The Texas Tech Red Raiders had just scored a third touchdown on another monster passing play, and the first quarter was still underway. All kinds of thoughts were racing through Oklahoma Sooners fans’ minds: a dreaded repeat of last season’s shootout in Lubbock, the absence of a championship-caliber defense, and a burning desire to immediately go in a different philosophical direction defensively.
The next time the Oklahoma defense came out onto the field, a switch was made on the defensive front. For the first three drives, the Sooners were lining up with a three-man, but they added a fourth on the next drive.