Ken Hatfield Quotations

Nobody wants to be where they are; I don't think anybody wrote that in the script. The good thing is that the players that we have love football. They want to improve, and they want to get better. If they'll continue to have that attitude ... and then you just play.

I think every one of our guys felt that way when they started, even some on defense. That's something that they'll learn. They've known the speed of the game now, and they see that you just don't stand around; you'd better go attack somebody.

We finally get to play, ... We're anxious to play someone else.

We had to take something different and do something with it. It was a gamble, but I thought it was a natural offense for the academy's players. I wasn't an idiot. I knew the key to beating Army and Navy was to out-recruit them. The best way to do that was to do something different.

We get a base line for every kindergarten and first grade student. As the students grow through maturation, the test shows any changes. It's important for parents to be aware of these changes.

The defense came up with some big turnovers, ... That's good. We're around the ball hitting folks, and that was a real plus.

We were ready. We kicked off well and covered the kickoffs extremely well. We got them behind the 24-yard line every time on kickoffs. We were ready, but their talent took off.

We were playing most of our games against teams east of the Mississippi River. We needed to go our own way and play Western teams. We were the new kid on the block as far as the service academies were concerned. We needed to gain our own identity.

Vince is everything you look for in a quarterback. We're looking forward to playing Texas. Were they to play the national championship game today, (Texas would) be in it. The biggest thing we're looking for is how much we can improve this week. That will be the key to this football team. We are committed through the whole season.

Everybody comes here just like everybody goes to Florida. People go where the players are.

As the child matures, his eyes change and he may not realize he has a deficit.

Texas players naturally get fired up to play other Texas players. The Boises, the Fresnos, Hawaii - they didn't even know where Texas is.

Its a setback, but they have a good, balanced attack, ... It was a mismatch; I don't think there was any doubt about it. We weren't physically in a position (to win).

That (last year's troubles) has nothing to do with this team,

Everybody likes to play at home, and we're no exception, ... I guarantee you we are anxious to play at home one time this year and see what it looks and feels like.

That is probably about as good a Texas team as there has been in about 40 years.