John Bunting
John Bunting
challenge chance compete fans football great marquee places players program schedule teams time win
We've got a schedule that makes sense. We have marquee teams on the schedule. It's one I think is very workable and one our players will enjoy, our fans will enjoy. It allows us to compete in the ACC and have a chance to win some non-conference games, but at the same time challenge our program and go to some places with great football tradition.
came emotion game high leadership necessary players team
We had one blip where we did not have the emotion necessary to play this game at a high level. What's important is that the team regrouped, the leadership came through, and the players came back.
doubt good mind players
There's no doubt in my mind that we can get that done. We've got good enough players to get that done.
becoming defensive depth experience front improvement mature players rotation stems
I think the improvement stems from more experience in our scheme. Also our players are becoming more mature and we have an eight-man rotation in our defensive front four. That has really helped. We also have more depth at linebacker and in the secondary.
chance knew players second
Our players know this dismantled us in the second half, ... I think they also knew we had a chance in the first half.
character coaches developing faster forming frank good great help high mark offense players praise relationships reputation spoken
Mark has a great reputation for developing players and forming relationships with players. He has good character, and other coaches that I have spoken with have nothing but high praise for Mark. His familiarity with Frank and the offense here will help with the transition, and we can be better faster because of his knowledge.
deception form forms gears great job last option pressure puts ready shifting totally triple
We're going to have to do a great job shifting gears in getting ready for something that's absolutely, totally different from what we've faced, ... It puts pressure on everybody. It is another form of the triple option. The forms of deception that they have with their form of the triple option is unique. It was last year, and it is this year.
fans game obviously taking
Obviously when you get into the season, the fans are taking it one game at a time, too. But all of a sudden, here it is. Here it is.
ballgame build chance coming easy football good group heads kids knew last night plane proud rally ready until wisconsin
There are things we can build on and have a really good football team, ... The kids coming back on the plane last night - there were no heads down. I think they were proud of their effort. They knew they were in the ballgame until the very end, that they had a chance to win. I think they'll be an easy group to rally to get ready to play an unbelievably good Wisconsin team.
against ball clock determine employed next quick
One of the things we wanted to do (against Tech) was use the clock when we got over the ball so we could determine which one of the defenses had been employed against us, ... We did not get to the ball quick enough, and that's something we've got to do better next week.
action division flow football level played runners
We had two runners out there that hadn't played football at the (NCAA) Division I level in a long time, ... One never and the other one hadn't played in two years. So that's probably going to take some live action to get into the flow of things.
emotions kicked played stomach third tough
We played with a lot of emotion, then got kicked in the stomach in the third quarter. It's a tough one.
accustomed ashamed certainly flags fly seen thrown
The penalties, I've never seen so many flags fly in a game, ... That was certainly different than what I'm accustomed to being around. Obviously, one was thrown on me, and I'm very ashamed of that.
bottom home opener season
Well, our two-game season is over. The opener and the home opener and we're 0-2. That's the bottom line.