Karl Dorrell Great Quotations

We're getting our players ready to play a good Northwestern team. It's going to be a great challenge for our program.

We ran into a buzz saw. We had a great week of preparation and felt good about ourselves. It was just a point in time in the season, probably, that things weren't going to click for us as well as in the past. We saw some things that were uncharacteristic of how we've been playing all season.

Maurice is our lead horse, so to speak, but we have some young players who have played in big games. We also have depth at quarterback. Drew has done a tremendous job. We're hoping that's the case for the extended portion of this year, for him to continue the success in decision-making and all those great things he's doing.

He loves his son dearly. I know they have a special relationship. Eric has a great family, a great wife, Mia, and their youngest son, Elijah (7). It's very loving, caring, supportive. It's a great fit for Minneapolis to get the Bieniemy family up there.

He's a great coach. He's done a tremendous job for me here. I think it's not just the coaching ability you're getting; you're getting a great person, too. He's very passionate about this profession, and that's why he's climbed the ladder so quickly.

He's a very good football player. I've always said that and I'm very excited he's a member of our team. I've always recognized the great things he does for us. I saw him in high school and he was doing similar things.

It is great to let our players experience a little bit of what you all do.

I think D.J. is a great fit for our staff. He has a great track record of developing productive receivers and he is an outstanding, energetic recruiter. He is very familiar with Florida and the surrounding states and I think that will be a big plus for our recruiting efforts.

I think he's going to have a tremendous impact season for them. I'm sure he's hungry. He's missed a year, he has a great desire to get back into the flow of things and I'm sure he'll be featured this Saturday.

That was neat. I was surprised. I'm very proud of what he's doing for our country. He was a member of our team at Colorado when I was there and now he's doing great things for our country.

Todd has been a part of one of the top NFL defenses over the past few years. He brings both college and NFL experience to the position. He is a great teacher and I think our defensive linemen will really develop with Todd as their coach.

Those types of things happen in college sports. The great thing is that you can line up one more time and play again this week to get the bad taste out of your mouth,

This year, coming back in great shape from the knee injury (at the end of 2004) and the competition he faced in training camp (from Ben Olson) has put him over the top. He's playing now at a level he visualized himself playing at over the summer.

Dino is a great recruiter and will do a fine job of following the philosophy we have established in recruiting.

That's great for the city of El Paso and the Sun Bowl. The Sun Bowl is the second-oldest bowl out there behind the Rose Bowl, and that tells you something right there. A lot of bowl games have come and gone since the Sun Bowl has been around.

They're talented, have great team speed both on defense and offense,

It's a big bonus to have a guy who can do that, ... It's a great quality you don't see much unless you're in the NFL.

It's going to be great exposure for our conference,

I'm proud of our seniors. To get 10 wins off the heels of a 6-6 previous year is a great accomplishment. It's a great step forward for this program.

I'm really proud of the seniors. To get 10 wins off the heels of 6-6 the previous year is a great accomplishment.

He's learned a lot. He's grown. He's matured, both physically and mentally, he's the best that he's ever been. Am I surprised that he's playing that way for us now? No. He's been visualizing this type of season for him. He's been visualizing having a great senior year and leading this football team and putting this offense into a position to do what it's doing.