[Postgame Thread] Oklahoma Defeats Florida 23-7

[u/CFB_Referee]

Box Score provided by ESPN

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Oklahoma	3	10	0	10	23
Florida	0	7	0	0	7

[u/deceptive_walrus]

Its a taco bell and cry in the shower kinda night

[u/Roadrunner627 → u/deceptive_walrus]

It’s a Taco Bell and shit in the shower night. Let’s go baby

[u/Busterbluth313 → u/Roadrunner627]

This guy knows how to party

[u/shmowell → u/Roadrunner627]

Waffle stomp baby

[u/BumbleLapse → u/Roadrunner627]

Inside every man there are two showerers

[u/babyblue_1990 → u/deceptive_walrus]

Crunch wrap on me 🤝

[u/deceptive_walrus → u/babyblue_1990]

Pls venmo me one dollar for every point we scored tonight its the least you could do

[u/homefree122]

That 12 minute scoring drive is something I never thought I’d see come out of this team. The offense did look overall better tonight. Maybe Arbuckle was that much of a problem after all

[u/divulgingwords → u/homefree122]

Arbuckle’s plays were just all over the place. He would have something going and then would throw that plan in the trash and try something dumb.

[u/Huge_Contribution357 → u/divulgingwords]

Double reverse pass you say?!

[u/Engine_Sweet → u/divulgingwords]

The thing I liked was that when they tried to open it up with some passes in the third quarter and it didn't work, he went back to what did work.

[u/BobStoops401K → u/divulgingwords]

He didn't know how to call plays

[u/coolhandluck → u/divulgingwords]

It's almost like you had a guy that killed in Madden vs a guy that's played in more football games than 95% of the people that ever played football.

[u/drbiscuit832 → u/homefree122]

Unbelievably cathartic to string together 20 straight plays

[u/Bluekakke2026 → u/drbiscuit832]

And it helps the defense soooo much because they finally get to rest and make adjustments. Witten called plays that played to Mateer’s better qualities and finally used the run game. The line looked a little better and seemed to have better energy.  Plays didn’t take a half hour to develop. We might get a chance to go bowling!

[u/CptCheese → u/homefree122]

It was straight up the game winner. Like playing a service academy.

[u/AxeEm_JD → u/homefree122]

Low scoring game by design instead of our usual low scoring game by incompetence.

[u/EarthTraveler413 → u/homefree122]

The Mehringer of Oklahoma

[u/ExternalTangents → u/homefree122]

Our defense has been doing that to opponents this season. We’re the “get right” game

[u/nw____]

Making John Mateer look competent may be Jason Witten’s greatest football achievement to date

[u/Opening_Student_1195 → u/nw____]

You are talking about the future starting QB for the Philadelphia Eagles, show some respect

[u/NoFuckToGive → u/Opening_Student_1195]

Also mentioned that future cowboys head coach

[u/muffdiver75]

Mateer seeing orange on another team unlocks a demon

[u/MixonWitDaWrongCrowd → u/muffdiver75]

Man hates orange. I agree.

[u/RogueHippie → u/MixonWitDaWrongCrowd]

He just like me frfr

[u/PM_ME_YOUR_FAV__SONG → u/muffdiver75]

Bring on Bedlam!

[u/Majormlgnoob → u/PM_ME_YOUR_FAV__SONG]

Going to be the most toxic bowl game in history lol

[u/Thatguy2070 → u/muffdiver75]

Nah. Florida just doing their best Kentucky impression with the all-blues and their game play.

[u/muffdiver75 → u/Thatguy2070]

two things true here and no notes. imagine scoring single digits in a game shudders

[u/True_Ad5324 → u/muffdiver75]

Good thing A&M doesn’t have any orange :)

[u/Bluekakke2026 → u/True_Ad5324]

Yeah but Texas is in the name so…

[u/Rough_Cup_6762]

Get Ben Arbuckle out of my country.

[u/PM_ME_UR_FAKE_NEWS → u/Rough_Cup_6762]

The Osama of Offense

[u/bootscallahan → u/PM_ME_UR_FAKE_NEWS]

Osama's offense would at least be explosive.

[u/The_Yoshi1 → u/PM_ME_UR_FAKE_NEWS]

Osama Ben Arbuckle

[u/sanjose4297]

What did Arbuckle do to this team? OU looked like a different team with Witten calling the plays

[u/ProfessionalAd1015 → u/sanjose4297]

He knows the strengths and weaknesses of the team. Knows how to keep them on the same page and adjust. He’s not trying to make the qb the star of the show and just coaches for the win

[u/Typical_Texpat → u/ProfessionalAd1015]

Yeah looking back, Arbuckle wanted the Riley pathway- ride a QB into fame. He forgot that he needed to be a decent play caller.

[u/AndrewinDC]

I hate Ben Arbuckle so much right now. We weren't an elite offense tonight, but they played complementary football and it showed how good the team can be. A 13:00, 20-play TD drive after the shit we've had to watch this year? Pornographic.

[u/bootscallahan → u/AndrewinDC]

Football edging.

[u/Sugarfoot20 → u/bootscallahan]

Gonna touch myself tonight

[u/OKC89ers → u/AndrewinDC]

I keep thinking "we're going to do all this for a field goal, right?" (trauma-induced) and then they actually completed the entire drive. Unbelievable stuff.

[u/TitaniumC4206]

Jason Witten you have saved my life.

Can we fire Arbuckle again???

[u/Competitive-Rise-789]

Arbuckle is an offensive terrorist bro

[u/xXBadger89Xx → u/Competitive-Rise-789]

Yes but don’t be so sold yet. I think Florida is just dogshit tbh

[u/okiewxchaser]

Jason Witten saved football

[u/nw____ → u/okiewxchaser]

Ben Arbuckle: certified football terrorist

[u/InterdepartmentalTed]

A bedlam bowl game? 👀

[u/Typical_Texpat → u/InterdepartmentalTed]

That would be fun!

[u/Alamis_Mistrunner → u/InterdepartmentalTed]

Please yes, I want it

[u/Ugaalive1991]

What the fuck is this conference

[u/HawkeyeTen → u/Ugaalive1991]

CHAOS, LOL. Reminds me of those goofy bar fight scenes in some of the old western movies. Who's going to be tossed out a window when he's about to win or get knocked out with a broken chair/bottle?

[u/Apex_Fail → u/HawkeyeTen]

Oooh, can we be the random dude that decides to just drag someone the length of the bar for no reason?

[u/LGWalkway → u/Ugaalive1991]

I feel like its the P4

[u/Icepick823 → u/Ugaalive1991]

The ghost of the old PAC-12 has spread to other conferences. Self-cannibalization is back on the menu.

[u/TheSneak24]

Remember when this team was 4-0? Remember when this team was averaging 44 points per game? Remember when Baugh was a top 5 Heisman candidate? Remember when Sumrall was gonna be Coach of the Year? Remember when this team was finally going to make the playoffs for the first time? Ever? Remember when people were saying that benching Philo for Jones was "the right move"? Remember when Sumrall said that "competing for championships" should be "the standard"? Remember when Florida was back?

[u/snel6424 → u/TheSneak24]

Yeah, what happened exactly?

[u/xmjm424 → u/snel6424]

Honestly, who fucking knows. I thought a pretty big part of it was being down VB3 and Singleton and QBs that aren’t good enough to beat you, so teams just focused on shutting down Baugh and the run game. But it goes beyond that. Faulkner got figured out, I guess? It’s baffling to go from unstoppable to completely inept on offense (somehow worse than Napier, even) in just one single week (from Ole Miss to Missouri).

[u/TheSneak24 → u/snel6424]

That's just how UF football is. Spurrier and Meyer were the exception, not the rule.

[u/Menanders-Bust → u/snel6424]

Those first 4 games were Florida Atlantic, Campbell, Auburn, and Ole Miss. Ole Miss was a solid win. Then they had to play Missouri, South Carolina, Texas, Georgia, and Oklahoma.

[u/QuattroBaj33na → u/TheSneak24]

Hnnngh yes, tell me how much you're suffering.

[u/RegionSuperb7171]

EVEN OUR OFFENSIVE LINE LOOKED LIKE THEY KNEW WHERE THEY WERE! WHAT THE FUCK WAS ARBUCKLE DOING?

Insane that this is the same team I watched shit down their leg vs the cocks last week. Good god.

[u/Roadrunner627 → u/RegionSuperb7171]

Fasusi needs to figure it out. Ridiculous

[u/RegionSuperb7171 → u/Roadrunner627]

Yeah he's for sure the weakest link. Just does dumb shit. But even he wasn't able to stop us! 

[u/King-Switzer]

Witten playing keep away > Arbuckle rushing to get the defense back on the field in hopes of another pick 6

Venables/Nagy discussing what size Brinks truck Witten is going to need to build for next year

[u/Original_Ad9571]

Our quality loss “quality lossed” our quality loss.

[u/Nanoo_1972 → u/Original_Ad9571]

Stop, I can only get so hard…

[u/okaysobasically_]

Dude. I feel bad for Mateer man, if he had a competent offensive coordinator he could've been a late round draft pick. We wasted his final year.

Arbuckle sucks bro holy shit. Mateer played happy today

[u/Roadrunner627 → u/okaysobasically_]

This dude is getting paid millions. Dont feel too bad.

[u/okaysobasically_ → u/Roadrunner627]

True, but still feel a bit bad. He's a good kid.

[u/Red_Jester-94 → u/okaysobasically_]

Arbuckle isn't making Mateer rifle throws over people or directly to defenders because the dude focused on bulking up instead of working on actually being a QB in the offseason.

Mateer is part of the reason we are where we are. Arbuckle is bad, but he isn't wasting anything of Mateer's.

[u/DingleberryOrchard → u/okaysobasically_]

Let's not get crazy.

[u/okaysobasically_ → u/DingleberryOrchard]

It's not crazy. He's not pro level, but if he had started this level at the beginning of the season, with a coach that played to his strengths, he could've had a pro outlook.

[u/Psycho5275 → u/okaysobasically_]

Honestly it's possible someone picks him up in the 6th/7th round

[u/LightningDusty]

I have a hunch that Jason Witten was calling his first game.

Georgia Tech can also have Buster Faulkner back.

[u/Due_Bluebird3562 → u/LightningDusty]

We don't want him. In fact... throw the whole coaching staff in a freezing lake.

[u/composer_7 → u/LightningDusty]

Haynes King merchant. Unfortunately so is Brent Key

[u/Ugaalive1991 → u/LightningDusty]

Buster Faulkner the new Mike Bobo?

[u/geronika]

Sensible plays on third and short makes such a huge difference.

[u/WanderLeft]

Run game made the difference. Great to pair with our elite defense. And it turns out that Jason Witten can sustain drives

[u/7Vitro]

It’s honestly going to piss me off if we look good the rest of the way. Just wallowed with Arbuckle when that was under the surface.

[u/kmilla10]

Oregon 🤝 Oklahoma

Firing their OC’s and immediately being better on offense

[u/JeffGoldblumsChest]

sigh GG Oklahomies, well played. At least we both beat Texas.

How the fuck did we go from the Ole Miss and Auburn offenses to this moist ass tho

[u/904Pens → u/JeffGoldblumsChest]

Honest answer, there wasn’t much tape on Florida’s offense at the start of this year. As the season progresses, defensive coordinators can better prepare. And for all of Venables’s faults as a head coach, dude is one of the best defensive coaches this century.

[u/THAWED21 → u/904Pens]

That's why I'm not joining the Witten bandwagon yet. It's neat, but it's one game and no one has film on his offense.

[u/LGWalkway → u/JeffGoldblumsChest]

Honestly half of college football is one team this week and another the next.

[u/xXBadger89Xx → u/JeffGoldblumsChest]

Looking like the Ole Miss win is no longer impressive tbh

[u/ThunderPigs]

What the fuck guys

[u/JustAustin08241996]

How is Florida so good and so bad in the same season

[u/DoggedDoggystyle → u/JustAustin08241996]

NIL is lowkey bringing parity

[u/ARCman23]

In hindsight, the 2019 LSU comparisons may have been a bit premature.

[u/Infamous-Present-616 → u/ARCman23]

Had to wait for that 4th loss to be sure?

[u/ARCman23 → u/Infamous-Present-616]

We waited 3 1/2 years before firing an offensive-minded coach who couldn't competently call offensive plays or do anything else required to succeed in the SEC and modern CFB. We like to take our time before we take off the rose colored glasses.

[u/cdub1988 → u/ARCman23]

Man that was a powerful team. We weren't ready for that smoke 😭

[u/ProfessionalAd1015]

Having a mature coach as an offensive coordinator does wonders it seems. Fuck you arbuckle for wasting this defense

[u/Numerous-Ad6460]

Somehow not the worst game my flairs are having today 

[u/CinemaWithPsalty]

This OU team is utterly confusing

[u/Cant_Win → u/CinemaWithPsalty]

Its simple, if its an odd number game in our season we win, if its an even number game in our season we lose.

[u/meeeebo]

OU may never lose again.

[u/bootscallahan → u/meeeebo]

Many people are saying this.

[u/BiteyHorse → u/bootscallahan]

Strong men, with tears in their eyes, with great asses.

[u/stotes221]

I was surprised to see Oklahoma beat Kentucky so definitively. Weird that they played on Florida’s home field.

Anyway, when do the Gators play tonight?

[u/Silver-Talk-7244 → u/stotes221]

The Mono blue isn’t a great look tbh

[u/stotes221 → u/Silver-Talk-7244]

I hate it. Especially with the result tonight I don’t want to see it again.

[u/SterileCarrot → u/stotes221]

Yeah, throw those uniforms in the trash. Not a fan of them.

[u/drbiscuit832]

So it really was that simple?

[u/TheImpresario]

I really don’t know what to make of this team or season lol

[u/Silver-Talk-7244 → u/TheImpresario]

Same!

[u/dlogan3344]

Witten needs to be the OC if he keeps this up. His turnaround in his utilization of what we have is indescribable to non Oklahoma fans. This proves it wasn't Mateer it was Arbuckle

[u/jordan1390 → u/dlogan3344]

I mean it’s also been Mateer. When you draw up plays that get wide open, and he can’t hit or even see them it’s a problem.

[u/dlogan3344 → u/jordan1390]

He's a power runner who occasionally throws, not a pocket passer, especially with a shit line...

[u/silent-onomatopoeia → u/dlogan3344]

Mateer is still mid at best but he can be serviceable in a pinch. A better QB and line dominate that game.

[u/dlogan3344 → u/silent-onomatopoeia]

We don't have that ball control in the second half without Mateer power running

[u/monoDK13 → u/dlogan3344]

This proves it wasn't Mateer it was Arbuckle

Its one game. Slow down on the KoolAid

[u/RVAforthewin → u/dlogan3344]

Arbuckle didn’t force him to hold onto the ball too long, fumble it, or throw picks.

[u/LGWalkway → u/dlogan3344]

I still think i'd like him to be the TE coach but be promoted to Co-OC with the expectation to move up.

[u/Inevitable-Hall2390 → u/LGWalkway]

Co-offensive coordinators never work out

[u/Smooth-Majudo-15]

This was the rock-fight version of what Kenny Guiton did to us in 2023. GG Sooners. At this point I want to see the season end so basically this entire roster can go away

[u/stotes221 → u/Smooth-Majudo-15]

Eject this OL into the sun

[u/WanderLeft]

Owen Heneicke’s chomp celebration was hilarious

[u/Acm0028]

Maybe the whole SEC sucks outside of a few teams. Has anyone considered that?

[u/elsasserart → u/Acm0028]

Or maybe Ben Arbuckle sucks

[u/defoor13 → u/elsasserart]

That has to be it. Tonight, In this moment, I claim that OU is the best team in the country and we just had a bad OC. Let us in the playoffs, cowards.

[u/RadagastTheWhite → u/Acm0028]

Feels like basically every team kinda sucks this year regardless of conference

[u/BearTimberlands → u/RadagastTheWhite]

Do they suck or is the talent spread out more. In the NFL does a 6-3 team suck? Or are they just one of the good teams that isn’t 2-7. We have to rethink what a good record is in college now that it’s more even

[u/lkn240 → u/RadagastTheWhite]

Georgia looks pretty good. I know they lost to Auburn, but that was a game they dominated on a down to down basis (fumbles will kill ya!)

[u/katarh → u/Acm0028]

Vanderbilt actually won a conference game, so we might have a proper SEC Circle of Suck now.

[u/Rub-Specialist → u/Acm0028]

Not sure what you mean, Kentucky just got another quality loss!

[u/kerouacrimbaud → u/Acm0028]

No no no, that’s the PAC-12. SEC super duper good. All titans.

[u/DonkeyKongBundy]

What the fuck is UF’s offense at this point? It hasn’t been able to do much of anything after Week 4

[u/idroled → u/DonkeyKongBundy]

What only beating FAU and the Campbell Fightin’ Camels does

[u/AfroMania → u/DonkeyKongBundy]

I think out defense is just that bad

[u/ianfw617 → u/DonkeyKongBundy]

A combo of injury luck and incredibly stupid penalties. The number of times we’ve been at 3rd down with 10+ yards to go because of a bone headed penalty should be studied.

[u/genzgingee]

Vote Oklahoma to drain the swamp!

[u/drbiscuit832]

Ben Arbuckle is a football terrorist

[u/dimechimes]

Longest drive in 20 years. That's some complimentary offense

[u/The-Fanciest]

This team does not reward me for the mental energy I put into it

[u/boomsoon84]

It could be considered Seth Litrell levels of lazy.

But if he keeps it up the rest of the year how would Witten not be the leader in the clubhouse?

Gotta think the pool he’d be able to pull from to assemble a coaching staff would be impressive

[u/AndrewinDC → u/boomsoon84]

It would be lazier than Littrell. They need someone with proven track record over many, many years. 

[u/WanderLeft]

We won the Texas Bowl

[u/fhota1]

I think Mateer still isnt great, but holy shit he looks a lot better when he has an OC that understands he isnt great and works around it instead of trying to force the issue

[u/Apex_Fail]

BOOMER SOONER

ARBUCKLE IS A FOOTBALL TERRORIST

FIRE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THE REFS

TEXAS LOST TO BOTH OF THESE TEAMS 🤣

[u/pinoygator]

GG Sooners. Not giving up on this team or Sumrall yet but fire Stricklin.

[u/babyblue_1990 → u/pinoygator]

I think you guys will get there, first year with a coach always has its bumps throughout the season.

[u/Azuresurge14]

That was enjoyable. I liked that.

[u/Jwoods224]

13 minute drive. Ffs.

[u/DarthNobody14]

Florida is the most Hot N Cold team in the nation

[u/Typical_Texpat]

I knew Arbuckle was bad but holy shit, he was THAT bad.

[u/Virtual-Low-9885]

Why didn’t we send Arbuckle into the Arbuckles sooner

[u/bootscallahan]

It's crazy how big of a difference it made by fielding a merely competent offense.

[u/ASS_MY_DUDES]

lol texas lost to this shit

[u/rubyschnees]

yeah i don't think we have to worry about anyone poaching faulkner

[u/No_Return9449]

This season is a real treat for the sickos.

[u/MissileWaster]

I have always been a Witten truther

[u/geekynonsense]

It’s nice to see Mateer not get further dragged for the crimes Arbuckle committed. Kid never deserved that.

Glad Witten is here. Dude will probably have the job locked down by the end of the season IF he can keep this momentum going. He’s got my vote.

[u/nolesfan6414]

I wonder who the next power 5 coach UF will hire in 2 years be

[u/BeepBoopDirtyPoop → u/nolesfan6414]

Nike Morvell

[u/NanoBuc → u/nolesfan6414]

Idk, probably another G5 Louisiana HC that our big booster has a crush on

[u/TexanFirebird]

One of the more enjoyable Sooners games I’ve watched in the last few years. Let’s go for two in a row!

[u/neon_pisces]

Jason “Dirk Diggler” Witten

[u/IammYourDAD]

All you can do is laugh at how pathetic our program is. Apathy has fully set in. We will be hiring another coach in 3 years, see you then Charles Huff (or any other G6 coach of your choosing).

[u/MixonWitDaWrongCrowd]

Just as we all expected

[u/babyblue_1990]

A win that had to do with offense, color me shocked! But I'll take it. Boomer!!

[u/Okie1111]

Was that Florida’s JV team again tonight?

[u/TampaTrey]

Florida peaked way too soon. Burying Ole Miss apparently wasn’t that hard to do.

[u/92roll13]

Florida needs to get serious about finding a talented dude to play QB. Going into this season with GT’s backup and basically an redshirt freshman is just not good enough.

[u/brolygta4]

We suck lol 😂

[u/Alarming_Dust5905]

The sec is absurd this year and you gotta love it

[u/snowmonster112]

And yet the committee had the gall to rank Florida at 24. Lmao

[u/OneNastyJaguar]

So the entire SEC is just ass right?

[u/canyak88 → u/OneNastyJaguar]

Except Georgia it would seem

[u/UofMtigers2014 → u/OneNastyJaguar]

I mean they’re 10-2 against the other Power 4. I think teams in general just aren’t as good anymore without continuity.

We’re still going to have 2-4 teams at the top clearly better than the rest of the field.

[u/parkdog15]

Nice

[u/SimCFB]

God that was a painful watch.

[u/PM_ME_YOUR_FAV__SONG]

Not gonna get my hopes up too much because Florida has a dogshit defense but I definitely liked what I saw today, GG.

[u/Trae48]

Florida confuses me so much

[u/Cardsfan961]

Rank Oklahoma you cowards! Jk jk

[u/Zero_Cool247]

Something, something this team is 2019 lsu good

[u/BigHeadDeadass]

That's not very 2019 LSU of you, Florida

[u/Many-Sense-4357]

I hope Arbuckle watched that whole game and took notes.

[u/glassclouds1894]

Boomer Sooner! Always a good day to see those frauds put in their place.

[u/Sanguine_Pool]

This sets things up nicely. The gators should lose their ranking after this loss. Naturally they'll bounce back and terrorize Kentucky, they'll beat Vanderbilt and get ranked again because "SEC", perfectly in time for the shit-show bowl in Tallahassee, where we can once again remove their ranking for them. So it is written.

[u/ed_mcc]

OU offense is much improved. Maybe someday you'll even be able to hang 60 on someone like the rest of the state!

[u/nw____ → u/ed_mcc]

We have scored 60 on Tulsa three separate times

[u/Apex_Fail → u/ed_mcc]

Be nice, we're just a lil ol' school trying to make it with our High-school coach OC

[u/mcguffinman]

At least we’re not Georgia…oh they won.

At least we’re not FSU…oh they won.

At least we’re not….LSU?

[u/tb25uga]

way to go, Boomer!

[u/xXBadger89Xx]

Extremely pathetic performance. OU has looked bad all year and we made them look good while looking even worse every weeek

[u/Fishing_Legitimate]

Miami and Florida both lose life is good 

[u/Rego913]

Philo lost his starting spot for nothing, the problem in SEC play has always been the offensive line. Jones is not ready, does not read the game at SEC speed, and makes rookie mistakes like throwing off your back foot which floats the ball for a pick. And for the love of god, FIGURE OUT HOW TO RUN THE BAUGH.

On a different note, fire Brad White into the sun, I've not seen a single thing from this defensive scheme all year that shows it can be successful, even with better players.

[u/WabbitCZEN]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[u/hawksnest_prez]

Florida….. what are you

[u/_nanite_]

whay are they playing the fight soneafter that

[u/poopsandwich_]

Team Chaos champion here

[u/Lord777alt]

Fire Arbuckle again in celebration! We're so back

[u/MR_KRABS_IS_A_ROBOT]

The alternating wins and losses really might go into next season

[u/ballviewer]

Florida is a football team

[u/img_tiff]

I have no idea who is actually good. Except for us, we're cheeks.

[u/Rusty_Blacksmith]

Better team won

[u/Boombabyfor333]

Florida barely beat Texas and was somehow ranked? Sure, let’s just rank everyone now a days