Alrighty then, I gotcha. You're saying it feels like we could come into the game and lay an egg, much like we did vs Texas. Not necessarily because we'll be nervous or playing badly, but because we don't have our best guys out on the field. To that point, I agree.
I have to agree on a number of points. Oklahoma is overrated this year, even though so are we to an extent. Their defense is especially overrated, look at their ratings and how close they came to losses to teams like Cincinnati (who is horrible). We definitely have a good shot to win this game, but it's going to come down to capitalized opportunities. We must score when we get a short field, we must hold them back when they have a long drive. Turnovers are obvious. But don't be afraid of Oklahoma because of their name - they are notorious for choking in big games anyway - see Stoops' BCS bowl record. I'm not taking them lightly because they are a very good opponent with multiple weapons, but they are clearly beatable. I think we match up very well against their offense with our defense.
Once you're done looking that up, take a look at Stoops' record in the Big 12 title game. Clearly the man knows what he's doing when it comes to conference foes.
Obviously, but look also at who he normally plays. Teams like Missouri with the same sad story every year - all offense and no defense. Plus, his teams of a few years ago were much better than his team is now. We shouldn't take them lightly, but this isn't 2008 Oklahoma.
Good point. We are no ordinary Big 12 Championship opponent for OU. No doubt it will be interesting to see what happens.
This is a really good point. I had been nervous, but thinking about it now: OU is nowhere near as good as Texas was last year on offense or defense. Texas played for the National Championship, OU is not NC caliber. Our defense MAY be just a touch worse this year (but OU's offense is worse than last year's Texas team, so that's a wash) and our offense is a little better than last year going against a defense that I don't believe is as good as Texas' defense last year. And we still have Alex. I'm feeling a little bit better...shyndy said:
To do that, the O-line absolutely must be ready to execute and dominate the trenches. That means no penalties and opening holes to OU's 2nd tier. This is arguably the biggest key to our offense having success 'cause it all starts up front.
