23 Quotes by Bob Spoo

Players bounce back quickly. It's a new season. They understand that. We had a good practice (Tuesday). That whole offense has to start playing up to their abilities. They have to show more heart.

That concerns me. They did a nice job against Furman. Even though they lost those two all-conference players, they replaced them. Their quarterback, he's an outstanding competitor. They have the capability of scoring points.

The defense played very well. When the defense gives you the ball, you should do something with it.

We just couldn't block them all. They came from too many angles.

We missed the holes as running backs at times, but there were also a lot of missed assignments and not great effort. There wasn't a lot of fight. Every man has to realize it's a dog-eat-dog world. You have to want it very badly.

We are very excited about getting Ron to Eastern Illinois. He brings a lot of speed and versatility to our offense. We are going to try and get him the ball as much as possible. With his speed, he has the threat to go the distance every time he touches the ball. We will also have him returning kicks and punts.

Oh, I don't know. There's a long way to go. Everybody has a chance. I couldn't even give you a close pick on that.

It's too bad he was ineligible last year and it'll be too bad if he's ineligible next year but he's putting his work in. He's a tough guy who relishes the competition and the hitting part of the game.

It's the only way to truly assess what a guy has.