WACO, TEXAS — The last time the Sooners invaded the Brazos River, they were underdogs. Sentimental favorites. The people's choice.
Sort of a strange role for Oklahoma football, which has mostly been a bully on the block for 70 years. But on Nov. 14, 2015, OU played at Baylor, and the headline in the Saturday Oklahoman proclaimed: “HOW BAYLOR STOLE THE SWAGGER FROM THE SOONERS.”
Going into that Saturday night, Baylor had won two straight Big 12 titles and OU had gone almost five years without an outright conference championship. Baylor had won three of four from the Sooners, including consecutive routs of 41-12 and 48-14, and had gone 7-3 vs.