“I wanted him to throw the ball and hit some fat guy in the stands.”

— Coach Mike Leach on his displeasure with quarterback Steven Sheffield scrambling backward in circles instead of throwing the ball away with no one open

“Sticks was really instrumental in getting all our guys excited to play. He went out there and kind of put his money where his mouth is. ... Oh, that's basically one of the worst clichés I've used in a long time. I'm usually better at making them up.''

— Leach on the work of Sheffield, nicknamed “Sticks,'' as a first-time captain and evolving leader

“It was a game-time decision.”

— Sheffield said of what point last week he knew he would start against Nebraska

After failing to keep a straight face, he laughingly added: “I can't tell y'all that.”

“We needed that. I just found out after the game that Nebraska was the second defense in the country. They played like it.”

— Sheffield on Tech taking the opening kickoff and driving 80 yards for a touchdown

“I think you know the answer to that.”

— Defensive end Daniel Howard, who returned a fumble 82 yards for a touchdown, burst out laughing when asked if he would tweet about his success. A few weeks back, Leach ordered his players to stop using Twitter and Facebook