H. Hart Ready Quotations

I just don't think we were ready for Fayetteville. We celebrated our win over Little Rock Central last week a little too long. We came out and didn't protect, didn't throw the ball well and didn't run routes well. Nothing went right and it was mistake after mistake.

Obviously, any time you can be up here, you want to be here. I just have to learn my role and stay ready the best I can. Coming up last year was the first time I had ever not played every day. I can use that as far as coming off the bench. That should help me learn to prepare for a game, (learn) how to be ready.

It's just a big disappointment. I don't think we were ready to play. Told the guys all week, they celebrated the Central win too long. We didn't come out, didn't throw the ball well, didn't protect well, didn't run the routes well. We didn't do anything right tonight.

It's just a big disappointment. I don't think we were halfway ready to play. Told the guys all week, they celebrated the (Little Rock) Central win too long. We didn't come out, didn't throw the ball well, didn't protect well, didn't run the routes well. Didn't nothing go right.

We really came ready to play. We shot well early and were able to build a lead.

It will be awfully tough. We have to come ready to play.

Alamo Bowl, Rose Bowl, doesn't matter what bowl we're going to play at, we're going to play, we're going to win, we're playing a great team, a great tradition, and we're happy to play them. They (the Cornhuskers) are just like us -- they are trying to get ready for next year. And this game is going to decide that. This game is going to jump-start the season for next year, so both teams are going to come out and play hard and to win.

At first, I had to talk my wife into having this at the farm. I think now everybody looks forward to it. We're a lot more relaxed now about the festival. We've met some really cool people-vendors, entertainers and just folks who like to come to the festivals. A lot of people have been here since the beginning. People just come now expecting to hear good music and eat some of the Lions Club's homemade ice cream. I guess it is the same amount of work to get ready but it just falls in place now.

I think they have something to prove. Last year, they didn't have anything to prove because we had a lot of All-Americans on defense. This year, they're young and they're ready to come out and prove they're a top defense.

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.

We've got the European Championships coming up next year and the game is all about getting ready for them.