Player quotes
September 28, 2007
Just some nuggets
LB Marcus Richardson
On missing tackles and the frustrations that come with it: We work on it. We work hard on it. In practice, we try to focus on it every play and if we don’t, the coaches let you know. It hurts, I’ll tell you that much, and it wears on you. You know when you miss it and the next play, you don’t want to make the same mistake.
I heard Ray Lewis say it’s something you can’t avoid it in a game, but it’s something you can cut down on it. It may just be us playing too timid. It’s hard to say. I wish I could explain it so it could be corrected. It’s one of the hardest things to talk about. You know you work hard on it. You don’t want to do it. You try not to do it. When you do it, it’s heartbreaking, because you put so much sweat into it.
On ULM RB Calvin Dawson: He’s quick. He’s a real shifty guy and he knows his offense. He’s experienced. He’s going to be a problem in open field for anybody, so we’ve got to pursue.
On the importance of going unbeaten in Sun Belt play so no one can attach the “co” moniker: I made this point in December. We are the Sun Belt conference champions. I don’t know where the ‘co’ comes in. Last year, we didn’t do our job by losing that one game. We’ve got to make it a point to win every game in conference this season. That’s all we can do.
QB Omar Haugabook
On how the offense is working at warp-speed: Coach (Tony Franklin) wants us to be faster. It’s NASCAR (the terminology) this, NASCAR that. The only difference with NASCAR is that we snap it on the first cadence. He wants us to be ready right away so the defense can’t get set.
WR Austin Silvoy
On his concussion suffered against Oklahoma State: I’m fully healed (he missed the ULL game). We did MRIs and stuff and everything looks pretty positive. (How it happened) On the first play out route I ran. I got past the corner and I didn’t see the safety or linebacker coming and they both gave me a head shot. I ran a couple of plays and didn’t realize it, but once I got to the sideline, I was freaking out.
You went back into the game in the second half. Why? They asked me if I felt fine and I said ‘Yeah.’ I didn’t play much anyway, so it wasn’t that bad.
