Hindsight is always 20/20, as they say. Oklahoma football coach Lincoln Riley has said several times in the last couple of weeks that the Sooners are real close to playing at an elite level.
The problem is, it’s hard to reconcile that prognosis with how Oklahoma has appeared on the field in its two nonconference wins over FBS opponents. Even with the blowout win over Western Carolina, Riley admitted, wasn’t nearly as perfect a game as the scoreboard might have indicated.
In recent seasons, it has been the explosive Oklahoma offense that carried the load. Twice in the last four years, the Sooners led the nation in total offense.