Oklahoma’s crowd during Bedlam game draws major criticism amid pandemic
By Adam Spencer
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Many college football stadiums are allowing fans to watch games at a limited capacity, with social distancing required, as we continue to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.
However, sometimes, the social distancing aspect goes out the window. We saw earlier this year as Florida coach Dan Mullen got upset with Texas A&M’s large, non-distanced crowd. He then called for Florida to fill The Swamp for the next week’s LSU game before that game was postponed due to a COVID outbreak in the Florida program. Mullen himself also tested positive.
For fans watching the Oklahoma beatdown of Oklahoma State on Saturday night, it was a similar story. Many shared photos of the Sooners’ large crowd, blasting the school for seemingly ignoring the ongoing pandemic.
Here’s a sampling of some of the reaction on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/oldbob_kelly/status/1330319699662528513
https://twitter.com/fonticellaphoto/status/1330317658252828680
Judging by the crowd at the OSU/OU game in Norman, there is no COVID in Oklahoma.
— Rich Campbell (@RCampbellmc58) November 22, 2020
Looking at this crowd in Norman it definitely seems like the State of Oklahoma is done with the pandemic….but I’m assuming a lot of the ppl living in the state would say a pandemic never started down there.
— Luke (@Luke_Contreras5) November 22, 2020
The crowd at this Oklahoma football game makes me so unbelievably angry. What is the athletic department down there thinking ????
— Kevin Russell (@ktrglobalhoops) November 22, 2020
Wow…. just turned on the @CowboyFB vs @OU_Football game. Yikes. That crowd. I guess in Oklahoma, when it comes to #COVID, there are just zero f*cks given! pic.twitter.com/p3jB0Gd47M
— Brian Hoyt (@OhioBrian) November 22, 2020
Oklahoma Sooners got a damn sell out crowd at a football game during a pandemic.
— gif bezos ➐ ?☠️ (@worldtitlebelt) November 22, 2020
Oklahoma beat the Cowboys 41-13 to stay in the hunt for a berth in the Big 12 title game.
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.
