Quotes by Mark Farley

“You always think youre going to have a chance. Thats the way competitive people are. You get up for a challenge.”

“Were going to have to play great defense. They could score anytime.”

“We were looking for great teachers - teachers with great enthusiasm who have a passion to coach. Then, we needed some wisdom, as well. I think we got all of those things with the combination of the three guys we hired.”

“Weve been talking for years. This was one of those opportunities in his career when the timing was finally right for it to happen. We had a need, and he had an opening.”

“Hes what we need for those outside linebackers. Hes got a youthful group. Sometimes, if you dont have veterans you can make up for it by playing with a little more attitude and enthusiasm.”

“Thats a huge part of having success over time,”

“Its the same way on defense. They know how we want them to come to camp. There arent as many questions, and there are no gray areas. We can just line up and try to make our football team better.”

“They chose to stay in this community and stay at the University of Northern Iowa, which is obviously a great thing for us,”

“We will have coaches come and go. The better coaches we bring in, the more guys will end up leaving. But if we can keep the core and manage the system, I think the players can get better each spring and carry it over to the fall, and they can do it for all five years they are here.”

“Its been hard for me because I still believe, if youre going to win the big games, you have to rush the football. They scored so fast tonight, it seemed like we were playing defense all the time.”