Hard times…
I have to admit it…I never saw that mess on Saturday coming. Of course as Dr. T. has said many times, you can never trust Kansas State, with or without Bill Snyder. Now, we must navigate our way back to the top for a shot at the CFP. That means jumping over five undefeated and four one loss teams in the latest AP poll. Adding to our challenge is a Big 12 that has fallen apart. Even the Big 12’s only undefeated team, the Baylor Bears are well out of the CFP running.
For those of you who love a challenge, this is it.
I know, it’s probably best to put these things behind us, but this one is going to be hard to deal with. While after that 3rd quarter, the Sooners probably had no business being in this game at the end, they were and yes, should have won the game.
Granted, the onside kick could have gone either way, but I will always contend that it should have gone our way. Even without the onside kick, we should have won the game. Think of this…
- Cee Dee Lamb gets hammered in the end zone at the end of the game…a move that should have resulted in a pass interference clock stoppage and a subsequent OU score. (2 minutes lost on the clock)
- Then Jalen Hurts scores a touchdown…the officials decide not to review the play resulting in a loss of 30 seconds before he scores for a second time. This review business is driving me over the edge.
- On the second try, Jalen is clearly into the end zone for the score, but the side judge takes 30 seconds to make his way to the scrum to signal a touchdown. Where do they find these guys…my grandmother can move faster than that guy and she’s in a walker?
According to my math, these events would have given OU an extra three minutes, not to mention extra time-outs prior to the onside kick fiasco. Most importantly, this would have given us more than enough time to avoid a precarious onside kick scenario.
I’m sorry, but this conference sucks…from the t.v. contract to the officiating crews to the teams themselves. Now, we must fight our way back to the top using a conference consisting of a no-name Baylor team and a bunch of two loss conference teams. Oh well, it is what it is…
Like I said, everyone loves a challenge. I think we just found one…
Boomer Sooner…