Social Media Took Off After BYU Basketball’s Win Over No. 12 Oregon
Nov 17, 2021, 12:23 AM | Updated: 12:44 am
BYU Basketball forward Gideon George celebrates after a big win. (Nate Edwards/BYU Photo)
(Nate Edwards/BYU Photo)
BYU basketball had the college basketball world buzzing after their 81-49 thrashing over No. 12 Oregon in the PK Invitational.
The Cougars, not the Ducks, looked like the squad that belonged in the Top 25 rankings. Senior guard Alex Barcello went off for 25 points in the 32-point victory, making a clear statement that he and his team are to be taken seriously nationally this season.
The College Basketball world on social media did take notice of BYU’s dominant victory over Oregon. Here are some of the notable reactions.
Still undefeated vs. the Pac-12 #GoCougs pic.twitter.com/tLbGkv0E7b
— BYU (@BYU) November 17, 2021
Sco Cougs pic.twitter.com/J5SRxp61bm
— Alex Barcello (@AlexBarcello23) November 17, 2021
3️⃣2️⃣-POINT WIN 😱
Led by 25 points from @AlexBarcello23, unranked @BYUMBB just handed No. 12 Oregon its largest ever loss as a ranked team. pic.twitter.com/pEsKt6KhzI
— ESPN (@espn) November 17, 2021
WHAT A NIGHT FOR THE COUGS!! 👏 pic.twitter.com/ItZoXGRBhB
— BYU Men’s Basketball (@BYUMBB) November 17, 2021
BYU takes down #12 Oregon 81-49 in MBB.
The Cougars continue to assert themselves as a premier athletic program in the West
— WestCoastCFB (@WestCoastCFB) November 17, 2021
how bout them cougz
— collin chandler (@collinchand13r) November 17, 2021
How you feeling right now @BYUMBB fans? 😃 👏 🏀
Cougs are rolling against the Ducks.#BYU #GoCougs pic.twitter.com/7NEPHOFt4A
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) November 17, 2021
I guess BYU will move up from 17 after that shellacking of Oregon. https://t.co/HjxsevbYNq
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) November 17, 2021
Can you rank BYU hoops now?!?! Love watching these guys play ball. #GoCougs 🤙🏽
— Fesi Sitake (@fsitake) November 17, 2021
BYU absolutely destroying a good Oregon team right now.
Mark Pope remains one of the best young coaches in college hoops – that never actually gets acknowledged as, well, one of the best young coaches in college basketball
— Aaron Torres (@Aaron_Torres) November 17, 2021
On the bright side for the Pac-12, only one football game and one basketball game left against BYU.
— Jon Wilner (@wilnerhotline) November 17, 2021
An absolute thrashing of nationally-ranked Oregon.#BYU‘s second-best win of the Mark Pope era.
Cougs have arrived on the national landscape. https://t.co/Ob5hamAhyT
— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) November 17, 2021
Pac-12 has to stop playing BYU in sports. Too painful. https://t.co/kuYfcL6mRU
— Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) November 17, 2021
First BYU Basketball game i’ve seen this season and wow, great defense, solid play around the hoop getting rebounds. I’m impressed.
— WHAT’S INSIDE? (@whatsinside) November 17, 2021
BYU 81, Oregon 49. Final.
Holy crap.
— Matt Norlander (@MattNorlander) November 17, 2021
Not a bad week for Mark Pope and BYU. Last Wednesday, they signed their highest-ranked recruit in almost a decade in Collin Chandler. Beat San Diego State on Friday.
And then tonight, they go to Portland and drill No. 12 Oregon by 32 points. 32!
— Jeff Borzello (@jeffborzello) November 17, 2021
.@BYUMBB DOMINATES to earn the upset win 💪 pic.twitter.com/P4QQ019IUX
— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) November 17, 2021
now that’s a damn stat https://t.co/kmHhgmsozI
— Seth Davis (@SethDavisHoops) November 17, 2021
Spencer Johnson with a sweet dish to set up the dunk for @BYUMBB 👀 pic.twitter.com/k1nSJ2htk8
— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) November 17, 2021
Down go the Ducks‼️ 👀@BYUMBB dominates No. 12 Oregon 😤 pic.twitter.com/e6BkUN8UCU
— FOX College Hoops (@CBBonFOX) November 17, 2021
Win of the year in CBB so far, congrats to Coach Pope and the boys
— Mark Titus (@clubtrillion) November 17, 2021
@BYUMBB is for real, for real.
Deep, talented, an elite shooter in Alex Barcello and what a coach in Mark Pope. HUGE win for the Cougs tonight. pic.twitter.com/TGjHtAR7YI— Kevin Connors (@kevconnorsespn) November 17, 2021
This app must be broken right? No way BYU just dismantled Oregon by almost 40. Nope. pic.twitter.com/2d4PVt6XDX
— George Wrighster III (@georgewrighster) November 17, 2021
Just turned on ESPN to see BYU whacking No. 12 Oregon by 30-plus. Wow.
— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) November 17, 2021
Unbeaten teams remaining: 98 (Sorry, Oregon).
— Ken Pomeroy (@kenpomeroy) November 17, 2021
Dana Altman on the loss:
“This team doesn’t play that poorly if they’ve been coached well. I’ve been soft.
“I am totally embarrassed. I am upset with myself.
“I say these things and that takes away from BYU and what they did.”
Altman very impressed by BYU.
— Matt Prehm (@MattPrehm) November 17, 2021
I vow to talk about Mark Pope and BYU basketball more during the Pac-12 Update
— Tate Frazier (@tatefrazier) November 17, 2021
I think BYU should be already been ranked, but they are without question in the rankings next week.
— Sean Paul (@SeanPaulCBB) November 17, 2021
Things you didn’t think you’d tweet: BYU over Oregon by 32.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) November 17, 2021
Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for sports.ksl.com and host of the Cougar Tracks Podcast (SUBSCRIBE) and Cougar Sports Saturday (Saturday from 12–3 p.m.) on KSL Newsradio. Follow him on Twitter: @Mitch_Harper.
