Oklahoma AD Roger Denny, Paul Finebaum get into war of words over Sooners' delayed game vs. Ole Miss

In the same clip, Finebaum went on to call Denny "an impulsive leader" and remind viewers about Denny's background as a former tax attorney, saying, "They run differently."

Later in the day, it was clear that Denny heard Finebaum's comments and decided to double down on his belief that he should be doing everything he can to protect the interests of Oklahoma ticket-holders and fans.

"I don’t know. They’ll probably send their carnival barker out there to accuse me of pandering again," Denny said with a veiled shot toward Finebaum. "And candidly, I don’t care. My job and my duty is to our players, our university, and our fan base. If they don’t like the way we handle our business, I just don’t much care about that."

Former Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops also weighed in on social media on the game's delay, criticizing SEC commissioner Greg Sankey and citing how other college football teams were able to travel after the FAA ground stop was lifted.

So the game will be played on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET, but the argument won't end when the clock hits zero.

What began as a travel problem is now something bigger. It's a first-year athletic director and one of the most respected voices in the program's history publicly breaking with the SEC commissioner in Oklahoma's third season in the league. Finebaum called it a violation of the SEC's code. Denny's answer is that he has a different code, and that his duty is to his players, university and fan base. Everything else, including the league office and its loudest defender, can wait.

There's also another footnote to this saga as well. The Sooners host the Texas A&M Aggies next Saturday, Nov. 21, on a short week. That means the game that wasn't supposed to be played on a Sunday will cost the Sooners a day of preparation for the Aggies. That's the part nobody in the league office had to answer for on Saturday as a war of words kept growing.