Frostee Rucker Quotations

We know what we have in hand and it's hard to not think about it. Very hard.

Let's start rolling with it now. This is a good test, because they're No. 1 in the nation in rushing and we pride ourselves in our rush defense. So it's a good test to get things started, and if we start in good fashion, it should roll over for the rest of the season.

Mike's a very confident individual and he's a winner. It's tough for him right now because he's going through a coaching change, he's not getting the ball like he did in college. He's a first-round pick and he doesn't have the chance to act like it.

No one in America plays like Vince Young, and that's why he was up for the Heisman.

I'm always toast when I'm lined up versus 5.

When he stayed back this year it wasn't just to have fun. It was to put his signature on his work.

When he recruited me, he never talked about football. We talked about fishing. He's one of those guys who you can approach with life issues outside of football.

He's a beast, man. He did his thing. You couldn't simulate that in practice. He's so big, you don't expect him to have quick twitch moves like that.

He's a great leader and a players' coach.

He was our disciplinarian, our probation officer, basically. He had a big impact on recruiting, and in staying on top of you.

I think it's going to be a real battle and I can't wait for it. It's just put up or shut up right now.

I was born in September. I hated the name when I was a kid, but I've grown with it. My dad wanted to give me a name that was unique, and he did it. Now, I kind of like it.

We have to rush the passer, and Vince is a runner, too. So we've got to play our keys right, we've been paying attention to details. We're on key. We've been watching the game film.

We had a lot of obstacles this year. We had a lot of guys go down. A lot of guys had to step up. Coach Carroll did a great job of getting them ready.

To win like we both have and to be undefeated to get on this stage is just huge.

We are in L.A. We have access to a lot of different things that a lot of people don't have. Just credit that and thank L.A. for it. It's working for us.

We work on scoop and score, scooping the ball up, hitting the ball out, stripping it and recovering it, just keeping your mind on what the task is for the day.

We knew it was going to be on our shoulders to lead the other guys.

We need to come up and make a name for ourselves. We had a really good week of practice and we know that they are going to come in here juiced up because they are playing the Trojans in the Coliseum, but this is our backyard.

Vince is a big, strong guy. I sized him up when we were at Disneyland, and he was looking eye to eye at me. He looked like he weighed as much as I did.

Vince could stand eye-to-eye with me, and I usually don't see that much.

As the season prevailed and went on, all these guys have matured so much.

The rivalry means a lot. I've been watching it ever since I can remember. I can't say I hate them. I dislike them a lot, let's put it that way. It feels good to know that since I've been in school, we haven't lost to them.

Coach Carroll keeps things fun for us. You never know what he's going to do next. I can still remember the day that he jumped off the high diving board because he felt like it. Even I wouldn't have done something like that.

That's my given name, F-R-O-S-T-E-E. My mom and dad wanted to name me something unusual.

You've got to strive for the ball the whole practice. It's all about getting the ball.

Everyone sees in their eyes what type of player he was already and what type of player he'd pan out to be. They need to have a base and get him a great coach to help him out with that. Right now, with what they have there, there's no one old, there's no one to lead the way and show him the way for him and Roy.

They were talking a lot of mess all month. We heard it.

At this young age we really need that. It's not about the money because we don't have that. It's about trying to put together what we've done now. He's helped out so much with his personality and him just being the great person that he is.

He tore that game up, so we'll have our hands full.

All you guys see is the glamour, the smiles, the energetic Pete. We see that 95 percent of the time, but anytime when anyone is out of line he definitely addresses it and you know when he's not playing around.