157 Quotes by Rich Rodriguez

I want our guys to feel good about last year. But any play made last year against Georgia or Louisville won't help us get a first down versus Marshall. The 2006 season is upon us, and we're 0-0.

I think it's a big bonus for us to be able to play four, five running backs because having fresh legs and playing two at a time and doing all the things our running backs have to do, they can get pretty gassed.

They believe in what they're doing. You can tell by reading articles over the summer and during camp that they're very confident in the new staff and the new schemes. And it obviously helped their confidence when they beat Duke and then battled back against Wake Forest on the road.

It is a little bit of a grind. I can't remember going eight straight like this. We'll make sure they take care of their bodies and get some rest.

They'll either be in bed or they'll be back on the plane to Pittsburgh. Nobody wants to be sent home from a bowl game because, one, you want to enjoy a big game and, two, your name is going to be on the bottom of that ESPN ticker thing that goes non-stop across the bottom of the TV screen.

Not only were we down, it wasn't even a ball game. They were in control. I told our guys all we need is a spark or two.

Not only were we down, but we didn't really have any signs of hope in those other 3 quarters. It was kind of improbable.

I think that's a little high. We're not playing like a top 10 team. But we're not going to complain about it.

That's all they heard after the Louisville game. But there's so many things that happen. You've still got four games left. Everybody is going to come gunning for you.