Social media reacts to OU football's frustrating 38-33 loss to the Kansas Jayhawks
An 18-game winning streak over the Kansas Jayhawks went up in smoke on a cold, wet day in Lawrence on Saturday. The Sooners fell 38-33 in frustrating fashion to the Jayhawks and are now 7-1 and 4-1 on the season.
Oklahoma still controls its own Big 12 title game destiny, but this loss stings.
Sure, they had a chance to win the game, but too many mistakes and poor play-calling also put them in a spot where they needed a last-second prayer to have a chance.
Tawee Walker was the bright spot in the game, but when he went down with an injury, the Sooners had no answers in the running game. And with a chance to ice the game with a one-point lead, offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby took the ball out of Dillon Gabriel’s hands when they needed a first down.
Credit is certainly due to the Kansas Jayhawks, but Oklahoma made enough mistakes to that they should feel as frustrated as the fan base with the loss.
And here’s how social media reacted to the performance.
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On a cold, wet day, the Sooners were burned
You play with fire enough, you will get burned
— Joe Castiglione Jr. (@JoeCJr29) October 28, 2023
A lot of guys missing, but that wasn't the only issue
No Gentry. No Stutsman. Pearson ejected. Kanak missed significant snaps. Bowen was in a boot all week. What next.
— Sooners Insider (@SoonersInsider) October 28, 2023
Tough scene for the OC
Leave Lebby at the tarmac. Hiring him in the first place was beyond stupid.
— C&C Machine (@CCMachine) October 28, 2023
Lone Bright Spot
Doesn’t the run game just feel like a big play can happen at any moment with #29 in…
— Mark Clayton (@ClaytonMC9) October 28, 2023
Tawee Walker had a huge day
— Seth Oliveras (@SethOliveras) October 28, 2023
Coached Scared
I just can’t with the play calling after the INT in KU territory. You go for their throats. Instead we tippy toe around not to lose. If you play “not to lose,” you lose.
— OU Tierani (@tierani_kristen) October 28, 2023
Frustrating Sequence
Brent was aggressive the entire game when putting the offense on the field for 4th downs and 2 point conversions.
Execution, personnel management, coaching, etc— just very surprised the last time OU had the ball was used to eat timeouts instead of slamming the door shut. 🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️— K. Mehrabian (@K_Mehrabian) October 28, 2023
Took the ball out of their best players' hands
Gabriel threw the ball only 19 times Saturday, the lowest of his career since the TCU game a year ago, in which he left in the second quarter with an injury. Seven of those throws came on OU’s final drive.
That's baffling to me.— George Stoia III (@GeorgeStoia) October 28, 2023
1 team you CAN'T LOSE to; Kansas
Kansas is a terrible loss , idc how improved they are. Losing to them is embarrassing and I hope them boys feel the same exact way
— Zack Sanchez (@Zsanchez33) October 28, 2023
Bounce Back
Season not over. It’s hard to go undefeated. Back to drawing board and get ready for OSU because they really bout to try and take us out!! Don’t let 1 L become 2. Simple!!
— Gerald McCoy (@Geraldini93) October 28, 2023
Recruiting still fire, so there's that
I’m a Sooner through it ALL!!!! The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly! It’s in my DNA. 💯#OUDNA #SoonerNation
— David “Stoney” Stone Jr. (@iamdavidstonejr) October 28, 2023
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