Quotes from Head Football Coach Mike Leach
August 28, 2000 | Football
On this past Saturday's game
"We have a lot to work on. It's a good starting point for our team and for the program. We saw some bright spots, but a lot to work on."
On this week's opponent, Utah State
"Utah State likes to spread [the ball] around. They've had a lot of success, most of those guys were at Montana. They have some pretty good people and did some really good things at the end of last season."
On things to work on this week in practice
"On offense, we need to work on running routes, making good checks at the line, and protection with the backs and offensive line."
"Defensively, we did good some good things. I think [the coaches] were happy overall. I think they want to work on tackling and getting guys in the right position on passes. They had great defensive effort."
"Offensively we need to get better and defensively keep the same intensity."
On this past Saturday's game
"We could have done better offensively, but I think some of it was a first-game deal. Nobody scored as many points [this past weekend] as they thought they would."
"Defensively there was great enthusiasm and intensity in getting to the ball. They set the tempo for the game. Offensively we were good in spots. We would get something going and then have a breakdown, not everyone but one or two people. We just have to get everyone on the same page."
On special teams mishaps
"One of the punts was a missed assignment and the other was a bad snap."
On things to work on this week in practice
"Kliff [Kingsbury] just has to get better at taking what the defense gives him, and the receivers have to do a better job of getting open. There's not a lot of major things to correct, just polish things up and make them run more smoothly."
On frustration during the game
"I think we all got frustrated at times, when things weren't going right. We all needed to relax a little bit. It's like doing surgery with a chainsaw instead of a scalpel."