Van Orden Quotations

Mike has such a great mind for the game and that's why he's our quarterback,

One tragedy here, one tragedy there, ... We go through different acts, but we all go through the same pain, the same suffering, the same recovery.

He never put on airs. He never tried to outdo anybody. Because of that, his popularity simply grew,

Look at this place. The T-Birds could use something like this.

We'll bend a little bit but won't break, just with the kind of kids we have, and our scheme,

With the success Skyline has had you would think everyone in the state would be running the wishbone, ... It's a great high school offense with its emphasis on execution. It doesn't lose games for them. There are a lot of ways to win football games. It's just a matter of what works for you.

We preach to those guys about being tough and making plays, ... They're tough kids and they love to hit. All that translates to what we do on Saturdays.

We were searching for an identity the first few weeks of the season,

Now I can drop (my daughter) off at 7:30 a.m. and go on my way to work. This is very convenient, ... If it wasn't for the program, I would have to possibly rely on a neighbor to get her on the bus.

It's difficult to defend because you put a lot of receivers on the field, ... You can do certain things just enough to make the other team worry about them.

They would often pull on his beard and say he must be the real Santa Claus,

I just listened to my gut instinct and it told me that J.J. was our best runner from the tailback position. I had a hard time calling the plays the last few weeks, but what J.J. did today really opened everything up.