Quotes - UNI-Nicholls State Football Game
10/2/2008 8:00:00 AM | Football
Nicholls State Head Coach Jay Thomas
"We got our tails whipped tonight, particularly in the second half. We had too many penalties and mistakes. We can't allow those things to happen because we have our conference play beginning next week."
"In the first half, I thought we held our own and kept it close. But then in the second half we made mistakes and penalties and it seemed like we were always behind the sticks. I thought we recaptured the momentum after the fake punt but then lost the momentum after that when we allowed to go down the field and score."
"The storms have made it difficult as we have missed 14 days of practice. We looked like we played our second game tonight. Some teams around the country are playing their fourth, fifth or sixth games, but it's the cards we were dealt."
"It's a great atmosphere (in the UNI-Dome). We told our players that when you get into the playoffs this is what it will be like. We played a traditionally-tough football team tonight."
UNI Head Coach Mark Farley
"You could see we were tired because of the short week. It's as difficult a situation you can come across but it was important for this football team to show its character."
"Derrick Law did a great job and so did Taylor Brookins. Those two stepped to the forefront tonight."
"Our special teams were awesome. Billy Hallgren played his kickoff perfectly because we were trying to kick away from No. 20 (Lardarius Webb)."