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A play that will haunt the University of Oklahoma faithful forever
Posted on 12/20/25 at 9:03 am
Posted on 12/20/25 at 9:03 am
Mateer is flushed out of the pocket to his left on 3rd and 3 and instead of running for 10 yards he throws across his body and drops a dime into the hands of his running back Robinson who has complete separation from Zabien Brown. If the 6'1" 240lb sophomore catches it he won't get brought down by a 190lb CB in the open field. He'll easily shed that tackle and score a TD and the route will be back on. Instead the pass is dropped and the Sooner punter forgets how to place a ball on his foot the very next down. 5 plays later Bama kicks a FG to cut the lead to 7 and 4 plays after that the Oklahoma QB sticks a dart into the facemask of Brown at midfield and the rest is history.
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Posted on 12/20/25 at 9:08 am to reggierayreb
BAMA missed a sack on that play if you want to play what if.
Posted on 12/20/25 at 9:10 am to reggierayreb
Yes!!! I was at the game and that was the consensus from everyone around me. It was a great throw with a dumb drop. He easily had a wide open run which he can do well. That was the first of many blunders that led to the demise. But it’s not just OU who created their own demise; Alabama took plenty of chances and delivered the lasting blows.
Posted on 12/20/25 at 9:19 am to reggierayreb
If Mateer had scrambled, Kirk would have been on the telestrator pointing out the open receiver that "could have been a touchdown".
Posted on 12/20/25 at 9:26 am to Oklahomey
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OU who created their own demise
After the first game with all of is quirks, it became obvious to me that only a fool would bet on this game.
It delivered as such.
And then there were the B1G officials.
Missed and ignored calls all over the field.
And then you get a sideline infraction 15 yard penalty that was thirty yards away from the play that swung momentum.
I felt sorry for the Okie kicker who just happened to catch a wind gust on a critical kick.
12 teams are in the bracket and 11 of those teams will end up with some blunders or regrets about what could have been after they lose their last game of the season..
Posted on 12/20/25 at 9:31 am to reggierayreb
Yep 24-0 would have been insane
Posted on 12/20/25 at 9:31 am to reggierayreb
That was a huge play.
On a side note, Mateer's pass was more wounded duck than dime but it did hit the receiver in the hands.
It was odd that both QBs threw 2-3 similar passes last night and every single one of them was dropped like the receivers were having trouble seeing those.
On a side note, Mateer's pass was more wounded duck than dime but it did hit the receiver in the hands.
It was odd that both QBs threw 2-3 similar passes last night and every single one of them was dropped like the receivers were having trouble seeing those.
Posted on 12/20/25 at 9:33 am to Night Vision
True. I mean one of the worst tackles I’ve seen
Posted on 12/20/25 at 9:36 am to wm72
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It was odd that both QBs threw 2-3 similar passes
It was tough to determine how much the wind affected the passing down field, but after watching that one field goal kick move a good 12 feet, it crossed my mind.
This post was edited on 12/20/25 at 9:39 am
Posted on 12/20/25 at 9:38 am to Chip82
Yeah, I'm guessing the wind played a big role in some of those drops for both sides last night.
Posted on 12/20/25 at 9:40 am to reggierayreb
Yep, I told our friends that just cost us the game. They laughed because they don't understand momentum but it's true. You can also say that gutsy 4th & 2 for Bama. Had we stopped them there, I'm pretty sure they would've quit
Posted on 12/20/25 at 9:40 am to reggierayreb
Mateer isn't a good QB. He doesn't make good decisions throughout most games. I'd agree, that this was the turning point in the game. OU fans will want a change at QB and who can blame them? I like Mateer though, he is tough as nails.
Posted on 12/20/25 at 9:49 am to reggierayreb
No question. Football is like that.
Bama missed a sack on that play and had drops of their own. I thought both teams got away with holding all night. Missed FG by OU was wild too.
But I think about the first game: uncharacteristic turnovers and missed FG’s. Bama beat UGA in the first game but people forget UGA dropped a TD
I think this is why it’s hard to evaluate coaches: players make the plays. You unfortunately have to have a large sample size before you can blame something on the coaches
Bama missed a sack on that play and had drops of their own. I thought both teams got away with holding all night. Missed FG by OU was wild too.
But I think about the first game: uncharacteristic turnovers and missed FG’s. Bama beat UGA in the first game but people forget UGA dropped a TD
I think this is why it’s hard to evaluate coaches: players make the plays. You unfortunately have to have a large sample size before you can blame something on the coaches
Posted on 12/20/25 at 9:51 am to SWOK Sooner
Yep, the play will not haunt me. But it was the play that changed the course of the game. Mateer should have taken the 1st down on the run. Move the chains on third down.
Course, if X would have caught the ball he would have scored and OU goes up 24-7 with five minutes left in the half.
Either result would have avoided the second quarter melt most likely. No muffed punt, either a touch of maintain possession eating the clock and driving for a score most likely.
Kudos to 'Bama for not collapsing, but OU shot themselves in the foot on that play. It was the pivitol play of the game in my book.
This post was edited on 12/20/25 at 9:55 am
Posted on 12/20/25 at 9:51 am to wm72
quote:It was certainly not a perfect pass, nowhere close to that,
On a side note, Mateer's pass was more wounded duck than dime but it did hit the receiver in the hands.
If he runs, 99 % chance he gets a 1st down.
Throwing on the run across his body on a windy night to a wide open receiver is much less than 99%.
Game situation leading 17 points to 12 yards of offense? run for the 1st down, run some more and eat some clock, get to 24-0 or 20-0.
Drop the ball, forget to kick the punt, pick-6; ball game. The pick-6 was a killer.
Sometime you just have to throw the ball away, you can't scramble out of everything.
Mateer make a lot of really good plays, but he also makes a lot of poor decisions. That side arm shortstop flick into the teeth of the DL-OL mosh pit? Nope.
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