“I thought we played better than we did a week ago, but we're not where we need to be. I think everybody feels that. That's why we practice.”

— NU coach Bo Pelini on his team's progress

“We're not to the standard that I envision it.”

— Pelini on NU's defense

“He's an explosive player, a real heck of a player. ... He's playing at a real high level. That's why I like him.”

— Pelini on receiver Niles Paul

“I think our tackling was poor, I think it was very poor.”

— NU's Ndamukong Suh on the defense

“I have to give Nebraska a ton of credit. I thought they played very, very well. ... I thought they played a whole lot faster than we did overall in the game. I think that was a big difference in the game, their speed advantage.”

— ASU coach Steve Roberts on NU's speed

“It's very difficult to game-plan against a team like Nebraska with the strength and speed of their wide receivers and the offensive line and the running backs, and their ability to run the football.”

— Roberts on NU's offense

“Their two inside guys, their defensive lineman, No. 93, is one of the best in the nation, and he played like it. ... Once we got past the defensive line, we were able to get down the field and execute our run game.”

— ASU running back Reggie Arnold on NU's defense