The Oklahoma Sooners suffered a setback against the Michigan Wolverines, losing 17-10 on Saturday. This has raised questions about how good this team is this year.
The reality is, most would have been satisfied if Oklahoma were 3-2 after their first five games, given how difficult the schedule is. Now, most felt that of the three big games in the first five, Michigan was the most winnable one, so that leaves many wondering if the Sooners' season is hanging by a thread.
One of those is ESPN's Paul Finebaum, who said the Sooners' season could quickly be over.
"Oklahoma now has to survive that loss, which they couldn't really afford, and they have to go to Georgia in, what, 12 days, and they could be sitting there with two losses before the month
of September and heading to Red River," Finebaum said on 'The Matt Barrie Show.' "... And their season may be over that day."
This same type of conversation happened just last season. When Oklahoma lost to the Ole Miss Rebels, many thought its season was over. However, the Sooners would get improbable wins against the Tennessee Volunteers and the Alabama Crimson Tide on the road to end the season on a four-game winning streak and a College Football Playoff berth.
The challenge now is taking an honest look at what went wrong, particularly on offense. Oklahoma showed last season that it can respond when its season appears to be slipping away. Now, with Georgia approaching quickly and the margin for error nearly gone, the Sooners have to prove they can do it again.
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