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Post-Game Quotes from BGSU vs. NIU
October 25, 2003 | Football
Oct. 25, 2003
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Post Game Quotes from Northern Illinois Game
BGSU Coach Gregg Brandon:
Speaking of Josh Harris:
"If there is a better quarterback in America, who is he?"
Speaking of Janssen Patton:
"I told him after the second pick he looked like a pro corner, I said a guy on
Sunday makes that kind of play."
Speaking of the fans:
"We have a couple of games left, and I would love to see it like this again."
Speaking of the quick 14-point lead:
"It was huge because I think we took them out of their gameplan."
BGSU Quarterback Josh Harris:
"This is a great feeling, it's the exact opposite of how we felt a year ago, we
wanted redemption."
"Everybody was on their game tonight, and the offensive linemen did a great job of protecting, and the wideouts, they were right where they needed to be."
"The defense played lights out...lights out, it was an unbelievable performance by the defense."
"On behalf of my teammates, I want to thank the fans, and to be sure that they don't just do this one time."
BGSU Defensive Back Janssen Patton:
Speaking about the play of the front seven:
"It's not real hard to cover when the quarterback is running for his life."
"When the ball is in the air, it's just as much ours, as it is the receiver's."
BGSU Wide Receiver Cole Magner:
Speaking of Josh Harris:
"Best quarterback in the nation."
Speaking of the crowd:
"The fans were great, it's exactly what we wanted."
BGSU Linebacker Jovon Burkes:
Speaking of last year's NIU game:
"I told my team, before we went out there, remember that loss last year. We
didn't lose, we ran out of time."
NIU Coach Joe Novak:
"We got our butt kicked by Bowling Green tonight, we didn't play well enough. All season long we had been falling behind and sooner or later we wouldn't be able to catch up. We were outplayed; they made plays when they needed to be made and we didn't."
"The touchdown run by (Michael) Turner that was called back in the first half was a crucial play. If we get that, it's 14-7, totally different ball game. We fell behind and when you lose your best weapon (Turner), it's hard to catch up."
"We took too many sacks and we didn't protect (Haldi). You can't point your finger at one thing. We were ready to play, but we missed tackles and didn't make the plays that we needed to."
On BGSU's defense:
"There are not a lot of stars, except for Patton, he gets my all-conference vote right now. But they play hard, they play together. They've got good schemes and they are well coordinated."
On BGSU QB Josh Harris:
"What a great performance. He's not running as much as he did last year, but he's got the ball on crucial downs. Most players only see the ball 30 out of 80 plays, but Harris sees the ball all 80 plays and he determines what happens next. That makes it tough. He scrambled and is athletic enough to make it happen."
NIU RB Michael Turner:
"It hurts a lot. We knew it was going to be tough."
"We went from playing our best football to our worst football."
