Maybe one practice day wasn't quite what we wanted, |
McGrath has done very well, and Montgomery has been a guy who's smart. He's done both. He can play both (center and guard). You prefer to have five guys there and they play where they play, but we're not in that position. I think McGrath has certainly done a good job when he's been in there. I feel good about that. |
McGrath has done very well. You'd prefer to have five guys there and they play where they play, but we're not in that position. |
Michael gets up for (games). He goes a little faster. I feel like Marcus is the same way. The way he handled himself, particularly in the N.C. State game (a 20-16 victory), kind of gave you an indication he's the very same guy. |
Michael gets up for (games). He goes a little faster. I feel like Marcus is the same way. The way he handled himself, particularly in the N.C. State game, kind of gave you an indication he's the very same guy. |
More years than not we've played better than we were. Last year, I'd be the first one to admit, we had a better team than our record. |
My thing is that the two football teams respect each other. I just hope the fans will do the same thing in the stands, show respect for everyone. I just hope that we keep respecting each other ... |
Obviously, something gets their attention in that climate. |
Ore had some good runs. He put the ball on the ground one time, but I thought he showed some quickness through the hole. And I thought George Bell showed some good ability, too. |
Ore had the numbers in that last game, both of them have done very well in practice. I've been pleased with the way both of those guys have performed. |
Our Hokie Nation has some great memories down there. We need to help as much as we can. |
Our offense was very much aware that we hadn't scored a touchdown in two years against these guys. I thought they came in and responded to a good football team. |
Personal fouls, sloppy plays and penalties, that's not us. I'm glad we came back and played like us in the second half. I told them at halftime that if we play like Virginia Tech we'll win -- and that's without penalties, but efficiency, aggression, playing with poise and carrying out your assignments. Louisville did a great job. We were lucky to win. We played more like Virginia Tech in the second half and I was proud of that. We gave great effort. |
Riding the bus on a trip like this is just as fast when you consider all the time it takes to get guys and equipment checked through the airports these days. |
Right now, Macho may be the only guy that does play, ... And we're going to work to get him more reps. He has to practice well to get to where he knows what's going on and feels comfortable. You don't want to put him in there and something bad happens early. |