Bob Eason Quotations

We are fortunate to be 4-1 and we were fortunate to win.

Penalties in importune times were exactly the difference.

We have a good defense; it bent, but didn't break. It doesn't matter how many yards you have, it's how many times you get into the end zone.

We had a lot of good talent. Overall, of our 11 offensive starters, I think seven got full rides.

We encourage them (student athletes) to play other sports as long as they are lifting for football. The kids need to be well-rounded and to be coached by different coaches.

That was huge. That gave us a boost of confidence.

We are satisfied with it, but we have also been fortunate. We don't think we have played our best defense.

We like to be able to have a consistent passing game because we have gotten to the point where we see so many men in the box. Womack has done a good job not making mistakes and he is getting better every game.

We kept the ball a lot and we just wore them down a little bit. The first game sets the tone for the season and it is good for team moral.

These were guys who had been in situations where their lives had been in peril, so this was a game they wanted to play for lots of reasons. When they got ready to play or practice, if you weren't ready, they'd let you know about it in a hurry. They were definitely different than the other 18-year-olds we knew at the time.

This is a cross-town rival and that is always exciting. (Jacksonville) is a good football team and another good test for us and we look forward to it.

It's like anything else, it's not so much what did happen as who was around when it did happen. You will remember the people you were with at the time.