A 23-point win against a previously unbeaten Top 10 team is as much a cause for celebration this early in the season as anything is.
A scan of the box score from seventh-ranked Oklahoma's 78-55 win on Monday night over No. 9 Villanova at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii will only further steel the opinions of those who feel the Sooners are legitimate contenders not just to unseat Kansas in the Big 12 but to make a Final Four run.
Yet there were times during that performance when the Sooners' nickname seemed as fitting as any in the country, speaking to what lies ahead in 2015-16 for a very good team that still has plenty of room to get better.