OKLAHOMA Stoops: We're not looking past Iowa St.

The coach refuses to talk about next week's game against Texas.
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- Bob Stoops was not in the mood to discuss his burnt orange rivals to the south.
The Oklahoma coach bristled, sat up in his chair and answered the offending reporter curtly.
"Got what you need?" Stoops asked sarcastically, rising to leave his weekly media luncheon Tuesday.
With a trip to Iowa State looming Saturday, Stoops is insistent that his top-ranked Sooners are not looking ahead to next week's annual Cotton Bowl grudge match against No. 12 Texas.
His defensive response to several questions about the Longhorns say otherwise.
Oklahoma hasn't been challenged much in its first four games, but Stoops is trying desperately to prevent the kind of letdown that has derailed his team's national title hopes the past two seasons.
History
After beating No. 13 Colorado in Norman last season, the Sooners were ambushed by unranked Texas A & amp;M in College Station the following week. Two years ago, with a berth to the Big 12 title game at stake, Oklahoma was surprised by Oklahoma State on the final week of the regular season.
And if those losses haven't drummed their memories, the Sooners' recent bye week provided another lesson as ranked teams such as Southern Cal, Oregon, Iowa and Missouri were upset in their conference openers.
"Teams are going to give us our best shot so we have to be ready," center Vince Carter said. "When teams go out and get completely dominated, it seems like they weren't prepared to play. We're trying to avoid that."
Iowa State (2-2) doesn't appear to pose much of a threat -- the Cyclones are 21-point underdogs -- but the Sooners are being careful to not let on that they're thinking about next week's showdown against Texas.
Furrowed brows, rolling eyes and pursed lips greeted nearly all those inquiring about the Sooners' thoughts on the Longhorns. Players repeatedly referred to this week's matchup with the Cyclones.
"We're playing Iowa State on Saturday," quarterback Jason White said. "That's what we're focused on around here."
Forget Texas
Maybe so, but nearly everyone else is focused on next week's game.
The coach even spent the last three minutes of the luncheon telling reporters how he told his players to respond to questions about Texas this week.
"That's the media's job and they can talk about it all they want. We don't have anything to do with it," Stoops said, the agitation apparent in his voice. "So you guys, what you do is talk about Texas all week and say that we are, when we aren't. It's all the media and the fans.
"It's simple, you guys want to ask us about it, and if we answer, then we're talking about Texas. And we don't need to."
With that, Stoops fixed his eyes on the inquisitor. There were no more questions.