I unfortunately may have found a downside to “Sooner Magic”. And I think the downside is that
sometimes it may provide a false sense of security.

I’m sure after the Auburn game a lot of people ,including myself, felt better about our chances moving forward. We had just gone into our first SEC road game with a true freshman at quarterback and won. Everything is going to be fine!

But when you look closer at that contest, Auburn beat us in almost every statistical category except the scoreboard. Almost 200 more total yards, 15 more first downs, and over 10 more minutes in time of possession. Ifthe Tigers just kept running the ball in the fourth quarter, they most likely win.

But one mistake from the Auburn quarterback and the Sooners come out on top. And again, we start feeling good about our season. But Auburn is not a good team. They are now 2-4 on the year with three home losses.

The Sooner offense could not sustain drives. The defense gave up almost 500 yards of total offense. And after two weeks of feeling good about ourselves, we found out that “Sooner Magic” can sometimes be “Fool’s Gold”.

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