25 Quotes by Denver Johnson

We are excited to get this worked out. It gives us another opportunity to open up the season against a nationally recognized opponent. Our kids are always excited about playing these I-A games, and we just appreciate the opportunity.

With him they had a threat to get back in it in the second half (although down 28-0). At halftime I told the team that they had to nail it down and that's what they did.

To be honest, I'm excited again to be head coach here at Illinois State. There was a time here when I'm not sure I could say I was excited. My tenure here has not been an easy one. I feel we've got new leadership in the department, we've got good direction in the program. I feel that we're going to get a little bit of traction here and really become productive.

Boomer is what you want them all to be.

Brockway has been like a government mule. We've worked him to death. But he's done well. And I tell you, he's benefiting from it. He's getting a lot of opportunities to get better and he is.

Being two plays away is like being the guy who drowned three feet from the dock. Our kids feel like we're better, an improved football team. But we have to get a win to enjoy that.

Sometimes you see that happen, where a team gets over the hump and gets some traction. Don't ever underestimate the power of momentum.

Drake is certainly a worthy opponent. They gave us a pretty good game out here a couple of years ago. Drake is a good enough team to come in here and beat us. If you don't play well, you give people the opportunity to upset you.

It's a tough deal when you've got one quarterback. Brockway has been like one of those mules that carry people in and out of the Grand Canyon. We're working him to death. I'm sure he's tired, but it's been a great spring for him. He's learned a lot and he's really improved. Right now, I think we could win with Kevin Brockway.