Phil Bennett Quotations

Our job is to go down and do everything in our power to win, ... I don't want to go down there and just be competitive. I want to win. Would I say we're an underdog? Probably so. But we were an underdog last week, too.

I don't know if I want to risk it. I'm real leery.

The players did not feel good about the way they played,

Hopefully it doesn't rain, ... but if it does, we will be able to accommodate our guests with tents and such.

He doesn't sugarcoat anything, and that's one of the reasons why I liked him. I believed in him. He knew coming in here there would be some tough times, but he's been a great mentor to me being a first-time head coach.

My biggest disappointment ... is our tackling. It was horrendous.

We weren't effective moving the ball the whole game. We were just ineffective.

We wanted to play great red zone defense and we did that. We just stayed on the field too long.

Let's face it, and I'm one of the few that will say it, (TCU) has stuck their nose up to us for a long time,

We'll need to use our speed and tackle well defensively, ... We must have patience on offense. With McNeal, we'll have to play it tight to the vest. We have to contain him. The rush will be crucial.