Alva Review-Courier -

Oklahoma State's high hopes have been replaced with a frustrating life lesson.

The Cowboys entered the season expecting to contend a Big 12 title, but last week's 41-13 loss to rival Oklahoma made reaching the championship game a long shot and left them reeling.

"When you put a lot into something like we do every week, specifically a game like Bedlam where there's a lot of talk in state -- most of the players know each other and so on and so forth ... and you don't come out with the result that you want, it's going to be painful," Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy said. "And it should be."

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