13 Quotes by Joe Ryan

With the spread, if they put that many people at the line, it opens a lot of opportunities to get the ball in wide open space. Max did a great job running and passing the ball.

He was the leader of the defense. Obviously, it is a loss, but we can't sit here and cry about people we don't have. We still have some good football players so hopefully we can fill that void.

We were very competitive again tonight, the defense had two goal line stands and the offense put together some good drives. We need to be more aggressive on defense and hold our blocks a little longer on offense.

(Benson) is so important to our offense that we need two guys to replace him. I thought (Ramer and Finn) did pretty well, but they can get better.

(Benson) is so important to our offense that we need two guys to replace him, ... I thought (Ramer and Finn) did pretty well, but they can get better.

There's nothing to match curling up with a good book when there's a repair job to be done around the house.

It was a huge win. We couldn't afford another loss one game away from our conference schedule. We have to keep getting better and keep picking up victories.

They've bought homes, they're raising families, they have kids in college and they're pretty well stable within the state. Then all of the sudden - even though they know they have a commitment - they're yanked up and sent someplace. That's kind of tough.

It's almost like a managing a salary cap in football. You only have so many dollars to work with and you really have to make it count. Sometimes that means not being able to offer much to some wrestlers who are really good, and it also means we have to be pretty accurate when we do make a big commitment to a wrestler.