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"What a wild, fun game. It was exciting and just an awesome night in the stadium," said head coach Bobby Hauck.
"Congrats to Ferris State for coming in and fighting their tails off trying to get their 29th win on the road in a row. They just didn't quite get there, but they fought hard, and I have an appreciation for that."
"Those guys were really good. They're a really good team. It was a hard-fought game," said Hauck.
"Griz fans are unbelievable. Grizzly football is unbelievable. We had a Division II football team in here in September and there’s 27,000 people in the stadium. It’s just amazing what goes on here. It’s a blessing and I’m very grateful to be a part of that."
"Ferris came out and they really played well," Hauck said. "They saved some stuff for us, as they should have, and gave us fits at times. When we scheduled them, our guys came and said we’re having trouble getting this date filled, do you mind if we schedule a Div. II team. I said no, that’s fine.
"What I should have said don’t schedule the Div. II team. These guys are unreal. They’re really good. They’re really good. I admire the job that coach does."
"The defense played great, but it took plays from the offense, defense, and special teams to make it happen and get that W, which is how we play and how we win. There were just some things that we didn't do cleanly enough. We had a chance to get away from them, probably a few times. More than a couple. Part of that is credit to them, and part of that is us not finishing the job. But ultimately, the object is to win the game. You play to win the game, and we won the game."
"The bottom line was we could hardly hear the quarterback’s cadence, and it cost us, it really did," Ferris State coach Tony Annese said. "We score there, it’s a tie ball game and who knows. But we kept on fighting.
"Our guys are gritty, and I’m proud of them. I thought Montana was gritty and they played really hard. It was just a hard-fought contest against two teams that I think really have championship pedigree. Good luck to Montana the rest of the year. I think they’re a quality team and hopefully they make a good run in the FCS playoffs."
"We’re badasses. We’re dogs. We fight," Annese said of why his team hung around in the game. "I don’t know what it is. Obviously coach talked about our record and all we do is win, win, win. People ask me all the time why, I don’t know the answer to that, but I am proud of knowing that they’re going to fight til the bitter end. That’s what we did. Unfortunately, we fell a little short.
"It’s hard making checks, it’s hard getting in the right protections. It was an amazing atmosphere. You guys tell me, is this every week? That’s insane. I think I’m a little older than Bobby, but if he retires before me, I want this job ... It was an amazing environment. I don’t ever want to come back unless I’m the head coach here."
"Congrats to Ferris State for coming in and fighting their tails off trying to get their 29th win on the road in a row. They just didn't quite get there, but they fought hard, and I have an appreciation for that."
"Those guys were really good. They're a really good team. It was a hard-fought game," said Hauck.
"Griz fans are unbelievable. Grizzly football is unbelievable. We had a Division II football team in here in September and there’s 27,000 people in the stadium. It’s just amazing what goes on here. It’s a blessing and I’m very grateful to be a part of that."
"Ferris came out and they really played well," Hauck said. "They saved some stuff for us, as they should have, and gave us fits at times. When we scheduled them, our guys came and said we’re having trouble getting this date filled, do you mind if we schedule a Div. II team. I said no, that’s fine.
"What I should have said don’t schedule the Div. II team. These guys are unreal. They’re really good. They’re really good. I admire the job that coach does."
"The defense played great, but it took plays from the offense, defense, and special teams to make it happen and get that W, which is how we play and how we win. There were just some things that we didn't do cleanly enough. We had a chance to get away from them, probably a few times. More than a couple. Part of that is credit to them, and part of that is us not finishing the job. But ultimately, the object is to win the game. You play to win the game, and we won the game."
"The bottom line was we could hardly hear the quarterback’s cadence, and it cost us, it really did," Ferris State coach Tony Annese said. "We score there, it’s a tie ball game and who knows. But we kept on fighting.
"Our guys are gritty, and I’m proud of them. I thought Montana was gritty and they played really hard. It was just a hard-fought contest against two teams that I think really have championship pedigree. Good luck to Montana the rest of the year. I think they’re a quality team and hopefully they make a good run in the FCS playoffs."
"We’re badasses. We’re dogs. We fight," Annese said of why his team hung around in the game. "I don’t know what it is. Obviously coach talked about our record and all we do is win, win, win. People ask me all the time why, I don’t know the answer to that, but I am proud of knowing that they’re going to fight til the bitter end. That’s what we did. Unfortunately, we fell a little short.
"It’s hard making checks, it’s hard getting in the right protections. It was an amazing atmosphere. You guys tell me, is this every week? That’s insane. I think I’m a little older than Bobby, but if he retires before me, I want this job ... It was an amazing environment. I don’t ever want to come back unless I’m the head coach here."
