We can still win the Big 12, and if we do that I think all these people are going to be looking pretty silly. There seems to be a lot of negative people out there, and I don't understand it. But we're going to stick together, and something like this where everybody's on our case and coach's case, this just might bring us together even closer as a team. The last five games have been decided by seven points or fewer, so it would not be surprising if the Red Raiders bounced back with a strong effort Saturday. Should they pull off an upset, the talk shows no doubt would be full of callers wanting to give Dykes a contract extension.
Dykes understands that the ebb and flow of fan and media opinion goes with the territory.
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