20 Quotes by Brett Basanez

We let so much get away from us early. We didn't play well enough to win.

We let so much get away from us early that it came back to haunt us. It's not any one thing. We just did not play well enough to win. And when you do that in a bowl game, you're not going to win.

When people think of Northwestern, they don't think of a traditional winning program here, ... We're trying to change that.

When we play to our level, we can play like that. Wisconsin, they kept bringing it on every play. We had to keep the pedal down.

Drew's a lot better-looking guy. Ours needs work.

Our defense played great. They got a lot of turnovers and the offense needed to respond and score touchdowns.

(Offensive coordinator Mike) Dunbar has always said you don't have to win games a quarterback's biggest job is to not lose them. I knew I had to put this team in a position to win, not make dumb decisions. I knew if I didn't turn the ball over we have enough guys to make plays. It was a conscious effort to watch film and work on decision-making.

This makes us the favorite now if we weren't before, ... We like that. We like knowing that teams have a little bit of fear in facing us.

That kid was everywhere - he was head-hunting,