Oklahoma Red Cross, Case McCoy take Twitter jabs at Tide

By Jerry Hinnen | College Football Writer

If it wasn't the biggest upset of bowl season in terms of the point spread -- that honor belongs to UCF's takedown of Baylor -- but most college football fans would call Oklahoma's Sugar Bowl victory over Alabama the biggest surprise of bowl season nonetheless.

So it wasn't a surprise the game triggered a huge amount of chatter on Twitter, even from feeds that might not usually comment on a college football game. Like, for instance, the Oklahoma Red Cross, who sent out this tweet -- since deleted, but saved by al.com -- razzing the Tide over the loss:

Though that tweet seems mostly harmless (if oddly sourced,) the Red Cross apologized several times over:

We sincerely ask for forgiveness and did not mean to offend any by our football-related tweets.

- Red Cross Oklahoma (@redcrossokc) January 3, 2014

All in good fun tonight. Great game to both teams. Yes, we do love our friends in Alabama. #OUvsBAMA #SugarBowl

- Red Cross Oklahoma (@redcrossokc) January 3, 2014

All football jokes aside, we stand with Alabama to be there in the face of disaster and provide relief to those who are in need.

- Red Cross Oklahoma (@redcrossokc) January 3, 2014

Please be safe tonight following the game. Again, we are proud of our Oklahoma teams and have great respect for our friends in Alabama.

- Red Cross Oklahoma (@redcrossokc) January 3, 2014

Not deleted, not apologized for, here's Texas quarterback Case McCoy's brief summation of the deciding play, when Eric Striker stripped AJ McCarron for the icing fumble-recovery touchdown:

Lol

- Case McCoy (@CaseMcCoy6) January 3, 2014

As the 3,300 retweets would suggest, that about covered it.