Dave: Sooner defense on the right track
I have heard too many people complain about the fact that the game against SMU last Saturday was close until the fourth quarter.
Too many people thinking that SMU was supposed to be a cream puff because they were from a lesser conference, and we were supposed to win by 50 points.
I had a discussion with another fan as the game wore on about what was happening on the field. He claimed that we didn’t care what the score was. We were holding back plays and being vanilla because we were saving everything for texas.
I told him that’s fine if it were true, but we need to get this thing won first. At the time SMU had just scored to pull within three points of the Sooners.
Defense shows improved tenacity in ‘ugly’ 28-11 win over SMU
No. 18 Oklahoma’s defense made it clear it was much improved from last year’s poor performances, fending off a highly touted SMU offense and holding onto a 28-11 win Saturday on Owen Field.
The SMU Mustangs barely scratched the scoreboard in the first 30 minutes of play, trailing 14-3 at the half.
But in the fourth quarter, SMU narrowed the OU lead to 14-11 with 12:09 left in the game. Then, the Sooners offense kicked into gear.
“I love that about our team — the fight and the courage and the belief and the never flinch attitude that they had,” Coach Brent Venables said. “I thought, that was what you want to see. A year ago, I’m not sure if we would have figured out a way to win that game.”