147 Quotes by Bill Callahan

It's important for us to establish a lead. They want to limit your possessions and make it a four-quarter game.

I feel like you come in under a cloak of someone else's skin for a while, but then you can shrug it off - you have to find your own voice, if you want to keep doing it. That became a really conscious thing for me.

It's amazing how it all worked out, ... It was shocking. If you told me on Super Bowl Sunday that I'd be the head coach here, I would have said I don't think there's a possibility. I just think it's very fortunate that the circumstances worked out at the right time.

I knew absolutely nothing about recording. I had this four-track recorder, and I'd plug my electric guitar right into it, which sounded real bad. I moved any fader that made a drastic change in sound. I thought that was cool - that it was communicating something. I didn't have the skills to do anything subtle. It was just like screaming.

It'll be a great challenge and experience for our players. Having not been in a bowl a year ago, I know our players are excited. However, I know going against a team like Michigan will help us prepare for next year. This game means a lot to us.

You get into moods - like, if somebody does something to you, then you're angry for maybe 30 seconds, or maybe 30 years. I was always interested in capturing those awful, unflattering things that everybody goes through - those hot moments, captured in ice.

Oh, no. No. I was frustrated and emotional. There was no malicious intent toward anyone or any referee.

My parents weren't religious at all. I remember the first time I heard about Jesus was at school.

It was a great victory for our team and for the state of Nebraska. It was a great way to close out 2005. We said before the beginning of the game, no matter what the outcome was, we were going to learn from this game and grow.