College basketball fans turned to social media to wonder what is wrong with Kansas following a loss to Oklahoma.
The Kansas Jayhawks are poised to see a drop in their national ranking next week. The No. 9 team in the country has now lost three straight after the Oklahoma Sooners had a huge second half to take home a 75-68 win in the rivalry game.
The game was also one of revenge for the Sooners, who lost to the Jayhawks earlier this season. But it has been three straight losses for Kansas since then and fans in Norman couldn’t be happier.
.@OU_MBBall take down the Jayhawks. Final: OU 75, KU 68. #sooners pic.twitter.com/HcDvcHRp1v
— Sarah Phipps (@sarahcphipps) January 23, 2021
A huge win for Oklahoma and another head-scratcher for Kansas
Kansas now has four conference losses this season and all have been by at least five points. Meanwhile, the Sooners improved to 5-3 in conference play with a showdown against Texas next up on the schedule.
Congrats @LonKruger & @OU_MBBall ‼️
— Lincoln Riley (@LincolnRiley) January 23, 2021
Huge win- https://t.co/JLtwQRYsvY
Bill Self is purple. pic.twitter.com/1ofdGGjcNN
— EmbraceThePace (@EmbracePaceUVA) January 23, 2021
Moral of the story is, come to Norman with a 9 on your name, prepare to get got. #Boomer @OU_MBBall pic.twitter.com/uSrmbDc84f
— Dr Clam, Medicine Mollusk (@MedicineClam) January 23, 2021
Kansas always has high expectations under Bill Self. Now the team has to avoid completely unraveling after a third straight loss. The Jayhawks are still 10-5 on the season and should not be panicking.
#sooners beating kansas is a great feeling!
— Thomas Vickers (@VickersThomas) January 23, 2021
This is the ref #kubball needs right now pic.twitter.com/WTkd3BZNz8
— Adam Brassel (@adam_brassel) January 23, 2021
The #Jayhawks are simply a mid-tier #Big12 team this season. That it's odd to say speaks to their incredible run of conference success.
— Stan (@StanFinger) January 23, 2021
The positive story from this outcome is obviously on the Oklahoma side. The Sooners are 9-4 and should jump into the national rankings. Their next three games are all against ranked opponents and a win over Texas on Tuesday would have Big 12 fans wondering if Oklahoma poses the biggest threat to Baylor in the conference.
That cannot be a pleasant #Kansas locker room after a 3rd straight loss. #Oklahoma has shot through it postgame news conference and we're still waiting on Bill Self.
— Murray Evans (@murrayevans) January 23, 2021
“The storybook season is done...what we have to create is a storybook ending and that’s still in play” Bill Self after KU’s 3rd straight loss, the Jayhawks longest losing streak since 2013. #kubball pic.twitter.com/MTbWXgbbsL
— Chris Lilly (@ChrisLilly_) January 23, 2021
https://t.co/vaCC5sqxTO pic.twitter.com/U1nbufyW6w
— RCJH (@Kansashoopschat) January 23, 2021
A third straight loss should have Self making changes to ensure he can keep his team on track. This is a unique college basketball season and a loss on the road should not make the sky fall for his program.
However, it is clear they are rattled and a loss Thursday against TCU would have social media blowing up about the Jayhawks.