ruffin might not be a great dc, but the ou defense hasn't been good since mike came back from az. they would wreck shop when they would get up and the opposing offenses would be forced into a one dimensional game, but struggled in some big games.
look at his history vs texas since he came back and the horns have consistently scored more points in that game than their season average and those were some bad texas offenses under strong.
my concern isn't the immediate fix. they do have enough talent that if they just cut out the dumb [ Finebaum ] and play to their talent they could be tough, but in the long game if lincoln hires a quality dc and that dc brings in a solid staff there is where the problems could come for the big 12. look at the job orlando and his staff has done at texas in a year and half.