The crowd of 84,403 - the third-largest crowd to see the Aggies - contained no more than 50 Utah State fans, who were tucked in the corner near the Oklahoma tunnel. The rest wore crimson and shook the stadium with chants of "Boomer Sooner" shortly before kickoff.

A video played before the No. 3 Oklahoma Sooners took the field. It reminded everyone of those accomplishments, of the players who played when OU won 47 games in a row, or of the national titles.

"It's an intense environment," said Aggie quarterback Jase McCormick. "Nothing like I've seen before."

Then the game started. Oklahoma dominated and won 54-3.

On different plays, the physical and athletic differences were obvious.

In the second quarter, the Sooners' Allen Patrick rushed for a 69-yard touchdown following the Aggies' only score of the game. Patrick broke one tackle and sprinted toward the end zone.

In the third, DeMarco Murray ran for a 92-yard touchdown and was hardly touched.

"They're fast, big and strong," said Aggie free safety Caleb Taylor. "Usually in the WAC, the teams are a little bit smaller and throw the ball more. This is a team I've never seen before as far as physical, their size, strength and stuff like that. They're No. 3 for a reason."

McCormick couldn't help but agree.

"They look fast on film, but it's different being out there. Those guys are extremely fast," he said.

Some Utah State players said they weren't surprised by the environment and that they'd played at Arkansas and Alabama, so it was nothing new.

Still, the experience was special, said Utah State receiver Kevin Robinson.

"Oklahoma is up there," he said. "I get pumped up for games like this. I like big atmosphere, I like playing against great teams. It's another chance to show I can compete with these guys and I'm not scared of them."

Utah State head coach Brent Guy had his postgame press conference in a cramped room full of photos of great Oklahoma players. He said he was disappointed in his team and that it could've played much better, especially on defending the big plays.

Guy said Oklahoma is among a select few that could win it all this season.

"If they stay healthy and keep playing the way they're playing, I think they'll play their way into it," Guy said. "That's what I told [OU head coach] Bob [Stoops]."

Utah State faces San Jose State next week in its WAC opener. But the game film the Aggies will examine before that game will be closer to a horror film than anything.

"That's going to be hard to watch on film, but they're going to have to understand, it's a whole new season for us next Saturday night," Guy said.