Kansas Coach Mark Mangino Quotes
Oct 25, 2003 | Football
On the game...
“We didn’t play very well. We lost our poise after the first quarter. We didn’t execute our game plan on the offensive side for three quarters today, and there’s no excuse for that. The defense played well at times, but we left them out there too long. There were too many three and outs. I want to give credit to
On Bill Whittemore’s injury...
“It’s unlikely you’ll see him the rest of the year. There’s an outside chance he will play in the
On special teams...
“It was very pleasing. Johnny (Beck) booted the ball pretty well today, and I was happy to see that. I was very pleased with the kickoff return unit. The punt team has to be smarter. We said we wouldn’t kick the ball to the return man, and we did it three times.”
On preparing for Texas
“Today was a day that we didn’t play well, but all was not lost. We’re 5-3, and we’ve got a chance to control where we’re going. We’re disappointed we played so poorly today and didn’t keep our poise the way we should, and now we’re going to get ready for A&M on Monday. We look forward to going down there and playing.”
On Bill Whittemore’s injury affecting the rest of the season...
“That goes to the poise factor. If a player gets hurt, we’ve got to keep going. We’ve got to pick it up, and we can’t let that affect us. We did (let Whittemore’s injury affect us). I could sense it on the sideline. We’ve got to be emotionally tougher and overcome those things. Good football teams pull through situations like that and keep fighting.”
On where the team is at right now...
“We’ve just got to keep working on the physical aspect of the game and the emotional and mental aspect, and everyday is a work in progress for us.”
On the fact that Whittemore may not play anymore this season...
“It’s painful. He’s had a painful career. He’s had an injury to end his season in three of four, four out of five of his last seasons. He’s such a playmaker. He’s such a great player, and a great kid. Players look up to him, and we all respect him. We’ll dig in and find a way to get it done. But I feel terrible for Bill.”
On quarterbacks...
“I thought John (Nielsen) did some good things today considering he hardly took a rep all week. Don’t be surprised to see Adam Barmann to show up and play in
On Kansas State...
“They’re a good team with good players. I have seen more talented K-State teams out there top to bottom. They’ve got those kids playing hard and playing well. I’m really impressed with Ell Roberson. He’s a tremendous athlete and a tremendous player. Sproles has been a workhorse for them, and they’ve done a good job. They’ve overcome adversity. We are in a position that there were in not long ago. We’ve got find a way to get it done.”
