http://www.kansas.com/video/The most telling quote to me wasn't the one about being able to compete there, but the one about what WVU's press does to you.
oscar said this: "it takes me, or our coaching staff, out of the game".
All coaches have egos and it shows somewhere in how they operate and that's fine, but this one is just ridiculous. It goes along with when oscar often says "I guess" after most comments he makes about something being his responsibility.
oscar clearly believes in what he can do as a coach, as well he should, but too often it overrides what he believes his players can do. He's basically saying "my players can't do it without me" in these situations where he can't call his sets and run his stuff because of how WVU makes you play. Its always been my belief that while coaches have a large role on game days, the real work from a coach comes during the week in practice and preparation. You better be preparing your players for exactly what oscar is talking about, when your opponent takes away your first or second option or what you want to do and your players have to react and make plays. That's exactly your job as a coach; not just to call the perfect set or play or offense, but games are for players to make plays in the midst of the structure and scheme that you've created. If you haven't prepared them to be play makers and make good decisions and make plays then its on you as a coach. You a) haven't prepared them good enough to do so and b) you haven't recruited players that you can coach to play the way you would like in those situations. That's obviously a fundamental difference in how I view coaching and how oscar does and it bothers me more every time I hear him say this stuff.