Call OU football's offense concerning, even bad, but also fascinating

Key Highlights

• And it’s understandable.
• With a defense that stands as one of the best in all of college football, what OU does when it has the ball will likely determine the outcome of Friday’s game. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWill Xavier Robinson and Tory Blaylock get something in the run game or leave the Sooners one-dimensional?Will Mateer take care of the ball or throw it to the other team?Will the offense do enough to help the defense?My answers to those questions: I have no idea. That’s where the fascinating part of this offense comes in.
• This is a bunch that can go long stretches without doing much of anything other than punting, then go long.
• Out of nowhere, it can hit a big, cross-country play that would make Baker Mayfield and Kyler Murray jealous. These Sooners have home-run potential, but before they smack one, they are desperately trying to leg out bunt singles. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementEverything looks difficult until it looks easy. It’s fascinating, I tell you. Take the Missouri game. Early in that contest, the OU offense was as cringey as it has been all season.
• It went three-and-out punt, three-and-out punt, then the slightly better punt.