Chad Greenway Quotations

We're getting sick of the fact that nationally we don't get a lot of credit. I really think the national audience is going to have to start paying attention to us at some time.

I didn't get a lot of opportunity to do that in college. We're not a real blitz team. I think I have that ability and when I did get that opportunity in college I was pretty successful. I think I'd be a great fit, especially as an outside rusher but I also have the physical ability of being an inside rusher too. I definitely could help a team strengthen their blitz package.

He seems really tough. A couple of times, I teed off on him, but he got right back up and made a big play.

When he does say something to you, you've got to take it to heart. It's not very often that he comes around and barks orders. When he does that, you'd better take notice and change something quick.

We have to adjust our defense to a certain play. We've done it every year since I've been here. It was really ridiculous, the call. You can't blame a game on the ref. You can't do it. It was just really weird to have that call happen because if you adjust your defense you have to do it. What do you want us to do?

He didn't come here with all this national respect. He didn't have (crap) when he came here, and he made it.

He knows what is right for the situation of a player coming in. He has a feel for it. I don't think you can really learn that. It's kind of innate.

It hurts a lot. The last play of my college career, to end like that, it's not going to be easy to deal with.

I think there was a team camaraderie we hadn't seen yet this year. It's something we know we have in us now and we can continue to build off.

That was typical of what the refs were doing today. But it's not about that. It's about Florida beating us. They outplayed us today.

We had never had that this year. We were doing some things (Saturday) we hadn't done. We were getting off the field as a defense on third down. We were driving and pounding the ball on offense. We really had a lot of confidence in what we were doing.

We're a team that needs to improve. That's what we know we are. We're a team that isn't satisfied with where we're at. We're a team that makes too many mistakes on defense and we need to shore that up.

We did not play Iowa football and you have to give credit to Iowa State. ISU was prepared and shut us down.

We've just got to come together. We have to play Iowa football. We didn't do that, but give the credit to Iowa State. They came out ready to go. They're obviously a very talented team and they had a lot of weapons and shut us down.

Under the radar? I wasn't even on the radar. I was on the ground.

We were part of the team that started it and to be part of the team that ended it wouldn't be something to be proud of. I don't know what makes it such a great advantage. I just know that as a player, you feel so much more comfortable at home.

We could play another one right now. I honestly didn't know they had that many plays. I walked in here and (a reporter) said they had 101. It seemed like they had 70. I guess they added up (when) the offense scores quickly and we didn't get off the field in some situations.

Everything has gone well for me this week. I think I've done enough to improve my stock this week.

Don't put this on the refs. They played better than us. That's what should be written in the papers.

I sent a lot of tape out, trying to get someone to bite. Basically, Iowa saw the film, liked what they saw and decided to offer me.

I've been sitting here listening to the people say, 'Gator Bait' all day.

It would be huge for this team's confidence. We didn't show a lot of maturity at Iowa State, and this is another challenge.

Right now we're feeling pretty good about our special teams. We've had a great punting game, our protection's been good and I think our kickoff team's one of the best in the Big Ten, right now.

They kind of saw that and I think they really thought I could take my cover skills as a safety and move them to linebacker, and it worked out perfectly. I weigh 245, and I'm actually a lot faster than I was when I came here.

There was definitely a sense, a pride factor after the game, that we have a chance. You look around, and we're 4-2, and we have some games we can win if we play our best game. If we play like we did Saturday, we can win the majority of our games we have left. It's ironic how it happened last year, but it's the exact same situation we're in right now.

They recruited me as an athlete. Whatever that means.

It's been such a great run - 38 wins in four years and four January bowl games. We don't have a lot to complain about.

It's just completely two different worlds. But that's the beauty of America; you can come from different places and you can end up in the same place.

It's been good having Abdul here this week. We've been together for the last four years. We've complemented each other on the field over the years at Iowa, but this week, we're here to improve ourselves in front of the NFL.

I'm sure he's a much more poised quarterback. He's been through a lot more situations and played against a lot of tough defenses this year and last so I'm sure he's grown a lot as a player. To think back two years ago where I was, you can kind of see where he's matured and probably gotten a lot better.

I think Albert Young could be an every-down back because he's so talented in all areas.

I don't know if I was offside or not. It was just typical of what the referees did today. But give Florida credit. They beat us.

I couldn't believe it. You go back to the Northwestern game, and those who know what happened in that game, it was the complete opposite. Typically on a kickoff, you're going to have a guy who's maybe a foot over the line. It's just hard to imagine that that's the way it went down after we really executed well on the onside and got the ball back.

You could feel the difference from two years ago, how they finished a play. (That) was a classy bunch. I have to give them all the credit.

All those guys played so hard, and to lose at the end like that, it makes it even harder on a guy like myself who gets the foul at the end where you're just trying to do anything you can to make the ball go your way and it just didn't happen.

The first time I ever played 11-man football was when I came to college. It was the first I'd ever seen 11 men on a football field. I never played in an all-star game. My only Division I offer was Iowa. You basically didn't have any choices. You were going there or you didn't, and when I got there, it's not really any different. It's still about tackling and catching and running.