank and get Again. referencing just what I referenced earlier for all those reasons started. but those guys keep on showing up man they they're tough kids they they battle you they give you everything they have and again we have to just keep demanding their absolute best keep very on demanding more from them but they battled they played their butt off and it's a tough group of kids. much. One of these puts you behind a chain, so... Correct. Right? Yes, penalties, going back to the start where I said we looked undisciplined, that, you know, just not, I think we had an illegal formation. I think we had a false start, you know, holds. We just couldn't get out of our own way. Anyway, um... And again, you've got to look back at why that was. And it seemed like the fans were quite upset tonight. To the fans, why should you continue as offensive coordinator here? Because I believe in what this place is. I believe in these players. I love these players. I love this university. I love the standards and expectations that this place has. I love that they want a really good product. I want a really good product. And I'm going to strive relentlessly to deliver that. Appreciate y'all. Boomer.