I just hate making too many bold statements. The Universe loves to smack me down. I try not to deliberately get it looking my direction.
That said, I'm interested in seeing a few details:
1) Sooners defense versus the right side of our OL: The OU defense is hot garbage. The only reason they don't miss more tackles is because they're nowhere near the ball. It's shockingly bad. Texas could take advantage of it, if they can make any combination of players stand up on the right side of their OL. Thus far, there's been, charitably, flashes of promise in mostly a sea of "that was my guy" type blocking. Defenses know about Sam Cosmi on the left, so they make Texas go right. Texas needs to make that a viable option.
2) The Texas defense versus Stougner or whatever that FB/TE guy's name is: Considering the lack of usual debug games and practices, I have faith the Texas defense is getting it together. Their biggest weakness, though, is a huge liability coming up. The middle linebacker has to get figured out, because OU's most reliable security blanket is the lumbering FB or TE Stougner. He's actually a smaller version of what Iowa State will hit us with later. He represents a free 7 yard gain if Texas can't coordinate its MLB play any better than has been shown.
Spencer Rattler may grow to be an all-world QB one day. Thus far, he's a talented QB no better than what Texas high schools churn out regularly. This game is largely mental, and the mental can only be learned by the doing. He hasn't done enough yet.
Texas has more talent and more experience. They have less fatal flaws, but significant ones. The Sooners are staring at a program changing game. Win, and it's a matter of fixing mechanics and growing youth. Lose, and the finger pointing starts to question Lincoln Riley's ability to win without the Stoops Troops and helicopter delivered QBs.
