Mike Gundy Quotations

We knew they were going to make mistakes. We knew they were going to make big plays. We didn't want them to think if they did something wrong they weren't going to get back in forever.

We have to find out what he can do if we give him lots of reps, ... That's where we as coaches have to make decisions and we go with them and go full speed ahead.

The one thing that we didn't want and we made it very clear to both quarterbacks is that we didn't want them to play scared,

The one thing that we didn't want -- and we made it very clear to both quarterbacks -- is that we didn't want them to play scared,

We were dealt some adversity in the fourth quarter and we handled it very effectively in this game. We were able to drive the ball at the end. I wanted to go down there and score and not leave them any time on the clock.

One pass doesn't mean anything. One good option run doesn't mean anything. These coaches have to evaluate all the film.

Right now Al Pena is our quarterback, and we're hoping to get Bobby Reid back soon.

I have a pretty good idea of what Donovan's going to do because I know him. I don't have any idea what Bobby's going to do.

He'll get a chance to play at the next level. He's got good feet, he's very smart, he's a hard worker, he does everything right, he's 300 pounds - he'll get a chance.

There is no deadline. He's a smart guy. I'm sure he'll figure it out.

We feel like he deserves to start the game with what he's done up to this point, and the other guy deserves to play in the game.

He's got good feet and may be mentally far enough along to play at this level.

He's got some potential to make some big plays.

We look at the problems from the last game and try to get them fixed, but ... none of that really matters any more. What can we do to score enough points to beat Colorado? That's all that matters.

I thought Al did a good job for just being thrown into the fire. He understands structure. He understands blitzes. He understands coverage and it has paid off for him.

Our coaching staff is very pleased with the signing class for today. We've addressed some needs that will really help us early in the season.

Recruiting is not a perfect science but our staff worked hard because we know how important it is.

Our offense has been very average and by rotating quarterbacks, we couldn't ever get into synch.

(Johnson) gave up a couple of sacks against (Florida Atlantic) and got lazy and had a holding penalty, but when we came back in and studied all the tapes he was the MVP of the offensive line,

We were making headway until he took over.

Those guys need to make plays and put the pressure on (the Bobcats' offense) so they can't just sit back there and work on these young guys in the secondary.

We had to pull a guy in that has an unbelievable amount of integrity and character and say that we think that this guy has the potential to be better than you are at this position,

We are developing an attitude on defense. We want to be aggressive and we want to fly around. We want to force turnovers. We want to take it to the other team. As the season progresses, we will find out where we are. I like the attitude.

We're not sure who will play quarterback for us. But we will probably know a little more on Tuesday.

We discussed it in a mature manner, and he handled it with integrity,

The decision we had to come down to is who has more potential at that position from this point on? We think that it's Bobby, ... The reason we didn't make the decision in two-a-days is because Bobby hadn't earned it. In the last couple weeks, he's really gotten a lot better a lot better.

With a player that has done as much for the program as he has, we are obligated to him to let him decide what he wants to do,

We had the same scheme, everything the same except we didn't hold or push in the back. It set the game up, set the tempo for us.

We think that we've got it simple enough to where they're comfortable that they can go out there and perform. They have to be mature enough to block out the gameday atmosphere and not worry about where they're at and go out there and do what they've been coached to do.

We don't accept losing, but the way our team fought tonight against what I think is the best team in college football, I was very proud of it. I thought we had excellent game plans on both sides of the ball. They worked for us in the first half, and early in the fourth quarter we got worn down a little bit.

Bobby has got to play better. (He) went through some growing pains . . . and I'm sure he would tell you that. He made some mistakes.

I've never been in a game with as big of a momentum turn as that. I've never been in a game like that.

At some of the positions we have on our team, some of these freshmen are going to have to play, and we rely on them to learn and gather information and come out here and fight through being a college football player and be able to play in the first game. It takes a lot.

This is cash . There's no substitute for cash in anything you do.

They gave up 10 points. I did not know how it was going to work with all the jumping around we did. As an offensive coach, if a team did that to me, I would just run it. However, that is not their team.

As soon as Fedora was hired, it didn't take (Johnson) long to figure out that we'd split the tight ends out more. He knew that wasn't gonna be him so he asked if he could move down.

Donovan started all the games in 2004 and took most of the reps with the first team in spring practice. It will benefit our team and the offense to have an up-and-coming youngster like Bobby Reid at quarterback.

Donovan has had more practice reps, but in the last 10-12 days, Bobby has gotten considerably better. We thought if he could take the majority of practice reps, it would give him the opportunity to excel.

They were so close. I wasn't even going to do it until the game. The offensive staff was tired of messing with it. They wanted to go ahead and name a starter, so that's fine.

It's really very simple, ... We got out-coached, out-schemed and out-played.

I let my aggressiveness take me over there. A smart coach would have kicked a field goal.

I'm actually pretty soft. I'm easy to get along with as long as they're paying the price.

I know what I'm saying, but I'm not trying to play the thing up. I still say when you have a quarterback who's a good player, you've got a chance in every game.

If you have a quarterback that potentially could be drafted, you've got a chance in every game you're in. That's just the way it is.

I'd guess we'd do about half the stuff on each side this year.

a good football team. I think they will have just as good a chance as anybody to win the North.