It's rare that field goals win a football game. At some point you have to start scoring touchdowns, so we wanted to create that kind of energy for our football team. We thought we could make it. |
It's very much a competition. It sounds impossible to believe, but it is true. You look up and down the roster and I think you see that -- even in our labeled 'experienced defensive front,' |
Jake has certainly shown himself to be a great football player. He's also a great person. He'll bring as much to the table off the field as he does on the field. |
Johnny took it like his coach took it -- we're disappointed. I'm disappointed. But at the same time, we are thankful that we have this awareness today and not later. The consequences are far greater if that happens Saturday or Monday or whenever after a football game. |
Just gotta win in it. |
Kenny has had a good winter. I think he sees himself performing at a level that was much above last year, for whatever reason, and that's exciting. He has put in the effort, the focus and the concentration. He's trying to regain the spot and the level that he was playing at before. |
My boss (UW athletic director Todd Turner) instructed me that it would be difficult. He did not tell me we would win 10 games when I came in here. I understood that, and we are prepared to (get) this thing going. |
My first focus was to have a guy I felt very comfortable with as our leader of our football team. I've always said I don't care if he throws end over end or can run around mountains, as long as he can lead our football team to victories. |
No, but it's what we have. |
not discouraged, but disappointed. ... As a matter of fact, there is still a lot of light at the end of the tunnel. We just have to find a way to get to it. |
Not guaranteeing. But the expectation of our program is that, yes, we should be a bowl team. |
Right now, it seems doubtful and that might even be being kind. |
Teams that haven't had a lot of success, when you get to a point like that [a 17-6 lead], you get a little giddy. Get kind of excited with where you're at, ... It's the equivalent of a letdown. |
That creates a little hype and energy for them, ... That's a very positive thing if you can control it and keep their focus and not get distracted. |
That is a very costly loss for this team. He is the heart and soul -- not just our defense -- but our team. |