There's nobody that can count us out of getting to Atlanta and winning in Atlanta. In the past, we've been a pretty long shot, and I don't think we're a long shot. I think we're pretty much up there with everybody else. We've got the athletes to do it with, we just have to try to do it the right way and be consistent. We're in the hunt. We've as much speed and quickness as we've ever had. We have more linemen than we've ever had. We feel our program is on solid ground and improving. |
There's one thing I'll say. I'd hate to play us. |
There's probably more question marks on this depth chart than we've had the last few years. |
There's probably more question marks on this depth chart than we've had the last few years. We've got a lot of young guys that can play but we need to find out if they can get it done at this level. |
There's so much hype in recruiting now, people think once they're recruited they're going to be great players right out of the box. That doesn't happen, especially at quarterback. It takes two-to-three years of making mistakes and learning from your mistakes. |
They all have been consistent. Devin's probably had the best year of all of them by productivity, but not by work ethic. It's hard to zero in on one receiver that we have. You have to cover them all, and it's impossible to do. We're going to miss all these receivers. |
They all understand, as I understand, we're all one team. We're a family. We all pull for each other, and I try to go to as many of their events as I can. It's not a big ego thing. |
They couldn't get anything going on offense, but their defense gave us a fit. |
They don't practice a lot in full pads, so that keeps them fresh. We have the other side of that: We try to knock ours around during the week to get them ready for the game, so that's two different ways to look at it. |
They have a lot of tradition. It will be good to play a Big East team. |
They have been a great group of guys. They will be successful in anything they do. |
They haven't tried to impress anyone. It's a survival. It's a struggle for some of them, the new guys. They learn they better get some sleep before we go out there. |
They kind of remind me of us. They've had a few ups and downs. They've found ways to win. |
They learned what it was like to lose and get back up. This year was about consistency, and I thought we started playing well mid-way through the year and just got better and better as the season went on. |
They obviously came to play. They made a lot of plays. |