The OU team is going into the national championship game with the worst-ranked defense IN HISTORY of any team contending for a national championship in a bowl game.
Believe me, I know. I went to the Tech game expecting to loose. The defense that showed up that night was great. I do think a lot of the problem with our defense has been lack of focus because the games were over so early. Most were decided in the 1st quarter. I’m sure you know we set a record of 5 games over 60 points, what you probably don’t know it the game before those 5 we had 55 points, all of which came in the 1st half. In the tech game the total yardage was 625-297, then we let them drive 99 yards (1/4 of there total) at the end againt 2nd & 3rd teamers. The point is sometimes stats don’t tell the whole story. We’ve had lots of injuries on defense which have increased our depth and we should be healthy for the game. The real weakness we have in kick coverage.
Scoring Offense: OU #1, UF #3
Scoring Defense: UF #5, OU #57
In other words,
#1 offense against #5 defense
and
#3 offense against #57 defense
This matchup has all the signs of a typical Stoops bowl flop.