So, will he stay or will he go? Surely, if Adrian Peterson surprises everyone (who originally felt - all the way back in 2004 – that the star freshman at the time would only be around for three seasons) and decides to return for his senior year, Oklahoma starts out as a top five team when kickoffs begin next fall. Even if he chooses to leave for the NFL, his injury at the midway point of 2006 gave Allen Patrick and Chris Brown significant playing time carrying the pigskin. Patrick looks to be a more than capable replacement, but he certainly won't garner the Heisman consideration Peterson would. Saying the QB situation is the key to the team’s prognosis would be an understatement. Who is driving this Cadillac? Sooner faithful seem to believe the job is between redshirt freshman Sam Bradford and incoming freshman Keith Nichol. Neither has seen a snap at the college level. Whoever it may be, the newbie will be truly blessed with a plethora of surrounding offensive talent, but conversely OU was103rd for turnovers lost. The receivers are all back and the only loss on the OL is All-Big 12 tackle Chris Messner. Most all of the returning starters are underclassmen to boot. Bob Stoops has built a solid foundation for the future. Defensively the breakdown is not quite as exuberant. Big, big names are moving on - C.J. Ah You, Larry Birdine, Calvin Thibodeaux, Rufus Alexander and Zach Latimer were a big part of Oklahoma's defensive success. With recruiting being one of Stoops major assets, the drop off is not likely to be so detrimental. DTs Coleman, Bennett and Granger represent some of the best the Big 12 has to offer. The strength of this team is their secondary. Upwards of six different players are worthy of preseason All-Conference recognition. The Sooners tied for 11th in the country in passes intercepted. Players responsible for 12 of those 17 picks dot the current depth chart above. OU had a down year the past two seasons by Sooner standards, and one of those (2006) included a conference championship. So what's left? A national championship? Certainly this can possibly be attained with at least a decent QB.