Some questions here regarding the Oregon State game.

Q: What does Pete think of the “big balls Pete” chants often heard on fourth and short?

A: He always smiles and laughs when the band does it on campus. And he said he didn’t come up with it, so it’s OK.

Q: How would you say the newly selected Song Girls compare to this years sorry squad?

A: I haven’t seen the new members.

Q: What was the general feeling of the players in the locker room after the Oregon State loss—was it more like, sick to the stomach, or, who cares,or, just how would you describe it? What was your sense of the players reactions and feelings overall, taking into account there must have been some wide individual reactions?
If by some chance you didn’t go into the locker room, what was your sense of the overall reaction next time you were with the team?

A: There was not a sick to the stomach feeling in the locker room. There was some shock and surprise but then most of the players were ready to move on as they left the locker room. It was not the end-of-the-world atmosphere I’ve seen in some locker rooms but it was a Septemeber loss, not a Decemeber or January loss.

Q: Scott, would you say Mike Riley outcoached PC this year?

A: Of course. He knew where he thought there were holes in the defense and found them. And any time a team in Corvallis beats a team that is perhaps the premier program in the nation, yes, they were outcoached.