Oregon State coach Gary Andersen joined me on the Bald Faced Truth radio show (12-3p on 750-AM and 102.9-FM) on Wednesday, and said his program is getting unfair criticism.

The narrative in last week's loss to Boise State is that the Beavers didn't play a full game -- effort-wise -- something Andersen said is flat wrong.

"I didn't feel that at all. I've been asked that question a couple, three times. They did a nice job," he said. "They punched us in the face. We punched them right back and got it to be 7-7. I think it's imperative to come out, a professional environment and be prepared. You have to be consistent in the way you leave the locker room every day. I think our kids have done a very good job of that.

"To me, that's the easiest way when you have a slow start, for people who don't truly understand athletics to say 'Oh yeah, they were flat.' That's the easy one. Say they weren't ready to play... I thought we battled."

I told Andersen that Beavers quarterback Conor Blount looked to be into "UFC" per his social media activity. Andersen said, "I know one thing. I had to send a text out to him today after watching film and he needs to work on ball security. He should put that on his Twitter -- BALL SECURITY."

What did Andersen see in Blount when he recruited him?

"Conor was very competitive in high school. I saw him at a young age... I was able to watch him compete... he was a great kid, extremely smart, very athletic, competed at multiple sports in high school and he could really spin it."

Andersen talked about playing at Colorado, his push to stop talking about being tough, and why he thinks people who didn't see effort in the first-half

Listen to the full interview: