Beginning with game No. 4, a home game with Texas Tech, the Sooner schedule flip flopped and instead of playing in the evening they drew one of the 11 a.m. national TV slots. Although most head coaches, including OU’s Lincoln Riley and Bob Stoops before him, are not fans of the early start time, they recognize that in order to fit into the TV schedule they are going to be asked to accommodate that broadcast slot several times throughout the 12-game regular season, and perhaps during conference championship week.
The question that arises is: What does “several times” really mean, or what should it mean?