Dave: OU and ISU — the two underachievers of the Big 12
After the Baylor game, I asked my brother and sister in a text what their thoughts were.
My brother’s reply was “We are what they thought we were.” And my sister’s was “This team has so much talent but continues to under achieve.”
I’m tempted to just end this article right here and say the Worry Meter is at 90% this week and have a good day. I think those two replies sum up Oklahoma’s season perfectly.
We as fans didn’t want to admit it, but 9-0 was fool’s gold. The signs were right there in front of us.
Close calls against several mediocre to bad teams. Teams Oklahoma were expected to bury at the start of the season.
Sooners 27-14 loss at Baylor came as no surprise
WACO, Texas — Two important things were determined here Saturday on the north bank of the Brazos River:
One, Oklahoma’s nine-game win streak coming into its contest with Baylor was built on a thin foundation — mostly the bricks of a remarkable physical talent in freshman QB Caleb Williams, and, honestly, some luck.
Second, Baylor Coach Dave Arenda’s excuse for his grossly unsportsmanlike time out and game-ending field goal (that it was for points needed for a conference tie-breaker calculation) was a fraud. He isn’t fooling anyone who knows the Big 12 conference rules.
I’ll explain the latter later, but first, let’s talk about the Sooner’s 27-14 loss to Baylor.
Sitting on my perch in McLane Stadium, I knew things weren’t going to go well when Gabe Brkic missed two field goals.
That’s like watching Tiger Woods miss two 7-foot putts in a row (never mind Gabe’s attempts were from 51 yards and 40 yards, respectively).