Quotes about Colt's courage

About what is important, Colt says:
"it is all about the dubba-yous." (HA)

HA Note: "He means the wins, of course, and he says it a lot. It has become the mantra of his senior season and the push for perfection. But to have glimpsed him after last Saturday's game against Louisiana Tech is to know it could also stand for wounds, which he hardly mentions and of which he barely complains."


About all of the hits he took in the La Tech game, Colt said that he was:
"really, really sore and with bruises all over my body." (HA)


Respecting Colt for taking that beating and still competing at his high level, La Tech coach Dooley said:
"I have a tremendous amount of respect for Colt. I thought we got to the quarterback as much as anybody has." (HA)

"I can tell you I love the guy for his competitiveness. I always respect great competitors. We hit Colt as much as I think he's been hit and it didn't even faze him. That's what great competitors do. He would stay in there, take the hit and make the throws. And he did it the whole game.

I felt that he was never affected even through we were doing our best to try and affect him. I have a world of respect for him because of how he competes and you can pass that along to him. I enjoy watching him but for the fact that he's doing it against our team. But I love watching him compete. Great football players compete and Colt certainly fits that mold." (HA)

HA Note: "In the unlikely event Brennan didn't know the fine print of the bargain he struck by coming back for his last season, then it was laid out for him in black and blue right here on the FieldTurf by the Bulldogs: He is a hunted man. Stop him and you stop the offense and the No. 24-ranked Warriors. And teams will stop at nothing to do just that. While some opponents will tighten up on the receivers and lay back, others, such as Tech, are hell bent on coming after Brennan with a vengeance — and as many men as they dare."


Praising his OL in the La Tech game, Colt said that they:
"played great; they really had my back" (HA)

HA Note: "It is then we often see Brennan at his best. Not just threading throws and firing touchdown passes but in just getting up, dusting himself off and standing in against the rush all over again without losing an ounce of resolve or yielding a millimeter to intimidation. For all the yards he piled up and records Brennan compiled at Ruston, La., this is where we're seeing the real measure of the Warriors' leader."


Colt said at practice yesterday (Wednesday) that his pains have:
"faded away and I'm feeling more like myself." (HA)


About the win was all that mattered, Colt said:
"They (Tech) won some (plays) but we won more — and the game. Its about the W's — and winning games makes all the pain that much more endurable." (HA)