Bad night for the Cowboys

Sean Sutton called OSU’s loss to Oral Roberts “embarrassing,” and  he was right. But he didn’t know how right he was. Getting blown out by the Golden Eagles was bad enough. But anyone who watched both games of the doubleheader saw a vast difference in the two games.

OSU-ORU seemed like a junior varsity game compared to OU-Gonzaga in terms of quality basketball. Big difference in fundamentals, in execution, in ferocity.

That’s big trouble for the Cowboys. OU has looked good two straight games, but the game before that the Sooners lost to Stephen F. Austin. So OU is not any kind of world-beater. OU is in that group of Big 12 teams — Missouri, Nebraska, Texas Tech, Kansas State, Baylor — that will challenge for the fourth- and fifth-place spots.

And the Cowboys clearly are below that. Think about that. OSU right now is no better than ninth or 10th in the Big 12. The Cowboys are in the bottom tier of Big 12 teams. Uh-oh.