I remember walking down the ramp following the K-State shocker when one of my football buddies mentioned that we were looking real hard at a possible 1-3 start to the season. He was right, but he was being kind. If this team had lost to Texas after the loss to Iowa State, we would have been looking at a loss to TCU and a 1-4 start.
No one wants to face a Gary Patterson team in a weakened position. That guy can flat out coach defense and if Spencer Rattler had been on a three game losing streak he would have been puddy in his hands. I know that Lincoln is good, but managing that sinking ship in today’s “transfer portal” world would be like juggling a live hand grenade.
As for Lubbock, no one wants to see Lubbock on a good day, but going to the south plains on a four game losing streak would be nasty. Thankfully, the Sooners righted the ship with the four overtime thriller against Texas. That game made this team believe in themselves and gave us confidence going forward.
With a win in Lubbock the Sooners can go into Bedlam with a 5-2 record. Now, I realize that beating this year’s OSU team may be tougher than normal, but they’re still OSU and we’re still OU. If we can get past the Red Raiders on the road and OSU at home we can go on a seven game winning streak. At that point all bets will be off when it comes to the Big 12 Championship game and post season play.
We will know a lot more about how this situation will pan out in a couple weeks because Kansas State will lose to OSU and then go on to lose two more games. Iowa State will lose two more games as well and this will leave both of those teams out of the running for Big 12 honors. This will mean that the Big 12 Championship game will be up for grabs.
Before we worry about that, let’s enjoy the moment and remind ourselves what a difference a month can make. We’re back………………….
Boomer Sooner…