Bobby Bowden Team Quotations

I was shocked that he wasn't first team All-ACC. It made so sense.

I felt like we were looking at a team that might, could blow us out; we don't want another Colorado-Texas ballgame. What did you learn? ... We're playing Penn State, No. 3 in the nation. Now if we can hang with those guys, maybe we got the material to get back on up there where we belong.

He was sent home and will be suspended for this game for violating a team rule. That's all I will say about it.

He will not play and has been sent home for violating team rules.

He would get my vote. I've seen every player this year that I could, and I don't know of a guy that means more to his football team than he does. He just does it week after week after week after week.

Last time you're playing at home (this season), I thought we'd go out there and jump all over them. We're just not a dominating team right now.

We haven't been able to do that in a long time. We haven't done that in five years, I think. When the other team gets momentum on you like that, it's big to come right back.

Time will tell. It should help our confidence. Next week we'll be playing a team we should be favored over (I-AA The Citadel). You expect your confidence level grows because we haven't had it lately. We haven't had it the last five years.

Used to be that if you could take your team to a bowl every year, that was enough to keep your job. Now, you have to win, and you have to beat the right people.

Tonight, the No. 1 team in the nation is playing the No. 2 team in the nation. The next best team is Penn State. So we ain't playing a dad-gum nobody. We're playing Penn State, No. 3 in the nation. Now if we can hang with those guys, maybe we've got the material to get back on up there where we belong.

The thing that's very important is the direction you're going. I think we're heading forward. It was hard to tell who the best team was, but they were a much more mature football team than we were.

They've always been a scary team to play. They've always been a real feisty, competitive team. They can beat anybody they play on a hot night.

If your team is playing aggressive, going after that ball, trying to get after it until the whistle blows, then occasionally a guy is going to overdo it, and you're are going to get a penalty.

It was hard to tell who the best team was.

After winning a ballgame over a team that was a two-touchdown favorite, you can imagine how much confidence you gain. As you lose, you begin to lose confidence. You can win 15 games in a row and then lose one, and then you start to wonder. It was a big boost for us as far as confidence is concerned.

All I know is they have done what they've had to do to win. The first week was very grueling because you played two games in one week, and we came out there. Then this ballgame here, you go away from home with a rookie quarterback, and you wonder how is he going to respond to the crowd, and how is the team going to respond to the crowd. You win that ballgame and, of course, that is the main stat you want, that win. So you just say, up to this point, so far, so good. We know we've got to get better because the people we are playing are going to get better.

A.J. will be sent home and suspended from this ball game for violating a team rule and policy. That's about all I will say about it.

A.J. will be sent home and suspended from this ballgame for violating a team rule and policy. That's about all I will say about it.

It's a David vs. Goliath type of game. They are big and we are not. This game will definitely be won up front. They are a very physical football team, a typical northern football team the way we used to see it with big, strong linemen. And they're veterans. I hate to see that (experience) more than anything.

They're quicker. They're much quicker than the last team we played, we feel like.