Boise State at Nevada Saturday, Nov. 25, 2006
Nevada Head Coach Chris Ault
On the Defense
“Our defense played hard until the fourth quarter, there’s only so much a defense can do.”
“You just cannot ask to the defense to win the football game.”
On the Offense
“I did not have the offense ready to play as well as they needed to play, that’s disappointing, very difficult.”
“I am extremely disappointed in this offensive football team, there are no excuses.”
On Quarterback Jeff Rowe
“Jeff didn’t play well, as well as he is capable of.”
On Boise State
“My hat goes off to them. I hope they go to the Fiesta Bowl and we’ll be watching them.”
“They out-played us and out- coached us.”
On the game
This is tough stuff, a chance to play a ranked team and do something special; and we didn’t- that’s tough.”
Safety Nick Hawthrone On the Game
“It was a tough game, physical. We came out early ready to play and they just wore us down.”
“They stopped our offense and kept us [defense] on the field.”
Quarterback Jeff Rowe On the Game
“They are a really good team and deserve everything they are going to get.”
“The offense didn’t score one point, the responsibility is on me.”
Linebacker J.J. Milan
On the Game Overall
“It was a long game, hard fought, a physical game in the trenches.”
“They came out and played a better game, give all the credit to them, we just got our butts kicked.”
Boise State Head Coach Chris Petersen
On the Defense
“They were amazing. I never thought they would perform this well. Nevada is so good that not even in my wildest imagination would I think our defense would perform this well.”
On Oklahoma or Nebraska
“(Laughing) Hey, That’s not for me to decide. I just hope it’s Boise.”
On did he think an undefeated season and BCS game was possible
“I believe our kids thought it was attainable and that’s the most important thing. But now we have to go out and prove we belong."
Running Back Ian Johnson
On His Performance
“We just needed to take out time and work on them and once we got on a roll we gashed them.”
On extra motivation from the Nevada players
“You know, we didn’t feel like they respected us so that gave us something extra to go out and prove.”
On breaking Brock Forsey’s single season rushing record for Boise State
“I didn’t even know until right before the run. You know it’s just one of those things where you don’t realize it until right before; but it means a lot to me. This is why I play football.”
