Quotations

«It's directly applicable to football, ... If this program doesn't have the success I anticipate, those principles aren't to be questioned.»

«From the first day Coach Anae was here, ball security has been stressed after practice every day, and there were no turnovers [Saturday], ... Dropped [passes] has been addressed every day, and I believe that there was one of those. When we ask correctly, they respond.»

«We have a baseline established. Now there's a clear reference point on truly where we are after working against someone else besides ourselves. It's my job now, with this coaching staff, to diagnose exactly what the areas are that need improvement, the players that need improvement, the areas of game management that can be handled better.»

«We have plenty to improve on. We didn't do our part as it relates to execution and that ultimately was it today.»

«It's a symbol that represents tradition, ... To add incresed value to what we're returning to, the symbol will be in the middle of the field.»

«There's been some criticism for that game,»

«I would love to add Utah State back to our schedule, ... I think the Beehive Boot is a traditional thing. It's good for the state and I think it's good for both programs. As Tom and I have talked, I would like to make sure we do everything possible to see if we can bring that to fruition.»

«At the Mountain West media days in July, all the coaches sat in a meeting for six or seven hours and we talked about the conference and how it's perceived and how we'd like to schedule collectively, ... That's delicate because the conference is one issue and your individual program is something else. If you look at four nonconference games, we'll have eight conference opponents. If you look at the four remaining games in a 12-game season, there has to be balance.»

«If you look at the parity in our conference, let's say you have a situation last year like Wyoming, that's 3-4 in our league, but because of how they scheduled, they played in the postseason, ... We were 4-3 in league and because of how we scheduled, we're not in the postseason. Ultimately, you have to beat who you play and execute at that level. But to not address scheduling in that discussion isn't a wise thing to do. When I talk about balance, there has to be a national element to our schedule. It's what is expected at BYU and it's what the standard has been here. Last year, we played three undefeated teams (Boise State, Utah, USC). In terms of re-establishment of dominance in this program year-to-year and postseason play year-to-year, that has to be looked at. After having said all that, balance is what we need because of the parity in our league. It could be realistic that it's 5-3 to win the league. Or 6-2. What about all the teams that are 4-4? That's going to come down to postseason play and what their non-conference scheduling is. Ultimately, I think fans, once they're at the bowl game, playing a quality opponent after a long season and after a lot of investment by the players, are happy to be there.»

«Boston College is a solid football team, which is exactly what we saw on the field today. They run the ball effectively, they play-action pass effectively and they're hard to score points on. They play well and they're well-coached. They're worthy of where they're ranked to this point.»