LOOK: Mizzou fans, media members rip Derek Dooley’s final play call in Liberty Bowl loss to Oklahoma State
By Adam Spencer
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Drew Lock is surprisingly athletic, but when you put the ball in his hands, giving the Mizzou quarterback an option to throw the ball is always a good idea.
However, needing only one yard against Oklahoma State on Monday in the Liberty Bowl with the game on the line, OC Derek Dooley called a play that had Lock roll to his right without a pass option.
You can see the awful play, which took far too long to develop, in the video below:
And this is how Drew Lock’s career ends at Mizzou! pic.twitter.com/q362Gup8ob
— #NobodyDied (@ftbeard_17) January 1, 2019
Naturally, it came up short, costing the Tigers a chance to complete a comeback victory, and fans were not happy. Rightfully so, they took to Twitter to blast Dooley for the questionable (at best) decision to put the ball in Lock’s hands without a chance to throw:
We have just been Derek Dooley’d.
— The Mizzodcast (@mizzodcast) January 1, 2019
Just horrible by Mizzou
— Jason Caldwell (@ITATJason) January 1, 2019
What a debacle for Missouri. My goodness.
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) January 1, 2019
Derek Dooley think he was calling that play for Kelly Bryant?
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) January 1, 2019
Your impending 9 p.m. #NYE blackout is sponsored in part by Derek Dooley
— Danny Kerth (@dkerth42) January 1, 2019
https://twitter.com/austinward41/status/1079900497417523200
Derek Dooley you have been magnificent all year. All year. I wanted the Drew Lock keeper literally the ENTIRE second half! But not on fourth down! Anytime other than fourth down!!!!!
— Trent Dudenhoeffer (@_tdudenhoeffer) January 1, 2019
https://twitter.com/sportsrealists/status/1079900389883953152
Drew Lock had just 27 designed runs all season, so naturally on 4th down with the game on the line Derek Dooley takes it out of the hands of his many playmakers and leaves it up to Drew Lock's legs ??♂️
— Ryan McCrystal (@Ryan_McCrystal) January 1, 2019
https://twitter.com/jack_schimpf/status/1079902103643058177
https://twitter.com/Rosenbagger_/status/1079899394122661888
Boneheaded calls by Derek Dooley lost this game for Missouri
— Larry E. Hodge (@LarryEHodge) January 1, 2019
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
