re: Mike Gundy says Ok State would have beaten LSU in the 2011 title game

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Okie State got outgained by nearly 200 yards by Stanford in the Fiesta Bowl. They were completely outplayed and only won that game due to Stanford's kicker shitting the bed. And let's look at it another way.

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I won't defend Okie St. too much here, but this is what SEC teams often do in big bowls not playing for a national title. See Bama 2013, UF 2020, 2017 Auburn etc. The motivation of playing in the Rose Bowl or Orange bowl is nowhere near as high as playing for a national championship.

Some of the controversy that year was the media had put Bama into the title game before Oklahoma St. even played their game against OU. They commercial was like "Oklahoma St. will win the Big 12 if they win this game" and nothing about having a shot to win a national title. That was a 9 win OU team who Okie St. took out back and put them to pasture.

I still think you don't need a rematch if you win a road game against someone. Okie St. should have gotten their shot because Bama had theirs