Mike Hass Quotations

Matt's got a good poker face. You can't tell what's going on.

No one's invincible. Everyone's beatable. You're going to lose players every year. They lost players like everybody else. They've got key guys returning, but there are definitely teams in the conference that could knock them off, and I wouldn't really be surprised if that happened.

I worked so hard to make an impression (on Erickson), worked my way up and was making progress. And then coach Riley comes in and I don't have any game tape, except for what I did on special teams. I was back to where I started and the first spring was really rough, I didn't get many opportunities to prove myself.

I love a big play, but we've got to run the ball more. We all know that. We've got to take pressure off of whoever is back there at quarterback. We've got to run the ball it makes passing the ball so much easier.

I can't put into words what I feel right now. It's just elation. I'm so happy that I won this.

We're only two games into the season, so you can't take too much. But we're a good team. Hopefully, this (the win over Boise) will give us momentum and we can run with it. We haven't started Pac-10 play yet, so let's not get ahead of ourselves.

Matt didn't turn the ball over today, and his completion percentage was ridiculous. He scrambled a couple of times and showed heart in taking some hits. I couldn't be happier with who's behind center right now.

Even after the years I've had in college, having proved myself, everyone still wants to see something else from me.

As an offense, all you can do is go out there and score every time you touch the ball. That's your goal. If the defense stops them, it helps us out. If not, then it puts more pressure on us to go out and get the job done.

It's not something I'm focused on, it's one of those things that will come with production. If it happens, it does, if it doesn't, I'm not going to dwell on it. I just try to go out there and have a better year than I had last year. Things will fall into place.

It's one of those things when you play three years in a row. Close games, getting whacked last year. It kind of makes it a nice rivalry.

It's going to be kind of like playing in a road stadium with everyone on your side. You have 7,000 more people rooting for you, there's no way you cannot be excited about that.

I honestly don't know. Some parents and people involved from the beginning have been trying to get this sanctioned. Obviously, money is a huge factor. Cost prohibits it.

I can run as fast as I do in my pads when I'm out of them. Hopefully, people will take that into account. They can look at my game film, and that's the biggest thing I have going for me.

I don't listen to what people say. People doubt you, want to see you fail. I use that as motivation. I play with a chip on my shoulder because of that.