Jay Graham
Jay Graham
Jay Grahamis a former running back for the Tennessee Volunteers and currently the running backs coach for Florida State University...
bitter certainly chip expect guys people run
If we run into them in the tournament, I certainly would expect our guys to have a chip on their shoulders. There are some bitter feelings. ... We want to show people why we got that seed.
five hopefully impact lose next seniors teams
We lose five seniors and they were all impact players. Hopefully we can rebuild. We have the most underclassmen of all the teams here (at state). We feel that next year's team will be very competitive as well.
against certainly columbus concerned focus good guarantees nice success team
We certainly know a lot about them and they know a lot about us. It's nice to have an all-Columbus (district) final. That guarantees a Columbus team will get (to state). ... We've had success against them this year, but we know they have a good team. But we're more concerned about ourselves. Our focus is on what we need to do.
fast fill lead pressure sure
It was very important to come out fast and fill the net. We wanted to make sure we got the lead and put the pressure on them right away. We wanted to make sure they didn't get any momentum.
against brilliant defensive four goals scoring zone
Offensively, I thought we had one of our better games. Scoring four goals against Padua is impressive. ... We were brilliant offensively, but I thought our play in the defensive zone was sub-par for our standards.
far feels short
We feel for them. We know what it feels like to get this far and come up short of your goal.
beating considered message respect sent time
I have a lot of respect for them for beating us the first time ... but we sent a message that we considered (the loss) to be a fluke.
close gap needed older talked younger
We talked to the younger kids, and told them they needed to close the gap for the older guys. They did their job.
ethic games hockey prepared run solid understand win work
We need to have a solid work ethic and come prepared to win hockey games. If we do that, I feel like we can make a run in the tournament. But everyone now must understand that we need to play with a sense of urgency.
carry early hopefully momentum rest tone
We wanted to come out and set the tone early and hopefully carry that momentum the rest of the game.
coming loss swagger took
That loss took away a lot of the swagger that we had coming into the new year.
christmas half players playing split
They were playing in two tournaments over the Christmas break, so they had a split squad. I'd say they had about half of their varsity players and had some players from their j.v. team.
capital distance hockey people team win
We want to show people that we're the team that everyone should be gunning for (in the Capital Hockey Conference). We want to keep distance between us and everyone else because we want to win the league. ... That's why the lapses are very concerning.
accomplish catch continue game reclaim title winning
We want to reclaim what we think is ours. Winning the (CHC) title is one of the things that we want to accomplish this year. ... We just want to continue to play our game and let everyone else try to catch up.