I'd already be on the plane to Florida. I don't think he (recruiting coordinator Herb Hand) knew that we had a press conference at 8 a.m. if we won, so I had to reschedule. But, that's a good thing. |
I'd rather play a non-conference game first, especially with a young team, ... But it is what it is. ... I just hope we go up there and not panic. |
I'll even go in the stands and let other people call the plays. Everybody who wants to throw the ball to the tight end will have their chance and can call those plays. I'll get a chance to critique them, and boo them. |
I'm sure the game will be sold out. It will be very loud in Byrd Stadium. So I hope we can get our guys focused and ready to play. |
I've been awake all night waiting on it. That's obviously our biggest concern. |
I've studied this a little bit. The reason they do this is because flying in a 'V' formation creates a draft and that saves 70 percent of their energy. If one or two fall out of formation, others will go down and bring them back in. They can't survive on their own. |
If I had a dollar for everyone who said, 'Are you ready?', I could get a lot of things done in our program. I think I'm going to turn to one of them and say, 'No, we're not,' and then see what their reaction is. |
If you have enough wrinkles and you have enough answers for the way they defend you, that's what's important. That's why we've tried to expand our package. We have enough in our package to have all the answers. It's just a matter of execution. |
In 20-some years of college coaching, I have never had two quarterbacks hurt in one game. I don't want to jinx us. |
It has obviously been a really good rivalry, ... I can remember as a player, it was always a tough, defensive, low-scoring kind of ballgame, coming down to the last possession. The last three years, we've had some really good games against them. It's very emotional on both sides. I think there's a lot of passion both fans have. Both programs have been excited to play each other. |
It is a little bit of a grind. I can't remember going eight straight like this. We'll make sure they take care of their bodies and get some rest. |
It showed more than anything that when one team gains momentum, especially in a bowl, it's hard to stop it. |
It was a good win and they [Rutgers] have done a good job building their program up and we're proud of what we've done in the Big East as well and we need to keep getting better. |
It was a little bit wet but we were able to get through it. We don't have Field Turf where we are so, if it rains extensively, we'll have to change our practice site. |
It was a tough year, ... Anytime you change schemes in all three phases there is an adjustment period. Here, it was the same system for 20 years, so it took a little while. |