Gary Andersen, Oregon State football coach, joined me on the Bald Faced Truth radio show. He talked about recruiting, his program's trajectory, but was at his best when I told him some Oregon Ducks fans are rankled that he declared the Beavers champions of the state of Oregon.

"Good," Andersen said Friday. "We play (the Civil War) for a championship. It's a state championship. It's the last game of the year and that's what you play that game for. I don't care what the record is, I don't care where it takes place, if it's really a rivalry, that's what you play for... in Oregon, it's two in-state schools, it's the two biggest in-state schools... whoever wins it has the belt."

On why he prefers text messages to Twitter:

"I can reach out with a text message... when I get to a kid I want to get as close to him as I possibly can. ... me personally, i think it's a text message and a phone call."

On what he judges himself on:

"I'll never gauge myself on wins and losses."

On the loss to Washington State last season:

"Good coaches do nice things. Coach (Mike) Leach did a nice job in that game of mixing things up and running the ball... we've studied that game hard."

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