Kansas State Coaches and Players on OU

NORMAN, Okla. -- Read quotes from Kansas State head coach Bill Snyder and the Wildcats during their weekly football press conference in Manhattan.

Oklahoma opens defense of its Big 12 Conference title Saturday against KSU at Owen Field. The game will kick at 6:10 p.m. and will be televised by Fox Sports Net.

Check Sooner Gameday Central for complete broadcast options, opponent facts, series history and information on attending the game in Norman.

KSU HEAD COACH BILL SNYDER
On Oklahoma's offense...
“I think they're getting where they want to be. It was obvious in the UCLA ball game, as I viewed it, that they've made a tremendous amount of progress. They have confidence in Bomar and he adds a couple of dimensions that haven't been prevalent in the past. I think they understand now that they have a very well-balanced offense and they realize where they want to be. When I say where they want to be I know that they want to continue to improve but I think they realize they have the ability to throw it and run it. They do have the balance they need.”

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On Oklahoma running back Adrian Peterson...
“He's just a fantastic running back. He's got all of it. He's got size, he's got speed, he's got athletic ability, and he's a tough young guy. He runs laterally very well and runs down hill extremely well. He's one of those guys that they get him the ball out on the edge going wide and kind of stretches your defense and then when he turns it up you don't have the angles that you'd like to have on him. If they create a little separation between your defenders - you can't arm tackle him that's for sure and it's hard to tackle him with just one guy sometimes. He's pretty good.”

On Oklahoma's 1-2 start...
“They're just growing on offense every day. I'm fearful of them having two weeks to grow, that's my concern. I don't understand the term rebuilding' or the things that seem to accompany that. You are what you are. Some days you're good and some days you're not so good. Some years you're good and some years you're not so good. It's day by day and week by week, you sum up a year and say if it was a good year or wasn't a good year and move on. What Oklahoma, like any program in our conference, is playing for is all in front of us. You have to wait until it's all over. If you fight 15 rounds, it's not over until it's over. We've got a lot of time left.”

On the progress of the offensive line..
“I think we've made progress. I think this last ball game there were signs that the improvement was continuing. We still make some mistakes we got penalized more than I would like, we still had a few assignment errors and we have some issues as it relates to fundamentals. Nevertheless as you go and look at all of it you can say that it was better than the week before or two weeks prior to that. They've made steady improvement throughout the course of the three ball games we've played.”

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KSU JUNIOR LB MAURICE MACK
On Adrian Peterson...
“He's a good back just like Cobbs and Thomas were (of North Texas). In the Big 12 we are going to have big great backs every week and he is no different.”

On Oklahoma's offense looking different opposed to last year...
“I think they have looked a little bit different but, I don't think they are going to change much from what they have done in the past. Oklahoma is going to be Oklahoma, and once they find the right things to make them successful they will establish that.”

On the difference of personality and mobility of Oklahoma's quarterback this year...
“Jason White really didn't like to run, he liked to sit in the pocket and wait, but now Bomar is a running quarterback and we have to really contain him.”

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KSU SENIOR WR DAVIN DENNIS
On playing in front of a big crowd like Oklahoma...
“We have to feed off that, and if we get intimidated by that it won't be a good thing. In my career we have played in front of some hostile crowds, so that experience will hopefully help me.”

On where the offense is as a unit going into Big 12 play...
“We feel we can get better and every game we have been improving with a lot of big plays. We need to do away with penalties and some of the little things and we will be alright.”

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KSU JUNIOR DT QUINTIN ECHOLS
On the young inexperienced OU quarterback...
“With his lack of experience he makes up with athletic ability, so we can't go after him too much because he is a great scrambler. We have to stick with our regular game plan and do whatever the coaches tell us. We just have to go out and execute our game plan.”

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KSU SENIOR OT JEROMEY CLARY
On the depth of the offensive line...
“I don't see any problems. I think Jordan Bedore is capable of doing the things that Voegeli is capable of. I think Caleb Handy is just as capable as Matt Boss. I think we've got great, talented athletes that all play hard and work hard. I don't think the injuries are going to hurt us whatsoever.”

On recent matchups with Oklahoma being so close...
“I think it's just on any given Saturday, anybody can beat anybody, and I think it's just come down to finding a way to put it all together. In terms of a rivalry, I take it as one. I really want to beat OU. They've always been the powerhouse in the Big 12, and whether they're 1-2 or 3-0, you want to go down to Norman and come out with a victory.”

On if he's surprised by how OU has struggled this year...
“No, not at all. I think that they are going through some of the problems that we are. They have a lot of young kids that are trying to play for them, and I think they are just going through some growing pains. You watch film, and they still look good. On film, their defense looks like they did in 2003 and 2004.”

On being leery of OU putting it all together...
“I think this team is just not running on all cylinders, but once they get that ironed out, they are going to be a good football team. Hopefully, we can go to Norman and catch them when something is not firing.”

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KSU JUNIOR QB ALLEN WEBB
On getting prepared for a big game...
“I'm going to try and treat it like a normal game. I know it's a big game, and for our team, there's going to be a lot of preparation. So it's important for us to do a lot of film study. There's no doubt it's a big game for us, opening up the Big 12 schedule. Everybody's excited and ready to go on the road.”

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KSU JUNIOR RB THOMAS CLAYTON
On putting this incident behind him...
“It's already been put behind. Obviously anything can happen at any moment. Things happen. I just don't like things happening that I didn't have planned for my future. Right now, my focus, as well as the team's focus, is on OU and how to beat them.”

On his decision to let Fisher continue after the first quarter...
“He was doing well, really well. It was his opportunity to get some time and experience out there. We won the football game. That's the thing that is being forgotten is that we won the game. It's not really about me.”

On if he's ready to be splitting carries with Fisher...
“I don't know if it will be an issue of splitting carries, but if that's what it came down to, obviously I would have no choice but to split carries with him.”

- Quotes courtesy Kansas State Athletics Media Relations

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