Bobby Douglas Quotes (19 Quotes)

Missouri wrestled the way they had to to win, and we didn't. There were some close matches that could have gone either way and, unfortunately, they didn't go our way. This was a very hotly contested meet and those people will all see each other again.

We need to get back in the saddle after the Midlands, and this is perfect timing for us. Tom Brands will bring a team that will compete. We'll need that type of intensity and competition to get ready for the rest of the season.

It's one of those championship, World Series-type events for those two every time they meet. Obviously (Ware) is doing some of the things right and he's a great athlete and a great wrestler. Every time Nate wrestles him, it raises the bar for both wrestlers.

Curran's make a good progress. He's a freshman and put into a pressure cooker like that, he did a great job.

It's Oklahoma State's tournament to lose, but they have to be very, very careful in how they compete. There are a couple teams out there who are capable of beating them.

It's novel, and it's something that's certainly worth exploring. It doubles the crowd, and maybe there will be some crossover. I think it's going to be interesting.

Anytime you start with an injury default in the first weight class, that kind of deflates the team. That had a lot to do with our momentum. We didn't get any momentum from that match and we struggled the rest of the way.

We've got to do a better job of tactics and technique. Our problem is controlling the tie-up, and we're getting better at it. The only way you get better at it is to work at it and get good competition.

This has got to be the greatest class I've had. My assistants were a major factor in our success. Give the credit to them.

They wrestled a very good match. Missouri is a very good team, and they had to wrestle to win.

How well we wrestle (today) will determine how well we wrestle at the national tournament. We want to get to the nationals any way we can.

It's been a tremendous rivalry. The matches have been tactical matches which is more like a chess match. If they end up in the finals of the Big 12, I think it's going to be a great match. If they end up in the finals of the national tournament I think it's going to be another great match.

He's a byproduct of the Cyclones, so we'll have our work cut out for us. Any time we meet people that have our people in their program, it's going to be difficult.

Hopefully they won't let the Penn State match be a factor. Hopefully they understand Missouri is not Penn State. They're a much faster team.

Nate executed the match plan to perfection.

We wrestled pretty well the first round. We had some moments of despair, but overall we had a pretty good round.

We're still under the weather in certain weight classes.

We'll miss Hilton, but it will be a terrific wrestling meet for the fans. You can promote wrestling and stimulate the wrestling juices in the community by taking it off-campus.

We're outmatched in most weight classes. We've got to fight for every point. Our main mission is to score points and see what we're going to have to do to get to the national tournament. In order to get there, we've got to go through either Oklahoma or Oklahoma State.