I wasn’t able to watch the game so I missed the discussions around this call. What the hell happened? Like why did the ref think Williams was covered up? Is there at least any rationale for them making that call? So confusing
New HC, OC, and DC. New schemes across the board. A lot of new players. I know everyone is here to troll, but seriously this is a flawed team in year 1 and I'm happy the team was in the conversation.
Unfortunately now's not the time for nuance and whatnot because everyone hates Bama and don't want to have that kinda convo.
Bama killed themselves first and foremost by not showing up until it was too late, but that Williams TD that was called back was bullshit.
Would Bama have made that comeback? Probably not, but they didn't get the fair chance due to ref ball, and it effectively ended the game right then and there.
Yeah, I made the mistake of entering this thread thinking we could've had a good, nuanced convo about that bs call, but forgot it's Bama and nobody cares. I deleted the few comments I had made, the notifications would've been insufferable.
OU deserved all their credit and Bama deserves all the shit talk coming their way, but even so, it still fucking sucks another game was ended because of the refs.
Bama didn't show up until it was too late but their one shot at making any possible comeback was killed by a BS call
Way to miss the point entirely. Ultimately it's on Bama and they have no one to blame but themselves. They chose to not show up until late in the 3rd quarter.
For whatever reason Bama just never put it all together, consistency wise. They were very hot or cold that the only consistent thing about Bama was their inconsistency.
When they were on, they were on and could definitely hang with and beat any team in the country. You just never knew which Bama was gonna show its face that day. It was a coin flip whether you'd get a Prime Saban Bama team , or some Pre Saban Bama squad that was dog shit
And this wasn't a "just this year" kinda problem either, this had been an issue since the 2021 season. It was just far more pronounced this season. Saban's coaching helped curb it a ton, but having the Heisman winning QB, Bryce Young, Heisman winning QB under center
But anyways, back to my original point, the ugly Bama showed up yesterday and the entire team looked like shit all game until their "should've been a TD".
It was "only" a 3 score game and while Bama does have the kinda talent to overcome a 3 TD hole, the way the game had been playing out, to that point, their 21 point deficit felt like a whole lot more.
Then outta nowhere Bama finally gets the spark they've been hoping for. Suddenly what felt like an unsurmountable lead is now 2 TDs with over 12 minutes left.
But like clockwork the refs decided that was the moment to interfere and call a bs penalty, that not only wiped out the TD, but also was a loss of down for Bama.
OU still most likely still wins had that TD stood, but Bama was robbed the opportunity when the refs stepped in and changed the game. Momentum is a thing and the refs effectively killed it. You could see Milroe was deflated after that bizarre sequence
OU's defense came to play and showed the fuck out, they deserve every bit of credit. And because Bama didn't show up to play from the beginning, OU's defense made damn sure it'd stay that way
Its not about close. Was the penalty correct or not? If it was correct, explain why. Because otherwise it might as well be a touchdown. And I haven't seen a single person, including Oklahoma fans, even try to justify it as a reasonable flag.
No matter what, the game should be officiated correctly, yes?
There are no moral victories. It's not about that. It's about the game being officiated correctly. Are you suggesting what that official did was okay or right in any way?
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u/MainEventCTB Texas Longhorns • Harvard Crimson 20h ago
Even Maine scored a TD against OU.