Sark said to CJ Vogel's question: "The question is vague."

[Levester White]

@CJ Vogel asked about the defensive pressures and adjustments, hot reads, and whether Sark is seeing enough quicks and hots and adjustments from Arch.  

He then gives a little word salad, then says he thinks he -(Arch) does what he's asked to do on particular plays, and that the question is vague. 

No, that was a weak answer to a great question. 

So now we know he's not seeing the field; neither is he able to audible. Even worse, Sark is NOT getting Arch and the offense out of bad looks.

Sark is saying it without saying it, and will die on this hill. 

I'm convinced that if we do not see changes on Saturday, we are cooked with Sark.

I want to see him do well, but he's doubling down and not seeing that we have a major issue here.  

 

[DanielOnorato]

I found sarks answer there disrespectful and condescending.

It's a question all of us want to know an answer to. Great job, CJ. Disappointed in Sarks response and attitude there. 

[HornsInAmarillo]

It's been very clear for several years that there is zero chance of winning a championship with sark. He is not that sharp, is arrogant, and refuses to change. The offense and it's players continue to regress. Way past time for him to go!!!

[Levester White]

11 minutes ago, DanielOnorato said:

I found sarks answer there disrespectful and condescending.

It's a question all of us want to know an answer to. Great job, CJ. Disappointed in Sarks response and attitude there. 

Same. I'm beginning to wonder, man. I don't feel good about this team with him leading the offense. 

[Levester White]

7 minutes ago, HornsInAmarillo said:

It's been very clear for several years that there is zero chance of winning a championship with sark. He is not that sharp, is arrogant, and refuses to change. The offense and it's players continue to regress. Way past time for him to go!!!

As a coordinator, it's time for him to take a hike. His pride and ego are taking this team down. I don't blame Eston Royal. I wouldn't come here either. Recruits see what's going on. 

[HookedOnTF]

The answer for better or worse takes the burden off of the QB, and puts it on the OC. 

Arch did what he was asked and it didnt work on 3 and outs so.....

But thats why I'd put some analytics data to him where we are, indisputably, statistically way below standards, and ask what can be done about it. Specific. And anticipating and ruling out the coachspeak, e.g. why do we suck on third down will just elicit got to be better running the ball on early downs.

[Levester White]

8 minutes ago, HookedOnTF said:

The answer for better or worse takes the burden off of the QB, and puts it on the OC. 

Arch did what he was asked and it didnt work on 3 and outs so.....

But thats why I'd put some analytics data to him where we are, indisputably, statistically way below standards, and ask what can be done about it. Specific. And anticipating and ruling out the coachspeak, e.g. why do we suck on third down will just elicit got to be better running the ball on early downs.

Yep! That part. 

[Guts]

Yea CJ asked him a direct question and Sark called it vague. Does he think we are stupid? I don’t get it. 

[Nate C]

Sark seemed pretty frustrated today. He’s not going to slam Arch publicly but I get the vibe he isn’t always happy with his QBs decision making.

[Hookem72]

Sark is at a crossroads where he either becomes Ryan Day or Jimbo Fisher and can self reflect enough in his yoga sessions to grow and do what needs to be done.  His arrogance is starting to remind me of Jimbo more than Ryan Day.  

[Colby TS]

The way both Sark and Arch have danced around answering a simple question about whether Arch can change the play at the line screams Arch isn’t allowed to change the play.

[Texas fan in Georgia]

18 minutes ago, Guts said:

Yea CJ asked him a direct question and Sark called it vague. Does he think we are stupid? I don’t get it. 

He thinks he is the smartest guy in any room he’s in.

[Assistant Regional Manager]

He isn’t going to tell people publicly in the middle of the damn season what Arch is or isn’t doing at the line of scrimmage. Opponents listen to these press conferences. He isn’t going to throw his QB under the bus.

It ain’t that serious.

[HookedOnTF]

@CJ Vogel following up on Sark deflecting your good questions, maybe ask something like this:

what stats are you most focused on improving, statistically, on offense - as specific examples, out of 138 D1 teams here is how Joel Klatt framed our offense this week:

 

[HookedOnTF]

1 minute ago, HookedOnTF said:

@CJ Vogel following up on Sark deflecting your good questions, maybe ask something like this:

what stats are you most focused on improving, statistically, on offense - as specific examples, out of 138 D1 teams here is how Joel Klatt framed our offense this week:

 

If he replies, well OU is 137th in rushing average and A&M is 129th in yds/play then I would just say, ok hookem

[HookedOnTF]

1 hour ago, Assistant Regional Manager said:

He isn’t going to tell people publicly in the middle of the damn season what Arch is or isn’t doing at the line of scrimmage. Opponents listen to these press conferences. He isn’t going to throw his QB under the bus.

It ain’t that serious.

This is fair, because if he did, I'd ask: since we passed on Keelon Russell, then we must have other great options in our QB room to try, right?

[HookedOnTF]

Here's another more specific question. The top 20 p4 offenses in points per drive score at least 3 points. Texas is under 2.4 pts/drive, which is #42 and not in the the top 10 of any of the 4 power conferences. How do we find an extra .5 pts/drive, or an extra 2 drives per game, to have championship caliber offense if you agree that this metric matters?

Source: OFEI

 

[harveycmd]

We've been over this before. Sark doesn't like CJ because of numerous ill-timed if not simply click bate type questions. If you think that's on Sark, I'd suggest you're off. 

[Thanos72]

Sark knows football better than most humans. “He is not that sharp” says more about the poster than sark. Sark isn’t arrogant. If anything, he is stubborn.

the reality is that neither ewers nor manning are elite QBs. People, me included, ragged on sark for not moving to manning sooner. We’re all seeing why. Ewers was essential in subtly bringing players here to turn the program. Arch was a rain maker when he signed. I think both have the fatal flaw of weak processing. Now Sark is a bit screwed. It’s a lose/lose moving on from arch. It’d probably tank the season unless Lacey is farther along than we know. Other high profile QBs will note sark bailed mid season. It’s a crap sandwich.

sark’s failure, and I don’t know this, is not altering his system to maximize arch’s strengths. This is what I don’t get but I have to wonder if he’s tried it in practice and arch still can’t see the field but now there’s fewer blockers so processing flaws are exacerbated.

I think the right question would have been how do you improve (or what would you like to see differently on) real time checks and/or last minute audibles when they’re necessary. 

 

Edited 6 hours ago by Thanos72

[McCluskey]

At times, I wish Sark would respond to questions a little more like a coach and a little less like a politician. Especially after losses. Especially after this question specifically. 

[uthorn1374]

You shall not question Sark about qb play or play calling

[JohnGalt]

CJ is the only guy in the room with the balls to ask the right question. I would have been even more pointed.  I guess Sark isn’t paid enough yet to answer with accountability 

[Thanos72]

4 hours ago, JohnGalt said:

CJ is the only guy in the room with the balls to ask the right question. I would have been even more pointed.  I guess Sark isn’t paid enough yet to answer with accountability 

Some of yall are funny. Ridiculous but funny. Brains, not balls, are required. Learning relationships, how to learn what you want to know by asking intelligently, maintaining healthy relationships so you’re not cut off, etc. 

Sark doesn’t owe us answers. He does owe a better product and he’ll either become less stubborn or he’ll be elsewhere. Press conference musings mean nothing in the the real world no matter the size of balls.