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BGSU Football Player Quotes
October 29, 2003 | Football
Oct. 29, 2003
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -
BGSU Player Quotes
Quarterback Josh Harris
On coming down from the high of beating #12 NIU:
"This team is very focused and ready to go. This coaching staff, the seniors and leaders on this team won't allow a letdown."
On playing on a Tuesday night:
"I don't know if it effects you. You actually get to get a couple of extra days of preparation."
On not allowing a late-season letdown:
"This will be the first game in November and last year it was this time of year where we had a letdown."
BGSU Cornerback Janssen Patton
On remaining undefeated in the MAC:
"We had a great win on Saturday and with Ball State knocking off Toledo, we control our own destiny."
On the Falcons having a bull's-eye on their back:
"That means we're doing something good. I like it."
On maintaining winning ways late in the season:
"That's been our focus. It's not how you start, it's how you finish. Last year we were in the same position and we didn't finish the job."
On going against Ben Roethlisberger and Miami's passing attack:
"With a passing team we know the game can be won or lost in the secondary."
BGSU Defensive End Rick Mauer
On improved defensive line play:
"At the beginning of the year Coach Bowers put up the top sack leaders over the past five years and challenged us to have someone in double digits in sacks this year. Our coaches put us in good position to make sacks. We have a lot of guys on the same page."
On increased depth at defensive line:
"Last year we had three defensive ends and five interior lineman rotating, and last week we were able to rotate six interior guys and six defensive ends."
"As long as we play smart and follow the scheme of the coaching staff, there should be no problem."
BGSU Defensive Lineman Mike Thaler
On playing close to his hometown of Cincinnati:
"I've already been asked for 20-some tickets. I have a lot of ties to that school. My brother (Paul) was an offensive lineman there (1998-2001). It's cool to have a lot of friends that will get to see me."
On defensive performance vs. NIU:
"Our ability to get pressure on them as a defensive whole was huge."
On now having to face Miami:
"We're going to have to really concentrate on the pass. But, all of sudden they can run a little draw up the center. They're not going to put all their eggs in the passing basket."
On improved depth of the defense:
"We had guys come in the interior that give us 10-11 guys to play against their five. We are starting to come together. I think our defense is not so much unsung anymore."
BGSU Linebacker T.J. Carswell
On intensity of NIU game:
"The whole week we read on how the first drive was going to be intense, but it was the whole game. I actually had trouble breathing on some plays."
On facing back-to-back tough opponents:
"It's going to be good that we've got another big game that's going to be on TV because everybody needs to step up. We've got different heroes every week.
On different strengths of BGSU defense:
"In the preseason they talked about how strong the defensive secondary was going to be. But, it depends on how the defensive line plays."
