Kirk Ferentz
11/13/2007
On win over Minnesota: “Obviously we’re thrilled to get the win, thrilled to finish up 4 4 in the Big Ten, and it was great, also, to get another victory, and that’s been significant for us and we’re really happy about that.”
On Western Michigan: “I think we’ve got an excellent challenge in front of us, a tough challenge. You look at Western Michigan, it seems to be a recurring theme this year. A lot of teams that we’ve played have a lot of guys back, and they returned 17 guys that started last year, an excellent football team last year. This year, I’m sure they are not pleased with their record, but if you look at it pretty closely, I think they have lost to teams that are ranked pretty high. I looked at the rankings but I guess West Virginia and Missouri are way up there and I believe they lost to Indiana by ten points. That’s a team that beat us pretty handily…In regards to them coming in here, I don’t think it’s anything they will be intimidated by certainly. They finished up last year, eight point loss at Florida State and that’s a tough environment and one on the road at Virginia, as well. So they are used to that. They have played on the road in some BCS Conference stadiums this year, so I don’t think it’s going to be a huge factor. It’s going to come down to the two teams playing, and that’s our job is to try to make sure we get ready for this challenge.”
