Chatting with Pat Jones

OSU head coach Mike Gundy, right, talks to former OSU head coach Pat Jones before Oklahoma State University college football practice in Stillwater, Okla., August 7, 2006. The Oklahoman file photo.

I called Pat Jones last night for the story I wrote about Mike Gundy’s decision for the second year in a row to not have any full-on scrimmaging before the season-opener. Gundy made a joke during the press conference that his former coach wouldn’t be too happy about it, so I decided to get Jones’ thoughts. I included one quote from Jones in the story, but here’s a little bit more of what he said:

“That’s a universal discussion for everybody. It feels like we have this discussion with some of these guys every year. I’m not saying there’s a right and a wrong, because I think there’s different situations. Personal experience has been, and we did it both collegiately and in the NFL…we were gonna hit.”

And…

“(OSU’s) practices are up-tempo and they’re pretty physical, they just didn’t have a whole lot of scrimmaging. They’re still pretty physical about what they’re doing. Somebody doesn’t need to think that they’re not being physical, because they are. It’s just a matter of how physical.”