16 Quotes by Mike Rippee

There's no doubt about it, I truly feel you have to be a good defensive team to go anywhere. Defense is a lot of attitude and desire. You have to be disciplined and you have to be a real competitor to play defense. At this point in time, we have a way to go to get there.

Pound for pound, Henry is probably one of the strongest guys on the team. We count on him being very physical and running that defense.

Offensively, we are ahead of where we've been compared to this point in the season the last few years. We've seen some real good things.

Special teams will be extremely important just as they always are. People tend to forget about how important the kicking game is. Reese has gotten better every week and D.J. looks like he will handle the job well. We've worked real, real hard.

Coaches can get a little skewed about wanting their kids to get bigger, stronger and faster. It's important you tell your kids to do it the right way.

It really doesn't matter when we play. This is one of the oldest rivalries and one of the best. You can't help but get excited about a game like this.

I can't be prouder of these guys on the whole. It was against all odds and they got after it and did a great job.