You must remember, the state of Oklahoma is basically an extension of the state of Texas. Football is the real deal down there. They expect to win every game. They also expect the broader college football world to see them as gods worthy of the highest honors no matter what the facts might support. This is EXACTLY like Texas 1995, except this time VT and OSU are 9-3 (in '95, VT was 9-2, while Texas was 10-1-1 heading into the bowl). In '95, Texas was ranked 4 spots ahead of VT going into the bowl; this year OSU is 3 spots ahead of VT. Feels eerily similar except on a smaller national stage.