Ted Roof Quotes (25 Quotes)

Our quarterbacks played under extreme pressure. I thought they did a good job hanging in there. What they did today, that wasn't easy.

Slow guys don't make big plays.

He's suspended for the game and will not dress. He's been running every morning at 6 a.m.

Anything that can help the game, I'm for. Provided it doesn't make the game significantly longer.

They were under duress a large part of the time, so it's tough to evaluate. We didn't protect and they didn't have time. I thought Mike threw some good balls, and we had a couple of drops. We have to make those plays.

We're going to wait to see what happens. We don't know what's going to happen right there right now. We're going to practice this week and give some guys some turns, some opportunities, and then we'll make an announcement about what we're going to do there a little bit closer to the game.

Nobody's happy about losing or how we lost it. When good players are put in position to make plays, they've got to make them. The bottom line is we simply have to get better.

They did some good things. We were able to play about everybody who had a helmet or shoulder pads today, which is a good thing for morale.

We knew that Allison was a big-play guy from all the reports that we had read, and we've got to make plays on the deep end. A couple of times we didn't today, and whenever you don't do that, it costs you.

When we get the green light, we'll evaluate where he is and where we are and make the best decision we can at that point.

That is the thing, there is no exhale. Each week, it seems like there is a top-25 team that we are teeing it up against. That is part of the wonderful thing about being in this league.

The injuries cant seem to get spread out over different positions. It seems like when the injury bug bites, it hits all the same spots.

He's been playing with it the last two weeks, and it really took a step backwards where it's going to make him unavailable. You just hope to protect Mike and keep him healthy and hope that things go well.

We're not deep enough, but we're deeper than we were last year. We've just got to keep addressing depth in recruiting and the development of the players that we have.

That's so far from the truth, but man, you've got to admire a freshman who stands up and says that. To be a quarterback, you've got have those qualities. I'm really proud of him.

I thought it was a good fight. I thought we fought to the bitter end.

When we get opportunities, we've got to take advantage. I've never harped on it as much as we have this preseason camp ... because of what we've done in the past in the scoring zone.

He's always had a good arm and he's decently mobile, but the intangibles are what make a quarterback. There is no substitute for experience and Mike is battle-tested in this league (ACC).

We just got beat in every phase of the game today. They are a much better football team than we are.

It's easy to say this happened or that happened or whatever. But we're all accountable. There's no reason to scratch your head, there's no magic dust. We've just got to coach our way, recruit our way and work our way out of this.

He's always had a strong arm, but as far as knowing where to go with the ball, dealing the ball in time and just other things that make up quarterbacks, I've seen more of a growth in that area.

Right now we're preparing like we're not going to have him. The most important thing for him is to take care of his family. That's the top priority.

That was a great day for us. I thought our kids played really well. We had a lot of belief that day and belief is a powerful tool.

I really think he might have a chance to play more football after he leaves here.

It certainly helped my chances to remain sitting here in this seat. It's a good memory, just like all the wins are good memories.