The rest of the (Big South) teams got to go out and beat a top 20 team. We need to do our share and get a reputation that we are a good football conference." ()

It's big. We just really needed a win." ()

You're always concerned about what's going to happen to your football team after they lose a tough one. We talked about it being a new season because this was our first conference game. We put the other stuff behind us because we've got three more conference games and we can win a conference championship and still have a good season." ()

We've got a chance to play for a conference championship and a chance to play for a winning season." ()

We've got to do something to take them out of their rhythm of running the football and make them throw it a little bit more than they did against Marshall.

We were ahead by 15 at halftime and I wasn't sure if it was going to be enough with this bunch. But I felt good about the way we handled the second half." ()

I think playing Duke helped us become a better football team, and that's what it's all about. This game helped us get better in our conference and the remainder of our season.