'Blue' is out there with the sharks. |
As a whole, as a team, we have to fine tune our game. This is our first game and we have a long way to go until the Big Ten. |
Even though we've had bad fortune in the past, we've always played O-State tough -- always. They know that, and we know that. I can't wait. This is what college football is all about -- two great schools going against each other. |
Getting these three wins puts a staple on the fact that this is a different team this year. |
Getting these three wins puts a staple on the fact that we're a different team. But these were three wins we were supposed to have, and the Big Ten is a whole different season in itself. We're starting over now. |
He tells me things that make my jaw drop. |
He was an immediate impact. That's what I saw out there, he came out there and it was like he never left. He picked up right where he left off, and, with him out on the field, it definitely improves our defense. |
He was in on every tackle. |
He's done a total 180. He's accountable to himself as a man, and it's a credit to him. |
Him not being here last year, you could really feel the absence. Hats off to him, that's just the first game. The kind of player that he is, he can just play all out. Next week he's just going to play better and better and better. |
I always say that we're the backbone of the team. We're our toughest critics. ... It's just that we've got so many expectations for our defense, and we really want to go out there and not have anybody score -- not even have anybody come into our territory. |
I didn't believe in my own ability. I didn't have confidence. |
I don't know how many yards they got, but they didn't do too much of anything. We went in there the same way; we didn't do anything special. |
I feel wonderful. It's something when you put your mind to it, battle all adversity and nobody giving us respect _ when you get what you wanted at the end, it makes it that much better. |
I just feel like we've got it now. We got a little of what we were missing. |