When the 2010s arrived, the Thunder was 41-73 in its Oklahoma City history and Jeff Green was considered a better prospect than was Russell Westbrook.
When the 2010s arrived, Bob Stoops was trying to turn the Oklahoma offense into something the Oklahoma defense could stand to live with. The Sooners had a top-10 national defense and were coming off a season in which they pitched three shutouts and held Colt McCoy’s Longhorns to 16 points.
When the 2010s arrived, Oklahoma State football hadn’t reached double-digit victories in 22 years.
When the 2010s arrived, Jeff Capel and Travis Ford were among the nation’s hottest coaches.