I've watched most of Oklahoma's games this year

My wife is a graduate of a Big 12 school and I live in Austin, so I watch a lot of Big 12 football. Here's what I've seen (keep in mind I'm a huge college football fan, but not a coach):

- Their defensive improvement is real. Having said that, they went from absolutely awful to just average. The biggest compliment I can give them is they play fast. They fly around but are susceptible to misdirection and their secondary has absolutely no one with ball skills. Our receivers should burn them all night, but I think our secret weapon is Joe pulling the ball on a zone read. If our RBs can get going, we can use their aggressiveness to our advantage to get easy first downs. Kenneth Murray is by far their best defender.

- They run a power spread offense this year. Everything out of the shotgun, usually one man in motion across the formation. They run a lot of the stuff we've seen all year - RPO based game.

- The offense is still good but has taken a step back from the last 2 seasons. Their primary play is the zone read, with play-action and RPO's built off it. We all know who Jalen Hurts is and the things he does really well. He's the same cat. He will be a threat to run the football and improvise. All of his passes are either short curls, WR screens, or him chucking it deep. It certainly won't be the most complex attack we've seen this year, but they are efficient. They need Hurts to create plays with his legs for this offense to have any shot though.

- CeeDee Lamb is an absolute dog. He can hang with any receiver in the country, including our own and Bama's. He and Hurts are by far their best players.

- They have solid line play but lack top-end talent there. I'm not worried about our offensive line at all. Our defensive line needs to show up to play and create plays in the backfield to prevent Hurts from picking up big gains with his legs.

- LSU truly outclasses them. This is not hubris over our conference or a false narrative. LSU is objectively a more talented overall team in every facet. However, they have enough big-time players that we need to play well or they can sneak upon us. This team is closer to the Florida/Auburn level than Missippi State/A&M.

- They will absolutely use trick plays. Flea flickers, reverses, WR pass, you name it - Lincoln has dialed it up. I would expect they try to create a big play early to seize the momentum and build hope on their sideline.

- After the first game of the season (a win over Houston), they interviewed Jalen. He had his typical game and was being discussed as a Heisman candidate. He seemed absolutely pissed and just kept saying they had to be better - the team needed to get better. He spent 3 years around Bama and saw the talent level he had around him. 1 game in at OU, he knew things were different.

- Their special teams are solid. I think their kicker is perfect on the year. It won't lose them the game in all likelihood.

I'm taking LSU 47-31 with one of those TDs coming in garbage time. Saturday can't come soon enough