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Dave: Criticism of QB play misplaced

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Oklahoma went to Columbia, MO a few weeks ago and played well enough to win…for 58 minutes. And
this time it was actually the defense that folded in crunch time allowing the Tigers to escape with a win
on their homefield.

I realize it was the defense that gave the Sooners the lead on a scoop and score, but then with only two minutes left they allowed Missouri to drive the field and tie the game.

After that Jackson Arnold of course made a colossal blunder fumbling the ball allowing Missouri their own scoop and score to take the lead and eventually win the game.

A lot of people are piling on Arnold for that awful play saying that caused us to lose the game. But again, I am laying the blame at the feet of the defense. The defense is supposed to be the strength of this team.

We know the offense has been hampered by injuries to the wide receivers and inexperience in the offensive line all year. Both OU starting quarterbacks have had to run for their lives most of the season. You can’t tell me that they wouldn’t have performed much better this year with a healthy stable of wide receivers and a more experienced O-line.

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Missouri overcomes OU’s late touchdowns, ends Sooners’ bowl streak

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Despite two late fourth-quarter touchdowns, including a 49-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown by senior defensive back Billy Bowman Jr., Oklahoma fell to No. 24 Missouri 30-23 at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium. 

Down 16-9 with under 10 minutes left, Oklahoma drove 75 yards on 12 plays, tying the game on an 18-yard touchdown pass by freshman running back Taylor Tatum to sophomore quarterback Jackson Arnold. 

On the following Missouri (7-2, 3-2 SEC) possession, Bowman scooped up the loose ball and raced down the sideline 49 yards, putting Oklahoma (5-5, 1-5 SEC) up 23-16. Sophomore linebacker Sammy Omosigho forced the fumble.

The Tigers responded with the game-tying touchdown on their next drive, using 57 seconds to drive 75 yards on eight plays. Missouri scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 17-yard fumble return with 22 seconds remaining.

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Dave: Sooner chances of win at Mizzou are good

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I don’t care that it was just Maine. It was nice to see the offense have as much success as they did last
Saturday.

It can only help development and cohesion to have that kind of success, against any type of
competition.

It gives a glimmer of hope with much stiffer competition coming in the last quarter of the
season.

That starts this Saturday night in Columbia against an old Big 8 and Big 12 foe the Missouri Tigers. Missouri has been up and down this year with a 6-2 record. They are coming off a bye week after being shut out by Alabama.

Some of that probably had to do with the fact they lost their starting QB, Brady Cook in that game and the backup Drew Pyne proceeded to throw three picks. They couldn’t get any rhythm on offense against the Tide and that was that.

Cook is listed as questionable coming into the game against the Sooners. So, we probably won’t know until kick off if he will be able to go or if Pyne will get the start. If it’s Pyne, I like our chances a whole lot more in this contest.

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