If there are questions about just how gd Oklahoma can be this season, the 14th-ranked Sners hope to find some answers Saturday when they host Louisiana-Monroe while unveiling the renovated and expanded Gaylord Family-Memorial Stadium in Norman.Oklahoma coach Bob Stps spent Labor Day at his weekly news conference discussing the Sners 33-23 loss to Houston on Saturday.The Sners had their way early with Houston (which moved up to No. 5 in the AP poll), but the game turned in the third quarter when an attempted field goal was returned from the backline of the end zone 100 yards for a Cougars touchdown.Then Oklahoma turned the ball over on consecutive possessions and failed to stop Houstons hurry-up attack. By the time the fourth quarter began, the Sners trailed by 16 points and had to all but abandon their vaunted running game.Stps said his team was disappointed at how it played.They were disappointed and they are still angry and know theyve got to be better, Stps said. I do believe theyll respond. But were not lking down the road. Weve got to get better today and tomorrow and be a better ftball team Saturday, and thats all were trying to do is make that improvement.The Sners dual-headed rushing attack of Joe Mixon and Samaje Perine combined for 71 yards on 12 carries, with 32 coming by Mixon on one second quarter tote. The pair totaled two yards on four carries after halftime.All the sudden youre in a hole and you lose your patience, Stps said. Im not saying its right or wrong, but it gets you out of your rhythm.Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield registered his seventh 300-yard passing game as a Sner (323 yards, two touchdowns).The Sners are 74-15-4 in home openers (16-1 under Stps) at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium since it opened in 1923. Oklahoma has won 10 straight home openers, with the last loss in 2005 to TCU. The Sners are 2-0 under Stps in games following a season-opening loss.ULM, a member of the Sun Belt Conference, heads to Norman on the heels of a 38-21 home victory over Southern on Saturday.Quarterback Garrett Smith passed for 208 passing yards and two touchcdowns, and ran for 150 rushing yards and another score while running back Ben Luckett added 110 rushing yards and a TD.The Warhawks, who won only two games in 2015, registered a 533-376 total yardage advantage and handed new coach Matt Viator a victory in his first game at the ULM helm.Offensively, we made some mistakes, and defensively, once we settled in and tackled, we played better as the game went on, Viator said. Its a gd first game and a gd start. I think this team is only going to get better. We just have to keep working at it and clean up some things. All in all, really pleased with the effort of our players. I was glad to get the win.Six ULM players carried the ball and seven caught passes against Southern. The Warhawks completed 11 of their 17 pass attempts on third down as well as their only attempt on fourth down.ULM scored on four of the five times it was in the red zone, with the only miscue coming in the opening second half possession when Smith was intercepted at the goal line.The Warhawks will have to play a lot better -- and Oklahoma would really have to stumble -- for ULM to even throw a scare into the Sners. Oklahoma is 4-0 all-time against Sun Belt teams, including a 34-0 season-opening win over ULM in 2013.The Sners are 96-8 (.923) at home under Stps with all those games sellouts. It is the best home winning percentage among Power Five schls during the time period (Ohio State is next at .876). OU has outscored its opponents by an average of 42-16 in those games. tballgearshop.com/leighton-vander-esch-jersey/" target="_blank">Leighton Vander Esch Womens Jersey . Klitschkos management company says the bout will be the Ukrainian fighters 25th world championship fight. 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