Quotes by Kirk Ferentz

“Offensively, we havent look that sharp since we got started in August. Im not sure I can explain that. I thought the execution was a little crisper than its been.”

“Weve already failed one challenge. Not so much on the scoreboard, but the way we performed that day.”

“Everybody got distracted by last weeks game. Last weeks game doesnt mean crap. Its what you do today. It goes both ways on that one.”

“We never looked comfortable. We never looked in sync. Im sure some of that was our doing and I know for a fact part of that was there doing.”

“Like any great player, you cant simulate them in practice,”

“We faced some adversity, and to respond in a positive way, thats good for everybody. Hopefully we learned something about ourselves.”

“It was a strange feeling on the sideline. It was a strange deal. You mix in a couple three-and-outs and that really made it unusual or weird. It was one of those days.”

“They were athletes, and they were leaders and competitors. Thats the parallel, ... The other parallel is that none of them could throw, so it made it easy for us to know they werent quarterbacks. They helped us in the evaluation process.”

“Thats just like a bus ride.”

“Like a lot of people who get into coaching, I was impacted by the people in my life. Certainly my father (John) who coached me in youth league baseball, and my high school coach, Joe Moore, were mentors and major influences.”