Quotes about defense
defense generally kids people plays points problem ready run score
That's nice. We were ready defensively, and we've done that all year. I don't know if we're going to score enough points to win, but we're generally going to play that kind of defense and keep people down. The kids are well-seasoned and they run our plays pretty well. Our problem has been finishing.
defense heart pride
That's just the heart of this team. They know defense and take pride in their defense.
defense football giving good kept missed team
That's just a good football team there. Our defense missed some tackles and kept giving up the big play and they are a big-play team.
defense goodness kept playing thank
That's impressive. Thank goodness we were playing defense and getting rebounds. That kept us in the game.
defense mistake
That's his thing. Everybody's going to make a mistake here or there, but when you do, come back and give the defense a big play.
defense key pitch sound
That's kind of what we do. We're not awesome. But we're a good, sound team. We pitch well enough, play defense well and get the key hit.
defense good playing team today tough
All around we did well, but today our defense was good. When we're playing good defense we're a tough team to beat.
defense four played three wide
We had three or four wide receivers out. And we had some (passes) dropped. That will make a difference. But the defense played well. Mark Dantonio
defense few foul gave girls last seconds sync three win
We had three girls foul out, and we got out of sync on offense. Still, if we just play defense in the last few minutes, we win in regulation. We gave up a wide-open 3-pointer with 12 seconds left.
defense exactly great hitting offense
This was exactly the kind of day we needed. The defense didn't have any errors, the offense was hitting and, of course, we got such great pitching. This put us back on track.
defense defensive goes great kids mad offense played tonight win worried
This week, this win goes to the 'D'. They really got it done. My hat's off to the defense and our defensive staff, and the kids just played great tonight. I was worried a little bit. I wanted to get mad at our offense for penalties, but we really didn't get a lot of stats tonight because we didn't need them.
defense good key played
Those two played good defense on him and that was key for us.
defense diligent guys inside knowledge knows larry learn takes team time
Those two inside guys have the knowledge of our defense. That takes time and you have to be smart. You have to study, you have to be diligent and they have to learn to communicate. Our team is predicated on defense and Larry knows that.
defense guys helping huge several successful
Those two guys were a huge part of the successful defense we had here for several years. And now they are helping out up there too, which is nice.
defense hands played team worst
This team when I first got there played defense with their hands down - the worst I've ever seen. Bob Hill
defense game games plan score scoring shutting team took won
This team has won a lot of games by scoring early. Our plan was not to let them score in the first 15 to 20 minutes. Our defense shutting them down took them out of their game plan.
defense number offense potential reduce remain stop team
This team has the potential for a big season. The offense must reduce the number of turnovers, and the defense must stop the run. Also, we must remain injury-free.
defense good team
This team has a really good offense, but the defense just clicked.
defense great hands heavy high level played player playing possesses year
This was Tony's first year playing defense, and he played at a high level all season. He was always the most-physical player on the ice, and he possesses great hands and a heavy shot.
defense line loss sent step tough
This was a tough loss for us. We were off a step on our man-to-man defense and because of it we sent them to the line and they capitalized on it.
defense offense shut team total
This was a total team effort. Our offense produced, and our defense really shut down their big guns.
defense happy hitting kept known nice past playing plays potent second tough
This was a potent offense, but our defense made some nice plays and kept hitting hard. I was really happy to see that we kept playing them tough in the second half. Stagg has been known in the past for tough defenses, and I think it will be the same this year.
defense fast game shots stop tempo
This was a fast tempo game and we couldn't find a defense to stop their (continual) scoring. The shots we did get to fall, we had to earn.
defense game offense time winning won
This was about the offense winning for us. I'm not sure, for all the time I've been here, I can say the offense had won a game when the defense didn't play well. Zach Thomas
defense guys offense patient scouting stepped stuck
This was a big win. We were patient on offense and defense and stuck to our scouting report. A lot of guys stepped up tonight.
defense seemed
What really killed us is when we were up 10-0 and it seemed like our defense relaxed, and they got the big play down the sideline.
defense offense second sluggish stepped
We got a little sluggish in the second half. But we stepped it up on defense and then our offense kind of flowed from that.
defense halftime losing pick talk year
We got a halftime talk that defense was everything, and we had to pick it up or we were going to be on the losing end. That would have put all our program's done this year down the drain. Jason Smith
defense effort gave great picked
We gave a great effort on defense tonight. We picked it up and really got after it tonight.
defense final fourth horrible opportunity played quarter stronger third
We had a horrible third quarter but we got the opportunity in the fourth to get back into it. We played better defense and had a stronger final quarter.
defense huge strength
We want to go out and play our style. Defense is going to be the huge thing. Our strength is our speed, we're just going to have to use it.
defense fly improved last name people trying
We want to go out and get a name for our defense. We're trying to fly around and show people our defense is much improved from last year. We just have to be more consistent.
defense errors last minimize record running season
We want to end the season with a better record than last year. We need to minimize errors on defense and be more of a running team.