When Gary Andersen surprised the college football world by leaving Wisconsin for Oregon State, many questioned why he would leave a Big Ten powerhouse for an average Pac-12 program. Andersen explained his decision on Wednesday: Wisconsin's admi sion standards were too high for some players Andersen wanted to recruit."That was highly frustrating to me," . " Kenny Young Jersey I lost some guys, and I told them I wasn't going to lose them. I think they did what they were supposed to do and they still couldn't get in. That was really hard to deal with.MORE: | Jackie Slater Jersey "That's not Wisconsin's fault. That's Wisconsin's deal... I want to surround myself with those kids I can get in school."Andersen went 19-7 in two seasons as Wisconsin's head coach, but his final game was a 59-0 thumping at the hands of eventual national champion Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship Game. Following that lo s, he left a 10-3 Wisconsin team to take Los Angeles Rams Hats over an Oregon State club that went 5-7 last season. But he said when introduced in Corvallis that Oregon State is a "" for what he wants to do.Andersen also put to rest any thought that Wisconsin athletics director Barry Alvarez, who was the Badgers' coach from 1990-2005 and led Wisconsin to three Rose David Edwards Jersey Bowl victories, was the reason he left Madison."Barry Alvarez is a Hall of Fame coach and a Hall of Fame AD," Andersen said last month. "There's no ill feelings, there's no i sues for me. I simply saw an opportunity at Oregon State."Alvarez coached the Badgers in their 34-31 win over Auburn in the Outback Bowl on Jan. 1. Alvarez knew Andersen was "bothered" that some players he wanted to bring in , but added that the school would not change its standards."We haven't changed," Alvarez said. "You're not going to change our admi sion policy here. We have a high graduation rate. You get a Los Angeles Rams Men Jersey meaningful degree. It's not a piece of paper that means you stayed eligible for four years."