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OSU vs. OU quotes
February 18, 2001 | Cowboy Wrestling
Feb. 18, 2001
OSU Wrestling vs. Oklahoma Feb. 18, 2001 Postmatch Quotes
OSU Coach John Smith
On the crowd "It was fantastic.That is something we really enjoyed seeing and wrestling in front of. It takes a little to get used to. I don't know how well we wrestled tonight, I have mixed emotions. I thought we looked pretty good at times. This is the kind of preparation that helps us for nationals, being able to wrestle in front of these kinds of numbers. At nationals you are going to get these kinds of numbers, and it is something you have to get used to."
On Johnny Thompson's win "When you get momentum going like that you are concerned because you have to send out a freshman to get the job done. Johnny Thompson came out and executed a tough match. He really needed to turn things around and let us know that we could win a match. It was somethining that was needed at the time. Their (OU) strength and power in (Michael) Lightner was coming up. It was an important win at an important time in the duel meet."
On Daniel Cormier's pin "We still had two more matches after that and my heart flutered a little when Daniel Cormier got in that cradle. My heart stopped for about three seconds there. You don't teach that defense of what he did. That is just the pure athletic ability of getting himself out of what didn't look good. He (Cormier) was tight and made a good decision of which way to roll there and got himself in a position to where he could get the reversal. Once he got the reversal he slapped him (Josh Lambrecht) in a position to where he could get the pin."
