Audio excerpts from coach Mark Mangino's comments from the Oct. 20 Big 12 coaches teleconference (MP3 files):
On high-scoring offense being good for fans: "They probably like seeing a lot of scoring..."
On Baylor's win over Colorado serving as a warning to other Big 12 teams: "You have to line up and be ready to go..."
On his time at Kansas State: "... played a small part in the turnaround..."
On being one win away from bowl eligibility: "... we have done a good job as a team and coaching staff of focusing on the task at hand..."
On the Big 12 Conference's improving: "... there are teams getting better in this league."
On the KU-KSU rivalry when he was at K-State: "In my early years there it was a big game..."
On KU's passing game spreading the ball around: "... force the defense to defend the entire field..."
On K-State's defense: "... aggressive, hard-nosed football."
On K-State quarterback Ell Roberson: "... just flat makes plays..."
On if he crosses pathes with coaches he used to work with: "... I have bumped into coach Snyder on an occassion or two."
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