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Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Oklahoma Defeats Texas 27-24

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Team 1 2 3 4 T
Texas 7 10 0 7 24
Oklahoma 0 7 3 17 27
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u/meatfrappe Harvard Crimson • /r/CFB Top Scorer 7d ago

FUN FACT: Texas' decision to throw an interception with under 30 seconds left and the game tied was unwise. Both conventional wisdom and the most modern analytics recommend throwing a completion instead of an interception.

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u/tapiringaround Utah Utes • Houston Cougars 7d ago

Thanks Harvard

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u/onarainyafternoon Oregon Ducks 7d ago

How bout them apples

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u/Cycle21 Texas Longhorns • Rose Bowl 7d ago

I bet next year you’re gonna be in here regurgitating Gordon Wood

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u/Aegis-Heptapod-9732 UCLA Bruins 7d ago

Playin’ school again.

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u/ShiningBladez Cincinnati Bearcats 7d ago

Why didn't Arch Manning just throw it to his teammate instead of a defender? Is he stupid?

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u/TheCrookedKnight Bucknell Bison • Oklahoma Sooners 7d ago

Yes.

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u/ChardeeMacDennisGoG 7d ago

He grew up throwing the ball to Peyton and Eli. Unfortunately they played for OU today...well at least one of them did.

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u/Maxis47 Oklahoma • SE Oklahoma State 5d ago

Super underrated comment here

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u/az_catz Arizona Wildcats 7d ago

He's not attending Harvard...

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u/mlgbt1985 7d ago

Yes, a closet Yale man

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u/EIiteJT Texas Longhorns • Team Chaos 7d ago

Yes. Yes he is.

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u/Southern_Bunch_1047 Penn State • Delaware 7d ago

Warby Parker is about to ask for their NIL money back if he can’t see the difference.

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u/__m3 Texas Longhorns • Houston Cougars 7d ago

Legitimately may be his primary issue

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u/Sighlina Washington State Cougars 6d ago

He’s not going to school to ball.

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u/ItsFreakinHarry2 UCF Knights • Florida Gators 7d ago

Thanks Harvard!

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u/Sryan597 BYU Cougars • Marching Band 7d ago

Thanks Harvard! My education at my lesser school would never have taught me that. Thank you for your fact of the fun variety.

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u/LilKing-Trashmouth Penn State Nittany Lions 7d ago

Are you soaking it in?

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u/theshamwowguy Oklahoma Sooners 7d ago

LFG CANT SPELL ANALYTICS WITHOUT ANAL

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u/Yuriegh Oklahoma Sooners • Lamar Cardinals 7d ago

Thanks Harvard

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u/nw____ Oklahoma Sooners • Iowa Hawkeyes 7d ago

ARCH FOR HEISMAN

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u/86_TG Ohio State Buckeyes 7d ago

*HEISTman. He can help others (not on his team) heist the awards he helps his opponents get from playing him. Fixed that for you.

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u/turtwig1123 St. Thomas Tommies 7d ago

Big if true

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u/hereisjonny Oklahoma Sooners 7d ago

Analytics lean towards don’t throw a pick. Tough decision.

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u/Glory2Tottenham Illinois Fighting Illini • Citrus Bowl 7d ago

An interception is just a completion to the defense

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u/ganymede_boy Ohio State Buckeyes 6d ago

Quality interception.

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u/ViagraOnAPole Indiana Hoosiers • Team Chaos 7d ago

Thanks Harvard!

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u/PwrShelf Penn Quakers • Maryland Terrapins 7d ago

Thank you harvard flair

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u/xenu_0 Nebraska Cornhuskers 7d ago

Thank you for this analysis, Mr. Harvard

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u/Mail_Order_Lutefisk Alabama Crimson Tide 7d ago

This impeccable logic is why Alabama allows a second Crimson to exist in big time sports. Well said. 

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u/Tresnore Purdue Boilermakers • Penn Quakers 7d ago edited 7d ago

It's more like they're the ones allowing Bama to exist, really.

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u/EdselFordEdsel Indiana • Northern Illinois 7d ago

Thanks Harvard, very cool

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u/AreYouEmployedSir Oklahoma Sooners • TCU Horned Frogs 7d ago

Thankfully we have a Harvard guy to explain this to us

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u/Ferentzfever Iowa Hawkeyes 7d ago

Got any sources for your crackpot claim, Harvard?

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u/BigBusch12 Ohio State Buckeyes 7d ago

Big if true

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u/LonghornInNebraska Texas Longhorns • Michigan Wolverines 7d ago

2 timeouts and didnt run the ball

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u/Ckmccfl Miami Hurricanes • Portsmouth Destroyers 7d ago

Harv Thankards

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u/jhbigz Fresno State Bulldogs 7d ago

Harvard wants to know your location

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u/Due_Feed_1325 Oklahoma Sooners 7d ago

I just audibly laughed at ds

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u/UCLA_FB_SUCKS UCLA Bruins • USC Trojans 7d ago

what does conventional thinking and analytics say about that pick six?

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u/nickeisele Georgia Bulldogs • Harvard Crimson 7d ago

Conventional thinking say it’s generally frowned upon. Analytics say it’s tough to come back from that.

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u/DarkSide830 Team Chaos • Penn State Nittany Lions 7d ago

Oh Harvard, where would we be without you.

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u/betterplanwithchan Appalachian State Mountaineers 7d ago

I like them apples

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u/dino_castellano Ole Miss Rebels • Oklahoma Sooners 7d ago

Thanks, Harvard! 🤣

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u/cn0285 Texas Longhorns • Ohio State Buckeyes 7d ago

That doesn’t feel so fun to me

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u/Sorge74 Ohio State • Bowling Green 7d ago

Had to be twenty to one for Oklahoma to win in regulation a second before that play happened.

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u/ButterscotchShot2572 Miami Hurricanes 7d ago

What about the unskewed polls?

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u/lukin187250 Notre Dame • Army 7d ago

Announcers literally say this like this I swear.

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u/wesman212 Missouri Tigers • New Mexico Lobos 7d ago

You’re absolutely right! I’ll remember that for next time.

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u/seaweevle Texas A&M Aggies 7d ago

Thank you Harvard

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u/Roamin8750 Texas A&M Aggies 7d ago

Thats a Harvard level analysis

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u/happytree23 7d ago

I just wish we had a real-world example to test your theory with

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u/gmr548 Texas Longhorns • Washington Huskies 7d ago

Huge if true

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u/A_Drunk_Caribou Minnesota Golden Gophers • Wyoming Cowboys 7d ago

Gosh this sub is fun to read on Saturday nights.

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u/Thebrosen0ne Georgia Bulldogs • Kennesaw State Owls 7d ago

Teams ending a game with less points than their opponent are 1-9999. The odds were against them unfortunately.

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u/Thestevodude 7d ago

You should coach a team!

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u/XAfricaSaltX Georgia Bulldogs • Florida Gators 7d ago

Thanks Harvard

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u/NerdLawyer55 Oklahoma Sooners • McMurry War Hawks 7d ago

Thanks analytics

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u/TexAg09 Texas A&M Aggies • UCLA Bruins 7d ago

Booger McFarland, that you?

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u/GoldEditor7047 7d ago

Hahahahaha “most modern analytics”