The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from the Sooners 76-0 win over WCU

The Oklahoma Sooners dominated the Western Carolina Catamounts in week two and here’s The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from the 76-0 win.

The Ugly: Playing FCS Opponents

Games against FCS opponents for the Oklahoma Sooners pretty much amount to an exhibition game. Sure, it gets a lot of their young guys valuable reps and it allows the team to get a nice gate at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium because when good things are happening, the money flows. However, it doesn’t provide much information for this year.

The Sooners were able to work on the things that they didn’t do well against Tulane, but against a team like Western Carolina, who couldn’t muster any sort of opposition, how much could OU learn from their performance. There will be things for them to clean up heading into this week’s matchup with Nebraska, but against an overmatched team like the Catamounts, it’s hard to gauge exactly where this team needs work.

They rebounded well after a disappointing finish against Tulane and did exactly what they should have done against a lowly FCS opponent. But if they go out there and lay an emotional egg against Nebraska this week, then it won’t matter what they did against Western Carolina.

The Sooners still have a lot to prove. They have to prove that they’ll play a full 60-minute game against quality competition. They’ll have leads on better teams during their Big 12 schedule. Will they be able to find an edge to put their opposition away with dominant performances like they did against Western Carolina, or will they try to coast to the finish line, as they did against Tulane.

This is an incredibly talented football team that can win some games because they’ll be the more talented team on the field most Saturdays. However, when it comes to contending for the College Football Playoff and the national championship, the Sooners won’t be able to rely solely on talent.