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I want our team to know that we are not far off. We'll get those turnovers and we'll get those calls as we go through the year.
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They outplayed us and outcoached us in most all areas, ... I felt we would be stronger and have a little more attitude than this. I told the players that just because you've done it before doesn't mean you're going to do it again. They may have tuned me out.
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He's got another year after this one to contribute and play. He's an excellent athlete who works hard. We just want to give him more opportunities to get on the field. I think he will give us more production.
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I remember the night we saw him in Columbia as a freshman and thinking to myself that he was going to be a handful for the league over the next four years. That definitely turned out to be the case. He just presents so many challenges to a defense with his size, his speed and his feel of the game. He is also a player who had the respect of people around the Big 12 for the way he conducted himself. He is a person that the Missouri program and fans can be proud of in a lot of ways.
Bob Stoops -
To me, you look at both of those games, the turnovers are the biggest issue, and the turnovers lead to all the other problems.
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It's one thing to give up some plays and get beat when you're in position or if you execute properly and you're just not quite able to make the play. It's another when you put yourself out of position and allow someone to convert on you or make a big play just because of your own doings.
Bob Stoops -
I'm not going to sit here and lobby for any bowl. We just got whipped. They outplayed us in every part of the game.
Bob Stoops -
We're in good shape and the guys understand the plan. It just gets down to making plays and handling the different wrinkles.
Bob Stoops
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Don't anyone ever tell me that Adrian Peterson isn't tough. Guys like him don't come around all the time.
Bob Stoops -
We don't expect Travis to play. He hasn't progressed to the point to where he is effective or can be at full speed. A receiver not at full speed makes it pretty tough.
Bob Stoops -
He handles it well and, I'll tell you, he has good hands. He catches the ball. He'll definitely be more a part of our passing offense.
Bob Stoops -
We had our opportunities, we just didn't convert.
Bob Stoops -
I don't want to say the teams are mirror images of each other, ... but there's a lot of similarities on both sides of the ball.
Bob Stoops -
Even if it goes against us, I told the official, I thought it was fair.
Bob Stoops
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We prepare our kids to look and see. You can't be fully prepared. You have to expect them to do something to slow us down, and we'll try to do the same thing to them.
Bob Stoops -
This game isn't real complicated, in that if you turn the ball over you're going to get beat. Those guys quarterbacks each need to be more responsible with the ball.
Bob Stoops -
Kirk and Dan are great friends of mine. I do my best to watch the game and not root for either one.
Bob Stoops -
I probably shouldn't have said Monday, but everyone finds out anyway. .... In fairness to him, it probably doesn't need to be me coming out and saying that. In the end, that's the situation, and it's better than all the rumors being around about it.
Bob Stoops -
It kind of just typifies our whole year. We've been fighting all year. I'm proud of our guys for competing the way they did.
Bob Stoops -
We came out of spring believing that they each had a scrimmage or two that they were good at and one or two that they made some mistakes at. Each of them did that and in our mind there was not a separation going into Thursday's practice. I feel it's unfortunate that so many of you in the media have ranked them and have put them in place so that players have to hear that the entire summer. It's really not fair.
Bob Stoops
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He wasn't making the cuts he was used to making. We knew there was a chance he may not play.
Bob Stoops -
Watching the TCU game and critiquing it Sunday on tape, we just weren't very physical up front. TCU just outplayed and outcoached us.
Bob Stoops -
I'm not much of a rooter. They're two really good teams. I don't get into anybody's business but mine.
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This just kind of typifies our whole year. We have a great group of young guys that are capable of becoming very good. This team just continued to fight and make plays as it gained confidence down the stretch.
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