Gary Swenson Quotations

Newton and Fort Dodge will be good. I think everyone will be OK.

He is going to get the ball a lot. Offensively, he's a guy that's going to make us go. We're going to get him the football.

I think they are a pretty good team. They have so much tradition there. The last two years the talent there has been outstanding. We are hoping they aren't as strong, but we are preparing for that they will be every bit as good as they have been.

We don't see this as having any chance of being anything like the last three years. This is going to be a competitive, four-quarter game.

Athletically he can do it. We don't sit and worry if he is going to get hurt or not. He could be an every-down player. We have enough depth that guys can spell him if we have to. His focus has to be at tailback. We will rest him on defense if we have to.

They got the feature quarterback in the state in Austen Arnaud. He can take a game over. You know they'll be improved. You will see him excel because they will have a better surrounding cast.

They are running neck and neck. I'm not so sure early in the year if we don't use them both. We are usually not a two-quarterback team. None has really emerged as the clear-cut guy.

(Edwards) has a strong arm, but he never got to set his feet and throw the ball.

It was a hard-fought game by both teams. Both teams deserve a lot of credit.

It took us a while to get rolling, but after halftime we pressed it a little and got some big plays. Defensively, we did a very nice job. We hoped we could shut down their running game and get some pressure on the quarterback.

He's our cover guy. That's who we put on the opposing team's best person that game. I think he'll be outstanding. I didn't know where he'd fit last year. He quickly showed he belonged out there.

I don't think we could have picked a tougher schedule. But no one is going to feel sorry for Valley.