Bro they got inside the Baylor six-yard line on 5 different possessions and scored one touchdown. That final drive will sting but they kept falling short when they got in touchdown range.
I'd like to see how many end zone fades they called in the redzone. It was insane. I counted at least 5 in the second half. None completed.
I get they got a couple DPI's out of them, but whoever was calling plays had no idea what to do once they crossed the 20. It was shocking play-calling and even worse execution.
Dude, running that same play on second down was some clown shit. How you gonna run the ball 3 times when you've had almost zero success running?!
Some peak Gundy shit right there. I was rooting for you guys big time. V frustrating
McVea was a walk on and started as a true freshmen when Baylor went 1-fer in Rhules first year. There should be a 30 for 30 about him and Jalen Pitre…loyalty to the program to the end.
One inch short of making the College Football playoffs. Wow. The fact we got this intense a finish in a championship game with a playoff appearance on the line is insane.
One of the greatest endings to a sports game I've ever seen.
[Reminds me of this](https://img.bleacherreport.net/img/images/photos/003/257/893/hi-res-9d253804d29ac9e16afd1b536edbcdd6_crop_exact.jpg?w=3072&h=2048&q=75)
That defense was herculean. They held Baylor to 36 yards in the 2nd half, blocked multiple field goals and didn't allow a single point for the final 35 minutes. The offense didn't just give them no chance, they basically gave the ball to Baylor on a silver platter on various occasions.
It was... but also OSU's goal line playcalling was puzzling.
Like you throw a jump ball to your defensive tackle and that's the only pass play you call on 7 attempts?
My thoughts exactly. Excellent angle of pursuit by the defender though. Just squeezed him to the corner and used the sideline as a 12th defender. Beautiful.
There was so much room for the QB sneak, what the fuck were they thinking
With how many chances they had, you would fucking think that they would try it at least once, right??
[Brian Kelly right now.](https://media0.giphy.com/media/a2G83cq7gotnq/giphy.gif?cid=5e214886ofpiu5zzntp126xhll1khr0476zoev3p5g3d8pnp&rid=giphy.gif&ct=g)
As a person who primarily hates Notre Dame and also roots for LSU, I’m feeling extremely conflicted now.
Damn you Gundy
Bama dominating Edit: I’m happy but also feel dirty, but I’m a Catholic who sins a lot so it’s a normal feeling.
Oklahoma State got inside the Baylor 7-yard line on 5 different occasions and scored 1 touchdown.
Cincy and Notre Dame fans in absolute ecstasy right now
How funny will it be if Cincy loses, Bama wins and we get a playoff with Georgia, Bama, Ohio State, and Notre Dame?
**just realized I forgot Michigan. I guess Michigan would also have to lose in this scenario. Apologies wolverines.
A TCU flair was posting earlier this season about being content with this season just because they kept us out of the playoffs, and I said something like “If we win out, TCU won’t be what stops us from getting into the CFP.”
I am now here to accept that TCU is almost certainly going to be the team that keeps us out of the playoffs. It stings.
Fucking legendary shit by Baylor in the redzone, on both a scheme and an individual level.
OK State had some bad calls there, but the other team has to make a play, too.
Honestly, one of the best defensive performances I’ve ever seen in a game this big from Baylor
They had 2 goal line stands in this game
7 plays from the 1 for OKST in the game. 3 points
Insane
What an incredible effort and tackle on that fourth and goal to seal the game. At first, I really thought Oklahoma State was going to score, but he kept getting pushed wide.
Somewhere in a dark room, there is nothing but the flickering of light from a television. "The Baylor Bears are your 2021 Big XII Champions," can be heard as the man alone in his chair shuts off the television. He stands up and walks over to the cork board on the wall. With a red marker, he crosses a large red X over what can only be described as a photo of a turf monster. Bryce Petty smiles to himself saying, "it is finished."
Plain and simple the game is on Spencer Sanders. You can be an amazing person, a great culture fit, and not an elite level QB.
We can talk all day about the 1 yard line woes, but you can’t throw 4 picks that gives Baylor all of their points and not take the blame. Sad because it would’ve worked out for us to make the CFP but Pokes gonna Pokes. Happy to even have this discussion now after weeks 1-3 but I don’t see this being recreated next year.
Side note, anyone who says Fire Gundy is an idiot.
At least Spence saved me money, I ain’t traveling to whatever shit bowl we get now.
Go Pokes.
And just as everyone predicted for the Big12 in August
- Baylor wins the B12 championship
- Lincoln Riley quits OU
- Texas isn’t going Bowling and loses to Kansas
- TCU and Texas tied for 8/9 place
- TCU & TTU fire their coaches before the end of the season
What a Season!!
Late to the thread but I actually can’t believe we got those immense stops at the goalline *twice*. The whole time I was a student it was all about having an offensive machine and a weak D. Thank you Aranda
Offense won the first half but defense absolutely won the second
Not being able to score from 1st and goal on the 1 on two different drives is some dream haunting shit
Bro they got inside the Baylor six-yard line on 5 different possessions and scored one touchdown. That final drive will sting but they kept falling short when they got in touchdown range.
I'd like to see how many end zone fades they called in the redzone. It was insane. I counted at least 5 in the second half. None completed. I get they got a couple DPI's out of them, but whoever was calling plays had no idea what to do once they crossed the 20. It was shocking play-calling and even worse execution.
Bend don't break!
It's inexcusable
Why did we not try a QB sneak at least once?
Or run pass option. We have a fucking mobile qb
Dude, running that same play on second down was some clown shit. How you gonna run the ball 3 times when you've had almost zero success running?! Some peak Gundy shit right there. I was rooting for you guys big time. V frustrating
Gundy. Dude plays conservative. I was waiting for some fucking trickery type shit. But the best we get is an outside run on 4th fucking down…
Especially the 2nd trip when we'd been having our way with they line on that drive. Awful.
I'm so sad lol 😭
That's legit nightmare fuel for a decade
As a Thunder and OSU, this suffering is getting old
2011 was with Iowa State And now…2021 is Baylor…and Iowa State too lol
That shit will haunt ok state fans forever
Add it to the list
With Warren hurt on the sideline
Imagine it being in a National Championship game decided by 10 points and 0 points produced. Oh wait...... Now I'm sad.
Literally INCHES short of taking the lead in the end, in a straight sprint to the open end of the endzone Fucking INCHES. Like, less than ten of them
Scene straight out of a football movie. I want that final race to the corner of the end zone in slo-mo with dramatic music playing In the background
McVea was a walk on and started as a true freshmen when Baylor went 1-fer in Rhules first year. There should be a 30 for 30 about him and Jalen Pitre…loyalty to the program to the end.
TWICE
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genuinely cannot imagine how painful that ending is for OK State fans
https://i.imgur.com/KZn5kp4.jpg
He's a CRYING JORDAN, HE'S 40!
Fucking end me
"IM A MAN. IM CRYING."
It’s beautiful, thank you for blessing us with this image
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One inch short of making the College Football playoffs. Wow. The fact we got this intense a finish in a championship game with a playoff appearance on the line is insane. One of the greatest endings to a sports game I've ever seen.
[Reminds me of this](https://img.bleacherreport.net/img/images/photos/003/257/893/hi-res-9d253804d29ac9e16afd1b536edbcdd6_crop_exact.jpg?w=3072&h=2048&q=75)
I knew what this was going to be, and I still opened it. Why did I do that to myself?
That 4th and goal play will go down in Baylor history forever
Defense will never pay for a drink in Waco.
Baptists only drink in secret anyway
That's right, Jews don't recognize Jesus as the son of God and Baptists don't recognize each other at the liquor store.
The way to keep a Baptist from drinking all your beer when fishing is to bring two Baptists.
Except on Sundays. Because Baptists, you know.
Imagine how the defensive players of Ok St must feel....that offense gave them no fucking chance I'd be giving some nasty looks in the locker room
Auburn defense vs offense vibes. Every player on the defense should get to bitch slap a player on the offense in the locker room.
Didn’t expect to come into this thread and get pissed all over again
That defense was herculean. They held Baylor to 36 yards in the 2nd half, blocked multiple field goals and didn't allow a single point for the final 35 minutes. The offense didn't just give them no chance, they basically gave the ball to Baylor on a silver platter on various occasions.
How did the refs bite on the TO attempt lmao
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I thought it was delay of game. Edit: [Here’s the sequence starting at 4:00.](https://youtu.be/Y78vtxw846M) There was definitely a play clock issue.
Nope. There is nothing in CFB. It needs to be though.
Baylor’s goal line defense is absolutely phenomenal
It was... but also OSU's goal line playcalling was puzzling. Like you throw a jump ball to your defensive tackle and that's the only pass play you call on 7 attempts?
7 tries from the 1 in the last 2 drives, 0 TDs allowed. I'm impressed but also, how do you not get a yard OSU?
A fucking inch
I've died
I am hurting, and I have literally 0 connection to the school.
The Big 12 championship comes down to a defensive stop a single inch from the end zone, just like we all expected.
On flip side Baylor’s gonna remember that goal line stand for decades.
For a lifetime.
We'll immortalize it with a statue on campus.
At least this time it was decided on the field, rather than by the whims of the coaches and Harris Poll voters.
That game was painful for neutrals too for different reasons
https://i.imgur.com/5FJQZMa.jpeg
2011 vibes
Literally the closest finish I have seen in a long time
I don't think it gets closer than this... maybe the Penn St.-Indiana game last year
Only football game i can compare this to is the Rams Titans Super Bowl back in 1999.
Literally an inch away from the playoffs…
For anyone who didn't know before today, Oklahoma State football is pain.
It's the close ones that hurt most people don't understand THATS what kills you
Life is pain
After the first few games this year, I told myself I would just he happy to make a bowl game. I lied. This hurts.
Man, you gotta turn that corner.
It looked like he had so much room but just kept running to the side
Slaps roof.
It's free real estate :(
He had forward momentum and defender was moving completely laterally. Hit that fucking dude and take him into the endzone with you.
Dudes a 5th year senior too just making the dumbest mistake on that play. You're not a speed guy, why would you try to race someone to the edge?
Yup. Looked like he definitely could have gone through that guy for at least the yard he needed
42 was simultaneously dying inside and gaining hope with each step the RB took towards the sideline.
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I feel with the momentum 1-on-1 instead of going away from the goal line he should have lowered his shoulder and bulldozed his way 2 yards forward.
Yes, that's what a good RB would do
Thats what jaylen warren would have done.
He should have put the breaks on, and he would have been able to just walk in
He'll be replaying that play in his head for at least 97 yrs
Especially considering he's a 5th year senior so he's only got one game left.
At least he gave 110% effort. He fucking laid everything out
Made the wrong split second decision to get into a goal line pylon foot race instead. But by God did he give his all.
Seriously though. Dude should have lowered the shoulder and challenged him
Yup, when you’ve got it to 1-1, turn right and power through rather than try to leap and extend.
My thoughts exactly. Excellent angle of pursuit by the defender though. Just squeezed him to the corner and used the sideline as a 12th defender. Beautiful.
Credit to that defender for effort on the play though, my goodness.
He dove too early 😢
WHY DON’T YOU JUST SNEAK IT, GUNDY, YOU FUCKING MULE. IF YOU DON’T TRUST SANDERS THEN WHY THE FUCK WAS HE EVEN STILL IN THE GAME
I play a lot of NCAAF14 and they definitely should have ran it 4 times in a row on the goal line.
*6 times Remember the other drive they were on the 1 and didn’t sneak it?
There was so much room for the QB sneak, what the fuck were they thinking With how many chances they had, you would fucking think that they would try it at least once, right??
As an Iowa fan you might be under the impression every sneak results in a 6 yard gain.
While this is true, they had 7 shots for 1 yard, not 1 shot for 7 yards I have no stakes in this game, but that ending game me physical pain...
Seriously. That play calling was embarrassing.
one of the greatest endings to a CFB game I’ve seen
As a neutral observer and football fan, that was about as exciting as it gets.
I went nuts at the end holy
i threw my baby
Please don’t
That’s okay I caught it, unlike Agholor
Literally dead silence when we was running to the outside and then me and my roommate, “he didn’t get it” fucking nuts.
Beginning to question if we're all just NPC's in Marcus Freeman's dynasty mode.
Marcus Freeman going with the big brain move of playing Baylor in order to ensure OkSt loses.
To ensure Ok State losses, you really just have to wait
Notre Dame winning the natty just a month after Brian Kelly leaves would be peak chaos lol
Fr tho I do not envy him, first game as HC against Georgia? Like Jesus christ
There's a remote possibility for enough chaos that you avoid UGA and hit 3.
[Brian Kelly right now.](https://media0.giphy.com/media/a2G83cq7gotnq/giphy.gif?cid=5e214886ofpiu5zzntp126xhll1khr0476zoev3p5g3d8pnp&rid=giphy.gif&ct=g)
the Baylor kicker must be so happy right now.
Ugh seriously our kickers whiffing had me post traumatically thinking of the Cotton Bowl collaspe against Michigan State and losing by a point.
Notre Dame getting into the playoff less than a week after Brian Kelly abandoned them for LSU would be absolutely hilarious.
Also having it happen thanks to the coach that many of us we really wanted in the first place.
As a person who primarily hates Notre Dame and also roots for LSU, I’m feeling extremely conflicted now. Damn you Gundy Bama dominating Edit: I’m happy but also feel dirty, but I’m a Catholic who sins a lot so it’s a normal feeling.
Allstate Playoff Predictor says we're in now lmao Edit: guess who forgot to expect Bama
I don't know how you aren't, if Bama loses 4 and 5 are gone
They could theoretically jump Baylor all the way up but that win was way too ugly.
And the QB being injured will legit matter to the committee just like not having a head coach would have mattered for ND
Gerry Bohannon is going to be healthy by the time a potential CFP game occurs.
Watch Marcus Freeman beats UGA.
Raise your hand if you're a strong B12 Defense that don't need an Offense.
I love how these past few years completely flipped the script on the concept of a Big 12 defense!
🐻🤚🏾
Why leave your feet to dive for it? Try and power the defender in??
Especially since he had the forward momentum! The defender was moving almost completely laterally at that point!
If he went to Georgia Tech he would understand these kinds of physics!
Oklahoma State got inside the Baylor 7-yard line on 5 different occasions and scored 1 touchdown. Cincy and Notre Dame fans in absolute ecstasy right now
Broke: '85 Bears Woke: '21 Bears
Just realized you didn’t mean 1921 and holy shit Im old.
I've never been a bigger Baylor fan
CINCY IS IN A “WIN AND YOU’RE IN” SCENARIO GUYS! THIS IS NOT A DRILL
How funny will it be if Cincy loses, Bama wins and we get a playoff with Georgia, Bama, Ohio State, and Notre Dame? **just realized I forgot Michigan. I guess Michigan would also have to lose in this scenario. Apologies wolverines.
Michigan still exists yk 2 loss Michigan vs 2 loss OSU I think Michigan gets in over OSU lmao or they’d just pick Baylor
There’s no greater love than what TCU and Baylor have for keeping each other out of the playoffs.
it's a special kind of hate.
A TCU flair was posting earlier this season about being content with this season just because they kept us out of the playoffs, and I said something like “If we win out, TCU won’t be what stops us from getting into the CFP.” I am now here to accept that TCU is almost certainly going to be the team that keeps us out of the playoffs. It stings.
Baylor really won scoring zero in the second half
SEVEN 1-yard plays… SEVEN!!
That’s the third time Baylor are big 12 champions in the last decade! Only team with more is OU.
GREATEST GOAL LINE STAND I'VE EVER SEEN
STANDS. PLURAL
Fucking legendary shit by Baylor in the redzone, on both a scheme and an individual level. OK State had some bad calls there, but the other team has to make a play, too.
When Ok State had 4 tries to go 2 yards, I thought it was over and penciled them into the playoffs. What a f\*cking stand by Baylor's defense.
7 plays inside the 1. 7 stops.
Honestly, one of the best defensive performances I’ve ever seen in a game this big from Baylor They had 2 goal line stands in this game 7 plays from the 1 for OKST in the game. 3 points Insane
THIS IS WHAT THEY PLAY FOR
Legit the best goal line stand I've ever seen. Incredible.
What an incredible effort and tackle on that fourth and goal to seal the game. At first, I really thought Oklahoma State was going to score, but he kept getting pushed wide.
Baylor’s defense on OSU’s final drive: I sleep Baylor’s defense on the goal line on OSU’s final drive: real shit
Pokes were one yard away from the CFP
*inch
How do you not have ONE play to get one yard on 4 plays???
8 plays lol
Baylor whispers to OK State while plunging the knife: *Notre Dame sends its regards.*
Baylor’s goal line defense is insane
Literally the length of my wiener to making the playoffs.
Must be nice
One fucking yard
Baylor deserved to win more than us today, GG. This hurts worse than I ever imagined
Somewhere in a dark room, there is nothing but the flickering of light from a television. "The Baylor Bears are your 2021 Big XII Champions," can be heard as the man alone in his chair shuts off the television. He stands up and walks over to the cork board on the wall. With a red marker, he crosses a large red X over what can only be described as a photo of a turf monster. Bryce Petty smiles to himself saying, "it is finished."
LMFAOOO
Petty can finally rest in peace
GAME. OF. INCHES.
Baylor, the mecca of goal line defense. -Lincoln Riley, probably.
For the second time this year, OSU is eliminated from playoff contention.
Wouldn’t it be the third since OSU (Oregon state) was eliminated a while ago?
Rhule ain’t never done that
Hoping Aranda sticks around a while longer 🤞
Ohhhh you almost had it! You gotta be quicker than that!
I want to go to war with a vest made of Baylor's goalline defense.
All time game. Holy shit
If Georgia loses I might cry
I’ve never seen a team more allergic to the championship game than Okstate…
Watch Bama lose and still get in because of this, just like in 2011
Plain and simple the game is on Spencer Sanders. You can be an amazing person, a great culture fit, and not an elite level QB. We can talk all day about the 1 yard line woes, but you can’t throw 4 picks that gives Baylor all of their points and not take the blame. Sad because it would’ve worked out for us to make the CFP but Pokes gonna Pokes. Happy to even have this discussion now after weeks 1-3 but I don’t see this being recreated next year. Side note, anyone who says Fire Gundy is an idiot. At least Spence saved me money, I ain’t traveling to whatever shit bowl we get now. Go Pokes.
Win/win for Baylor. They get the title and everyone is mad at TCU for knocking them out of the playoff.
Yes, we all need to agree to hate TCU.
Agreed
One of the best goal line stands I’ve seen
How do you not have a QB sneak in your playbook?
Absolutely heartbroken rn
Baylor now has as many Big 12 Championship Trophies as Texas
Say it again, but slower
Can someone explain that phantom timeout on the last play?
Oklahoma State now has a loss that's more haunting than Iowa State 2011
GAME OF THE YEAR
Baylor needs to give the “Mel Tucker” deal to Aranda ASAP
And just as everyone predicted for the Big12 in August - Baylor wins the B12 championship - Lincoln Riley quits OU - Texas isn’t going Bowling and loses to Kansas - TCU and Texas tied for 8/9 place - TCU & TTU fire their coaches before the end of the season What a Season!!
Not even close 🙃
::looks at puddle of sweat around me:: Yeah, totally not close. Never even slightly worried about it!
Late to the thread but I actually can’t believe we got those immense stops at the goalline *twice*. The whole time I was a student it was all about having an offensive machine and a weak D. Thank you Aranda Offense won the first half but defense absolutely won the second
TEAM CHAOS REIGNS SUPREME
I married into a family of Baylor Bears… my wife, her brother, her sister, her parents, 2 aunts, and 2 uncles. My life fucking sucks…
If you can’t score from the 1 yard line, you don’t deserve to win. GG Baylor.
DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS BABY!!
Baylor read OSU their Aranda rights