Last night the Sooners officially put the smack down on previously unbeaten Texas Tech, beating them 65-21. And that is the score of a football game, not basketball. OU scored 35 points in the second quarter alone.
Coach Stoops (who is now 60-2 at Norman with a 24 home-game winning streak) and the boys were in rare form, with their defense amped up to match their typical high-strung offense. The 85,000 strong crowd in the stadium was deafeningly helpful in its enthusiasm as Bradford and company ran and threw the ball all over the Red Raiders.
This picture is kind of what the whole game was like... OU scoring touchdowns with Tech players laying around helplessly on the field.
The most interesting part is that this sets up a three-way tie for the Big XII South between OU, Tech, and Texas. Each team has the identical conference record with one loss apiece - OU fell to Texas, Texas fell to Tech, and Tech lost to OU. With one more week to go, if all three win next weekend, the league will be forced to rely on BCS standings to break the tie and determine which of the three will head to the Big XII Championship game against Mizzou. And of course, chances are good the winner of that game will be headed to Miami for the National Championship game.
In a nutshell, what a fabulous time to be a Sooner fan. Here's looking forward to an important road game next week against in-state rivals (and still ranked) Oklahoma State!
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