We’ve known for a while who the Oklahoma Sooners would face in their first season in the [autotag]SEC[/autotag]. Now we know when they will face those teams, and, boy, is it going to be tough.
Just to recap, the Sooners will face the Tennessee Volunteers, Auburn Tigers, Texas Longhorns, South Carolina Gamecocks, Ole Miss Rebels, Missouri Tigers, Alabama Crimson Tide and the LSU Tigers in conference play. They will get two bye weeks next year and will have a nonconference at the end of the season.
In my opinion, Oklahoma needs to go 8-4 or 9-3. Anything worse is a bad season. Anything better is icing on the cake. I know fans don’t want to hear that because they are used to Oklahoma dominating its conference, but that’s a realistic expectation based on where the program is today.
So, let’s take a look at how I think the season will go next year as we sit here today.