Troy Smith Quotes (30 Quotes)

I think it's being more comfortable within the offense, the guys starting to be comfortable with me and also the coaching staff. With more film study you're able to see more guys, not just through tunnel vision like I had early in the season.

The scheming today was set up for us to make big plays.

What I saw was Ted (Ginn Jr.) running a post. It was a bad decision. I shouldn't have looked his way because there was so much congestion.

We came out with the understanding we needed to dominate. Everything kind of clicked today.

The tradition between the two schools is unrivaled. It's so rich, goes back so far, in a sense it can't be matched. There are only a couple of other schools in the nation with this much tradition. Hopefully, this can go down as one of the great games.

I thought they brought him back too soon. What were they thinking I'll boo him if the people around me boo him.

From my standpoint I'm going to try the hardest that I can to get the ball to the receivers in a position where they can get the ball and make a play.

I believe that every time we get out on the field we should score 42 points. It's not necessarily a letdown if we don't, but we have the weapons to do so.

I feel like I have grown in front of everybody. From a knucklehead young guy to hopefully an up-and-coming wise senior who can lead this group of guys.

Sitting out last year's bowl game, I didn't think about that as much as you probably think I did. This year's group of guys on the field was the most important sending them out with a victory today.

The more reps, the better off you're gonna be. Sharing is OK when you make the best of the chances you get, but when there is a certainty that you're going to go, you're able to focus a little better.

Our defense was key tonight. They had a tough time setting up their offense because of our full-court press.

We can become the best offense in the nation if we stay within ourselves and don't let the hype get to us.

In the last calendar year I've seen him seven times. What makes him different from a lot of players is his ability to compete. I've never seen him tired. I've seen him play injured ... .

I admire tough guys. All around, he's a great quarterback. He makes plays when he has to. He's pretty much the complete package. So I don't think there's a lot of difference between the two of us. He's leading a school with great tradition and so am I.

Teachers make a difference. That's all I really know. I come from a family of teachers. And I wanted to touch someone's life.

This was a huge victory. I hope this win turns around our season.

Taxes. They don't hit us over the head with taxes yet. When you leave college, you get a family and you have other people to worry about. I'm not saying I'm not looking forward to that, but as long as I can, I'm going to stay in this comfort zone.

The level of anxiety for this game is off the scale.

We understand each other the whole way around. (He's) like my baby brother in the sense of how we've grown up together.

We are kind of fortunate. But within the team concept I think we can only worry about working hard and getting a win.

This was a huge victory. I hope this is the turning point in the season for us.

Pressure busts pipes -- but it can also make a diamond. I'm a diamond.

First of all, I want to let you know that sitting out of last year's bowl, I didn't think about that as much as you probably think I did. To me, this year's seniors, this group of guys on the field, that's what it was about. I don't like taking a lot of credit for what goes on on the field because it takes 11 guys.

A game like this helps everybody. It was a sigh of relief. Today was a great confidence boost.

The scheme was to make big plays. The guys stepped up, the offensive line did a great job and I was fortunate to be able to connect on a couple deep passes.

Every time we looked up to the scoreboard (in practice), it was up there as a reminder of how bad we got beat.

He is a smash-mouth kind of player who will hit you when he gets a chance. You gotta be on the edge every time you see him.

There is a whole different emphasis on how they want to take him out of the game. But that exploits other areas when they expend so much time and energy trying to take one player out of the game.

We really, really set out this week to not overthrow the deep ball.