Quotes from Dan Robinson

Praising UNC and how they kept their composure despite being blown out, Dan Robinson said:
“What a great opening week! I was really proud of Northern Colorado – I thought they handled the whole situation very well; you have to take your hat off to them. There were no personal fouls, no cheap shots, nothing – they went out and played the game, got it handed to them, but kept their composure.” (Warriors’ Halka)


About playing a I-AA team, Robinson said:
“There are things you can’t control, and like June says, the schedule is one of them. It doesn’t matter who you play, every team has some good athletes, and you better be ready to play some ball. Just because you’re playing a I-AA school doesn’t mean you can take the day off – just ask Michigan. The Wolverines came out flat-footed, and if any of you saw the highlights, it looked like a lot of Appalachian State’s biggest plays were slants. I saw defensive backs sitting back on their heels and not playing with any passion.

Not Hawaii. Hawaii played with passion. June had them ready to play on offense; Greg McMackin had them ready to play on defense. Defensively, we had people running all over the place, blowing guys up.” (WH)


About how UH did not take it easy in their preparation for UNC, Robinson said:
“Prior to the Northern Colorado game, my wife and I were in Hawaii and had the chance to watch a few practices. UH prepared for Northern Colorado like they were playing Ohio State. There wasn’t any goofing around. There were no dropped balls in practice. They were taking care of business.” (WH)


Praising UH’s receivers, Robinson said:
"My wife’s first comment was that no one is dropping any balls. So my hat off to the UH receivers for impressing my wife. Hawaii practices are NFL-style, that’s for sure, and that’s something June has emphasized since he got here. I believe that you can’t find a better receiving corps in the country than Hawaii’s, and I might even be talking about the Warriors’ second string. Our second-string wide receivers are better than most team’s first string.” (WH)


Praising their OL and their D, Robinson said:
“During the game, there were several things that really stood out. The first one was that nobody came near Colt Brennan. The offensive line was awesome, and there wasn’t a better quarterback last week in the nation than Colt. But what stood out to me the most was the defense under Greg McMackin. They played clean, solid football – and that’s Greg McMackin football. Everybody talked about Colt, and yes, he was fantastic, but I think what’s going to make a huge difference over the season is the defense.

I’m going to predict right now that the defense is going to do great things.” (WH)