r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • Dec 28 '23

Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Oklahoma State Defeats Texas A&M 31-23

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Texas A&M 3 3 14 3 23
Oklahoma State 10 14 7 0 31

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u/tisofold Minnesota Golden Gophers • Texas Longhorns Dec 28 '23

It's a reference to this iconic rant from 2007

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u/Redeem123 Team Chaos • Texas Longhorns Dec 28 '23

It's crazy to me that not only are there CFB fans who are not familiar with The Rant, but there will soon be CFB PLAYERS who weren't alive when it happened.

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u/nomptonite Oklahoma Sooners Dec 28 '23

I turned 40 back in August and that was the pseudo theme of my party… On a banner, and on the cake… And I’m an OU alumn. That’s how epic that rant was 15 years ago. Seemed like the only choice. So yes it’s CRAZY to me there are a lot of cfb fans so young they don’t even know about it.

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u/screwhead1 LSU Tigers • Arkansas Razorbacks Dec 28 '23

Last year when he turned 40, I texted my manager Happy Birthday and a clip of Gundy's rant. I think he enjoyed it lol.

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u/nomptonite Oklahoma Sooners Dec 28 '23

It’s a timeless crowd favorite indeed haha

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u/Povol Dec 28 '23

Ranks right up there with “ PLAYOFFS”

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u/nomptonite Oklahoma Sooners Dec 28 '23

Yup, and ‘Practice?!? You talkin ‘bout practice?!?’

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u/CTeam19 Iowa State Cyclones • Hateful 8 Dec 28 '23

"But they are who we thought they were! And we let 'em off the hook"

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u/p8ntslinger Ole Miss Rebels • Tennessee Volunteers Dec 28 '23

there are people alive today that don't know about "Man I hate Tennessee" so your faith in humanity is optimistic

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u/nomptonite Oklahoma Sooners Dec 28 '23

Even I know about that one too! Classic

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u/meyou2222 Dec 28 '23

My top 3 coaches rants of all time:

  • “Playoffs?!?”
  • “I’m a man. I’m 40!”
  • “They are who we thought they were!”

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u/nizzynate48 NC State Wolfpack • Team Chaos Dec 28 '23

"Fat little girlfriends" has to be included.

RIP to the Pirate

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u/Redeem123 Team Chaos • Texas Longhorns Dec 28 '23

Honestly including the Pirate in that list just isn’t fair. My dude ranted about fucking Halloween candy and still made it one of the all-time great CFB speeches.

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u/weighted_walleye Billable Hours Dec 28 '23

Shame that nobody even knows who Denny Green was anymore. That was one of the most epic rants ever. WE LET EM OFF THE HOOK!

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u/admiralwaffles Boston College • Cornell Dec 28 '23

All three of 'em were right, too.

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u/screwhead1 LSU Tigers • Arkansas Razorbacks Dec 28 '23

This comment is making my back and knees hurt.

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u/boston_2004 West Texas A&M Buffs • Texas A&M Aggies Dec 28 '23

but there will soon be CFB PLAYERS who weren't alive when it happened.

I was like no way, that's not right.

Does math in head

oh noes.

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u/Fells Alabama Crimson Tide Dec 28 '23

Wild how young r/cfb users have become. Outside of it being a controversial situation, it seems that so many people here are too young to remember the 2011 BCS selection or '93 FSU advancing to the NC with one loss over an undefeated WVU.

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u/Redeem123 Team Chaos • Texas Longhorns Dec 28 '23

While it’s true that people don’t know about those, those situations are exactly what the CFP was allegedly meant to prevent. So they’re not really good precedents to cite.

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u/Fells Alabama Crimson Tide Dec 28 '23

I mean, we ended up in the same situation, no one disputes the '11 title and FSU is complaining about the same thing they benefited from before so I think it's all pretty relevant.

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u/Redeem123 Team Chaos • Texas Longhorns Dec 28 '23

FSU is complaining about the same thing they benefited from before

Which happened a decade before anyone on the current team was even born.

But yes, we're in the same situation, which is exactly why people are upset. We'd been told that the 4-team playoff would fix things... we'll see if 12 works a little better.

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u/gmr548 Texas Longhorns • Washington Huskies Dec 28 '23

This makes me feel 40

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u/hlsp Alderson Broaddus • Grays Harb… Dec 28 '23

The kid that Gundy was defending in that speech is now a man, and is almost 40.

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u/CTeam19 Iowa State Cyclones • Hateful 8 Dec 28 '23

You shut your mouth right now!

goes back to remembering the days we would have announcements that this sub's membership would fill different stadiums

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u/losbullitt Oklahoma State • Bedlam Bell Dec 28 '23

The rant that put Gundy on the map.

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u/MrMegiddo Texas Longhorns • TCU Horned Frogs Dec 28 '23

I'd play for Gundy after hearing that and now I'm almost 40. 😭

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u/Cadet_Broomstick Texas Longhorns • Missouri Tigers Dec 28 '23

you still have 4 years of eligibility brother

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u/Defiant_Gain3510 Dec 28 '23

stop kidding.

his hair put him on the map.

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u/losbullitt Oklahoma State • Bedlam Bell Dec 28 '23

Gundy hair all the rage\ Never really tells his true age\ The mullet is classic\ Like a trex in jurassic\ King king mother f**##ker

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u/chaseair11 UCLA Bruins • Sacramento State Hornets Dec 28 '23

Every time I hear that I could run thru a brick wall for coach gundy, honestly so great

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u/personthatiam2 Dec 28 '23

Now that players aren’t amateurs anymore I wonder if Gundy still has a problem with the media criticizing players.

This might the GOAT rant. He was fired up.

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u/oxfordcircumstances Sugar Bowl • Ole Miss Rebels Dec 28 '23

I've never watched that before and holy shit that was amazing.

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u/FrenchFreedom888 Oklahoma State Cowboys Dec 29 '23

I had heard the quote a good many times, but never seen the full speech he gave. Very good job on Gundy's part. Big kudos to him for sticking up for his players like that. Thank you for posting the video!