Kansas State Posgame Quotes
Nov 15, 2003 | Football
On the Game
“It was a very satisfying game for our players and coaches. Extremely important to me is the fact that long-suffering
On K-State playing to full potential
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On K-State’s emotional state
“It was interesting. Before the ballgame, I was afraid our players were going to tear the locker room down. At halftime, considering it was a 7-7 ballgame, it was a little more subdued. But, that's okay too. The main thing is doing things the right way.”
On Ell Roberson
“I think Ell would like to have a few things back in the ballgame. It wasn't as good as it needs to be or wants it to be, but he made so many good throws and did so many good things. I saw him do some things from a leadership standpoint the last two or three days that I really haven't seen. I think he stepped up in a big way.”
On the climate of the Big 12 North
“I don't subscribe to (this game being a changing of the guard).
Ell Roberson
On scoring against NU's defense
“We just prepared hard and guys made plays. We didn't start off too good. We came out in the second half like most of the year and just put it to them.”
On celebrating after the game with fans
“It was great. We all wanted to do it for the fans, just to see their faces every time we scored and they got up for us. They came a long way and people were talking about it all week. We just wanted to bring it back home.”
On personal feelings for this game
“It was personal for me, seeing as we beat them last year and said we couldn't do it again. I just wanted to prove today, that with the guys behind me that we could.”
Darren Sproles
On the victory and success in second half
“It feels good. I felt that we were in shape more was the main thing.”
On Ell Roberson's performance
“He played really good. He really wanted this one bad and you could tell during practice when he was yelling and working hard all week. “
On his touchdown run
“I was just trying to score, to get in the end zone. I wanted it so bad.”
Andrew Shull
On his fumble recovery
“It was a great effort by the guys on the backside getting pressure on the ball. I was just able to get my hands on it.”
On shutting down the
“All day we just kept going. We went into the half tied, and kept plugging away no matter what we were experiencing we kept fighting all game long and I'm proud of the guys.”
On solid play of K-State’s defense
“I think we can play better defense. I'd never say that we peaked or anything like that. We had some mistakes today that we'll correct and we'll come back.”
