University of Northern Iowa Athletics
UNI vs Delaware -- Postgame Quotes
12/1/2007 7:00:00 AM | Football
Dec. 1, 2007
On the disappointment of losing in the playoffs:
"We said there was only one way we wanted to end this season. Anything short of a championship would be a disappointment."
On the UNI football team
"These seniors have made their mark on this university by the way they have represented this program."
On stopping Joe Flacco:
"We knew we had to come after him, a big, strong quarterback like him. The screens and his scrambles really hurt us all night"
On costly turnovers:
"The difference was the turnovers. We did a great job early, but things got a little out of hand with their fumble return for a touchdown. We let it get away a little with that play."
On the media:
"For our program's sake, thank you to everyone who covered our team so well this season and thank you to our fans for packing the Dome again and again."
UNI Player Quotes
UNI senior linebacker Brannon Carter
"They watched all the film on us and Delaware found areas that were suspect and they hurt us in those areas."
"It's the same taste in mouth as last season - it's not how we saw it happening."
UNI senior quarterback Eric Sanders
"It's the last time we going to walk off that field with our uniforms on. This is going to hurt for a long time. I want to thank my teammates and the coaches for a great time. We lost today but it wasn't because of a lack of effort."
"We came out hitting on all aspects but then we started beating ourselves with turnovers and penalties."
Delaware head coach K.C. Keeler
"No. 5 (Joe Flacco) kept this team together today. I thought there was a point at the beginning of the game that (UNI) might run us out of town."
"Our defense has made the big plays in all of our big wins this season - and they did it again today."
"I thought the extra day of preparation helped us a lot. We didn't play well early but then we put the pieces together."
Delaware Player Quotes
Delaware senior quarterback Joe Flacco
"That defense was tough and physical and at times out there it was crazy. There were times when I couldn't see anything and then at the last second it came open. And I mean the last possible second is when I saw those things open up."
"Our offensive line did a great job all day because those yards were tough to come by all day long."
Delaware sophomore defensive end Matt Marcorelle
"UNI's offensive line was the best I've ever played against. Both of those offensive tackles were All-Americans."
"They rattled us in the beginning but then we got it together and settled down. We kept attacking and came up with big plays and turnovers."