I didn’t see any signs of anything being wrong. He was as gracious as ever in his closing comments to the crowd, and his speech was fine.

People keep waiting for the big blow-up. That’s not gonna happen.

We picked a bad day to have a bad game. Now we have to live with it.

It’s a lot of hard work and perseverance finally paying off. When I first got up here in Greeley, it looked like I was going to be the first one gone and never coming back,...

Every week here is a new challenge. Coaches want to see consistency and not ups and downs.

They drill it in our head that special teams could determine the outcome of the game.

I think everybody knows, at least everybody who is on the bubble, so to speak. All you can do is do everything you possibly can every time you get a chance to make it a...

He’s an inspiration to everyone out here, especially guys like me who’ve struggled to stay in the league. He’s a great person to model yourself after.

Rod doesn’t take anything for granted. He’s out there playing like every play is his last play.

Any points are good points. It’s when we come away with nothing that’s more disappointing. But we’ll turn those threes into sevens and turn things around in a positive way. It’s nothing we’re dwelling on....

It was great just to be able to play with him. Just because of what he brought with him. I was happy to have played with him.

It’s great to just play with Rod. He’s an inspiration to everyone out here, especially guys like me who’ve struggled to stay in the league.

greatest of all time.

I know as long as I continue to play how I can play that I’ll be OK, … No one’s ever safe. I know that and it’s not a thing where I’m complacent or relaxed....

I think we have to keep the proper perspective on high school sports. Sometimes, sports can seem like a runaway train, so we have to remind our student-athletes that education comes first, and that you...

Offense, defense, special teams, he doesn’t care. If he sees something he doesn’t like, he’s going to definitely let you know about it. You’ve got to have guys like that on your team.

They’re playing with a lot more confidence now. They’re flying around, finding the football.

Every time we try to move a piece of furniture, it just falls apart.

He worked hard every day. He didn’t take any days off, he didn’t take any plays off. That’s how he did it. He never took the easy way out.

I’m a little more confident and comfortable this year. This time of year I’m trying to make every play.

You don’t start out working to get into one, and you never really think about it, really. It’s so far in the distance when you have your daily priorities, but it’s nice to be considered....

Just how to work, … He’s out there working every day. He never wants to come out of the game. You’ve got to pull him out of the game. If he’s tired, he doesn’t want...

I kind of expected it after the budget issue and all the building projects, but I was kind of disappointed still.

The last three or four years we’ve always started out 4-1 or 5-1 and then things happen and we’re 5-3 or 6-4 and we don’t win the close games that we’re winning right now.