[Highlight] Oklahoma @ Georgia: John Mateer does a Jameis Winston impression, fumbling the ball unforced into a 85 yard Georgia TD

[u/Moose4KU]

https://streamable.com/2lwi46

[u/manav_steel]

Actually laughed out loud watching this live

[u/Kdot32 → u/manav_steel]

Same. Dude fucking sucks

[u/multiple4 → u/Kdot32]

Insane to think he was 1st or top 3 in Heisman odds not long ago

[u/LithHarborGymLeader → u/multiple4]

Mateer is living off his like 1 good year at Washington state

[u/WestCoastToGoldCoast → u/LithHarborGymLeader]

He only even had like 3/4 of a good season at that. The last three games were L’s at 4-6 New Mexico, at 4-6 Oregon State, and at home vs 2-9 Wyoming.

[u/FooFootheSnew → u/WestCoastToGoldCoast]

Transferred and got the bag. And, Cam Ward parlayed his WSU to Miami pathway perfectly into the #1 pick, so I assume Mateer thought it would go the same way.

Idk I would rather just be the king of Pullman for 3 years and get sponsored by Busch Lite, but I am a simple man.

[u/CieraVotedOutHerMom → u/WestCoastToGoldCoast]

The offense was great against Oregon State though. Defense and stupid fumbles caused the loss

[u/Doggcow → u/LithHarborGymLeader]

Look how Oklahoma massacred my boy

[u/FooFootheSnew → u/Doggcow]

At least he got us an Apple Cup, back when it still mattered more. Jayden De Laura too, if we're talking about dudes that transferred and sucked elsewhere.

Funny story about that De Laura Apple Cup. I was at a bar in Cour De Alene, Idaho, and me and my FIL were the only ones with Coug jerseys on. Surprisingly, at least a dozen people were rooting for the Huskies. And so everyone else there who had no rooting interest, so about two dozen people, mostly started rooting for the Cougs after a while. Why?

Because my drunk ass a eventually announced I'd buy shots for every time we scored a TD.

...and we scored 40 points. It was the most drunk I'd been in years, and I peed in my kid's sleeping bag at my inlaws house. The in laws had no idea why I was doing lots of laundry at 7am the next day. Go Cougs.

[u/BiteyHorse → u/FooFootheSnew]

This might be the most WSU comment ever.

[u/Mike_with_Wings → u/BiteyHorse]

It’s the “Go Cougs” that makes it art

[u/dustincb2 → u/multiple4]

Insane that anybody thought that lmao

[u/Pauliehatestheadmins → u/dustincb2]

Someone call General Booty to save this offense

[u/brickwallbimbo → u/dustincb2]

Spencer Rattler also was when he was at OU. Eh.

[u/vindictivejazz → u/brickwallbimbo]

Rattler at least has the excuse of being under Lincoln Riley who has just has 3 different guys put up heisman level seasons.

When has Venebles ever shown that he/his staff can develop a QB?

[u/Kdot32 → u/dustincb2]

I thought I was getting trolled

[u/Insectshelf3 → u/multiple4]

anybody who thought that should be immediately disqualified from talking about sports in any capacity for the rest of their lives.

[u/Lanky-Maize-1242 → u/Kdot32]

Bro you don’t understand! He literally hurt his thumb only 53 weeks ago! He’s playing injured!

[u/Kdot32 → u/Lanky-Maize-1242]

Hes just a kid!

[u/BigManWAGun → u/Kdot32]

4 more years, 4 more years..

[u/FarmAcceptable4649 → u/Kdot32]

It doesn't Mateer, they are done anyway lol

[u/love_that_fishing → u/manav_steel]

Me too. OU getting hammered is always fun. But I fear we'll see a different team in Dallas.

[u/BardaArmy → u/love_that_fishing]

I love how OU/Texas is always played in a vacuum even when either team is embarrassing none of us ever feel good about the game. 😂

[u/GoatPaco → u/BardaArmy]

It’s like the Iron Bowls at Jordan-Hare. Logic goes out the window

This actually applies to all games at Jordan-Hare

[u/DanielJW85 → u/manav_steel]

So did I. It's all I can do at this point.

[u/Sure_Hovercraft_9766 → u/DanielJW85]

Already have the Paper Bag flair I see?

[u/DanielJW85 → u/Sure_Hovercraft_9766]

I've had it for years 😂

[u/Sure_Hovercraft_9766 → u/DanielJW85]

Hell yea brother lol

[u/GatorHater1992 → u/manav_steel]

I literally screamed YOU FUCKING DUMBASS 😂

[u/Oblivionguard19 → u/GatorHater1992]

Had me laughing hard but at the same time the dude is managing to somehow piss me off despite being the opposing QB lmao. Surely OU has some better QBs sitting on the bench, right?

[u/love_that_fishing → u/Oblivionguard19]

They don't. They haven't had a decent backup in years.

[u/ICANHAZWOPER → u/love_that_fishing]

I hate how true this is

[u/broduding → u/manav_steel]

College football is a dramedy.

[u/FarmerNeedsHeauxs → u/manav_steel]

Bro I’m wheezing

[u/PedroTheNoun → u/manav_steel]

My eyes started watering because I was laughing so much.

[u/Jackalope117]

Most John Mateer play of all time. Time to send him out to pasture

[u/tonyjefferson → u/Jackalope117]

But he put on 10 lbs of muscle in the offseason dude!

[u/Sooner76 → u/tonyjefferson]

Need to hold OU beat reporters responsible for the BS they fed us all offseason

[u/Ytee3 → u/Sooner76]

Fo reals. Nothing but how great and apparently the coaches and players all gave the media all they wanted as well. It's awfully sus

[u/flomoag → u/tonyjefferson]

Our game in November is gonna be electric

[u/CommanderLoco → u/flomoag]

As in give me the electric chair?

[u/123DaysOfOld321 → u/CommanderLoco]

I don't know why I can't stop laughing but that was the perfect response

[u/Different-Bank-2607 → u/Jackalope117]

Don’t be mean to him. His finger still hurts

[u/Charlie2343 → u/Different-Bank-2607]

I thought dr Lin had a statue 

[u/Dongsquad420BlazeIt → u/Jackalope117]

Idk how people ever thought he was a first rounder

[u/Vechio49 → u/Dongsquad420BlazeIt]

Did anyone actually think that? He has never been an NFL qb

[u/Redditkid16 → u/Vechio49]

I feel like every muscular athletic looking white QB gets mocked in the first round at some point lmao

[u/Fragrant-Employer-60 → u/Redditkid16]

Drew allar vibes

[u/Charlie2343 → u/Jackalope117]

Is Caleb Williams 2.0 on the sideline just in time for Texas-OU

[u/Cliffinati → u/Charlie2343]

Possibly

[u/babushka711 → u/Charlie2343]

All the Texas fans who are worried that there will be some crazy RRR voodoo this year- let me put your mind at ease. Our offense is atrocious. Our offense has not put up 30 points against a P4 opponent since Arbuckle was hired. We are one of the worst rushing teams in the country (and have been for the past three years). That is not going to change against the #1 team in the country. We are in serious jeopardy of not scoring a TD against our biggest rival for the 3rd time in BV's tenure.

[u/sonofacat → u/Jackalope117]

What happened to him? Wasn’t he pretty good last year?

[u/KinkySeppuku → u/sonofacat]

I mean, no? Always felt like waiting for him to put it in gear and it never coming together fully

[u/LikeHemlock → u/KinkySeppuku]

Hand surgery and a failed gunslinger mentality has destroyed his mental. I will always remember that first half of whooping on Bama in the playoffs, everything was clicking.

[u/texasyeehaw → u/Jackalope117]

I couldn’t believe it but I actually felt bad for yall after that play… no program deserves a qb like this

[u/aaronman4772 → u/Jackalope117]

Honestly they should have just given Hawkins the offseason to be the guy instead. Mateer just has been so bad

[u/DistrictPleasant]

Remember last year were they had Mateer #1 ranked in the Heisman after 2 weeks?

[u/Sweet_Search_3616 → u/DistrictPleasant]

his falloff has been crazy

[u/jimbojangles1987 → u/Sweet_Search_3616]

Reminds me of another starting QB...just can't place my finger on it

[u/love_that_fishing → u/jimbojangles1987]

I'm pulling for you guys tonight so you're doomed. Only time I'd pull for A&M is against OU and LSU. OU because we hates them. LSU because Lane is a prick.

[u/BeanserSoyze → u/love_that_fishing]

Bro unless a playoff position depends on it, no.

[u/jimbojangles1987 → u/love_that_fishing]

Yeah we're doomed. Last season was such a fluke. It was fun while it lasted though lol

E: fun up until one particular game that is

[u/dub47 → u/jimbojangles1987]

If you’re talking about Pre-Season Heisman Award Winner (2025) Arch Manning…then I’d agree with you.

[u/jimbojangles1987 → u/dub47]

He's at least looking better this season. You think he will refuse being drafted by the Browns/Jets/Dolphins/Titans and return for another year or tough it out and give it a shot?

[u/emoney_gotnomoney → u/DistrictPleasant]

To be fair Jameis did this same thing even as a heisman winner lol

[u/ac_slat3r → u/DistrictPleasant]

He played lights out until he broke his hand, I was so excited to see where we were going, since he came back I wish he never did...

[u/newrimmmer93 → u/ac_slat3r]

He was also coming off a season he threw for 3k yards 29 TDs and ran for 800 yards and 14 TDs.

[u/Roadrunner627 → u/ac_slat3r]

This is not true and I don’t know why it’s been repeated so much.

[u/cosimine → u/Roadrunner627]

That Michigan game last year did way too much work for Mateer. Dude was trash even before he got injured

[u/namwen → u/[deleted]]

Holy shit lol

[u/grahamalondis → u/[deleted]]

😗🤌

[u/Legitimate-Log5389 → u/[deleted]]

😂😂😂 👏 good one

[u/OwlOdyssey → u/[deleted]]

This joke is deeply unappreciated based on the upvotes and I want you to know I'd give you more if I could.

[u/BeraldGevins → u/[deleted]]

Fucking hell lol that’s a good one

[u/DFWTrojanTuba → u/[deleted]]

Bravo.

[u/TonyTheSnowman → u/[deleted]]

Thankfully tornadoes aren't named like hurricanes are. Can you imagine how devastating Tornado Mateer would be?

[u/BardaArmy → u/TonyTheSnowman]

It would probably miss everything important.

[u/TonyTheSnowman → u/BardaArmy]

Lol. Alright you made my attempt at a joke worth it and way better. Well played sir

[u/StanderdStaples → u/[deleted]]

😂😂

[u/RSN_Kabutops → u/[deleted]]

AIN'T NO LOVE IN OKLAHOMA (for Mateer)

[u/BidnessBoy]

Looney Tunes stuff going on in Athens

Mateer is not good

[u/no-kangarooreborn → u/BidnessBoy]

OU is gonna get fucking destroyed in the RRS a couple weeks from now

[u/DrearyYew → u/no-kangarooreborn]

We'll outgain them 400-100 but the final will be 20-13 somehow

[u/dub47 → u/DrearyYew]

I choose to believe that we will continue our recent tradition of not allowing them to score a touchdown, so I’m gonna say 14-6 Texas, with one of those touchdowns being a scoop and score or pick six.

[u/KirbyDumber88 → u/no-kangarooreborn]

Not sure if you’ve seen Texas this year but they need to get out of their own way first.

[u/melorous]

Oklahoma must have no other quarterback on the roster the way they keep running Mateer out there.

[u/RipRaycom → u/melorous]

Their other QBs are a 4* true freshman, low 3* sophomore, and an FCS transfer QB who wasn’t even very good at that level. Mateer will be in unless he gets injured.

[u/sonofacat → u/RipRaycom]

Wonder if this is a natural result of NIL/Transfer portal leading to weaker QB rooms. Seems crazy to have no other halfway decent option if QB1 goes down

[u/ICanOutP1zzaTheHut → u/sonofacat]

They went all in on Mateer and the room suffered. I don’t think most teams are as bad as them

[u/RipRaycom → u/sonofacat]

Yeah it’s very difficult these days to have a good QB room when you also have an established starter. You can get a young guy from the portal who’s fine waiting a year to start but you’re probably gonna have to pay starter money to do it. If not that it’s either luck out on a guy out of HS or be lucky enough to find a decent veteran backup who doesn’t care about a starting job. Neither are easy to have.

It’s also much harder to be a freshman QB these days than it was even like 5 years ago since defenses have largely kept their safeties back and sacrificed some run defense for better coverages.

[u/CirculationStation → u/RipRaycom]

You gotta at least give one of those guys a chance, because if you keep Mateer in and he keeps playing like this, you’re genuinely staring at a potential 2-10 season…

[u/RipRaycom → u/CirculationStation]

Based on how that OL and rushing attack looks, none of those guys are gonna be any better. Mateer can at least move the ball down the field before he turns the ball over. Those other QBs would probably get killed.

[u/RulersBack → u/melorous]

Too expensive to bench probably

[u/RemoteAbalone8687 → u/RulersBack]

Sunk Cost Fallacy

[u/Crapitron → u/RemoteAbalone8687]

If Miami can bench Tua, literally any team can bench any player.

[u/INM8_2 → u/RulersBack]

norvell-level benching clause in that nil deal.

[u/RemoteAbalone8687]

“Loses the football, ball pops out, it’s scooped up by the ducks”

[u/SatireGeto]

No one caved under expectations more than John Mateer, he probably should have stayed in Pullman.

[u/itsanotherhotone → u/[deleted]]

This does put a smile on my face after the shitshow we had to watch earlier at least

[u/Intelligent_Slide433]

There’s no way this dude isn’t gambling. Absolutely sold in the redzone

[u/Ok-Soil-5133 → u/Intelligent_Slide433]

Was obvious when his nickname became Moneyline Mateer lmao

[u/ConditionStrange7487 → u/Ok-Soil-5133]

I thought it was obvious when he venmoed someone with the note "sports gambling" personally

[u/Shaahh]

Sources are saying there was a cartoonish slipping sound as soon as the ball came out

[u/qurplex]

This might be the worst play I’ve ever seen someone make

[u/Frigidevil → u/qurplex]

Did you not see the NC state game last week?

[u/skinnywolfe → u/Frigidevil]

Atleast a defender caused that fumble

[u/Funny_Word89]

Mateer had quite the fall from grace. Lmao. Remember when this dude was a top 5 qb in this class?

[u/Xmalantix → u/Funny_Word89]

Should've stayed with us and dominated the Pac-12. Like Leach told Minshew, "You can either ride the bench at Alabama, or lead the nation in passing."

[u/Gaudilocks → u/Xmalantix]

I can't believe 2018 was so long ago. Good lord.

[u/JayReeves10]

Yeah John Mateer should just retire from football for his own sake

[u/Glad_Pilot5814]

Bro can we just skip forward to when Georgia beats Texas by 1-2 touchdowns in the SEC championship

[u/LiveMarionberry3694 → u/Glad_Pilot5814]

No no, let me enjoy not having to think about George for a while

[u/KirbyDumber88 → u/LiveMarionberry3694]

Co-Stan-Za

[u/SouthernSerf → u/Glad_Pilot5814]

Only one to two?

[u/EarPlayful3108 → u/Glad_Pilot5814]

Sounds good to me.

[u/Ihavenocluewhatzoeva]

Georgia is the best team IMO. Absolutely loaded and ruthless. That said, Mateer is not very good

[u/CrabgrassMike]

I won't watch this team as long as he is QB

[u/BVSSYlyfe → u/CrabgrassMike]

Yes you will, endure the miserable years, it’s your turn lmaooo

[u/trevantitus → u/BVSSYlyfe]

Thankfully we just extended venables to 2031 after the disgusting Michigan loss. Great management right there

[u/Pangolin_cowboy_hats]

His hands are too muscular for these tiny college footballs

[u/HighGrounderDarth]

I work at the airport in OKC. I was watching the team board the plane yesterday and was thinking, there they go to get their coach fired.

[u/dinosaurkiller → u/HighGrounderDarth]

At this point the coaches have to take responsibility. They recruited and coached this clown show. It’s their circus, the players were just invited to perform.

[u/TitaniumC4206]

Thunder Season is only 24 days away!

[u/DrearyYew → u/TitaniumC4206]

That OKC/Spurs rivalry is just a Texas 0U proxy war, we were made to hate eachother

[u/Frostfire26]

This guy can’t be real lmao

I already know he’s gonna lock tf in against us though

[u/utrangerbob → u/Frostfire26]

Who's the backup? I don't want another Caleb situation.

[u/Frostfire26 → u/utrangerbob]

Apparently a blind double amputee since Mateer’s still in

[u/THEBIGC01]

This is the worst thing to ever happen in the month of September in history

[u/The_Portlandian → u/THEBIGC01]

Where were you on 92626?

[u/AMG282417]

You can’t even call him John Midteer. That’s an insult to mid

[u/RollTide16-18]

Isn’t Mateer one of the highest rated QBs in the new video game?

[u/No_Butterscotch8726 → u/RollTide16-18]

That's clearly wrong. I wonder if they'll update it.

[u/waterbury83]

At least Jameis won a natty.

[u/nerdyykidd → u/waterbury83]

And a Heisman

[u/PaidUSA]

How do u just go through 12 games of this.

[u/ICANHAZWOPER → u/PaidUSA]

Disassociation helps

[u/CloneWarsMaul → u/[deleted]]

That guy is a wizard, also found cam ward. where is he now?

[u/Xmalantix → u/CloneWarsMaul]

He's the Oklahoma OC dude lmfao. They went together

[u/Sikkuro → u/CloneWarsMaul]

It wasn't him. It was Eric Morris. He "found" Cam Ward, John Mateer, and Drew Mestemaker.

[u/CandyAppleHesperus]

It's like if you pulled a QB from the Washington Generals

[u/VanillaGoorillla]

Oklahomas so fucking bad it’s amazing

[u/Difficult-Froyo1192]

I’m guessing the Oklahoma fans are still having a rough go of it?

[u/Gusanito99]

But his intent was to throw it forward right? So not a fumble /s

[u/GoDiegoGo7969]

He just threw a pick 😂

[u/Jonjon428]

Jack Strand did this last week for the Falcons and it was just as hilarious

[u/Sdwerd]

Hahahahahahahahaha! That's embarrassing!

[u/aksoileau → u/Sdwerd]

But did the Georgia player act like he was using the restroom???

[u/Moose4KU → u/[deleted]]

I messaged them to ask and got no response

Edit: they said they would've removed it if they saw the video earlier but they got shamed into leaving it up because it already had 1k+ upvotes

They said people don't know the Jameis Winston reference since it's more than 10 years old. And then banned me from being able to reply to them lol

See discussion

[u/leave_no_crumb → u/Moose4KU]

Soft

[u/herehear12 → u/leave_no_crumb]

I think being a softy is a prerequisite to being a mod

[u/Tango712 → u/Moose4KU]

The moderator moderated the hell out of this post with his moderating.

Good title OP

[u/joseph_grizzly → u/Moose4KU]

it's a badge of honor to get either banned completely or AT LEAST have the mods mute you.

[u/laplusjeune → u/[deleted]]

Closet Sooners fans

[u/Ok-Soil-5133 → u/laplusjeune]

Not even Sooner fans would cover this one up

[u/Apprehensive_Bid_773]

Just an objectively hilarious fumble

[u/Xx_TBONES_xX]

Shades of Jameis

[u/jamiebond → u/Xx_TBONES_xX]

On one hand Jameis’ was certainly worse given the situation but to be fair to Jameis he at least slipped so there was some reason why he dropped the ball.

Mateer seems to have tossed it for absolutely no reason.

[u/Metro29993]

Not only did he fumble it unforced, he got pushed down twice by Georgia😭😭

[u/zenverak]

The best part about this drive was the defense can still get ripped for playing badly. And we didn’t give up points

[u/politicsranting]

Holy shit. And I was frustrated when we didn’t get mateer

[u/Past-Discount-52]

How much is Oklahoma paying this guy?

[u/EasternParfait1787 → u/Past-Discount-52]

3 mm

[u/BLKxGOLD]

Jameis catching strays on a Saturday

[u/TheDJC]

Legitimately thought him transferring to Oklahoma made them a championship threat. I was so damn wrong.

[u/ontheru171]

Bro is playing his way onto the 2027 Rutgers squad

[u/the_dayman56]

Follows it up with a terrible pick. The dude is ass

[u/AeneasKurtz]

Look at my quality win, dog... I'm going to the Outback Bowl

[u/40_Is_Not_Old]

That's not ideal. Like a 14 point swing.

[u/Bayerl_r0ll]

Is Brent Venables about to get tarmac'd? 

[u/jamnewton22 → u/Bayerl_r0ll]

Literally just got an extension 🤣😂🤣😂

[u/Portgas_E_Ace]

Lmaaaoooo OU SUCKS

[u/ComfortableCoconut35]

Nothing pleases me more as a WSU alumni than watching him fail.

[u/Richard_AIGuy]

At least the latest turnover wasn't a fumble six....

[u/SilverSlicker95]

That was one of the plays of all time

[u/tanktops_and_anxiety]

God I love this guy

[u/NimbleCrabb]

And I thought MY QB was bad…

[u/MrSCR23]

OU…please say you’ve benched him cause this is just bad

[u/600CreditScore]

Couldn’t have happened to a better team

[u/BlssdGT]

“His hands don’t work.” - AB

[u/DealerCamel]

Lfmao, no way. They said it was bad. I didn’t realize it was “on the goal line and just gave it to the other team for a TD” bad.

[u/pleetf7]

That’s not gonna help his Heisman odds

[u/Radiant_Sherbert7272]

Does Oklahoma not have anyone better then John Mateer?

[u/AnEmptyKarst]

We are a long way away from the era of Lincoln Riley OU QBs

[u/Cliffinati → u/AnEmptyKarst]

From Lincoln Riley defense to Brent Venables offense

[u/AssManKramerCosmo]

WOAH! HE HAS TROUBLE WITH THE THROW!

[u/HireButchJones]

Reminded me of this robbery gone hilariously wrong, lol.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7wzpXkZJFM

[u/jharden10]

So..how hot will Venables seat be if the Sooners completely bottom out?

[u/Lord_Kittensworth]

This man is a football terrorist.  

[u/seanconnerysbeard]

Why he say fuck me though?

[u/CultBro]

OU fans can watch Hawkins play tonight if they want

[u/iwatchalotoftv22]

This shit is pure comedy. Put a cartoon soundtrack over it