Quotes by Jim Boyd

“Ive always had confidence, but I never let my ego get to the point that I think Im the superstar, because I know that ego has destroyed many a poker career.”

“He loved to meet with people, see how things were going, ... Even though he was retired, he still had a big presence.”

“He brought the hotel up from a young age, ... Family always brought him back to the Union.”

“The dogs shed a lot of blood in these things.”

“They were playing Cover-2 and the corner was up a little bit tight and the safety never came over. It was an excellent throw and Caleb takes it in for a touchdown. Now were down one touchdown and were feeling pretty good about ourselves.”

“It was like David and Goliath out there. They were huge and big and we tried to run the ball and we couldnt. We couldnt establish anything. We couldnt throw the ball because they were playing a 4-3 with a Cover-2. so it was very difficult to move the ball on them.”

“Thats something we go through in practice, ... These are the plays we can count on to carry us through and the boys executed very well - our running back Chris Newman in particular.”

“You look at him and you think, Oh my gosh, I dont know if I can count on him, and then he starts running with the ball and no one is going to bring him down, ... He runs so hard and so determined to get into the end zone and thats his trademark.”

“I thought Brandon had a tremendous game on both sides of the ball and his decision making was quite good, ... You got to remember youre going against one of the best defensive teams in Iowa and they gave us problems all night long.”

“He was strong enough to hold off the defender and get the ball off to Chris and Chris finds an opening and he just makes something happen,”