INSIDE MICHIGAN ATHLETICS
"I've never sat out a season before.
It was difficult for me, but that's over
now. Finally, I'm ready to go and ex-
cited. I'm going to do whatever the
team needs me to do. I'm going to
try to get that extra yard. Everybody's
different, but I'd never categorize my-
self as a single style of back because
you might have to make a quick
move on one run and a power move
on the next." — Redshirt sophomore
running back Ty Isaac (MGoBlue.com)
"Your objective is the same. You
want to win. Ten-tenths, you want
to win. If you know [Ohio State head
coach Urban Meyer], does that make
you want to win eleven-tenths? In
that movie 'Spinal Tap,' remember the
guy talks about, 'This goes to 11?' It
doesn't. It's 10 out of 10. It's 100 per-
cent. That's as high as it goes. You
can't give 110.
"The point is, because you know
somebody, or because you have some
kind of personal [relationship] … I
mean, I coached against my brother
in the Super Bowl. Whether he was my
brother or somebody I didn't know, it
doesn't raise the level of how much
you want to win." — Michigan head
coach Jim Harbaugh on the rivalry
with Ohio State and head coach Urban
Meyer (ESPN The Magazine)
"Panic, you mean? Is that it? No. I
mean, he's a proven football coach,
but players make plays … He's a
proven commodity, a proven coach,
there's no question about that. And
I think, obviously, it's good for the
conference. But we'll line up and play.
That's what we do. So we're looking
forward to the opportunity." — Michi-
gan State head coach Mark Dantonio
on ESPN when asked if there was any
"unnecessary fear or concern" when
Michigan hired Jim Harbaugh
THEY SAID IT
Former Michigan head coach
Brady Hoke on 105.1 FM in Detroit
"I thought we were building the
program the way it needed to be
from the ground up. We know we've
left the program in good shape.
I would say Rich Rodriguez is a
hell of a football coach, and he
proved that, and I know I am."
PHOTO BY PER KJELDSEN
