Joe Pinyan Quotations

I don't think our guys thought kickoff was until 8:30, because we didn't start playing until 8:30 or 9.

He's grown up as the season goes along.

He's a good, little back ? and a major part of our success. He's not just the quick, elusive runner we like to have. He's also a power runner who will get you a yard or 2 when you need it.

He showed a lot of hustle, and he got after it. You have to keep telling yourself the kid is just a sophomore.

I thought Derrick really threw the ball well.

I thought we fought hard the entire game. We never quit.

You know we'll play a good one there if we can.

Yeah, but you should have seen what his hand looked like. After the game it looked like he had a baseball glove on it.

Everything that happened in the second half is fixable, but it was downright ugly. Even though it's a 'W', I'm a little bitter about the way we played.

The swelling's gone down. We just didn't want to take a chance.

(Powell) kind of busted out a little bit in the fourth.

Quarterback is wide open. We don't know who's going to start Friday.

Our entire secondary played well. Doug did a great job on Savage. He was not a factor.

That's when you know you've got something special.

It wasn't just their offensive line that beat us. It was those guys on the other side of the ball as well. We've just gotta try to get better. Sometimes playing great teams like West brings out the best in you as well as the worst in you.

It probably should have been intercepted, but when you have one as special as Channing out there, he's going to make a great play for you.

It's one of those things we went to these clinics and picked up where both the receivers run to the same place and you throw it and our two guys have a jump ball. I guess two chances is better than one.

I really think this is a talented bunch. But at the same time, we've been fortunate. We're an inexperienced team, and sometimes we make mistakes that remind everyone of that. We've got to be real careful not to expect too much of the kids.