Oklahoma's 2024 season ended with a 21-20 loss to Navy in the Armed Forces Bowl on Friday in Fort Worth, Texas. And, as usual, Sooner Nation went to social media during the game as the Sooners squandered a 14-0 fourth-quarter lead.
OU scored on its first two possessions with ease.
Oklahoma has scored on every possession they’ve had with Ben Arbuckle on the sideline. Fact. Great hire.
— Eddie Radosevich (@Eddie_Rado) December 27, 2024
The second score was maybe the best offensive play of the season by a Sooner when Michael Hawkins Jr. had some Sooner Magic himself to escape pressure before finding Zion Kearney for a 56-yard TD.
MIKE MAGIC 🪄 @OU_Football x 📺 ESPN pic.twitter.com/hhSUO1BH4x
— Southeastern Conference (@SEC) December 27, 2024
Michael Hawkins Jr. has a little bit of that cheat code in him.
— Seth Oliveras (@SethOliveras) December 27, 2024
Mike Hawkins and Zion Kearney are hiiiimmmm
— 𝙹𝙸𝙼𝙼𝚈 𝙶𝚁𝙴𝙴𝙽𝙱𝙴𝙰𝙽𝚂 (@soonersonly) December 27, 2024
Then the 2024 Sooners started 2024 Sooner'ing as that 14-0 deficit turned into a tied game as OU couldn't move the ball anymore.
— The Sooner Gridiron (@ouvstheworld) December 27, 2024
OU's offense has just thrown up all over itself in the second quarter.
— George Stoia III (@GeorgeStoia) December 27, 2024
I mean how bad could it actually get if you just handed Arbuckle the sticks in the second half? Let's have some fun!
— Ryan Chapman (@_RyanChapman) December 27, 2024
https://t.co/oBhtN2G9eN pic.twitter.com/fsrr4avWpA
— Barstool Sooners (@OUBarstool) December 27, 2024
And then Navy took the lead in the fourth quarter. Hawkins connected with Jake Taylor for a TD with six seconds left, but now down 21-20, Venables chose to go for two instead of kicking the PAT and going to overtime.
Mood in chat pic.twitter.com/nvquyRmTan
— Blinkin (@blinkinriley) December 27, 2024
Then just like that, the Sooners were 6-7 with their second losing season in three years.
Don’t know that I’ve ever seen a team so allergic to stringing together success. Defies logic at this point … #Sooners
— Nate Feken (@TheGreat_Nate) December 27, 2024
Mannn @LEGO_Group quick with it 👀🤣 pic.twitter.com/neobXMHSC7
— Tattoo Baker 🎥✨ (@QB1TATT00) December 27, 2024
Here is the sequence of events:
— Brady Trantham (@BradyDoesSports) December 27, 2024
Now: “This was an awful season! Embarrassing.”
Feb: “I like what the new OC and QB are bringing to the table in team meetings.”
Apr: “I think OU is confident with all the guys they have in that room.”
July: “I think the new OC has something…
Lincoln Riley can still get some blame, too.
OU has won two bowl games since Bob Stoops retired, and one of those was coached by Bob Stoops.
— Christopher Oven (@Chris_Oven) December 27, 2024