Rich Rodriguez Team Quotations

I was a little disappointed in that (Big East) rule. We've had plenty of cases on the team now, and in the past, where a guy was a couple points short on a test. Yet he comes here and graduates and has a great career and does a great job representing the program.

Our young team will have to meet the challenge again.

Playing in a BCS game helps with getting the team name out there. Players are going to go where they think they can excel.

When you play a team that's got a great secondary with great speed, you can't make a lot of moves. Coach (Calvin) Magee and I were on him the last two weeks, 'Steve, press the blocks, make one cut and just hit it.' And he did that today.

This team really believes in each other and what we're trying to do,

You've got to try to limit the big plays, which we've been pretty good at so far this year. They score so quickly, I think it takes the other team out of their offense so fast.

It showed more than anything that when one team gains momentum, especially in a bowl, it's hard to stop it.

Syracuse was tough, but Maryland is the most talented team we've played so far.

Hey, we have a lot of guys back. And we can't run guys out of here. They love going to bowl games and getting those gifts. But I am approaching it the same. I am anxious to see how much better our guys can get. Everybody that we played (in the Big East) had a young team last year. We played pretty well, but there are always areas to improve.