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Baylor Head Coach Art Briles

Opening statement:
"I was just really proud of our football team. I thought we had a lot of guys that played up to their skill level. That is really what you look for in life, not just football. In whatever job you do, if you do the best that you can do and to the level that you were blessed with then that is being successful. I was proud of that. I knew we felt challenged coming in. This was the first time we had really felt challenged all year. I wish we had felt that way--differently--throughout the year, but we just didn't. This was the first time we came into a game and felt like we would have to play our best to have a chance to win. We talked about it all week and our guys rose to the challenge. I'm proud of them for that. They kind of have the heart of champion. So, I'm just humbled by the effort they gave today."

On having a good week of practice leading to the game:
"I saw a lot of effort, especially from Bryce Petty. It is sometimes good for people to be doubted. He has gone through a little bit of that. He has done a lot of maturing and we knew that if the people around him played up to his determination that we would have a good day offensively."

On the defensive performance:
"We played great of defense. Anytime you hold them to 14 points on their home floor, particularly with what they have been doing the past two or three weeks, it is a very impressive feat."

On the momentum change after the interception:
"One hundred percent. You have to make plays like that to make a difference. The roughing the punter, the interception, that's 14 points. You have to have those. You have to use those and take advantage of them. We took advantage of the opportunities that we had on the football field. We were able to mix it up enough offensively to make some plays. Our whole deal was to attack. We didn't want to come in here fearful. We wanted to come in here fearless. Attack, attack, attack. That is what we did on both sides of the ball."

On Bryce Petty's success in the second half:
"We got in that formation right before the first half and we kind of felt good about Bryce in that set. He did some checks at the line and made some good checks. He looked really calm and confident. It was a good matchup for us. We decided at half time that we would get back in it and see how it went. I think before half he was 4-for-4. Then he comes out and goes 9-for-9. He was really seeing the field and making good decisions. We have good players. So it worked out well."

Baylor Quarterback Bryce Petty

On the significance of the OU game:
"There was just something about this game. Nothing against you guys, but this game, for me, was circled on the calendar. I don't like to make that public, just because every game is a big game. At the same time, I really wanted to win this game, being at Norman. I didn't even know 37 straight losses to top 25 teams. All the stuff that we unraveled, that's big. I really wanted to come out, especially for my teammates and my guys, and say, `Men, this is what's going to happen. We're going to go out and win this game.' I thought we really, from a practice standpoint, had the best week since I have been here, which is a long time. I thought our guys did a great job and were just very determined."

On being the first Baylor team to win in Norman:
"It really means everything. The coolest part about it is that, to me, it's just the tip of the iceberg for this team. It really is. People still say, `You are still Baylor.' Yeah we are Baylor. This is different. This isn't the same team as the 90's or the 80's. You all are going to have to get that out of your minds. We love being part of this. We love being the underdog. We play so much better when we are mad and upset. We can't ever be happy, can't ever be satisfied. Coach Briles tells us that all the time. When we come out determined and ready to rock `n roll it's going to be a good day for us."

On his connection with Wide Receiver Corey Coleman against OU:
"It's really a pick your poison scenario. If you cover (KD Cannon) and cover (Antwan Goodley), then (Corey Coleman) is there. Corey's had a great week. They all have. We just kind of dinked and dunked and took what they gave us. The big shot down the left side there, that's what I told him, that kind of stuff sets up the deep ball. With him, he's so passionate that he wants it now. You just have to sit him down and tell him this will set it up. I thought he played his butt off, so did all those guys. They're outstanding. I love to play with them."

Oklahoma Head Coach Bob Stoops

Opening Statement:
"First, congratulations to Baylor. They played an excellent, well-played football game. I thought, the way it went for us, the first half was kind of very similar or was reminding me a little bit of the Kansas State game where we were playing pretty well but had a turnover for a touchdown, missed a field goal, then we rough the punter. There were just some mistakes on our part that really hurt us. Roughing the punter, that's a poor decision. We need the ball back and they are punting into the wind. The second half, we come out and neither side of the ball can do anything very well. Defensively, we come out and they go right down the field. Offensively, we really didn't have much production at all. Again, third and short, fourth and short, couldn't get anything done at all. Again, just really poor on our part and a poor job by all of us."

On if he was surprised by the first Baylor offensive drive in the second half:
"They came out with five wide receivers, we were blitzing playing man, and when we sat back and played zone we were going back and forth and they just executed it down the field. We missed some tackles. There weren't any breakdowns, there weren't any missed coverages, and they beat us a few times. We had a guy on a guy and he outruns us, gets behind us. That's what happened in some cases. In some cases, they just executed and got open where we weren't able to cover them."

On if they were trying to keep the receivers in front of them:
"Well, again, all of that was perfect in the first half. You have a chance for it to be a 17-17 game at half. The second half, again, they got behind us even when we were off. We have to do a better job covering the deep ball and, again, they beat us on a few. Sometimes it was very effective and sometimes it wasn't."