Western Michigan Quotes

Head Coach Bill Cubit

On the 19-16 win over Temple
"We knew it was going to come down to the wire.  They're a great bunch of young kids just fighting.  We won the game and I was really happy.  We have some other issues we have to overcome for the rest of the season, but it was a great kick, good defense, pretty good special teams and we came through with the win."

On the play Ryan Cubit was injured
"I really don't know what happened.  He got hit on the lower leg.  I know there are different plans for different people.  It's tough,  I've always said he's the toughest kid I'ver ever been around.  So I guess God makes it tough for tough people."

On the defensive backfield
"I think the defensive back guys are a unique group.  They don't get rattled and they play hard.  They are hard core mentally.  They've been in those high pressure situations in high school, playing 13, 14 games.  In the pass rushing, Scott Shafer and his group have done a great job in designing schemes for play protection.  So there are a lot of good things happening on the other side.  It's really coming through."

Kicker Nate Meyer

On his game winning kick
"I was just trying to take my focus off the big situation and just do what I do in practice.  I was just thinking about how much I wanted to win for the team and keep myself calm and relaxed."

On bouncing back after the earlier miss

"Obviously, when you miss a field goal in the beginning you want to get back into the game and make up for it.  All I was thinking about was keeping my head down.  I think I brought my head up on the one I missed wide left.  I just tried to go through and think about the fundamentals."

Temple Quotes

Head Coach Bobby Wallace

On the loss
"It's a very tough loss.  I thought defensively we fought hard.  We got five turnovers - it ought to win the game for you.  Offensively, we couldn't execute, especially in the second half.  W had chances.  We had a chance to score a touchdown and fumbled the ball on the six-inch line.  We had a chance to do other things, too, but just didn't get it done."