Jerry Moore Quotations

We were in a situation we could have lost this game. We were in the same situation we were in when we lost to Western Carolina (in the final game) last season. But these guys went out there and won this one.

We'll be giving people obedience tips for their dogs and how to get their puppies started properly.

We're looking pretty good so far, but that's against ourselves, ... I know EKU is talented in that area, and the last time we went up there (in 2003), they ran a kickoff back against us, and they ran a punt back against us.

We're looking forward to putting together a plan that really identifies how we can move it along.

Last year was a struggle in a lot of ways, ... Defense really hurt us last year. We're used to some pretty tough defenses, and that wasn't the case.

One thing that we encourage people to do is to begin socializing their dogs at a very young age,

I can't even compare walking into that locker room today after this game with the way it was last time, ... We were 1-3 (after the 2003 game). I'm proud of these players today. We got down 7-0, but they didn't bat an eye.

He's just inconsistent, ... That's understandable because he's a freshman. Matt sometimes kicks it like (former All-America) Harold Alexander and sometimes he kicks it like I do. But he has an extremely strong leg.

I think you could see we've worked real hard at running the ball. We learned a lot watching them against James Madison and thought we could run the ball on them.

I was in hopes they'd be down a little early on in the season, but they're not,

We can really tell these guys are more attentive to their children on visitation days. This is a great opportunity for them to learn the positive skills they need.

We don't see Big 12 teams very often,

We got down 7-0 and didn't blink an eye. Our team did a lot of things today that you've got to do to be a championship-caliber team.

We'll learn a lot from this ballgame, ... Overall, we can't give much better of an effort than we gave.

With such a major storm, we had to put the program aside and focus our resources on cleanup efforts elsewhere.

You have to teach them to lead and it's easier to do that when they're puppies. They can be taught to sit or move left and right at eight weeks.

We could treat it like a snow day and have just the drive-through open.

It would be hard to be more pleased,

Some things got loose last year, and that's my fault. I take responsibility for that. But I feel good about these players. I know what kind of kids we've got. I know what they want to accomplish.

This is a big win for our school, our players, our fans and the entire state.

It's a double whammy. People end up wasting their money, and on top of that, they've contaminated their environment.

It's disappointing to Dominick. Particularly with timing, since he's from Kansas.

It was a big moment for everybody. I felt chill bumps. It was for real, there wasn't anything phony about it. These kids know it's for real. They see something every day about Iraq.

It was a great night. It speaks wonders for our program, our school. I can't say enough about our defense. They were tenacious.

It was a great night. It just speaks for our program, for our school, and for the state of North Carolina. We probably had 1,000 ex-players here. I was telling those guys that they helped set the foundation for everything that was done tonight.

Their defense is impressive. They don't have any fat guys. They're all tall, rangy kids who can run.

I have never planned on doing anything but be the head football coach at Appalachian and am happy that will be the case for next year and beyond.

I don't want to have a leash law and have no way to enforce it. We'd be enacting an ordinance we're not going to enforce.