Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops almost had a physical reaction to the question. He wasn’t upset, but maybe taken aback.

“No. It’s way too soon,” he said. “There’s potential there, but that doesn’t mean anything until you’ve done it.”

So to be fair to the 2003 and ’04 Sooners, it’s not quite time to christen this offense the best Stoops has ever had.

The Sooners are 2-0 and have outscored opponents 109-28 and will enter Washington’s Husky Stadium Saturday night 201⁄2 point favorites, but who can predict what will become of this crew before the Cotton Bowl or, at least, TCU?

Fair point.

Maybe what looks like a juggernaut will appear mortal against Texas and Kansas and Texas Tech and, perhaps, Missouri at the Big 12 championship game. OU could end up like a handful of other very good teams: just good enough provided it makes the right play at the right time to keep the winning going.

Or maybe we’ll find out Cincinnati’s the best team in the Big East and what happened last Saturday is only a hint of what’s to come. It is at least possible. Even Stoops referenced “potential.”

Because the talent doesn’t seem to stop.

Who would you rather have than Sam Bradford behind center?

What two running backs would you prefer to DeMarco Murray and Chris Brown? With apologies to James Allen and Jerald Moore, there’s your Thunder and Lightning.

Which tight end would you trade Jermaine Gresham for?

How many receivers do you need? Because OU now has three that rank no less than very dangerous.

The offensive line has been playing together longer than the Iraq surge. And if Duke Robinson and Phil Loadholt are the prospects, Trent Williams, Brandon Walker and Jon Cooper would make any team in the nation better.

And, rather than taking it easy or setting things up for the fourth quarter, it’s an offense coordinated by a guy who’d rather score right now.

Anybody can have a bad game, but there’s no weak link.