Oklahoma senior linebacker Travis Lewis had some interesting things to say following the Sooners’ 38-28 win over the Missouri Tigers Saturday night at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Here is what Lewis had to say.
On the defense tonight:
“Horrible. Disappointed. Relaxed. It's what happens. Everybody is disappointed, coaches and players. We gave them 530 yards. We played like a 25th-, 30th-ranked team. We are not the number one ranked team in the nation right now.”
On how he felt in practice throughout week:
“Maybe players relaxed a little bit tonight. They thought they were better than they were. They started hearing all the great things and they started believing them. This is a reality check. It is great that it happened in the beginning of the season and that it came with a win, but they are a highly ranked opponent and we should have lost this game.”
On the most frustrating part of the game:
“I thought we were at a better maturity level than this. But I'm happy that it happened. We get to go back to work starting tomorrow and rebuild.”
On if he saw it coming during the week:
“Sort of. Players did not have the same mentality they had last week. I don't know why a team that killed us last year and knocked us off the mountain when we were number one, I don't know why players wouldn't prepare the same. I'm disappointed in myself as a captain and the leader of the defense. I'm disappointed in the guys. The coaches put us in a great position and as players need to go out there and play and we didn't tonight.”
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