The Sooner faithful — more than 86,000 strong — responded to a call to “stripe the stadium” by donning colors to create alternating red and white sections.
The country’s largest American flag was unfurled over Owen Field in a spectacular pre-game show that had even visiting Notre Dame fans in awe.
And a sea of swirling towels and the loudest crowd heard in Norman in years confronted the Fighting Irish.
But, nothing stopped a tough Notre Dame team that came to town to show America why it deserves to be considered in the national championship talk, defeating No. 7 Oklahoma 30-13 on Saturday.
A tendency one must avoid after a big loss like what happened Saturday is to let disappointment and anger color one’s examination of exactly what happened. Certainly there is more than one reason the Notre Dame Fighting Irish beat…