Mark Stoops knew his decision to punt on 4th and 8 with three minutes to go would be a talking point after tonight’s 13-12 loss to No. 1 Georgia, addressing it in the opening remarks of his postgame press conference; however, he doesn’t want that to define his team’s performance.
Stoops said several times how hard a week it was coming off the loss to South Carolina and how proud he was of his players for bouncing back. That said, he’s not settling for a moral victory.
“I’m not saying I’m pleased with a moral victory. We’re, what, 10 years past that, but I do care about the way we play. I do care about our preparation. I care about the way we represent the fan base, the way we represent this university, the way we play. And we played hard and thought we had opportunities to win the game.”
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