Quotes by Mark Reeve

“I dont think its one of those deals where you go in thinking Im going to hold this back. Were not going to hold anything back. If we see them again, so what.”

“Thats the first time Ive ever done that in my life. It was probably just a gut feeling. You cant be afraid to lose. I never thought we werent going to complete that pass.”

“(That building) might not be here when we come back, but well make sure we can play football.”

“Theyre a good team. Thats why we schedule them. Theyll be the best defensive team weve played.”

“All you have to do is look at the preseason articles. All they were talking about is playing Cuero. I hope theyre so psyched out theyre biting the goal posts.”

“I think offensively were pretty good right now. Defensively, were pretty good in the secondary and thats allowed us to do enough to keep us in the ballgames.”

“The last three years weve been eliminated from the playoffs on the last drive of the game. Weve been close the last three years. We have to find out what it takes to get us through that barrier.”

“If you teach them to do it right, you win. If you dont teach them to do it right, you lose. The big key is consistency. Each group is accountable to each other and things are real defined. Are you hitting the line or not? Are you growling (during drills) or not? Are you reaching the top lip or not? Are you going on command or not? We have to find out how do you react to coaching. We are always making adjustments. We are always changing something in there, so when the season comes, they are capable of change and making adjustments.”

“There is no set timetable. You want to get to a perfect day, where there are no mistakes, and continue from there. Anybody can do something right one day. But the football season is a grind. You have to get where youre getting to a new level every day. Its a process. You may have a great day today, but you also want to have a great day tomorrow.”

“When it gets down to it, our players are not going to win for me, our coaches, or our community. They are going to win for each other. The more they work hard to reach their goal, the more they hold each other accountable.”