A lot of people will be looking for an alternative. I think it will be one of the most watched games on ESPN this year. |
And except for two snaps, I thought our defense played a great game. It's good to get a win, but we'll learn a lot from this game. We definitely have a lot to work on. |
As far as I was concerned, we were all the same color because our helmets were all blue. |
Big run by Blake Powers. That was huge. |
Blake has improved, as a player, probably the most. He might be first and second. |
Can we win here? There's no doubt about it. We're going to build a championship team here. That is no joke. (Indiana) is going back to the Rose Bowl. |
Compared to where we were last year, you can measure that in 40(-yard dash) times and bench presses and all of that, but how does that translate to whether we're better on the field? I think it's obvious to a certain degree right now that we're much better, but it won't be fully revealed until Sept. 2 when we open the season. |
Denzel was playing my part, |
First of all I want to congratulate Nicholls State for a tremendous effort, ... That`s a good football team that`s going to win a lot of games. It`s a well-coached team and they had their offense in form today. We made a lot of adjustments through the course of the game to try and stop their running game. Tracy Porter stealing the ball is a play that will go down in history. We are 2-0 right now. There are a lot of teams that would love to be 2-0 and the Hoosiers are. |
Hardy thinks they're cheering for him. I'm not going to tell him differently. |
He did what we asked him to do, |
He just does some things ... you just kind of marvel at because he really appears to be a natural at the position, |
He made some big plays when he had to. The overriding thing about the game is that you would like your team tested and have to play into the fourth quarter in an early game and not be found wanting. That is exactly what happened. |
He really wants to (play). That is half the battle. His role will be limited, but he is a pretty talented guy. |
He was a great man and a great coach, and his influence will be around for a long, long time. |