October 26, 1999
On the Defense's Performance vs. Oklahoma:
"The nature of that offense spreads your defense out quite a bit and you're left with two choices. You can either have a zone concept and spread out and try to get some pressure, or you can try to play a lot of man coverage and right now, we are not equipped to play a lot of man. We went with the zone and they did a good job of exploiting that. What made the difference is that they ended up running the ball much more and much better than we anticipated. Our scheme against what they were doing was not as good as I would have hoped it would be."
On Missed Tackles vs. OU:
"Our tackling was poor and I think there is a couple of reasons for it. Number one, a lot of those tackles were out in space where you had linebackers spread out in the open-field trying to make tackles. I think the second reason was that we had guys that were trying too hard to make tackles, and just weren't getting under control and making stops. I definitely don't think it was a lack of effort. I didn't see that at all, even in the fourth quarter when we were out of the game, we still had guys chasing trying to make plays."
On Oklahoma State Being a "Must-Win":
"I think coaches don't say "must-win" because a lot of the time, you may not win. We're playing Oklahoma State and I think they are a pretty competitive team. It will definitely be a challenge for us this week. We may bounce back and work hard this week and get well prepared and go out and play pretty good and still not win the game. The idea that somehow we're just a whole lot better than everybody else is not accurate. If you go out and play really well, then you have a chance to win the game. Looking at the remaining schedule, I don't think there is a game on there that we can't possibly win, but I don't think there is a game that we can't possibly lose either. In terms of us salvaging the season, you don't know how things are going to work out with everyone else, but if we want to go to a bowl game, we're going to have to start winning some games pretty fast."
On the Team's Attitude:
"I thought on Sunday, the team's attitude was as good as you could hope for under the circumstances. The one thing that I feel strongly about is that we do have good people on the team. We have some people with character, and I don't anticipate any problem with getting them to come back and go to work and try to get ready for the next game."
On Mark Farris Starting if Randy McCown Can't Play:
"It's not really a major decision. Based on the performance from Saturday's game, we would put Mark in first. The last couple of weeks, we've put Vance in first. We've not made a final decision, and it could possibly get changed this week in practice."
On Randy McCown's Health:
"I think he'll be able to play, it is just a question of how long he'll be able to play against a physical defensive team. It probably wouldn't take a huge blow to injure him again. This team is one that makes a point of going after the quarterbacks."
On the Running Backs' Health:
"I don't think Dante Hall will play. Ja'Mar Toombs likely won't practice today. We'll just have to wait and see on him during the week. We have to see who shows up out there today and see what we can get done with them. The injuries have been a disconcerting thing all year. We just haven't had a lot of continuity on our offense. Injuries are a part of football, and we just have to take what we've got here and deal with it."
On Tony Lindsay Being Back in the OSU's Lineup:
"It helps a bunch. He is a good player, but I really thought their other quarterback (B.J. Tiger) was pretty good too. I think they can do the same things with both quarterbacks. Both are mobile guys, and they can both throw."
On Sammy Davis:
"Sammy is playing a lot right now. I'm pleased with him. He's a guy that has a lot of tools and I think he has done a great job as a true freshman. He is a guy that has played a lot and has done well."