Rocky Long Quotations

We struggled with Texas Tech's offense, and everybody has, because they spread you sideline to sideline. It's tough to defend.

We're resilient. I think people were questioning that. I mean maybe even I was questioning it some. But they hung in there in some critical situations and overcame some real good players going out of the game for different reasons. And they overcame some bad breaks and turnovers. I just told them it won't go down in history as one of the great victories in Lobo football, but it was a damn nice victory for us.

The scouts and NFL executives all watch the practices real closely, so outside of the combine, it's the players' best chance to improve their draft status.

I think it's helped our league image dramatically. I'm just really disappointed that the powers to be in the BCS didn't really jump up there and put them against Auburn or something.

He started off this season as a confident, veteran quarterback.

We wouldn't have had a chance to travel, but we would have been able to play, and that's a pretty big deal for us.

He is a difficult assignment especially because of the way they can throw and run the ball. You don't stop those kinds of guys, you just hope to control them enough to give you a chance to win.

It's not necessarily a disadvantage to play so quickly, but it will be tough. They're a very talented team, so we're going to have to make a lot of improvements and be extremely focused with the time that we do have this week.

I know Grady is excited about coaching close to his hometown. We wish him well, and we'll fill the opening as soon as we can.

The defense continues to improve, and we're seeing some guys start to step up. I'm just not confident when it comes to stopping the spread offense. It's a really tough offense to deal with no matter who runs it.