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-Tulane Head Coach Bob Toledo
"The Eddie George of Conference USA."
"What is especially impressive about Forté's output is that every team the Green Wave play understands that Forté is going to get the ball, and still hasn't stopped him."
"I don't care if this guy plays at Tulane. He's all they got! Teams know this and he still rushed for 342 yards last week - in one game!! The week before - 209 yards. Week before that? 202 yards. This dude is on pace to rush for over 2,100 yards and 22 touchdowns! In a year where nobody wants the Heisman, the "pose" could be Matt's 'forte.'"
"We stacked the box about as much as you could stack it, and we couldn't tackle (Forté). I guarantee you, we're going to watch this tape tomorrow and we're going to have people in the hole and he made us miss. I think he's a great football player. At halftime, he had 22 carries for a buck eighty and if that was a game, I'd have been happy with that to be honest with you. I'd feed him too, they're doing the right thing. He's a tremendous football player."
"He is a good, good player. You've got to gang-tackle him. When he gets in a pile, he doesn't go down. You've got to make sure someone gets a hold of him."
"He has real good vision. It takes more than one person to bring him down and I think he carries his pads well. I think he is faster in pads than people give him credit for."
"He put a whole bunch of people down. He is just really, really a special back."
"He's the total package. I've been around some very good backs in my career and they all pretty much had 1,000 yards. All of those guys had some great attributes, but they were deficient in certain aspects. Maybe they weren't as fast or maybe they didn't catch the ball as well, or maybe they weren't as physical. Matt is a big, strong, physical, fast back who can catch the ball. He can do it all."
"He's an excellent back with excellent size, speed, change of direction, and he can catch the ball out of the backfield. He's also one of those guys that can run over you in tight quarters but can also make you miss in space as well."
"I think he brings more to the table than (Mississippi State's Anthony Dixon) did last week. He's got a lot more speed. I think Forté has all the tools. He's a big, physical guy, has excellent speed, catches the ball well out of the backfield. I think he'll be a high (NFL) draft choice."
"We understand that Tulane is a team with talent and ability. They have a running back, Matt Forté, who rushed for over 300 yards last week. He is big, strong and fast."
"Matt Forté is a man. He really carried their team tonight."
"Watching Matt Forté run for what seems like as many yards per game as he wants is one of the most unbelievable events Tulane football has had the privilege of calling its own, and probably one of the most under-watched treats in college football history."
"Give (the Heisman Trophy) to Matt Forte."
"I've told my coaching staff, 'You might coach another 10 years or a lifetime and not be involved with a guy like this.' He's doing some things that just don't happen, you know? He's a phenomenal athlete. He's got it all."
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