Oklahoma State waltzed into Week 3 having impressed few with its blowout wins over an FCS school and an underling Sun Belt team by a combined 83 points.
The narrative among the more level-headed of OSU’s fanbase went something like this:
You can’t learn anything from beat-downs of those early-season cupcakes. Mostly true. Taylor Cornelius will get exposed by a talented defense Boise defense. That seemed entirely possible. OSU’s defense is a big fat question mark and we want to be optimistic, but can’t bring ourselves to be optimistic. Please give us a reason to be optimistic!