The way the Sooners have played in their past two games, they don’t deserve to be in the College Football Playoff conversation.
Berry Tramel, sports columnist for The (Oklahoma City) Oklahoman hit the nail right on the head in an article addressing OU’s slim Playoff chances this season:
“A team that can’t dominate the Big 12 has no business making a Playoff case. Only four slots are available. Only the elite need apply.”
A seven-point loss at Kansas State in which the Sooner defense gave up 48 points, followed by what very easily could have been a second straight loss on Saturday when Iowa State torched the OU defense for 20 unanswered fourth-quarter points, only served to demonstrate what none of us wanted to believe: that this Oklahoma team probably isn’t as good as we all thought they were.