Mike Kramer Quotations

We had a very preliminary discussion. All we have done is respond to an inquiry.

Plus he bench-presses 330 pounds. We've got to take advantage of his talents ... We need six or seven (receivers), and Tyler is smart, he's heady and he understands coaching. Plus he's athletic and can really catch the ball.

He'll be out three weeks, plus the bye week. He'll be available for our last four games.

He's just got that unbelievable motor. He goes hard on every down of every game, all the time. He's the Energizer Bunny and he's not afraid to do whatever it takes to get to the quarterback and he does it without regard to his own health or safety. He's an amazing player.

He's doing great, doing fantastic. I'm very excited about what he's accomplished (in and out of the classroom). He can lift a whole weight room.

He has the accolades. He's the best Montana high school (player) ever. Period.

Stephen F. Austin insists on loading the box and blitzing, they absolutely insist on it.

It appears we'll be every bit as formidable as we've ever been in the past. I really like the front and really like the linebackers.

To beat those teams, it takes an extraordinary effort, and a devil-may-care attitude. We all come into the game free-wheeling. What do you have to lose? The check isn't going to bounce.

We didn't discuss any parameters. It was just a getting-to-know-you discussion as they continue to move forward.

Whether it's against a giant or against a pip-squeak, a loss is a loss, and so there is no way around it. We let a giant off the hook.

Consequently, the company believes that while it can sustain positive comparable store sales increases, the increases will not be at the level reported over the past 13 months.

Things that we've taken for granted for about 3 1/2 years here.

We think most of these proposals that encourage people to harvest predators in intensive management areas should be explored.

Dennis is the No. 1 choice right now. The people in Idaho would love to see him return.

Our defense has been disparaged, but they're on the road back.

I have no question that defensively we're going to be a team that has not lost a beat.

In six years, that's our best home performance. ... This is the best game we've played at home, top to bottom, inside-outside.

I've known E.J. since he was knee-high to a grasshopper. I've stayed in touch with Dave and seen E.J. grow into a fine young man with an excellent feel for coaching.

It's been coming for a while since the reduction of scholarships. This conference has a very strong sense of itself, because of the coaches who have been here for a long time. The nature of the game now, especially in the west, is the throwing game. It's a game of space, which takes some of the physical aspects out of it.

I know a lot of words, but I don't really know what to say. It's just astounding. It's devotion, people that care, it's unique ... Coach Corso did a wonderful job and everybody up here involved in it in any way did just a wonderful job, including Mother Nature.

I really don't know if we're be able to run the ball real well until our tight ends grow up a little bit. Until then, pass protection and throwing the ball is what we're going to be about.

I didn't find out (that Holt had left) until Peter called me.

They were there. They were disappointed. We wanted to get to single-digits with minutes left. If we could have just kept the drive alive ... It was a wasted opportunity. It was a good game, but a wasted opportunity.

They want to run the ball. They've got a nice-looking quarterback (senior Zeke Dixon), but this is a team that's a lot more conservative on offense than it is on defense.

The guys have made nice progress. I'm very confident and comfortable in the way they're playing. But there's not much separation there to say that one guy's better than the other.

It's been so long since we've won. We've got to get back on the winning track.

I told someone this summer, 'If we keep playing these I-A games, eventually we're going to get somebody.

This will be good challenge for our defense and a great challenge for our offense. (The Jacks) have got a defensive arrogance about them. Last week on the very first play of the game they lined up with all 11 guys at the line of scrimmage. ... The onus will again be on our receiving group.