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Oklahoma Coach & Player Quotes

Head Coach Bob Stoops

On the team play as a whole
"I was very pleased for the most part. I loved looking across the stadium and seeing the stadium full again."

On kicker Trey DiCarlo
"He was great. He was given the game ball tonight. He was very solid tonight. He hit the ball clean. The criticism on him a year ago was unfair. He's a sophomore now and he's gaining strength."

On injuries (Renaldo Works, etc.)
"None of the injuries are serious. All of the players should be back practicing this week."

On the field conditions
"Our field is fabulous. The field was actually dry once the rain stopped."

On quarterback Jason White
"I was very pleased with him. Jason gained confidence with every throw. He looked like his old self again."

On the new uniforms
"I didn't like them at first. By about the fourth quarter, I actually started to like them."
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Junior Defensive Lineman Dan Cody

On the his playing in the game
'It was a matter of being in the right place at the right time. A lot of credit goes to secondary for giving me the help I needed.'

On OU' s playing
'We didn't doubt ourselves. Coming out of two-a-days makes you tired and worn down, but we didn't let that show on the field tonight.'

On Coach Jerry Schmidt
'Coach Schmidt is the best in the business at what he does.'
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Junior Offensive Lineman Jammal Brown

On the new uniforms
'The uniforms were very special. We watched a couple of videos when OU used to dominate and they wore those uniforms. It was great to wear the uniforms winners wore.'
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Senior Quarterback Jason White

On the new uniforms
'We told Coach we wouldn't mind throwing them on all year. We especially enjoyed wearing the black shoes.'

What helped OU win
'We were swarming the ball all night long. That's what helped us win.'
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Senior Linebacker Teddy Lehman

On the crowd in the new stadium
'We [OU team] tried to get them going a little, but because it was wet, they weren't too pumped. It was nice to see the fans at the top of the stadium.'

On next week's game against Alabama
'It will be tough next week at Alabama. It is super loud there.'

North Texas Coach & Player Quotes

Head Coach D.A. Dickey

On the game
'Obviously we played against a great football team tonight. In certain areas of our game we did some things okay. We need a lot of improvement to be a good football team. Our hats off to Oklahoma, they've got a great football team. They play hard and with a lot class, which is what we try to do.'

On North Texas' defensive effort
'Other than the first drive and possibly the one big play, the defense played their hearts out. They were on the back end of the field all night and out on the field too long. They hung in there and kept playing hard. I couldn't ask for anything else from them.'

On the offense
'Offensively we were totally inept in the first half. We want to be a more balanced offensive team, to attack people with a lot of different formations. Obviously Oklahoma is very good on defense and they stuffed us when we didn't seem to have a play. The thing I am most concerned about offensively is the number of mistakes we made.'
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Junior running back Patrick Cobbs

On OU's defense
'We had some problems at times. We didn't execute like we wanted to. It was a tough game and they have a good defense. We just didn't get things done offensively.'

If anything in particular disrupted their offense
'They are pretty quick and they fly to the ball real well. It seems like they were everywhere.'
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Senior linebacker Chris Hurd

On Jason White and OU's offense
'We knew he was going to be a good quarterback. He is good passer, pretty accurate. We knew they weren't going to come out and run the ball on us, so it wasn't a big factor for us. We didn't expect the running backs to run up and down the field on us.'

Junior quarterback Scott Hall
On Oklahoma defensive speed
'I didn't notice it. Compared to playing against our defense during two-a-days, I did not notice a difference. They have a great defense " don't get me wrong. On offense we killed ourselves. We couldn't even line up right on a couple of plays.'

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