Rich Rodriguez Game Quotations

I don't think any one game defines a season. I don't like to put all those eggs in one basket. Never have. Don't see as I ever will.

Playing in a BCS game helps with getting the team name out there. Players are going to go where they think they can excel.

Pat, when he goes in there it's like he's been there the whole time. He managed the game well, made a couple of big plays.

Our guys, I think they've played hungry. It's something we can hopefully continue to do. Every game we've played this year, they've played hungry and played like they want to prove themselves.

I think you get answers to your questions in every game. We found out a lot of answers in our first game. I'm not sure we found out any the second game. But, in every game you learn more and more.

I think you're going to have to make some plays in the passing game, whether or not the opportunities are there I don't know. But nobody has been able to run the ball on them,

When you make somebody one-dimensional, your chances of winning the game are pretty good.

We went over to the Dome last night to the game to get a sense of the atmosphere, and I know it will be even louder Monday night. Communication is going to be a big key, but we can't prepare our guys fully until it happens.

I'm sure the game will be sold out. It will be very loud in Byrd Stadium. So I hope we can get our guys focused and ready to play.

They'll either be in bed or they'll be back on the plane to Pittsburgh. Nobody wants to be sent home from a bowl game because, one, you want to enjoy a big game and, two, your name is going to be on the bottom of that ESPN ticker thing that goes non-stop across the bottom of the TV screen.

I don't want to put too much pressure on one game because it is just one of 11. Our expectations are high, and our fans' expectations are high, but I don't want our players to feel any undue pressure and go into a game pressing themselves. I think that's happened in the past.

I'd rather play a non-conference game first, especially with a young team, ... But it is what it is. ... I just hope we go up there and not panic.