Special teams matter. Again and again and again. Special teams ALWAYS matters.
I've been watching some old Osborne era games.... and I realized something. Our kickers in the early 80s were not great, and that cost us in some big games. There was an Oklahoma loss where we missed three FGs, and in the '84 Orange Bowl, we also missed three FGs. The lore of such games has overshadowed these things.
Ed Foley needs to be put on a bus. Until that happens and we keep losing games like this, the stink of Frost will never go away.
Also, the officiating. Yes, it sucks. I think the fumble at the end was probably correct, but that is beside the point here - Don't leave the outcome of a game in the hands of an official.
Don't fumble the ball. Don't fumble it when fielding a punt and give the other team a short field. Don't fumble the ball in your own territory in the last minute of a tied game. Just don't effing do it.