Iowa State - Oklahoma State Footall

Oct. 22, 2005

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Iowa State Head Coach Dan McCarney Quotes

"It was a real good team victory today. We knew OSU would come in ready to play but we did a lot of good things, lots of big things in the kicking game. Culbertson outstanding, Sumrall outstanding, Jackson had big plays. The kids got a reward for their hard work today."

"I told the defense at the Thursday meeting we needed a minimum of four takeaways and we got five. When we make big plays it puts us in a position to win the game."

"(David) Brown ran hard today and showed a lot of improvement over the last two weeks. He ran fast and it was nice to see him take the opportunity. He's a player favorite and today it looked like he became a fan favorite."

"He's (Blythe) a big-time football player and it was time for Todd to step up for the team with Stevie (Hicks) out. I'm real proud of Todd today. (Walter) Nickel made a couple great catches at tight end."

"(R.J.) Sumrall's really stepped it up since Baum's gone down. He made some great catches, had great punt returns and is a big-time player."

"These are great kids and a great staff. I'm real proud of them. We had a huge challenge today and there's still a lot of football to be played. We'll see what we can do at College Station next week."

(On Return of Ellis Hobbs)
"He comes back, comes to practice, goes to the team dinner and goes to the movie. How many guys in the NFL come back to do that? That's Ellis. He loves this place and we're excited to get a victory with homecoming." ISU Quarterback Bret Meyer
"Our team morale helps us a lot. Everybody feels good about it, and it will be easier to come to practice tomorrow."

ISU Kicker Bret Culbertson
"We're 3-3 now. Our special teams played great today; everyone was mentally tough. It is our job, so we just have to come back."

ISU Running Back Greg Coleman
"Today's game was awesome. This season has had too many hills to not be able to come over this one. Everywhere you looked people were making plays. The team morale was really high. Even when we fumbled on the one-yard line, we just moved forward."

ISU Defensive Lineman Nick Leaders
"When you play like that, its easy to have fun. We challenged ourselves on picking up turnovers. We started a new season today."

Oklahoma State Head Coach Mike Gundy Quotes

"We played the entire second quarter backed up so that really hurt us."

"You can't turn the ball over that many times, have poor play and poor special teams. That is what killed us."

(On Meyer)
"There were some times that we had him rushed back and I thought we should have had him but we didn't."

(On the 23-10 interception pass in the end zone)
"I would like to have that one back."

(On the season)
"We have to get over the hump and eliminate turnovers and we will be in games. When you turn the ball over you don't give yourself a chance."

Greg Gold #3 WR
(On called back run/ missing little things) "...Yeah, a big problem is the little things, like our turnovers. We've got new guys and a new coach and we're a team searching for an identity."

(On the new OSU scheme)
"Well, with (former OSU) Coach (Les) Miles we were a hard-nosed running team. We were going to run the ball almost every play. This year we're spreading the ball out more and that's different for us."

(On interceptions)
"Well, anytime you've got something going and it's intercepted or called back, it's disappointing."

(On sideline conversations with QB Al Peña)
"I told him `If you work for me, I'll work for you.' I love this university and this team. The coaches don't give up on us and we can't give up on the team."

(On momentum)
"We kept feeling like we were almost there and then little things like turnovers would happen."

Al Peña #4 QB
(On overall play today)
"I made some missteps today, I didn't take care of the ball and I've got to improve on that."

(On turnovers)
"Mostly it was miscommunications between us. Last week I had some bad throws; this week it was mainly miscommunications." "I could be off by a yard or two and doing that you give them an opportunity to make something happen."

(On snap problems)
"I think I just got a little anxious."

(On end zone interception by LaMarcus Hicks)
" He made a good play, I threw it up and he made a good play. Not many DB's can make that play."

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