Quote Originally Posted by Tater View Post
Been known it was coming - just a little earlier than anticipated. 27 years as an AD is a great run. There were whispers of wondering if NIL was passing him up; however, no one really entertained that thought. OU has had a phenomenal run in many sports under him. That stability is cherished. He'll always be revered in OU.

Even in the what have you done for me lately space - everyone was sold on BV. I think the Arbuckle hire will do wonders and OU will be very competitive this year. Hate we missed them on this two cycle, but I don't think we'd beat much of anyone last year even with our schedule.

@Pancho - I didn't say he was leaving. I said he's favored for this job. Ultimately, it's up to people way above our pay grade to make the decision. But early thoughts are Selmon. Part of why he took our gig was to actually build the resume when this time came so that it would be seamless. Joe just is about 2 years early for Selmon's ideal timeline.
I actually am glad we missed on them tbh. I think Arnold or Hawkins would've killed us last year just simply running the ball and I'm really high on Arbuckle so I'd be very worried about what he and Mateer would do to us this year. I actually think we'll be catching them at a good time next year. We know that Arbuckle is probably there one year and will get a HC job and it's like you said earlier in the thread, can Venables keep making OC hires? I think the answer is no. I think he struck lightning in a bottle with Arbuckle. He got lucky that Dickert up and took the Wake job and pounced on the opportunity to get Arbuckle. I think if the Pac 12 was still a thing, I don't know if they pull that off. Because they only got Mateer because of Arbuckle.