Four ways Sooners can improve even if Owls are no good (but they might be good)
Quit turning it over would be a start but there are other ways, too
A team could certainly schedule a more difficult path than Temple, because how good is UMass, really, not to mention Howard.
Nonetheless, the Owls took care of the Minutemen 42-10 and the Bison 55-7, which ain’t nothing and, on its face, is at least as impressive as Oklahoma turning back Illinois State 35-3.
Oddsmakers and bettors are not thinking that way, making the Sooners a 24.5-point favorite as of Friday evening.
Having not watched Temple, I couldn’t tell you if the Owls are the real thing. Nonetheless, 48.5 points per game, 26 first downs per game, 513.5 yards of total offense per game and only 211.5 yards of total offense allowed per game are wildly impressive against any two opponents and that’s who OU must face as it heads east, taking its show on the road for the first time this season.
“You’ve got to block out the noise,” Sooner coach Brent Venables said, not about going on the road for the first time, but playing a week after a big win, one that has everybody telling his team how great it is just two games into the season.
On that note, in advance, let’s break down four ways to judge how the 13th-ranked Sooners fare against the Owls (11 a.m., Saturday, ESPN2).
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