Pat Massey Quotes (7 Quotes)

It happens every week, every year. You lose a starter and you have to replace him. That's what happens at Michigan and at every school in the country. That's something we're more than capable of overcoming.

You've got to re-do your game for a scrambler like Young and make sure he's accounted for at all times. It's a whole new ballgame.

We're frustrated right now, because we've been close. The ball games we've lost, we were a few plays away from winning those. But by no means are we throwing in the towel.

With a game like this, you have to look at the players that have played on both sides in the past, and all of the things that they've accomplished, and the games that have gone on between them, and the institutions themselves. You have two of the finest academic institutions in the country, and then you combine that with the football tradition. That kind of rivalry isn't found anywhere else in the country.

My brother lives in Columbus, so every once in a while he'll send me an e-mail with a link. It's hard to not be thinking about Ohio State at times.

I've always been a Michigan fan growing up. My neighborhood at home -- drive down the street and there's always this weekend (when) you would have an Ohio State or a Michigan flag hanging off your front porch. Growing up, to me it was always the epitome of college football.

It's hard to put into words how important it is to myself and the entire team to come out with a win. You always want to say that you have a good record against a rival. That just adds even more importance to this.