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he Sooners have not been good enough in the trenches. And, unless changes were made, they wouldn't be good enough in the future, either. OU hasn't ranked in the top five of the Big 12 in rushing offense or rushing defense in each of the last three years.

Texas A&M became the latest team to have its way with the Oklahoma defense, rolling up nearly 600 yards of offense in a 41-13 Cotton Bowl blowout.

When Bob Stoops sees what former assistant Kevin Sumlin has done with Texas A&M, it reminds him of what he did when he arrived at Oklahoma in 1999.

Next week in the AT&T Cotton Bowl, the Sooners and Aggies will meet for the 19th time in 20 seasons. While Texas A&M has made tremendous strides in its first year in the SEC, this is a series the Sooners have dominated.

The Sooners once again found a way to win, this time with defense and tough running against TCU to capture at least a share of the Big 12 title and likely a BCS bowl berth.

Everything clicked for Oklahoma in a thrashing of Texas in the Red River Rivalry and gave it much-needed confidence going forward.

Landry Jones worked all summer to fix the decision-making errors that have plagued him in his OU career. But those mistakes reared their head again in the Sooners' loss to Kansas State.

With a 31-14 win over Iowa in the Insight Bowl, the Sooners are optimistic about 2012

Senior Oklahoma linebacker Travis Lewis, who has refused to speak to the media since October, broke his silence at Insight Bowl media day.

Sooners defensive end Ronnell Lewis will miss the Insight Bowl because of injuries, and has likely played his last game at Oklahoma.

Oklahoma began the 2011 season with expectations of contending for an eighth national championship. Instead, the Sooners are in danger of finishing with the lowest AP ranking of a preseason No. 1 in the history of the poll.

Bob Stoops will be taking on his alma mater. On Dec. 30, Oklahoma will face Iowa in the Insight Bowl at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Ariz. Kickoff is 9 p.m. central.

If the Sooners lose to Oklahoma State, OU would play in the Cotton Bowl or Alamo Bowl

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Taking care of the ball is a key if the Oklahoma Sooners want to defeat the Texas Longhorns.