BIG SKY PROFILE: Travis Lulay

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BIG SKY PROFILE: Travis Lulay

Post by kmax » Tue Nov 09, 2004 4:49 pm

Recieved from MSU Sports Information:
The interview below was conducted, and the piece produced and
distributed, by Jon Kasper of the Big Sky Conference.

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Big Sky Profile: Travis Lulay

Year: Junior
Hometown: Aumsville, Ore.
School: Montana State.
Sport: Football.

Montana State junior quarterback Travis Lulay has guided the Montana
State Bobcats to back-to-back Big Sky Conference Co-Championships. The
Bobcats can stay in the hunt for a third with a win over Eastern
Washington this Saturday. Lulay is having a fantastic junior campaign.
Lulay is completing 55 percent of his passes. He's thrown for 2,667
yards with 11 touchdowns. Lulay leads the Big Sky in total offense at
325.2 yards per game. Lulay is a business major who had a 3.91 grade
point average in High School. Travis talked with Jon Kasper of the Big
Sky Conference. Let's get to know Travis Lulay:

Q: You've gained quite a reputation for pulling off some big-time
fourth-quarter comebacks. What kind of mindset do you need as a
quarterback to rally your team when the chips are down?
A: You just have to be calm and confident. You have to be the soothing
agent in huddle. Guys look you in the eyes in the huddle and you have to

be 100 percent confident you can get the job done.

Q: You've been on an amazing hot streak of late. You won the Big Sky
Conference Offensive Player of the Week three times, have thrown for
more than 1,600 yards in your last four games, including a 516-yard
effort last week. You've always been a solid QB who wins games, but
never put up great numbers. What's the difference now?
A: The thing is right now we're just clicking on all cylinders. It
starts with the offensive line. They are giving me time to sit back
there and throw the ball. It ends with the wide outs making plays. It's
a combination of us clicking on all cylinders and being on the same
page.

Q: You guys are coming off an upset loss to Sacramento State. Now, your
backs are against the wall if you hope to win the Big Sky Championship
and make the playoffs. Of course this is nothing new to you, having been

in the same spot the last two years. Why do the Bobcats seem to thrive
on these situations?
A: I don't know what it is to tell you the truth. We find ourselves in
this situation and come to realize we've been here before and we can do
this. I don't neccessarily think we thrive on it. I don't think we fear
it at all. We're in a familar situation to years past. We're optimistic
about the last couple of weeks.

Q: Mike Kramer is known for using some pretty big words with the media.
Has he ever talked to you and the team and then left you scrambling for
a dictionary? Can you recall any of the big words?
A: He does. He does it all the time. I think sometimes he opens up a
dictionary and points to a word and finds a way to use the word in a
team speech. Knowing Coach Kramer he probably does You see guys
scratching their heads a lot of times in team meetings. There have been
so many that one doesn't really stand out, except tomfoolery. I think
that's one of his favorite words.

Q: The Brawl of the Wild is next week in Missoula. It might just be the
biggest game in Division I-AA football. It's certainly the biggest game
in Montana. How do you focus on the task at hand this week and not think

ahead to Montana?
A: I think it's pretty easy to focus on task at hand. Our preaseason
goals were to make the playoffs and make a run at a national
championship. To keep those hopes alive, we need to win this week. All
of our focus and energy is on Eastern Washington. We have to take this
one week at a time. If you look ahead in this conference, you'll get
beat. We'll be more than prepared.

Q: Your brother Tyler is a freshman at Montana State. Have you guys had
any brotherly squabbles since he arrived on campus? He also looks a lot
like you. Do people think Tyler is you?
A: We get along pretty good, as a matter of fact. He gets that quite a
bit (people confusing him with me). He was at the Bobcat Auction and
people were coming up to him. He always points people in my direction.

Fun facts
Favorite Bozeman restaurant: I have to give a nod to Pickle Barrel.

Favorite thing about the state of Montana: Just the atmosphere. The
people are nice and it's an outdoorsy community. The people are nice.
The outdoorsy is something I loved growing up. I can drive 10 mintues
from town and try to be in the hills trying to find deer and elk.

Favorite CD: I've maybe bought two CDs in my life. I'm a radio guy. XL
Country 100.7.

Last book you read: Friday Night Lights. It's been a little while. I
just saw the movie. I've been on the textbooks lately.

If you could have dinner with anyone, who would it be and why?: Right
now, I'd like to have dinner with Brett Favre to see how he goes about
every day business. He's somebody I look up to. He's so tough at that
position. He has so many traits to be admired. It would be an
interesting dinner.


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