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For the second year in a row, the Alabama Crimson Tide lost a pivotal SEC matchup to the Oklahoma Sooners that could well dent their College Football Playoff hopes.
This time around, the loss was a lot closer than a year ago, when the Sooners routed Bama 24-3 in Norman. Oklahoma went into Tuscaloosa and walked out with a 23-21 victory on Saturday, leading Tide fans to call for the head of second-year coach Kalen DeBoer.
But things could well have been much different if not for a missed field goal at the end of the first half.
Alabama Kicker Conor Talty Reams Long Snapper David Bird After Missed Field Goal
With time expiring in the first half, Alabama kicker Conor Talty missed a 31-yard field goal that would have tied the game at 17 heading into the break.
Oklahoma lineman Taylor Wein was credited with a block on the play. But it was unclear whether or not he actually touched the football, and it appeared Talty would have missed wide left either way.
However, it was what happened after the kick that caught the attention of fans.
The snap was definitely high but that miss is on the kicker. pic.twitter.com/fgJDp2XTLr
— Garrit Jacobson (@gjacobson) November 15, 2025
Following the miss, Talty was seen absolutely screaming at Alabama long snapper David Bird. Bird’s snap was slightly high on the play, but the holder appeared to handle it without issue, and it’s hard to say whether or not it affected Talty’s run-up.
Either way, it was an absolutely awful look for the young kicker and fans on social media has plenty to say about it.
“Had no business yelling at him like that publicly when you’ve only converted 68% of your kicks. Bad look IMO,” one wrote.
“If I was that long snapper, I would’ve punched Talty in the face when we got into the locker room,” said another.
Ultimately, whether it was on Talty or Bird, the miss proved the be the difference in the game, so both probably wound up feeling pretty bad in the locker room after the final whistle.