Quotations

«It took us a long time to gain control of this game. The expectations we have for ourselves are so high, we feel the frustration.»

«Do I feel like they are threatening us, and are going to give us a hard time? ... Absolutely, it doesn't matter who we are playing. I don't think it is because of who we have playing, I think they have a loaded up offense. They have a really good philosophy with how they run their offense. I don't think it has to do with our personnel right now. That isn't what I am concerned about. I am concerned about teaching the game plan, and executing it well so we can hopefully give them some problems. I feel pretty much the same every week about that.»

«The defenses are similar but the points of emphasis are different. We each do something a little different.»

«We haven't seen anyone like them. They're very aggressive, doing a lot of unusual things in coverage and pressure.»

«Matt just is rolling, ... He's in such command right now.»

«We reacted exactly like we should. We had to put a stop to the bad stuff happening before it got too deep and we did that. The defense stopped them for 40 straight minutes and the offense scored seven of the final eight times we had the ball.»

«It's a display of respect for last year. We're proud of what we accomplished, and other people respect that. But it's what we do from this point forward that counts in 2005.»

«I have not been contacted, I don't expect to be contacted, and I'm not interested.»

«This is a fantastic and improved football team; the impact of the head coach is obvious,»

«He'll be sore, but we'll be counting on him,»