H. Hart Field Quotations

Manuel has brought stability, he has bought long term predictability, he has brought pragmatism to the whole field of the budget and the economy.

We probably should have lost that game, really. We made a lot of mistakes. You don't expect them to miss two field goals and get that many chances, that's for sure.

They're down in the locker room. They're out on the practice field occasionally. They're 100 percent involved. It just trickles down from there to the general manager, the coach and the players.

It's tough to beat a team like Illinois when you only kick field goals. If we would have scored some more touchdowns, it would have been harder for them.

It's going to be a massive benefit to the show. But we will only go there when the field is right. This is a high- class one-day show and we must get it right.

The biggest thing to deal with is the weather. If it never rained, it would be fine with me, because I have irrigation. I can put the water on the field when I need it and when I want it. ... So much of the job is putting water on and taking it off.

Their field is unplayable. (Carver athletic director Rocky Gomes) called on Saturday and said it was a mess and there was no way it would be ready for Sunday.

I'm certainly in shock. We didn't handle the ball very well there at the end and didn't even give ourselves a chance to kick a field goal. That's definitely bad football.