Howard Schnellenberger Quotations

We've always had little receivers, but a big fast guy is always better than a little fast guy.

When he got here he wasn't anything outstanding.

We'll be getting the tape tonight and be studying them.

We have played three very good football teams in the first segment of our schedule. We chose those games to gain the experience we need so desperately. Hopefully, this has given us enough experience to match up with Louisiana-Monroe. They are certainly a group of competitive guys and they played a very good game against us last year.

There are two kinds. The ones that have no clue, and those that are willing to work harder than scholarship athletes, and those are the ones that become very important to the team.

My emotions are going to be controlled by the game, ... I don't think I'm going to be nostalgic.

Only two-thirds of the team is ready right now.

He has a lot of talent and he's working hard. As long as both those are happening, we're in business.

He gets high marks for recruiting and for organizing the offensive coaches and preparing quarterbacks,

He lost a lot of practice time and a lock on his starting position, but he looked fine out there.

He needs a lot of game experience and a lot of success. He was with us last year and really caught everyone's eye. He's quick and powerful.

We're playing way over our heads, ... But that's OK. We did the same thing at Louisville. It's going to make us a better football team in three or four years.

He's done well. He's gotten a lot of work and shown he's fluid more than quick.

He's gotten a lot stronger and that's been his problem in the past. But he's showed he can be a leader.

His stock went up with the rushing yardage he gained.

He's played well for a kid who hasn't had much practice with the starting unit.

There are so many things that are going to get better but weren't better today. It's disappointing we couldn't get our act together.

I thought they were tough enough for Danny to handle. I didn't want to put a freshman in that situation.

It is inevitable. More and more of these kids are in professional ball and will surely do well. That percentage will increase.

I'm impressed with our football team. Their offense played well enough to win but our defense came up with some major stops to keep them out of the end zone in regulation.

That's the way it always is. We have visits scheduled this weekend and next and we'll be fine.

We need to play with the strongest teams now so that we can cover the gap between us and them as quickly as possible,

We were very fortunate to win the first two games that we played them. We won on the last play of the game the first time we played them and last year was a very close game, too. They have virtually their entire team back, as far as I can see.

You always want to keep one staff member on and I knew he was a good recruiter, hard worker and loyal to his alma mater,

We have a lot of young talent at that position. They will need to get some experience in a hurry.

We were going against some of the best teams in the country. We coveted the same young men and more than ever before we were able to lure them away from established schools.

We haven't had the offensive production we have needed. We are looking for some consistency and being able to run the ball since we haven't had a lot of that.

We'll go up there and see if we can't pull off the upset of the century.

What you want to do is run the carpetbaggers up north empty-handed.

We probably have more depth there than we ever have.

We started with individual punt protection at the start of preseason. Punt protection is the most important phase of special teams.

We weren't able to overcome the two major flaws in the offense -- the two interceptions that made the difference in the game.

When you are playing this building game, you don't concern yourself with the ones you don't get. You concern yourself with the ones you want. There were some that went somewhere that were comparable to us, but some that went to places bigger than us.

The defense played much better than they had all year, and the offense played worse.

We have 43 freshmen out there. A lot of those will have to play,

We have to do much better than that. We need to average 3.5 to 4 yards per carry. If we can't do that it will be a long stretch for us. But I think we can.

We have to do much better than that. If we don't it will be a long stretch for us.

We certainly need him in there. He's our biggest and most experienced back.

This win came at a very opportunistic time. It looked very bleak for us in the first eight minutes of the game, but thank goodness we have some resilient players.

We have done our homework and the kids that we are bringing in are the kids that we want. Early in life when you are playing this building game you aren't concerned about the ones you don't get. You have to make sure the ones that you get are the ones that you want.

Even after Florida, FSU and Miami take theirs, you still have an abundance of talent right here,

The yardage isn't that important because the offensive line isn't blocking well enough for the yardage to count for or against the backs.

The vision I had for the school is about to be completed. It's just too bad we didn't get to move to the Big East Conference at the outset. Going to Conference USA is the only reason I left (for Oklahoma, following the 1994 season). I wasn't interested in playing in that league.

Other people might look back, but I try not to, ... There's no doubt Louisville would have been a great place to retire, but that's not how it played out. The only thing I wish is that I was bringing a better, veteran team to play the Cardinals.

After looking at the film it was really good to see the defense with a new front catch them a little off-guard.

Demetrious brings added versatility, as he can play both tight end and wide receiver.

As long as I feel I can be productive, I'll be here, ... There's still a lot of work to do

This is about as bad a beating I've been associated with.

They never said a word about what was going to happen today, and that they would kick our ass.

As much as I know we might not be ready to play a team of Louisville's caliber, you will play those games whenever you can get them,

It really was an unusual game and so absolutely bittersweet I didn't know how to talk to the team, so I didn't say a whole lot.

It's no secret that this state produces high-quality players, ... And there is no reason why every team in the state can't become a winning one.

For every year of greatness there is usually three years of preparation. We have to go through the battlefields of Kansas, Oklahoma, Minnesota and Louisville to get to where we need to go. We'll take casualties and bloodlettings along the way, but we'll get there faster than if we take the high road.

It's too bad he only has one year left.

Danny kept us in the game with his mental toughness and competitiveness. I thought he really played a gutsy game.

It looked like we belonged here. For three quarters we were competitive.

It was a great evening for Florida Atlantic football. It allowed us to evaluate where our level is now and what we need to work on to improve it.

It was a continuation of the ineptness that the offense had throughout the day. Inept to the point we didn't score and gave them an easy chore to move it down closer and kick a field goal.

It was a continuation of the ineptness that the offense had throughout the day, ... Inept to the point we didn't score and gave them an easy chore to move it down closer and kick a field goal.

They are learning with every game, ... and this bodes well for the future.

They are very high on him. He's not going to get the reps there, but I wouldn't be surprised if they sent him to Europe to play.

They will go back and start making sure they are doing the things they did before it happened ... They will make sure that doesn't happen to them again. Louisville will be a very intent group by the time we get there.

I'm going to really look at that. Pinnick is an excitable guy, but he's not disrespectful. I would hope the referee misinterpreted what he did and said.

I'm disappointed in the fact that we didn't win, but on the other hand there was so much that happened out there that was heart-warming. The biggest, of course, was the offense coming back on the final possession before the interception.

I'm really pleased with all three of them. They will all get work and try and see who becomes the top choice.

I guess you could say that I've just taken a few bad jobs,

I guess the best way to put it is we didn't play as well as we were capable and still had a chance to win.

He's the kind of kid you like to see become successful since he is just a wonderful kid. He has had to learn how to be a Division I football player, and I think he will be a fine one.

I don't think he's come into a game where I haven't been happy with his performance,

He's not going to play this week and may not play the rest of the year.

This is a long, long process. We have gone through the first phase, the first class. It is impossible to go from Division I-AA through the first five years to then have a full group of experienced guys.