Sooner fans aren’t going to like hearing that statement, but to look at it any other way would only be ignoring the obvious. And besides, the truth always speaks louder at the end of the day.
Contrary to popular belief, no college football team is perfect. Every team has its strengths and weaknesses. The teams that win conference championships and find themselves in the national title hunt seemingly every season are the ones who are best able to maximize team strengths and minimize or overcome weaknesses.
Oklahoma has been in that position for most of the past two decades under Bob Stoops and now Riley — and before that in the 1950s under Bud Wilkinson and the 1970s and ’80s under Barry Switzer.