Bobby Douglas
Bobby Douglas
Bobby Douglas is a famed wrestling coach and Olympian. He has coached several U.S Olympic teams, is one of only four collegiate coaches to win more than 400 dual meets, and he won an NCAA team national title at Arizona State. His coaching accomplishments include: 13 NCAA champions, 110 All-America performances and 68 conference titles...
champions great national oklahoma state tough year
I think Oklahoma State has a great team, and they've had a great run. (The Big 12 championships) have always been a tough tournament, and a lot of the national champions come out of this tournament. I don't think this year will be any different.
good job problem tactics work
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.
either fight main mission national oklahoma order points score weight
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.
came joe match period taking third
We came close, but Joe has made a world of progress. In the third period he could have stalled his way through the match but got countered while taking another shot. That is the only way you can get better in the long run.
certain weather weight
We're still under the weather in certain weight classes.
meet reason risk weeks
Trent will be OK. There is no reason to risk anything when the Big 12 meet is two weeks away.
best bring five guys possibly represent wrestle
We have to wrestle the best we can possibly wrestle to get a trophy, but it's possible. We've got five guys who will represent us very well. We're in it to bring back some hardware.
community juices meet miss promote stimulate taking terrific wrestling
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.
character good grad guys people
When we have people with speed, we do well. All of these guys have speed. They also have magnificent character and are good students. They all want to go to grad school.
despair good moments overall
We wrestled pretty well the first round. We had some moments of despair, but overall we had a pretty good round.
likes wrestle
He's dangerous. No one likes to wrestle this guy, and I can see why.
faster hopefully match missouri penn state understand
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.
cut meet people time work
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.
brands bring competition intensity perfect ready rest saddle team timing tom type
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.