THEY SAID IT...

The top quotes from practice

“This is the CFL. We’ve got to stay out here.” ■ Campbell, when asked why his availability wasn’t done inside.

“No, he’s a pretty consistent guy. Trevor is a fun guy to be around and a good quarterback because he prepares every week and does a great job every week. He’s been doing well this week, which is no surprise.”

■ Campbell, when asked if he has noticed anything different about Trevor Harris in his preparation this week.

“It is, but I know it’s not to you guys. I know that, so that can become a distraction if you treat it as just another game and know that it’s not for other people. But I’m not going to try harder this week, because I try as hard as I can every week. I’m going to prepare the way I have this year, and I’m going to keep getting better and expect greatness of myself.”

■ Trevor Harris, when asked if this is “just another game” to him.

“I don’t think I’m physically gifted as Michael Vick or anything like that. When I come out here I rely on my preparation, my timing, my anticiapation and my accuracy.” ■ Harris, on his thorough preparation for games.

“Always have.” ■ Harris, when asked if he likes the big stage.

“This is the game that truly matters,” ■ Harris, on Redblacks 3-0 record vs. Ticats.

“Last year we struggled finishing those close games and we started out 1-6 because of it. This year we’ve been able to finish those games for the most part, and I think that’s a confidence boost for our team, knowing that when it’s the fourth quarter, we’re not going ‘uh oh’, we’re saying ‘let’s go.’”

■ Harris, on the growth of Redblacks in the last year.

“I’m in a very privileged position to be here. It’s fine that people have ... the perception is I’m 0-36 in the playoffs. I’ve played one game. And I’m 0-56 in October. It’s not true. It’s a we thing. It’s about us. This game is not to come down to how I play, it’s how we play as a team.”

■ Harris, asked why he has the reputation of falling short in big games.

“After the game sometimes, it’s one of those things where you say like, ‘I wonder what they’re going to say now?” You know that there’s always a next step. When this one is done it’s going to be ‘well can he do it in Grey Cup?’ And you win the Grey Cup it’s like, ‘can he do it twice?’ It’s always going to be something to answer, and that’s great. That’s the beauty of sport. To say it drives me would be a lie. What drives me is Brad Sinopoli, Greg Ellingson, Sir Vincent Rogers, Alex Mateas ... etc,etc, etc. Those guys drive me to be the best I can be. I don’t want to let them down.”

■ Harris, asked if he uses the doubters as motivation.

“He’s always been very, very good. I think he’s always been elite. Sometimes labels get tossed around, and it’s up to us as players to break that. We don’t agree with any of that stuff that they say about him.”

■ Brad Sinopoli, on Harris’ bum rap.

“It’s hard. It’s very hard. There’s a lot of familiarity. It’s like going against your defence every day. It’s hard to get the better of them. That’s just something that in the CFL, you kind of get used to. The playoffs are a little different too. A lot of stuff goes in, a lot of preparation. I think both teams aren’t worried about the record.”

■ Sinopoli, on the difficulties of beating a team four times in one season.