Absolutely. I put a lot of things on my shoulders, especially after losses. Going out your senior year with the coach leaving, it's a hard pill to swallow. Coach Barnett would kill me for saying that, but it's just the way I feel about things. |
And I know they (CSU) always get jacked up and want to come down here and beat us. We know we're going to get their best effort, so we've got to play hard. And personally, just growing up in Colorado, it's been a pleasure to be a part of it now for the last three years. Hopefully, we'll come out with a victory. |
As a senior, it's been exciting because I would love for this team to start a legacy, another streak in the polls. And hopefully people point to this week as being that week. |
building up all week. The intensity has definitely picked up quite a bit. |
But after that game, I knew it was up to the seniors to make sure no one was looking past New Mexico State - especially with the type of team Miami has been the last few years. I know that everyone on our team is very excited to get this opportunity to play them at their place. |
Every man in this program -- coach, player, staff member -- learned two valuable lessons by [the scandals]. One, that your actions are going to have an effect. And two, that when you come across a tough situation in life, you can let it get the best of you, or you can stand up, be a man and face it. |
He does it pretty easily, ... It totally skews my perception of the whole game. You watch other games, and they're trying to get there inside the 20 or inside the 15 to kick a field goal. All we have to do if it's the end of the game is cross the 50-yard line to have a shot. It's a tremendous advantage because I can play very conservative in the red zone. ... Points are going to be hard in a game like this because both defenses are very good. |
He does it pretty easily. It totally skews my perception of the whole game. You watch other games, and they're trying to get there inside the 20 or inside the 15 to kick a field goal. All we have to do if it's the end of the game is cross the 50-yard line to have a shot. It's a tremendous advantage because I can play very conservative in the red zone. ... Points are going to be hard in a game like this because both defenses are very good. |
I can literally see Jeremy almost start to laugh at that whole idea. He's always kind of defied, not necessarily logic, but the norm. He's going to do what his heart tells him to do and what's best for him and those around him. |
I think it's important to most of us because of exactly what it provides to the whole program. Obviously, the whole department gets a little national respect. Hopefully, we go down there and put together a solid effort and get recognized on a national stage where we feel we belong. |
I think that you have to approach every game the same. I've said that a lot during my career and I really believe that. |
I think we've made tremendous strides in the passing game from last year. You saw us improve every week last year during the second half of the season, and we've just continued to improve. So hopefully we can start right there this season and have a big year. |
I'm definitely preparing myself to go out there and take all of the snaps on Saturday. |
It is the way it's been all year ? we kill ourselves with penalties and mistakes, |
It was hard for me to see coach Barnett trashed like that in the national media. Anyone who's actually gone and talked to him or had the chance to sit in one of our meetings where he blasts us about our behavior and doing the right thing knows he's not like that. |