Jack Bicknell Quotes (32 Quotes)

I though the defense did all right, but they got fatigued pretty early, ... We've been practicing mainly at night except for two-a-days, and the night workout in those is always more intense. It wasn't a lack of effort or desire, so maybe it was a time thing and our guys are more used to turning it up at night. But with this hot, muggy morning, they got tired in a hurry.

We have got to get back to work and get better. To me, we've got to be able to throw the ball and make plays with the pass.

The whole recruiting process is always a stressful deal. You start getting paranoid, but the beautiful thing is we got all of them in.

Turnovers. That's always my No. 1 answer. We also have to contain their special teams because they do a good job with that. Obviously, we also have to make plays on offense.

I'd love to tell you there's a whole bunch of difference, but it seems to be just a whole bunch of back and forth right now. We're done with our two weeks. We're trying to make some decisions. We'd love for one guy to rise up above the other, but right now they're both kind of going back and forth. If that's the case then they're both going to play. If not, then we'll name a starter. But right now we're not prepared to do that.

Freddie has done a great job. He's had a great camp and spring and he's a guy we look to provide a spark for us. I think he's going to have a good year.

Offense is such a game of execution and that's what we need to improve. It's a matter of executing in all areas. We have to bring it all together and I think we can do that.

I thought he did a great job, ... He missed a couple (of passes) and he forced one that was a bonehead play. Other than that, he did a great job running the offense.

I know those people are looking forward to coming over, watching the game and seeing their sons. I think it'll be a nice diversion for everyone.

We need to regroup and get back in the hunt. We felt like we beat a good Hawaii team last week and I still feel like we have a good team. We didn't play particularly well today, but it's far from over.

I've got to figure out who is the best guy to give us an opportunity to win,

The bottom line is both of those guys are going to be playing like we did last year. They're both going to get an opportunity.

As far as their character, you can't beat either of those two guys, ... Both of them bring something and having two starters is a positive. You don't have to worry about the first guy going down.

That was two turnovers down in our own end that put the game out of reach. And both of those, nine out of 10 times aren't going to happen.

NFL Europe is a whole new world for college quarterbacks, ... This is a step down from the NFL, but it's a big step up from college. When you get to the pros, it's hard to get used to how well everyone at every position can run. Quarterbacks make throws into the seam that used to get there in college and now they're getting picked. You get an education over here you can't get holding a clipboard.

I still think that we're in good shape physically and mentally. We've just been practicing a lot at night, because that's when we'll play most of our games.

We didn't run the ball as well as we have. Offensively we didn't do a great job today.

They basically had the clothes on their back, and that was it. It's been a real tough week. ... It's not like it just goes away. It's not like it's over. It's not over at all it continues to go on. The people are still here. They still need to be taken care of. There are just so many ramifications to it. It's just overwhelming.

That was big. That last sack (by Cooks) and not getting at least a field goal. It was a great opportunity, we just didn't get it done.

To me, the key (for us) is the secondary, only because it's a scary position, ... If a lineman gets beat, it usually isn't a touchdown, but if a safety doesn't get deep enough, it is. That's what makes it scary ... but I believe we have excellent players there and I'm looking forward to seeing what happens.

Without a doubt. Maybe one freshman (would start or play a lot).

We've really got to look at it and see what gives us the best opportunity to make plays.

I think it's been great. It's impossible to ask anybody to go out there and make the correct call every single time. It gives them an opportunity to get it right.

I'm proud of our town, our country for everything they've done.

You can't put a price tag on something like this. This is probably the most significant gift of this kind to any program in America, and by probably the best quarterback to ever play the game. It's one thing to say Terry Bradshaw played here, but the fact that you can see that tangibly now will mean so much for years to come.

Overall we saw some good things and some bad things, just like you do every scrimmage, ... The good thing is that I feel like we're farther along at this point than we've been in the past, mainly because we have a better understanding of our base offense and defense. The players are comfortable with what we're trying to do, so now we just have to try to make sure everyone is healthy and ready to go against Florida.

He said, 'Coach, the weight of the world has been lifted off my shoulders.

And if they both give us an opportunity (to win), they'll both play all year long.

Seneca did a wonderful job (against Kansas). They don't know, but they say he's very doubtful for New Mexico State. We're discussing (all our options) now and will go through it the next couple of weeks.

It's a combination of things. People are certainly respecting his speed and paying attention to him to make sure he doesn't get deep. They're trying to not let us get the ball to him. Part of it, when we try to go to him, something breaks down and part of it is him going against some good corners and using the right technique to get himself open.

It'll be a good diversion for everyone. Each day gets better. Just the mere fact that everybody knows about everybody now is a huge thing and a big relief.

I don't think that Kansas is susceptible to anything on defense and we've got to improve offensively. Florida is a good team and they did a good job against us, but we can't continue to play like we did on Saturday night.