I thought there was a chance. Their freshman quarterback throws a nice ball, but they did not exactly light up KState 10 days ago in his first start.
The key to the game was that the offense pulled their weight. Last year the offense was so inept against them that the D had no chance. Remember, Shep had played less than a quarter against them the last two years. Cheap shot knocked him out in 2013. He was hurt before we played them last year.
If we had not had him last night, it would have been a different outcome.
This has a chance to be the best OU D since 2001, which was the gold standard. Best pair of corners since 2000. As deep a DLine rotation as 2000, but more talented. Not as good at linebacker as Calmus and Marshall, but they are not pups any more.
I think these guys are good enough to win an NC if they stay healthy. I would love to play Bama again.