Barry Alvarez Quotes


With four guys wide, you've got to move (defenders) out of the box. - Barry Alvarez


When you lose the entire front four, and they were all drafted by the NFL, it's easy to say you won't be any good... But when you really research it, you see those guys have played and they have the ability. The great thing about athletics is that what's written doesn't make any difference. It's what you do. - Barry Alvarez


When we win big games, our running backs play well. This one happens to be the most talented of the ones that we had. - Barry Alvarez


When they change formations . . . two or three times, every time there's a change, there's a different communication that comes out. - Barry Alvarez


When he was here, this was small time. We had to go through some very, very difficult times early on. When I first started, the department was over $2 million in debt, there was no one in the (football) stadium, we had issues with Title IX. We had to start from scratch, and there were some very difficult decisions made. Joel was in the middle of that. - Barry Alvarez


What I see is a system that's being implemented and every week it appears that players understand it a little more and they play a little faster. - Barry Alvarez


We've studied the Bowling Green defense of a year ago, and what they did and their tendencies and their patterns. And we've also studied the Clemson defense as to what they did, what he (Lovett) seems to hang his hat on, and that type of thing. So it's been a little more of a difficult preparation for us. - Barry Alvarez


We've had MVPs of three Rose Bowls, and they're all running backs. When we win big games, our running backs play well. This one happens to be the most talented one that we've had. - Barry Alvarez


We've had great ones and we've had Heisman Trophy winners. This guy is special, and I think he showed that. - Barry Alvarez


Well, we were beaten by a very good football team today. They are very solid on both sides of the ball. - Barry Alvarez


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