Look at the following scores/games/results: What is the difference?
1999
L Notre Dame 34, Oklahoma 30
L Texas 38, Oklahoma 28
L Texas Tech 38, Oklahoma 28
2000
W Oklahoma 41, Kansas State 31
W Oklahoma 35, Texas A & M 31
2001
W Oklahoma 38, Kansas State 37
2003
L Kansas State 35, Oklahoma 7
2004
W Oklahoma 38, Oklahoma State 35
W Oklahoma 42, Texas A & M 35
L USC 55, Oklahoma 19
2005
L UCLA 41, Oklahoma 24
L Texas 45, Oklahoma 12
2006
L Oregon 34, Oklahoma 33
L Boise State 43, Oklahoma 42
2007
W Oklahoma 41, Missouri 31
L Texas Tech 34, Oklahoma 27
L West Virginia 48, Oklahoma 28
2008
L Texas 45, Oklahoma 35
W Oklahoma 45, Kansas 31
W Oklahoma 58, Kansas State 35
See the difference? It is the Mike Stoops Era (1999-Nov. 2003) as defensive coordinator to the Brent Venables Era (Dec. 2003 - Present).
Using the above games, during the Mike Stoops era Oklahoma's defenses allowed the opposition to score 31+ points six times. Since Venables has taken over, last week's game against Kansas State made the 14th time, and the third time this season alone (third game in a row, by the way) that Oklahoma's defenses have given up this many points.
The problem: OU is 8-12 in these games. The reality is that a team's chances of winning decrease dramatically when you let the opposition score 31 or more points.
Luckily Oklahoma has an offense to keep up this year. If that was not the case, OU might have lost the last three in a row.
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