Joe C

[WichitaSooner]

Well, needless to say, this will be a huge moment in OU history. Whoever they hire will need to be proactive and well-versed in NIL and revenue sharing, and will likely have to step right in and make a huge decision on Venables, unless Joe pulls the plug on Brent after this season since it sounds like he will still be in charge through the academic year. Regardless, we need to get this right. It is an odd feeling since it has been so long since OU had to hire an AD.

 

[SoonerBounce13]

Hopefully we don't end up with another littrell situation because that could set the department back years.
The powers at be have to know how important finding the right guy is for this climate.
Hopefully Joe C has little to do with the decision but I kind of doubt it

 

[BossFan64]

Well, needless to say, this will be a huge moment in OU history. Whoever they hire will need to be proactive and well-versed in NIL and revenue sharing, and will likely have to step right in and make a huge decision on Venables, unless Joe pulls the plug on Brent after this season since it sounds like he will still be in charge through the academic year. Regardless, we need to get this right. It is an odd feeling since it has been so long since OU had to hire an AD.

The Athletic Director position has changed so much since Joe C became our head guy.

 

[hoopsaustin]

Hopefully we don't end up with another littrell situation because that could set the department back years.
The powers at be have to know how important finding the right guy is for this climate.
Hopefully Joe C has little to do with the decision but I kind of doubt it

I have little faith that it will be anyone other than that Zack Selmon guy from miss state that has ou ties bc that's what ou does..

 

[WaymanFan]

I do not foresee a scenario where Joe C makes a decision on BV. We've had this play out in the past. I still laugh when people say that Donnie Duncan hired John Blake. Duncan had as much to do with Blake's hiring as I did. Duncan still had the title of AD, but Steve Owens was calling the shots at that point. Blake and Sherri Coale were hired about the same time, and Owens was out to prove you could find good coaches right in the state of Oklahoma. The same will happen here. OU will start looking for his replacement long before the school year ends, and that new hire will decide BV's fate regardless of who has the title of AD at that moment in time.

In the 25 years to start this century, OU won more National Championships than they did in the previous century. Joe C deserves lots of credit for that...but at the same time, I can't help but think it's about time we got some new blood into the university.

 

[WichitaSooner]

I do not foresee a scenario where Joe C makes a decision on BV. We've had this play out in the past. I still laugh when people say that Donnie Duncan hired John Blake. Duncan had as much to do with Blake's hiring as I did. Duncan still had the title of AD, but Steve Owens was calling the shots at that point. Blake and Sherri Coale were hired about the same time, and Owens was out to prove you could find good coaches right in the state of Oklahoma. The same will happen here. OU will start looking for his replacement long before the school year ends, and that new hire will decide BV's fate regardless of who has the title of AD at that moment in time.

In the 25 years to start this century, OU won more National Championships than they did in the previous century. Joe C deserves lots of credit for that...but at the same time, I can't help but think it's about time we got some new blood into the university.

I guess it depends when they decide on the new AD. I agree that if they essentially have someone in place by the end of football season, even if it isn't official, that person will likely make the call. As someone who doesn't think Brent is worth a crap as a head coach, I can only hope that if they hire someone from the outside, that person will be more likely to pull the trigger since he/she won't have any ties to Brent. But whether they will actually go outside the family is a fair question.