Oregon dominates Cowboys after Gundy 'pours gasoline on fire' - ESPN

EUGENE, Ore. — A week that began with head coaches Mike Gundy and Dan Lanning trading barbs about each program's budget ended with Oregon handing Oklahoma State a 69-3 loss — the worst of the Gundy era and the worst the program has seen since 1907.

«It never requires extra motivation for an opportunity to go out and kick ass,» Lanning said postgame regarding the message he sent his team. «But it never hurts when somebody pours gasoline on the fire.»

On Monday while speaking on his radio show, Gundy said Oregon is «paying a lot of money for their team,» citing $40 million as the amount he believed the Ducks spent on their roster last year. Gundy made several other comments about Oregon's resources — he said «it'll cost a lot of money to keep» quarterback Dante Moore and that he believes Oregon's budget should determine the programs it schedules outside of the Big Ten.

«If you want to be a top-10 team in college football, you better be invested in winning. We spend to win,» Lanning said Monday in response. «Some people save to have an excuse for why they don't.… I can't speak on their situation; I have no idea what they got in their pockets over there.»

After Saturday's win, Moore said Gundy's comments hit «close to home» for him and the rest of the team and that the Ducks used them as motivation heading into the matchup.

«For him to attack Phil [Knight], Coach Lanning and our team was personal,» Moore, who threw for 266 yards and three touchdowns, said. «We were going to keep the foot on the neck and make sure we score these points and try to break the scoreboard.»

Break the scoreboard, they did. The Ducks had a 59-yard touchdown run on their second offensive play of the game and a 65-yard touchdown pass on their third