50 Quotes by Don Patterson

We're going to have our work cut out for us (today). Of course, this will be the first game of the day for both of us.

We're really blessed to have this height. The thing that's good about these girls is not only do they have height advantages over most of our opponents, they're also very talented.

We know what Chad Walker can do. We want to give some more playing time to the others, to see what they can do.

There are some players that have a quiet confidence in what they can do. I believe Alex has that confidence. ... He believes in himself. He knows he has paid the price to properly prepare for the opportunity.

We have people who can score and it was good to see everyone score (Friday).

When they were effective with running the ball, it meant that they could be effective with the play action pass. We obviously didn't defend very well against either the run or the pass.

I would have to say I was more pleased with the defense today. They did a great job of not staying blocked very long, of flying around and making plays. On the offensive side of things, we ran the ball very well in long yardage situations.

(Former Iowa coach) Hayden Fry said (in spring games) he never wanted his ones to get beat. I want to see how our ones on offense do against our ones on defense. I think that will make a more competitive game.

There aren't many breaks in the Gateway, that's for sure. We recognize that all the opponents in the conference are dangerous and they're all capable of beating you.