I don't think Sark's scheme is that great tbh. He can script some plays really well but outside of that it's been really bad. He's very rigid in his approach and he doesn't like to stray outside of what he does. It's a round hole round square type situation.
It's why Flood's OL doesn't really peform well, it's a lot to do with the scheme. Remember when we were told that PK needed to go because Sark was babysitting the D and now Sark could focus on the O because he had a HC of the D? Well it was all a lie and the O is still the same.
As for the OL in this game, Sark never really adjusted to them bringing delayed blitzes. There is no check or anything because Sark doesn't expect it or anticipate it. Thus his QB's don't either. Even though he's played this guy several times and knows this is what he does + what worked last week vs UTSA.
I don't think criticism of Arch is that fair, because there were similar issues with Ewers, too. Even to a lesser extent Card when he played. Thompson seemed to take to Sark's O really well, they put up a ton of points back in 2021 in several games. Maybe Sark isn't a great play caller or offensive mind as he thinks he is. I haven't really seen the O resemble that 2020 Bama O and personally I don't expect it to. That was an insanely loaded team from top to bottom.
Anyway, it all starts with Sark. He's not only the HC but the OC/play caller. If this is him focusing on the O, it is severely underwhelming. If your players aren't executing, why? What is the disconnect?
The fact is Sark is never going to hire an OC. You imagine what a Buster Faulkner could do with the talent we've got? Look at what he's doing at Florida. Sark could have his pick and yet he won't. He's said this numerous times that this is why he was brought to Texas and he's not going to stop.
Now I don't want him fired because he's done good at Texas but he needs to figure something out or have a serious gut check. Because the D might be elite, but you can't win games with just elite D. They are going to get worn down against some of these offenses in SEC play. Also penalties aren't going to get instantly fixed. It's part of Sark's identity.
Thank you for coming to my TED talk lol. My bad on the ramble. Glad to be 4-0 but boy does it need to get way better.