I do like that fact that the bye is in the middle of the season. I think that's the best place to have it. I like that once we get past the season-opening Monday night game, they're all Sundays and evenly spread out that way until we get to that last Saturday night.
Quotes about season-opening (9 Quotes)
We've been working toward a defense that is more aggressive and gets after people, and some of that showed in this game. It was a pleasant surprise, since season-opening games are so unpredictable.
The crowd doesn't matter. We were in Happy Valley (in a season-opening 23-13 road loss to Penn State) and we took it.
We would have had a hard time beating (season-opening opponent) Miami today.
Starting with our April 8 season-opening event, we will no longer be able to allow people to carry in any food or beverage items from the outside. This is due to regulatory changes outside our control in the insurance and food service industry. We will continue to offer passes out which will allow our guests to visit their vehicles during our racing program.
It was good to get a W under our belts after the tough (season-opening) loss to Prattville. We hit well and had notable contributions from everybody in getting the win. It was a total team effort, which is what it's all about.
605 p.m. The New Orleans Saints beat the Carolina Panthers for their deluged city and the displaced victims of the Gulf Coast region, getting two touchdowns from Deuce McAllister and a 47-yard field goal from John Carney with 3 seconds left in a 23-20 season-opening win. In the back of our minds, we know we have to give them one tiny bit of hope, ... We have complete faith in what we are doing because every time we go out there, it is our job to give them hope that every day will be a better day.
Was Miami's 9-3, 2004 season a mere bump in the road or a sign of further trouble ahead We'll begin to find out Monday night when the No. 9 'Canes -- sporting their lowest preseason ranking in six years -- visit 14th-ranked Florida State for the teams' now-annual, season-opening grudge match. It's a very short distance from the White House to the outhouse, ... We're underneath the radar a little bit right now, though not far. I think our players would much rather read about us than some of those other teams, and it's going to be a little bit of a motivating factor.
There's an opportunity to kind of go, 'OK, we're finally home,' and Portland State, they did a nice job (in a 41-14 season-opening loss) against Oregon State.