Postgame Quotes
November 09, 2008 | Football
Nov. 9, 2008
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Texas Tech Postgame Quotes
Head Coach Mike Leach
On the good win tonight
"It was, and I appreciate the effort of our players and coaches. It started with a good week of practice and everyone doing their job."
On the first fumble
"Well yeah, it wasn't good. They stayed in there and if anything, it was beneficial. It settled us down and we had better tempo after that."
On Graham Harrell
"I thought he played really well, he was key. The two fumbles I would like differently, but I thought he had a good day and played real well. The best thing he did was engineer the unit and the team. Not just the offense but the whole team draws from it, which is key and makes him the player that he is."
On our defense
"Well, I'm very proud of our defense. They were very scrappy. It took a little while to get on track. They tried to make too much happen early and once they settled in we started to fire off the ball and caught on to some of the tricks they tried to play on us."
On special teams
"What I'm most proud of is special teams and the reason I say that is Oklahoma State is the best special teams in the conference and our special teams was better then them today."
On the upcoming week
"Well, we just need to do the same stuff. Get away from it Sunday and get back at it and just make the most out of our efforts"
Quarterback Graham Harrell
On beating OSU
"I think it says a lot, it's big. A lot of people picked us to lose and thought we wouldn't be ready to play. That's the thing about this team, we put games behind us and get ready for our next opponent. We take things one game at a time. Every team comes to play and we have to come to play. We have two more big ones at Oklahoma and Baylor here, so we have two more to get ready for."
On the upcoming games
"There is no off-week for anyone. I think we feel like we're good enough to beat any team in the country. We've played two tough teams and we've got two more. We have got tough stuff ahead and we know that. We're going to try to get some rest during this off week."
On the offensive line
"I feel very comfortable. I always feel comfortable behind those guys. They're the heart of this team and that's the truth. Those guys are unbelievable. Those guys are so big and they pass block well, they run well, and they block well. To be that size and move and protect like they do, it's just impressive to see."
On the team's success
"We've said it all year that we have a chance to do something special. We just have to take it one game at a time. We've got to continue to improve and get better and win football games. Being 10-0 is great, but we've still got two more football games ahead of us. "
Running Back Baron Batch
On beating OSU
"We come to play every week. It's a totally new game. We did a good job putting that game (UT) behind us. The only thing I can say we deserve is to be 10-0. As far as rankings, we can't look at what other people are doing, that will get you beat."
On the running game
"We are more effective running this year. Last year, if we had run the ball as well as we have this year, we'd be doing a lot of the same kind of things."
Wide Receiver Michael Crabtree
On his play and touchdowns
"I was just doing my job and making routine plays and it came out to be three touchdowns."
On people doubting Tech and legitimacy of team
"I feel like every week we have something to prove. Week after week they seem to come up with something about us not having a this or a that. So every time we come out we've got to play. That's what I put into everyone's head and that's what I'm going to do."
On what critics say about team
"We really don't worry too much about what other people think. We worry about what we can control and that's us and that's our team. We've been doing a good job with that."
On bye week coming at good time
"It's always good to have a bye week. Everybody can regroup. It's not just me, everybody has some knicks and bruises so it will give us time to heal."
On all receivers' performances tonight
"Everybody got going tonight. You can go down the list and name people that made big first downs. Our whole receiving core did a great job tonight. I'm proud of everybody."
Safety Darcel McBath
On the play of the defense
"Yeah, I mean we just focused on doing our jobs we had a great scheme. As long as we played our responsibilities they wouldn't have as many big plays."
On stopping the run game
"When the defensive line knocks them off the ball it makes it a lot easier to stop the run. The linebackers were reading it well."
On Zac Robinson
"We had a great game for them. He played tremendous he just couldn't get the ball out because we had a great scheme for him. Good players make plays and he had a big play."
Safety Daniel Charbonnet
On staying focused
"We try to block it out as much as we can (the rankings), we came back Sunday and watched Texas film and then we moved on to Oklahoma State."
On stopping the Oklahoma State offense
"It's just what you come to expect in the Big 12 with all the offenses that are putting up ridiculous numbers. Watching film on them you thought `dang, they got some good players, Zac really gets the ball to them'. It feels good and we put together a good scheme. The defensive line out did themselves, they don't stop until the ball is on the ground. We had some good stops."
On the next two weeks
"You know it will be a good two weeks. We get a couple days off and get a few days to rest and recuperate. It's always good to have an extra week to prepare. It will be fun to come back to work Tuesday and start working on getting to 11-0."
Oklahoma State Postgame Quotes
Coach Mike Gundy
On the game
"It was pretty obvious tonight that we got dominated in all three phases of the game and we lost the game as a group. I thought we were outcoached and outplayed. We never could slow down and we couldn't get them out of their rhythm. It is difficult to win on the road against a football team when you can't slow them down. Offensively, we turned the ball over a couple of times that put the game out of reach. I have to give credit to them (Texas Tech) they are a good football team, very mature and they played very well. The important thing for us as a team is that we rally and come back as a team for our next game."
On Tech's defense
"Tech's defense is very good; they are playing good football, tackling better, better and pass rush. I said this earlier in the week I thought their defense is really playing with their offensive, style of play."
On the game plan
"We felt good about our game plan in all three phases. Obviously as much success as they have had on offense, you always have concerns when you play a team that has had that much success on offense and playing on the road. You have to find ways to get them to stop, we never slowed them down and the momentum continued to build."
On falling behind
"At a certain point we got one dimensional and that is not our strength. Our strength is to be able to run the football effectively and throw is and stay balanced. When you get behind as far as we did it makes it more difficult."
On the lack of pressure on the QB
"They have tremendous protection and when you play a team that throws the ball as effective as they do it is hard to get to the quarterback and they find seems and move the football. My guess is without getting to him and with him standing back there the seams started to open up and that is what he was hitting."
On moving on after this loss
"It's over and we have to move on, the good news it only counts as one loss. This team is mature and is experienced and they have good chemistry. We got outplayed tonight by a good football team. It is very important to go back to work on Monday like we have every week and when you play a 12-game season and in a league and division we play in, you can't get to high on a win and to low on a loss."
On Tech as a team
"I think they are pretty good. Their offense is experienced, (Graham) Harrell is in his third year and they have mature offensive linemen, a good core of skill players and I think there defense has improved."
Oklahoma State Postgame Quotes
Wide Receiver Dez Bryant
On moving forward
"We're going to try our best to look past this and get ready for next week. Practice hard and leave this off to the side and get fired up about Colorado."
Safety Ricky Price
On the game
"We got to take this and learn from it. We got to get out there and prepare for next week."
On goals for the night
"We have different goals on our mind now. They came out there and picked up on our mistakes and they were a better team today."
On team chemistry
"We have great team chemistry. Nobody is shattered. We are ready to go out there and get ready to work."
On Texas Tech's offense
"It was tough. (Graham Harrell) was on fire the whole game. He's up for the Heisman and he's a great player. The receivers were catching the balls and making plays."
