Watching last year’s game at Lubbock is not for those who suffer from a weak stomach.

The Red Raiders held onto the ball for over 37 minutes as they routed the Sooners 41-13 for the Sooners’s fifth loss of the season. And it was an all-around effort.

Tailback Baron Batch tore it up for 204 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns, while receiver Alexander Torres recorded 163 yards and a touchdown. Taylor Potts threw for 388 of Tech’s 549 yards and two touchdowns as well.

While the defense graduated several key players and returns a younger, inexperienced group, the same skill players that lit up the Sooners last year are back.

Torres is now a sophomore and is third on the team as a receiver with the corps being lead by two seniors — Detron Lewis and Lyle Leong. Leong leads the league in touchdown receptions with 15 and leads Tech with 711 yards on 56 receptions, while Lewis places second on the team in both categories with three and 559.

Batch and Potts both return as well as seniors this season. Potts has already thrown for over 2,500 yards this season with 24 touchdowns to just six interceptions. Batch is not having the year he had in 2009, but that is due in part to sophomore Eric Stephens, who has accumulated 632 yards from scrimmage and six touchdowns along with Batch’s 707 and five.

There may be some new faces, but it’s still the same Tech offense of the past as coach Bob Stoops and defensive ends coach Bobby Jack Wright said earlier this week in practice.

However, the Red Raiders have had their struggles this year. Tech is currently 5-4 with all four losses coming in conference — Texas and Oklahoma State at home, and Iowa State and Texas A&M on the road. The Red Raiders are very beatable, and considering the recent bad blood between the two teams and OU’s home dominance, Tech will definitely need more than the 27-point high they have put up in their last three games to beat the Sooners.

1. Stop the tricky Tech ‘run’ game

This might be the most quoted key to any game, but with an offense like Tech that is so high-powered and multi-dimensional, it is critical. It’s no secret the Red Raiders will come out and pass the ball, but a lot of their passes are in the flats and behind the line of scrimmage. For OU to slow down the Tech offense, it must make sure it keeps Tech one-dimensional while not allowing the Red Raiders to move the chains on short-yardage situations.

2. Limit Leong’s touches

The kid is like a college Robert Meacham — he only catches touchdown passes. Leong has 15 of Potts’ 24 touchdowns this season. It’s safe to say that if you keep Leong out of the end zone, Tech doesn’t score as easily as it would like. OU’s corners, senior Jonathan Nelson and junior Jamell Fleming, have their work cut out for them, as does senior safety Quinton Carter. Leong cannot be allowed to establish himself as an end zone target for Potts.

3. Play keep away

26:46 — the longest time of possession Tech has had in its losses this season. This one speaks for itself: Hold onto the ball for longer than half the game, and the Red Raiders are beat. Their defense graduated five starters last year, all of whom were key players. Defense has never been Tech’s forte, and if sophomore quarterback Landry Jones can keep the offense rolling, it should be smooth sailing for OU.