Hal Mumme

UK Coach Hal Mumme Quotes

On the series with Louisville… “I’m looking forward to this rivalry. Coach Ron Cooper is one of the classy people in the coaching profession.”

“These instate rivalry games are fun games. It’s good for recruiting, it’s good for the fans and the media, but most of all it’s good for football. These types of rivalries keep junior high and high school players in the state interested in football.”

“The winner has bragging rights. Louisville has gotten us the last couple of years. It’s a game where the winner is going to have the bragging rights and the other team is going to have to figure out a way to come back next year.”

On the focus of practices leading up to the Louisville game…

“We’ll practice the next three weeks for the entire year, not just for Louisville. We’ll practice for the whole season until the week of the game. It could be a let down, in terms of intensity, if we practiced only for the Louisville game.”

On Louisville… “I haven’t watched many of their films, but (sophomore quarterback) Chris Redman has a lot of poise. He’s a son of a coach; he’s grown up around the game, and those players tend to do well. Redman and (UK quarterback) Tim Couch are both tall, angular guys, who can throw the ball.”