Thursday, September 07, 2006

"We just want to win — period."

All-America center Dan Mozes was quoted in a column written by Mickey Furfari for The Register-Herald. His comments were very grounded and echoed my philosophy of "one game at a time."

What I took away from the article was the statistic that WVU had 29 first-downs against Marshall. Wow! No wonder my arms were tired on Sunday. (referring to the first-down cheer)

That total was the biggest against an NCAA Division I-A opponent in Rich Rodriguez’s five-plus seasons as head coach. WVU had 30 on Aug. 31, 2002, in a 56-7 win over Division I-AA Tennessee-Chattanooga.

Needless to say, if we had 29 against Marshall, how many can we get against I-AA Eastern Washington? 36?

The Register-Herald, Beckley, West Virginia - WVU lineman Mozes says O-line liked 29 first downs vs. Marshall: “We have high expectations, but for every game — not just one,” he said. “We want to rush for at least 200 yards in every game.

“It doesn’t make any difference who we’re playing. It could be the best team in America or a I-AA team. We just want to execute.

“If we dominate a team, so be it. We just want to win — period.”

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