“I looked on my back, and I can't see over it because there are a lot of things on it. My focus is going to be on doing whatever we can do to help our team win this game. We've got a good football team. We're an active team and a happy team that believes in each other. We're going to be a team that plays its butt off on December 23.”
“He's a guy who cares about other people, that's what makes him so special. He's just a tough intelligent leader, who knows exactly what to do on the field.”
“I want people like Rocky. I like underdogs. I've been one all my life. I like people who take it as a challenge when they're told they can't do something. This whole situation is a little like that.”
“You could tell he was a leader of his team. He had the things you want. The same qualities we liked in high school are the qualities we've gotten here. He's tough. He's physical. He's fearless. You've got to have people with backbone. That's the type people we're getting in place.”
“Everything was clicking on both sides of the ball. ...and I think we rode the wave of momentum for a while. Then we kind of fell into a lull. We have to understand that we have to be good on every play.”
“We always want to run the ball. That is something we are going to be good at as the season progresses. We have a good line and great running backs. We can run the football. Whatever we have to do to win, that is what we are going to do.”
