(The media) is not saying anything about us, so it's a little fuel for you. There are a lot of different things that we're doing over there that we're not getting respected for, so we're just going to go out there and play our game. |
[For the first time under Brown, the first-team units went live against each other in practice. The defense ran the same blitz packages OU uses, with the same stunts used at the line of scrimmage. The staff wanted Young to see the scheme with first-team speed, not scout-team speed. This would enable him to recognize the schemes quicker and to adjust the protections and his reads on the option.] I was seeing everything, ... I've never felt more comfortable at the line of scrimmage. |
[When the team broke from spring practice, Young wrote on a grease board in the locker room,] Anyone who wants to win this season, meet me back here June 1 ... We're going to be outside on the practice field every night at 7 p.m. Be there. |
[Yet here is Texas, a year after benefiting from the BCS numbers, potentially being hurt by them. How does 13-0 and no national championship sound? Ask Auburn.] We've learned, ... that you have to take care of yourself. |
A rumor is a rumor to me, it's just like high school, they say you kissed some girl, but you really didn't, so that's how I feel about it. |
After I said I was going to Ohio State, (Texas) coach (Mack) Brown came back five minutes later and said a snowstorm came in and it shut the whole school down, ... I said to myself, that's way too cold; I'm not going there. |
All I know is I just want to play football. |
As a team, we decided that we had to shut these guys up and that is what we did. |
As an offense, I think we just have to protect the ball, take it play by play, and don't try to do anything big. Just do the same thing we've been doing all season. We've got an explosive offense. |
Being a guy expected to be drafted high, they will try to find something to make me look bad. It doesn't matter to me. It's been like that most of my life, so I will continue being Vince Young, playing ball, and keep being me. |
Being back here is a big honor. We have worked so hard to get here, through 100 degree heat, injuries and challenges. This season has been fun and we are excited to be preparing to play for a chance at the National Championship. Enjoying the moment is the most important thing; this is what it's all about. |
Both teams have had the whole summer to think about what they're going to do in this game. Now, it's finally here. |
C-plus. Everything was not going our way early. |
Coach Brown came back five minutes later and said a snowstorm came in and it shut their whole school down, ... I said to myself that's way too cold, I'm not going there. |
Coach Brown has let me be me more, laughing, joking around, playing with the guys, listening to our music. |