Mike Owens Quotations

Our game plan for this game, we have as much stuff in right now as we do in midseason. We are going to load it up and open it up on offense. We may try and take some chances we normally don't take because we are going to try and put some points on the board.

I don't know if we were in a dream world or what for the whole first half. Mentally we weren't ready and they whipped us at the line of scrimmage.

Our kids have taken them in and really accepted them.

That's the best way to make a mare?sell her.

We didn't play real well on offense (at Colerain), especially in the second half. We'd make a play and pick up seven yards, and then we'd lose five yards, or get a penalty. I am not going to make excuses, we just didn't play well enough to win, and we had opportunities to try and win the game and we didn't take advantage of them.

They are very physical on offense and very run-oriented. They play a straight 50 defense with great athletes, who run to the ball and are real physical.

I think (the game) is a good idea. There's good football everywhere.

He's as good a defensive lineman as there is. He's not 6-2 and that hurts him, but he's 265 pounds, strong as an ox and has great foot speed. He does great against double teams and getting off on a pass rush. I guarantee once he gets up there, they will see that he can't be blocked, and he'll do well.

It will add a nice demographic to the whole area. Everyone can feel a part of it. It will give a good balance of things to do.

We're looking forward to it, but I don't know if we're looking forward to playing them.