The 11 Best Quotes From the Oklahoma State-Baylor Game

Oklahoma State’s coaches and players talk about the first loss of 2015.

1. Mike Gundy on his team’s effort

“I thought our guys fought. They never gave up. Their attitude was good, and they played with a lot of effort. We made some adjustments on defense and slowed them down a little bit, but we couldn’t effectively stop the run when we needed to. We also weren’t able to rush the ball and stay balanced. We’ve got to rally these guys, get them back tomorrow and start getting ready for the next game.”

2. Mike Gundy on coming from behind

“When we did get some stops on some turnovers, we didn’t take advantage of it on offense. Then we let the game spread out a little bit, and the catch-up routine was not a very good fit for us based on what we were trying to do in the game. We got behind, and we became one-dimensional. That wasn’t effective for our team. They were able to run the ball behind those big guys, and then they were able to throw down the field to those fast guys. When they’re hitting on that segment of their offense, they’re tough to deal with.”

3. Glenn Spencer on Baylor

“We couldn’t stop anything. They’re hard to stop and very good, and evidently, they’re a lot better team than us. When you get hit on a couple of deep balls, you find something to do there and then you leave something open somewhere else. They’re a balanced team and executed a lot better than us. They have good skill kids that can match up and beat you at any time.”

4. Spencer on Baylor’s 303 rushing yards

“There were a couple situations in the backfield that were really bad. They broke tackles and broke containment a couple of times. They were always falling. We’d hit them for a gain of two, and they’d fall for five. Whether we were stopping our feet or not getting an extra body to the ball, there were a lot of reasons we gave up so many.”

5. Spencer being Spencer

“It was a Greek tragedy. I’m a big boy though so I’ll take responsibility.”

6. David Glidden, shooting straight

“They’re a good team, and they made a lot more plays than we did today.”

7. Glidden on Bedlam

“Hopefully, we come out with a little more fire than we did this week. It’s Bedlam for a Big 12 championship so that should say enough.”

8. Seth Jacobs on Baylor

“You have to give them credit, they’re a really good team. What they do, they do really well. There were times when we didn’t execute and times when we didn’t make plays when we really needed to, but you have to give credit to them. They are a very talented team, and they came out here and played well.”[1. Good on our guys for giving them credit.]

9. The General on his first loss of 2015

“As far as a Big 12 contender, there’s nothing better you can ask for. Playing for the Big 12 title and having the chance to say you’re the top dog in a Power Five conference is great. I think we’ve done a really good job this year of showing that we are a real contender. Next week we’re going to be very fired up for the opportunity.”

10. Art Briles on the W

“It was a hard-fought game against a really good football team. I have so much respect for Oklahoma State. They’ve been behind in some games and have come back three or four times this year. They’re very composed and never panicked. They stay within their system, and I just think they’re an extremely well-coached football team. They’re a really tough team to beat. It’s an extremely tough place to win with the environment, but it’s also because they’re an extremely good football team. They’re always a good team.”

11. DL Andrew Billings with some truth

“[Oklahoma State] had a lot to lose. We knew they were going to come out and play hard, and we had to match that. We had to double their energy because we already had a loss. We had to throw that out and beat OSU.”