well their defenses were great when they were in that inferior conference playing inferior competition now that they have come to the Big 12 and are still good, but not dominant
The problem was actually the 3rd and 17 play they converted deep in their own territory. It allowed them to punt from midfield, and of course we know the rest. If they punt to us and we would have gotten it at the 50 or so, we take it in for a TD, 37-17, game over. That's how these games have usually played out in the past.