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Berry Tramel: OSU must learn from Holiday Bowl loss

 
By Berry Tramel | Published: August 9, 2009    Comment on this article Leave a comment


STILLWATER — The Cowboys pride themselves on being tough. Always have.

photo - Oklahoma State quarterback Zac Robinson signs a poster for a fan during OSU's Fan Appreciation Day on Saturday in Stillwater. (Photo by John Clanton, The Oklahoman)
Oklahoma State quarterback Zac Robinson signs a poster for a fan during OSU's Fan Appreciation Day on Saturday in Stillwater. (Photo by John Clanton, The Oklahoman)

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Good seasons or bad. Mike Gundy teams or Floyd Gass teams. World War II era or 21st century. Doesn’t matter. Oklahoma State football brands itself as tough.

But last December, in a frou-frou city against a team from the soft Pac-10, the Cowboys wilted.

Oregon beat up the Cowboys 42-31 in the Holiday Bowl, and the Cowboys have been beating themselves up ever since.

"They really did take over and beat us,” said OSU defensive tackle Derek Burton. "Flat-out beat us. I hate to say that, but that’s how it happened. I don’t want it to happen again.”

Neither does Gundy. The Cowboy coach blames himself for the loss in San Diego. Believes he took it too easy on OSU in the bowl practices. Vows it won’t happen again.

"We’ve been a tough football team,” Gundy said. "But we weren’t in that game. It’s up to us to get back on track.”

Oregon out-hit OSU. Out-toughed the Cowboys, particularly in the fourth quarter.

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