15 Quotes by Brian Ferentz

I fell asleep in the second quarter. Fortunately, I caught some highlights later. It didn't look like Michigan wanted to be there.

Hands down. He's done more for college football than anybody around today. He's like your uncle at Thanksgiving that everybody likes.

I think we were happy we were able to fight and at least give ourselves a chance at the end. Because we certainly didn't deserve to be there.

I think any time you have both programs having a lot of success, there's going to be a lot of attention. It's going to be tough for players on both sides to block out all that attention.

I think Clint will be the first one to tell you, he's embraced the mistakes he's made and has gone out of his way to help younger guys avoid those pitfalls. I think that says more about him than anything he'll ever do on the football field.

That stuff impacts the way guys play. I know this, we're ecstatic to be here. But, I'd think we would be happy with any bowl. Given how our season went, we're fortunate to be anywhere.

We don't get the headlines, we don't expect to see our pictures in the paper, that's not why we play. We play for days like (Saturday) where you really feel like the team put the game on your shoulders and it feels good to deliver. I've been part of offensive lines that didn't deliver. That doesn't feel very good.

When a team capitalizes on your mistakes, that makes it almost impossible to come back.

We still have a ways to go. I think we're making progress, but it's early.