Oklahoma State

5-3

Week 10 · updated Wednesday, Nov 4

Oklahoma State led Iowa State by 7 and lost 49-51 as a 10-point favorite.

Fan mood in the week of the Iowa State game: on the bright side

Fan mood in each Oklahoma State game week this season

Compared with other fanbases in r/CFB game threads that week. Each row is a week, named for its game; the further right the dot, the brighter the talk.

sourerbrightervs Oregon W 39-31middle of the packvs Murray State W 59-0all inat West Virginia W 41-24all invs UCF W 42-28all inat Houston L 32-35on the bright sidevs Colorado W 57-24on the bright sideat Iowa State L 49-51on the bright sidesourerbrighterSep 12vs OregonW 39-31middle of the packSep 19vs Murray StateW 59-0all inSep 26at West VirginiaW 41-24all inOct 10vs UCFW 42-28all inOct 17at HoustonL 32-35on the bright sideOct 24vs ColoradoW 57-24on the bright sideOct 31at Iowa StateL 49-51on the bright side
  • L 10-24 at Tulsa
  • W 39-31 vs Oregon
  • W 59-0 vs Murray State
  • W 41-24 at West Virginia
  • W 42-28 vs UCF
  • L 32-35 at Houston
  • W 57-24 vs Colorado
  • L 49-51 at Iowa State
  • Next: at Kansas State, Saturday, Nov 7

Scores ours first. The three losses came by 14, 3 and 2.

Oklahoma State fans in other seasons

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2021-2025 are not shown: not enough of their chatter was read to place a season.

Since the last game

Oklahoma State lost 49-51 at Iowa State.

The whole Iowa State game

Before Kansas State

The playoff simulation gives Oklahoma State a 26% chance at Kansas State on Saturday, Nov 7.

In the playoff simulation, the Kansas State game has a bowl on it for Oklahoma State.

Kansas State game on Now

What the Kansas State game is worth

How fan mood is read

Fan mood compares what Oklahoma State fans wrote in r/CFB game threads with every FBS fanbase with enough talk that week. A week runs Monday to Sunday and is named for the game in it. The read is redrawn 300 times from the same commenters, re-ranking every fanbase each time. Sour or all in means the read sat in the bottom or top fifth in at least 70 of every 100 draws; on the sour side or on the bright side, in the bottom or top two fifths in at least 80; anything less settled is middle of the pack. A bright label also needs more positive talk than negative, and a sour one the reverse. Brighter or sourer than usual compares the week with the team's own earlier weeks, after taking out how every fanbase read that week. Each dot sits at the read's rank that week. A week read before these labels keeps the word it was first given, the fifth it sat in (sour, uneasy, mixed, hopeful or all in). Season averages are the mean of a season's reads, in fifths from sour to all in, and seasons before 2026 were read from each week's wider talk, so a comparison across seasons is rough. 2019 and 2020 were read later, in one pass, from saved talk.

Fan mood, week by week

Mood over time

Position = mood · width = volume · color = the kind of feeling

What the reporters say

What reporters say

6 quotes collected this season

What the beat said, in their own words.

The biggest thing is that the culture and the coaching staff and the team all feel right to me
Kellow · On32 days before Oklahoma State's 2026 game against Iowa State
There’s a clock that’s got to go off in your head when you step up, nothing’s there
McGuire · Heartland College Sports3 days after the 39-31 game
North Texas is not the same team as last year. Coach Eric Morris and the majority of the team moved on to Oklahoma State
Feazel · FOX Sports3 days before the opener

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Fan chatter

Fan chatterThe loudest night of the season and what a usual night looks like.

Fan chatter this season

Roaring

The loudest night was the 59-0 win over Murray State.

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A usual night for Oklahoma State fans is steady.

Arguments

The argumentThe one thing this fanbase can't agree on, with receipts.
Cr/CFB
GGoogle News
LLocked On
CCampus paper
BBluesky
YYouTube
6 outlets & communities talking

What little we hear

Only 5 cohort(s) cleared the signal floor this week, so we won’t stage a split we can’t back. Here’s the honest read:

Millennials+0.17
Analytics crowd+0.17
Die-hards+0.17
Gen Z+0.17
National take+0.16

How Oklahoma State fans actually talk

Rr/CFBFan talk

It truly is a high to feel joy watching football again

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One of the crowd’s most upvoted takes — read for mood, not as a side. The cohort read is the measured part.

What this fanbase keeps coming back to

fan energy
32%
recent results
20%
where the program is headed
14%
offense
6%
the rankings
6%

Topics are model-labeled from Reddit — a rough signal of what this fanbase is circling right now.

week 10. The sources and the divergence rank are measured. Cohort labels and sentiment are a source-weighted model estimate, never a quote attributed to a person.
ArgumentsRecurring arguments this fanbase keeps returning to.

What fans are saying

player performanceWidely held among fans

fans argue the team scores too few touchdowns in the red zone

And how the fuck can we not punch in the ball when we are 2 yards from the end zone? Why is the end zone offense so fucking bad.

Based on 4 comments from 3 posters across 3 threads · Oct 17, 2026–Oct 18, 2026 · via CFB

player performanceOne fan's take

One fan believes Oklahoma State scores fewer points in first halves

I mean, no offense to ISU but beating us isn't particularly impressive. Our first half defense has been dogshit all year and the second half defense is marginally better.

Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Nov 1, 2026 · via CFB

player roleOne fan's take that season

One fan believes Caleb Hawkins is crucial for Oklahoma State’s offensive plays

The reason that Oklahoma State will not be scoring 30 to 40 points per game is because it's not enough to have a Drew Mestermaker and a Caleb Hawkins.....somebody has to pass protect, and open holes.

Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Jul 28, 2026 · via Big 12 Conference

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scheme identityEarly signal — few voices

fans believe the team struggles to score touchdowns inside the 20-yard line

Our lack of a true power run game hurts us so bad in the red zone.

Based on 2 comments from 2 posters across 2 threads · Oct 18, 2026 · via CFB, OKState

player performanceOne fan's take

One fan believes this team scores more points per game than most

Hi I’m Oklahoma State’s offense and I am the number 2 offense in the country

Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Nov 1, 2026 · via CFB

player performanceOne fan's take

One fan thinks the team’s defense improves after halftime

The defense definitely tends to pick it up in the 2nd half

Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Oct 10, 2026 · via CFB

Rival talk

The obsessionThe rival this fanbase can't stop bringing up.
Rent Free · r/CFB fan posts, 2026 season
Oklahoma State fans 70% of posts bring up another team▲1pp saltier#17 of 77 saltiest · mostly about Oklahoma
Who Oklahoma State fans can’t stop bringing up
  1. Oklahoma25%
  2. Oregon12%
  3. Clemson5%
  4. LSU5%
  5. Syracuse4%
share of Oklahoma State’s football posts that mention each team
Rivalry mirrorHow the rival's fans talk about you vs. you about them.
The rivalry mirror 2026 season
Oklahoma State
×
Oklahoma
← Oklahoma State fans, on Oklahoma
Oklahoma fans, on Oklahoma State →
rankedz 3.7
coachz 2.1
lostz 3.4
offensivez 2.0
lossz 2.2
Oklahoma fans' talk about Oklahoma State has no standout words this season

“Oklahoma State, the perennial playoff contender!”

reddit/CFB · fan post
Words each fanbase uses about the other far more than in everyday talk. A longer bar means the word stands out more. The number is its z-score, how far above usual it runs; 2 or more is notable.

How Oklahoma State fans talk

Who they talk aboutThe people this fanbase names more than anyone else does.
Who they talk about Against the field · 2026 season

The names this fanbase says more than anyone else does — players, coaches, the places they keep coming back to. Not slang: these are the people carrying the conversation.

Drew Mestemaker
×275.4 the field
Signature — named ≥10× as often as the rest of college football
Drew Mestemaker×275.4
Caleb Hawkins×25.4
Mike Gundy×55.5

“The model that came up with this poll must not know that drew mestemaker plays quarterback at oklahoma state”

youtube/Josh Pate's College Football Show · fan post
Fans on Drew Mestemaker
  1. Drew Mestemaker from Oklahoma State leads the FBS leaderboard. Full top 12 attached. Threading
  2. Drew Mestemaker throwing to Jeremiah Smith, by gawd we'd put up 70 every game (and still lose)
  3. Mr. Steady Eddy! Drew Mestemaker always seems to be consistent and positive. Along with his vision, ability to move
  4. Drew Mestemaker at LB or CB. We have a thrown together unit that isn't as physical or polished as
  5. Drew Mestemaker is averaging 337 passing yards per game against Power Four competition, and he’s
  6. The model that came up with this poll must not know that drew mestemaker plays quarterback at oklahoma state
  7. Drew Mestemaker is the Parsa Fallah of football
  8. Drew Mestemaker tops the FBS leaderboard. Full top 12 attached.
What they're calledThe slang the sport reaches for about this program more than most.
What the sport calls them 2026 season · from Words

How often college football reaches for these watchlist words about Oklahoma State — against the average FBS program, or against their own usual rate — said by rival fans and national media as readily as by their own people.

The whole board →
Voice profileHow this fanbase sounds vs. every other fanbase.
Measured
Optimism
78th
Joy
91st
Anger
32nd
Doom
52nd
Sarcasm
69th
Vs the 127 highest-volume fanbases - 2026 season
Vocabulary by eraThe words that defined each chapter of this program.

Season vocabulary

2026oregon
oregonrankedtulsatwowintop
oregon doesn't believe in playing any defense
2025flores
floreszanecoachcivilspreadodds
Crazy that our WR is a better QB than the hyped up Zane flores
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