The Nine Best Quotes From the Oklahoma State-Texas Game

Mike Gundy on the game

“Well that was worth the price of admission for the fans and I am sure TV enjoyed that game.”

Mike Gundy on winning four straight at Texas

“For some reason, our players enjoy playing here. I said that on Monday and that’s nothing personal against Texas. A lot of our guys are from here and whether you like it or not, some of their ultimate dreams are to play here.”

Ben Grogan on winning it

“Being down by three for so long during the game, I had already put it in my head that it was going to come down to a field goal to win it. In my head, that was my mindset, so I wasn’t worried about it as much.”

Mike Yurcich on the headset issue

“Communication was a little hectic. It was like a scrimmage, back in high school days, those sorts of things.  It was a little bit old school, but it was fun. It sure was good to get into the emotion of the game. Winston‐Salem [was the last time I had to do that]. The only difference was there were about ninety‐five thousand more people here today.”

Glenn Spencer on the win

“I love the way it ended. I love the sideline the whole second half. I love the demeanor and the look in their eye. For them to get rewarded for that kind of fight is pretty special.”

Mike Gundy on the run game

“We have to find a way to run the football better. We had some concerns coming in the game with our match‐ups up front and we have to get better and improve in those areas. We only got the four or five‐yard carries, not the 10 or 12‐yard carries. We are going to have to get better at that, or its going to be a tough run through league play. ”

Rennie Childs on Ben Grogan’s game winner

“I was built up with a lot of joy. Just seeing him do what he does everyday. I had no doubts he was going to miss.[1. I think he meant “make”.] But he made it, and we won.”

Charlie Strong on having 16 penalties

“Well, you look a lot of those penalties, and I love to see some of them because, I mean, we had 16, I don’t know what they had. And I told the guys, it’s like we’re getting all their holding calls, and I said, ‘I know this: Their defensive line can’t block our guys.’ But we gotta be a better disciplined football team”

Hassan Ridgeway on the penalties

“Yes, I was very surprised. Some of the calls, like the holding call against Poona [Ford], I didn’t see a holding call. They held us all of the time, so how did we get a holding call like that? “