E. B. White Game Quotations

It's a part of the game you don't want to see. You're around people who are good guys and have put a lot of effort into it and to come out here and they're missing, it shocks you. It's also a relief because you see everybody that's going to be on the team, that's going to be your teammates, you get to learn from them.

We knew we really needed this game after laying an egg against Pitt. I don't think we really believed in ourselves that we could win a big game like that, and we came out and did it tonight.

If you look at the opportunity of another six points we could have skipped clear a bit in this game, so that's the most disappointing thing. We didn't play well in this game and really didn't deserve to win, and we have to find a way to win at this ground.

Anybody that can touch the ball 25 times a game and go over 1,000 yards, especially at his size ... I know the heart, ... I've seen the determination that he has. I just think that having the relationship we have now, I really appreciate it. Despite that other school down the street.

It was a good game. You win some, you lose some.

You know, considering all the adversity we had to go through and the fact we didn't get to play a home game until last week, I feel pretty good about this. I guess we're getting hot at the right time.

We're going into this game thinking worst-case scenario that Christen doesn't play. We go into the week like every week preparing our kids the best we can for whoever is on the field. I'd like to think that we're not a one-man team. There are a lot of people out there who do think that Hilliard Davidson will go as Christen Haywood goes, but our kids have a lot of pride and they'll do a good job in preparing themselves no matter who's playing.

Just one thing, don't address the cue ball like I do. I learnt the game as a kid hustling car dealers for cash. I'd hit the ball like that so they'd think I couldn't play. Never got out the habit.

It was a tough game all the way through but from the start we knew it was going to be tough,

That is the way a championship game is supposed to be played. Close 'till the end.

This is a game tonight that we all thought that we should have. When we look at the film, there will be six or seven unbelievable things that keep happening. That kind of stuff happens to teams that don't have a lot of confidence. When things are going good, they are going good. Right now, they are not going good for us in any phase.

The experience that we have just playing in the last two games is probably going to help us out a lot. And the game plan Coach Carroll prepares is going to be awesome.

We came off a hard weekend at Ferris. We played some close games but couldn't close them.

Friday's going to be a big game for us with both of us 1-1 in district. So far this season I'm proud of the progress we are making right now.

Maybe it was the Penn State game - and he did it playing tailback,

Despite the depth problem, I like this team's chances of being competitive in a very tough conference. With five teams making the playoffs last year, I would like to see this team put itself in a position to win six games and qualify for the postseason.

They are coming off a big win at Florida. It will be a difficult game for us. They are very versatile. They are big and athletic. They can go with a small lineup and use four guards.

I think Brian learned a valuable lesson last week. He was frustrated and I told him, 'They're going to make us beat them by throwing the football, so you need to take that as a compliment.' That doesn't mean you surrender. You keep playing because it's going to be a game where you earn every one of your yards. Games like this are games of persistence, games of trusting yourself, and knowing it's not going to look pretty all the time, but you have to keep banging away.

I'm quite conscious that the last four games have been at home, so to go away is another big test.

Children are game for anything. I throw them hard words, and they backhand them over the net. They love words that give them a hard time, provided they are in a context that absorbs their attention.

Anyone who writes down to children is simply wasting his time. You have to write up, not down. Children are demanding. They are the most attentive, curious, eager, observant, sensitive, quick, and generally congenial readers on earth.... Children are game for anything. I throw them hard words and they backhand them across the net.

The whole year we've been fighting against the best and this is another game that shows we've got a lot of heart. Jihad made a big shot; he's got a lot of heart and he's a good player. He made a big shot. We've just got to make a few more plays at the end of the game.

It helped us, getting a chance to get some games under our belt. Obviously, getting a chance to play at home helped.

With two minutes left in the game, we thought we weren't going to get any points.

It's kind of a disappointment, ... if you win 12 games and don't have anything to show for it.

He's definitely auditioning for a head coaching job, maybe not here but he's going to get a head coaching job. He's a great coach, a players' coach and he's going to give it his all. He played the game and played it well.

It dampers it quite a bit, ... You win 12 games and that's extremely hard to do in college football and you end up with nothing to show for it.

The mood is still good in the camp. The game against Italy coming along so soon is great for us because it is a chance to test ourselves again, put in another good performance, and hopefully get a win.

We felt Brandon would have some opportunities in this game. He needed to take advantage of them and he did. He's been playing at a high level and he's been a tremendous spark in every football game we've played.

The game is definitely going to be tighter because of the conditions and that suites the style we are going to play.

He played a lot of footy and knows a lot about the game . . . the three of us have been taken aback by his enthusiasm and knowledge.