Social media reacts to SEC's decision to move Oklahoma vs. Ole Miss

John Williams, Sooners WireSat, November 14, 2026 at 7:12 AM UTC

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The Oklahoma Sooners and the Ole Miss Rebels will play their Week 11 game on Sunday at Noon. A move decided by the SEC, despite strong opposition from Oklahoma leadership, is taking place because Ole Miss couldn't find a way to get to Norman in time for kickoff.

So the SEC let Ole Miss off the hook for their poor response to the FAA ground stoppage.

When teams like Texas, Tennessee, and even Purdue (who took a bus to get to Iowa) were able to find a way, Ole Miss sat on their hands and couldn't be bothered to work out the details to make it to Norman for a Saturday kickoff. Instead, Sooner Nation is forced to extend hotel stays, rebook flights, change rental car reservations, or miss the game altogether because of previously scheduled events on a Sunday, where there typically isn't any football.

Oh, and that doesn't even mention the weather, where the game went from what would be considered good fall football weather to a 40-degree day with a high chance of rain.

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It was a move met with strong opposition from Oklahoma athletic director Roger Denny, but Greg Sankey basically put Oklahoma between a rock and a hard place. The message was either play on Sunday or forfeit. And so Oklahoma will be forced to play on Sunday because of Ole Miss's inability to problem-solve.

Here's how fans reacted on social media.

From Roger DennyThe Logistical IncompetenceOle Miss AD Fumbles the BallAwesomeOle Miss got over on the SECEmbarrassingDoesn't Make SenseSoft?Terrible Problem SolvingTeams found a way, Ole Miss couldn't be botheredSankey got played?SEC Doesn't Care about the FansSEC Owe the Fans?Terrible Job by the SEC and Ole MissSankey trying to save a playoff team?This will be fun logistically for OU's CampusThey Couldn't Figure it OutPretty One-Sided DecisionOle Miss WonOle Miss got off easy

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