Nothing brings a fan base together quite like a bad officiating crew, and like Oklahoma's alternate uniforms indicated on Saturday, Sooner Nation was certainly united as their team took on the Missouri Tigers.
The SEC crew in charge of Oklahoma-Missouri on Saturday in Norman, with the No. 8 Sooners' College Football Playoff life on the line, was simply abysmal, and OU fans made their thoughts obvious throughout the game, and so did OU head coach Brent Venables.
Refs hand Sooners worst PI call of season that fired up Brent Venables
Boos rained down at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium throughout the game as the refs missed call after call against the Sooners, and even handed OU cornerback Jacobe Johnson what was probably the worst pass interference call of the season that even unbiased onlookers disagreed with. But probably no one was madder than Venables.
Oklahoma called for pass interference ?? pic.twitter.com/I4pFhEQgMy
— Unnecessary Roughness (@UnnecRoughness) November 22, 2025
Wow that's really not pass interference. Jacobe Johnson turned and played the football. There was a little handfighting both ways, but only JJ's was called.
— John E. Hoover 🌮 (@johnehoover) November 22, 2025
The penalties are not going Oklahoma's way. A DPI on Jacobe Johnson. Idk about that.
— George Stoia III (@GeorgeStoia) November 22, 2025
Not to be “that” fan but these refs are missing every DPI on mizzou and then call THAT dpi on OU!? It don’t get much worse than that
— Caleb Walters (@cdwalters91) November 22, 2025
That wasn't the only call that didn't go the Sooners' way either, and OU fans made their opinion clear as they were tired of the refs before the first half even concluded with a 14-3 lead for the Sooners despite the poor officiating. Venables was also ready to blow.
These refs terrible
— Ronnie Perkins™ (@7avageszn) November 22, 2025
These refs are trash.
— Rodney Anderson (@24RAnderson) November 22, 2025
I don’t think it’s out of question Brent Venables throws a punch today. Real thought.
— Eddie Radosevich (@Eddie_Rado) November 22, 2025
Missouri and the refs have absolutely riled up Brent Venables defense and this crowd..
— Sooners Insider (@SoonersInsider) November 22, 2025
I like it
THESE REFS ARE HORRIBLE
— Barstool Sooners (@OUBarstool) November 22, 2025
They have to be from Missouri
Refs in the OU vs Mizzou game pic.twitter.com/jLlpAVKYx3
— Old Row Sports (@OldRowSports) November 22, 2025
These refs better give OU some make up calls… things may get nasty pic.twitter.com/IXjma8nce7
— Meme_Uh_Licious (@Meme_Uh_Licious) November 22, 2025
@GregSankey & @SECOfficiating why do you have the WORST refs in college football? They are throwing the game against OU.
— Ron Stewart (@RonCStewart1) November 22, 2025
End of the 1st Quarter:
— Kristy (@iam_kristy40) November 22, 2025
3-0 Mizzou
The refs like giving OU flags. Lol. pic.twitter.com/HUClxp2Csk
And not just OU fans realized it.
These refs in the OU/MIZ game are ridiculous. This is crazy, it’s like I’m watching a fix in real time
— Paul Blart, FBI (@BlartGamecock) November 22, 2025