Oklahoma lineman adds to Bedlam fire with Mike Gundy comments - ESPN

The final edition of the Bedlam rivalry game between Oklahoma and Oklahoma State didn't need any extra heat.

Bedlam, which has been played 117 times, dating back to 1904, is coming to an end because of Oklahoma's departure for the SEC. That has seen ticket prices soar in Stillwater, with prices ranging between $350 on the low end up to $5,000 on all the major resale markets.

But Oklahoma defensive lineman Trace Ford, who transferred to the Sooners from Oklahoma State after appearing in 32 games in four seasons for the Cowboys, added a little extra fuel to the fire anyway.

In an interview Thursday morning on WWLS radio, known as the «Sports Animal» in Oklahoma City, Ford was asked if had spoken to Cowboys coach Mike Gundy since he left.

«Not once, and he doesn't care that I left,» Ford said. «He didn't care that I was leaving when I was about to leave. I tried to inform them, he didn't care.

»I don't think me and the staff have the best relationship. Some of the coaches still text me to this day, but not all of them.… When I was informing the coaching staff of thinking about leaving, they're like, «OK, get on outta here. They're pretty much like we don't want to talk to you. So that's just the life we live. It is what it is.»

During a Monday Sports Animal radio interview, Gundy was asked about Ford.

«I've watched a lot of tape and honestly have not paid not paid attention or noticed,» Gundy said. «I look at concepts, schemes, numbers.… What to attack, what I want to stay away from, things like that more so necessarily than who it would be, so I don't really notice things like that.»

The radio station later played those comments for Ford, who replied, «He is really smart with the media. He knows exactly what to say,» Ford