Hate to get into finger pointing and blame, but I'm just a fan so that's what fans do.
OU's kicker/punter lost this game.
That squib fail before halftime changed the game. The momentum was given away going into the locker room. Mentally, a 2 TD deficit is different than a 17 point deficit. Georgia had a little more life than they would have had.
And then came the shoddy punts. You punt for a reason - to turn the field around. If you can't do that you may as well go for it.
But if we want to avoid blame and call it a team loss, well - OU lost this game because they had trouble turning the field around, and the end of the 1st half was a sign of things to come.
I thought OU's play calling creativity was amazing the 1st quarter - and I don't mean the trick plays, just the all around assortment of run/pass utilization of both the players and the field.
The 2nd half was different. Snap ball, roll right, throw. OU only utilized half the field. I don't think Baker went back to weak side the entire 2nd half. And OT was more of the same.
As a Longhorn - the following is an expected comment, but I will make it anyway. I'm not sold on Lincoln Riley.
We've all seen too many coaches in CFB get carried by a great QB, only to flop otherwise. Let's see what Riley does next year. This year basically tells us nothing about him.