John Beck Quotations | Page 2

We were confident, knowing we'd come back. I thought we were going to win it. Stuff happens.

It's great to start out with a touchdown and get things rolling. Things were definitely clicking at the beginning of the game. That's how we should have looked for four quarters. It's a huge boost to score on your first drive. That set the tone for the game. Our goal is to make every quarter like that first quarter, where we're running on all cylinders.

All I'm focused on is San Diego State.

I think we're going to look at the film and see that this game shouldn't have been close. If we didn't make those mistakes and get points, then this game is not close.

We're not going to force the deep ball,

We have to be upbeat, find the things that we made mistakes on and fix them and go into this ballgame fired up.

It's tough to fight back like that and fall short. It's tough to see the seniors end their final game like this, but for us guys that are coming back, it looks like a bright road for us.

I immediately knew -- it's got to be downtown.

Obviously, we're disappointed in ourselves, because we know we can be a high-powered offense.

He's so focused, so disciplined, ... And he doesn't just ask it of us, he lives it himself. He wants it so bad for this program. He's not here for the glory of being 'the BYU football coach.' He's here because he loves this program and he wants to see all of us succeed. He cares about the tradition of winning. He's the type of person that a lot of people on this team want to be like when they're older.