Quotes by Allan Johnson

“Im sorry to say that the BEEHLER band is no longer together. Dan did not want to pursue that project anymore, much to our dismay. Sean Brophy and I, however, have started a new band and well keep [everyone] updated on that as it goes along. Its not easy finding musicians of a high caliber.”

“I could not believe the development -- even that strip center. I dont remember even seeing that last time. Its phenomenal. When you have an event once every four years, its hard to milk that. But they can brag that it was here.”

“Marcus would come in at 6 a.m.. Then, he would go to his classes and then come back at night and go again. He would mix things up with the bikes or the climbers. He goes at least 30 minutes each time and often goes an hour.”

“If you look at it, he dropped his body fat from 22 percent to 10.7 percent. That is a significant number. That is more than 11 percent. His waist was 46 inches and now it is 39.”

“It has been a marked improvement with both aspects,”

“He had a sense of urgency. He knew his weight and body fat were too high for him to play a lot of minutes. He was carrying way too much weight. To his credit, he was committed to getting in better shape.”

“The big thing with Marcus is his discipline. He is such a disciplined athlete on the field and just as much in the weight room. He is disciplined with his diet, too. He altered it and stayed committed to it. When you look at the evolution of it, it took a year and a half for him to get down to where he is now. He came into camp his freshman year at 348. Now, he always stays at a steady 290-295. To keep at that weight, that is hard to do for a big guy.”

“He is as self-motivated as you will ever see. Thats what makes him a great role model for the young guys. He leads by example and is a great teacher. He has taken a couple younger guys under his wing like Doug Worthington , Lawrence Wilson , Ryan Williams and Todd Denlinger .”

“We fly back right after the game, because being on the quarter system, we start school the next day. We get back at 4:30 in the morning (Tuesday).”

“I mean, things have to fall into place and you have to be very lucky, but Ill tell you, to a man, I dont think there was any doubt that we werent going to score on the last drive.”