"Nothing I could have done" - Jeff Capel

[thebigabd]

http://okblitz.com/Article.aspx?id=20006

In this interview he gets asked if he could have done something different and he says that there is nothing he could have done. He basically said he had a bunch of guys without a competitive spirit.

Is blaming 18-19 year olds a good idea for the head coach? Or is it his job to make them competitive?

You decide....

 

[jmizzy4ou]

This one should get interesting pretty fast.....

 

[seniorsooner]

For those that don't end up watching the video, I feel it is my duty to point out that in addition to the statement above he did say several times that it's the worst coaching job he's done. He also stated that he feels embarrassed and he feels that he let a lot of people down, including the fans.

 

[campbest]

I felt it was based on once the guys got on campus.

His fault was on the recruiting trail and evaluating talent.

 

[SoonerNorm]

He has also stated in the past that this the worst coaching job he has ever done. When you put it all together, I do not think Jeff is dodging his responsibility for the poor results this year.

 

[thebigabd]

For those that don't end up watching the video, I feel it is my duty to point out that in addition to the statement above he did say several times that it's the worst coaching job he's done. He also stated that he feels embarrassed and he feels that he let a lot of people down, including the fans.

How can it be the worst coaching job you have ever done, but at the same time you could not have done anything differently?

Lol, really?

 

[ouboomer]

http://okblitz.com/Article.aspx?id=20006

In this interview he gets asked if he could have done something different and he says that there is nothing he could have done. He basically said he had a bunch of guys without a competitive spirit.

Is blaming 18-19 year olds a good idea for the head coach? Or is it his job to make them competitive?

You decide....

The witch hunt will always continue with some fans....As for me i feel Capel has said all the right things. At some point players are accountable for there actions on and off the court. Sure you can blame Capel for bringing in the players but the house is being cleaned and that is a good thing. Now, I am going to wait and see how Capel responds next season before I start assuming he cannot get the job done.

 

[seniorsooner]

How can it be the worst coaching job you have ever done, but at the same time you could not have done anything differently?

Lol, really?

Okay, since you obviously have an agenda by making this post, why don't you tell us what he should have done? Here's a list of things he tried:

Suspensions
Benchings
Taking away locker room
Ripping them in time outs
Being positive in time outs

And I'm sure that's certainly not an exhaustive list, just what I personally know of. Should he just have waved the magical motivation wand?

 

[thebigabd]

Okay, since you obviously have an agenda by making this post, why don't you tell us what he should have done? Here's a list of things he tried:

Suspensions
Benchings
Taking away locker room
Ripping them in time outs
Being positive in time outs

And I'm sure that's certainly not an exhaustive list, just what I personally know of. Should he just have waved the magical motivation wand?

That's a good point. I remember TMG, Tiny, Fitz, Pledger, and WW all being suspended at one point or another.

Touche'.

 

[Mr.B!!!]

I'm pretty determined to put last season in the rear-view mirror and start looking towards the future. Coach has ripped himself plenty, other than him "quitting", there really isn't much else he can do to satisfy some on here [and rest assured, if he "quit" he'd get ripped too].

 

[Gutter]

Jeff Capel has said last season was his worst coaching job ever.

Is starting a thread suggesting that he never said that - when you know perfectly well that he has – and that he is instead blaming everything on the players a good idea?

You decide...

 

[thebigabd]

Jeff Capel has said last season was his worst coaching job ever.

Is starting a thread suggesting that he never said that - when you know perfectly well that he has – and that he is instead blaming everything on the players a good idea?

You decide...

Probably not... I asked the mods to delete it.

 

[MsProudSooner]

At some point, players have to be accountable for their own effort or lack thereof.

I'm not saying nothing is the coaching staffs fault. Far from it. They should have known what kind of players they had signed. But, the players themselves are far from blameless.

 

[152219]

At some point, players have to be accountable for their own effort or lack thereof.

I'm not saying nothing is the coaching staffs fault. Far from it. They should have known what kind of players they had signed. But, the players themselves are far from blameless.

Do you honestly know what kind of player you are getting until you get them on your campus? You can get plenty of background info, but IMO, you don't truly know until they are under your watch. Some times guys are exactly what you expected, some are worse, and some are better.

 

[AdaSooner]

I listened to the interview and heard Capel say there was "Nothing I could have done," but I never really thought much about it, as I'm fairly sure I understood what he was saying.

As seniorsooner pointed out, Coach Capel has said more than once that he was ultimately responsible for what turned into a very disappointing season for everyone, including him. But I didn't get the impression that he was trying to lay the blame on someone else. I believe he was genuinely at a loss to give a specific answer to the question. He seemed to feel that he had done everything humanly possible to pull the right strings and nothing he tried had worked.

Would I have done something different if I had been in charge? Yeah, I might have put a size 10.5 on somebody's back side to get their attention. lol Seriously, I would have benched two or three players who weren't cutting it on defense. Coach did that a few times, but maybe the "punishment" wasn't severe enough. Besides, he was still hoping to salvage what was left of the season at that point, and you can't do that unless your best players are on the floor.

But, beyond that, I have no idea what he could have done, because I have no way of knowing what he was doing behind the scenes, in practice, and in one on one conversations with players, etc? Last season was definitely a learning experience for Jeff, that's for sure.

 

[NickZepp]

I think coach feels he could/should have recruited better. That seems to be the only real answer he would have come up with if the guys on the Blitz were actually good journalists.

 

[skyvue]

Okay, since you obviously have an agenda by making this post, why don't you tell us what he should have done? Here's a list of things he tried:
Benchings

Benchings were exceedingly few and far between. That was what Coach Capel should have done differently, and I was disappointed he didn't say so in his response to that question.

I'd rather have seen him bench all of our "stars" any and every time they decided they didn't have to work hard. The season couldn't have gone much worse if we'd started scrubs and walk-ons the second half of the season, and I wish we'd done just that. I'd rather see lesser talents play hard and show some heart than suffer though seeing our McDAA's, with their swollen senses of entitlement and overgrown egos, embarrass our program game after game.

Sorry, but he did the program, the fans, the team, and those individual players no favors at all by continuing to play them. I can't believe you even included benchings in your list, so seldom did he play that card.

 

[Big Old Booger]

Benchings were exceedingly few and far between. That was what Coach Capel should have done differently, and I was disappointed he didn't say so in his response to that question.

I'd rather have seen him bench all of our "stars" any and every time they decided they didn't have to work hard. The season couldn't have gone much worse if we'd started scrubs and walk-ons the second half of the season, and I wish we'd done just that. I'd rather see lesser talents play hard and show some heart than suffer though seeing our McDAA's, with their swollen senses of entitlement and overgrown egos, embarrass our program game after game.

Sorry, but he did the program, the fans, the team, and those individual players no favors at all by continuing to play them. I can't believe you even included benchings in your list, so seldom did he play that card.

I agree. :clap

 

[Mr.B!!!]

Benchings were exceedingly few and far between. That was what Coach Capel should have done differently, and I was disappointed he didn't say so in his response to that question.

I'd rather have seen him bench all of our "stars" any and every time they decided they didn't have to work hard. The season couldn't have gone much worse if we'd started scrubs and walk-ons the second half of the season, and I wish we'd done just that. I'd rather see lesser talents play hard and show some heart than suffer though seeing our McDAA's, with their swollen senses of entitlement and overgrown egos, embarrass our program game after game.

Sorry, but he did the program, the fans, the team, and those individual players no favors at all by continuing to play them. I can't believe you even included benchings in your list, so seldom did he play that card.

What can he do about it now?

 

[Max Power]

Benchings were exceedingly few and far between. That was what Coach Capel should have done differently, and I was disappointed he didn't say so in his response to that question.

I'd rather have seen him bench all of our "stars" any and every time they decided they didn't have to work hard. The season couldn't have gone much worse if we'd started scrubs and walk-ons the second half of the season, and I wish we'd done just that. I'd rather see lesser talents play hard and show some heart than suffer though seeing our McDAA's, with their swollen senses of entitlement and overgrown egos, embarrass our program game after game.

Sorry, but he did the program, the fans, the team, and those individual players no favors at all by continuing to play them. I can't believe you even included benchings in your list, so seldom did he play that card.

If he had benched everyone would you be happier. That would be admitting we don't care about winning at all. There is only so much you can still and still try to be competitive. I am not happy with the job he did this past year, neither is he, but you still have to go out there and at least attempt to win the game and we had a better chance of winning with those guys on the floor then not