Mizzou/Nevada Post-Game Quotes
9/13/2008 12:00:00 AM | Football
Sept. 13, 2008
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Missouri Head Coach Gary Pinkel
Opening Statement:
“As far as our team's concerned, overall, I'm pleased, but there is certainly many things we can improve on. When we grade and when we evaluate it's about us attempting to win a championship. That's how we're grading our players is that effort and technique done as good as it can possibly be done in our quest to improve as a football team every week.”
On Nevada's last minute touchdown in the second quarter:
“I was disappointed in the last play of the second quarter. They have a very good offensive team. Their quarterback is an outstanding player and unfortunately, we have to play him again next year there. We gave up that big play, which was really disappointing, but I thought we played pretty good in the second half.”
On what the Tigers need to improve on:
“We had trouble with option a bit. We had some missed tackles but we shut them out in the second half and they're a team that averages 35-40 points a game.”
On team leadership:
“We've got good leaders. I don't worry about Chase Daniel at all; or Coffman, or any of those guys. Those guys know what it takes. The reason we're getting better is because we're practicing hard, practicing intense. We're doing a lot of good things.”
On having multiple offensive weapons:
“Chase (Daniel) will be the first one to tell you, when you've got an offensive line like we do, I think this might be the best offensive line since I've been here, and have people to distribute the ball to, he's got a lot of people out there who can make plays and turn seven yard gains into 25-30 yard gains.”
On Tiger players breaking so many records:
“I'm not a big record guy, I just like to win. I'm happy for our players, but honestly, that's stuff you look at after the season and feel pretty good about that. That's something I don't spend a whole lot of time looking at.”
On Chase Daniel being called the best quarterback in Missouri history:
“I get in trouble when I say that, because there are a lot of guys who wore this uniform and a lot of guys who did great things for the University of Missouri. History will settle it down the way it is, but he's got my vote for being a great, great quarterback and certainly has raised the bar to the highest level.”
On how the Tigers play as a team:
“That defines who we are. You will not have great success at a high level unless you are a totally unselfish team. We certainly have a bunch of good kids.”
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MU Player Quotes
Chase Daniel
Opening Statement:
“I just want to start by saying we're 3-0. It's another win and we're excited about that. We worked like Coach Pinkel said, hard all week; hard since January week-in-and-week-out. That's behind us, we're going to enjoy this for 24 hours and move on to Buffalo.”
On trusting receivers:
“It comes with practice. I've been playing for three years with all of them, you just go out there and have to trust them. That's the big thing between a receiver and a quarterback is trust. I think we're doing a good job at it. Can we get better? Of course. We just have to go out there each and every day and just practice.”
On becoming Missouri's al- time leading passer:
“It means a lot. That's a big, big thing for me. I'm very honored to be able to do it, there's been a lot of very good quarterbacks that have played here. I'm very honored to be in that class of quarterbacks and hopefully still have a long way to go.”
Chase Coffman
On scoring every time Missouri touched the ball:
“We can't look at that, it's in the past now. We've done a great job preparing for these other teams. Now we've just got to keep doing it, keep preparing, keep watching film, keep working hard during practice.”
On his touchdown from the fake field goal:
“We were watching them on film and they were doing some stuff we like a lot for that fake. The first couple of extra points and field goals, they were doing that same stuff.”
Derrick Washington
On being a running back on a passing team:
“It doesn't matter that much. Whenever I get the ball in my hands I try to do something whether it be four times or 20 times I try to do whatever I can. I'm going to do whatever is best for the team.”
Jeremy Maclin
On Daniels' Heisman candidacy:
“I'm doing everything I can to get Chase to New York. That guy deserves it. He's the best quarterback in the country by far.”
Sean Weatherspoon
On overall defense today:
“I think second half we came out and we have to use the second half as a very positive note. We shut out the second half and that's something we haven't done yet this year. We're finally learning how to finish a game.”
On giving up a touchdown right before the half:
“I don't know what happened really. We came in at halftime and the coaches really stressed that they were upset about it, and you have to take that personally, giving up a touchdown right before the half. We came in and made those adjustments to make sure that it doesn't happen again.”
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Nevada Head Coach Chris Ault
On the lack of defensive pressure on Chase Daniel:
“It is a complement to Missouri's great offense, and Chase Daniel is just excellent. But really as a whole our defense was never in the game.”
On the Nevada Passing Defense:
“I don't think that we stopped them once while Chase (Daniel) was in the game and that is just once again a credit to Missouri's Offense. Pass defense is all about putting pressure on the quarterback and we just couldn't get that done today.”
On Chase Daniel Heisman Hype:
“He (Chase Daniel) is the genuine article and he is special in their offense, and he does a great job of handling their offense. Their offensive scheme is terrific and Chase (Daniel) runs it well.”
On Colin Kaepernick's job today at Quarterback:
“He played well, he just didn't make the best reads on his first five passes, but it is hard when there is pressure to keep the opponent's offense off the field. In the first half he played fairly well, and in the second half he was able to move the ball, but we (Nevada) just couldn't score, and you have to score.”
On the comparison between Texas Tech and Missouri:
“Mizzou has really a more diversified offense, without question. On the defensive side they are really quite comparable, but Mizzou with all of their veterans back has the greater ability to adjust.”
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Nevada Player Quotes (September 13, 2008)
Running Back Vai Taua
On Missouri's Defensive Speed:
“Pursuit. They are probably the fastest pursuit team I've played since I've been here. They had some big hits and some big plays and there is nothing that we could really do.”
On Defensive Differences Between Mizzou and Texas Tech:
“Probably pursuit, their defensive pursuit. It was a lot faster. They got to the ball and set up blocks a lot faster and did a lot more things.”
Defensive End Dontay Moch
On Missouri's Offensive Speed:
“They were quick off the ball. They try their plays fast, we just tried to answer back, tried to play fast but they got us.”
On Preparing for the Next Game:
“We have two weeks to prepare for our next game. This is already in the past. We have to look forward now. We have to get over that hump.”
Defensive Line Mundra Clifton
On Chase Daniel:
“He's a good quarterback. I hope the best for him and we'll see where he goes from there.”
On the Game as a Whole:
“What can I say, they won. To be beat like that is pretty heartbreaking, it's pretty embarrassing.”
Quarterback Colin Kaepernick
On comparing Mizzou and Texas Tech:
“They're both great teams. You have to respect them (Missouri) or you'll get embarrassed like we did today. We just have to step our game up and focus on what we need to do.”
On Nevada Beating Themselves:
“I think we shot ourselves in the foot a lot. There were a lot of simple, little mistakes that we shouldn't have made that cost us in third down situations, second down and short, things like that.”
On Chase Daniel:
“He's a great quarterback. You saw, he led his team. They got the victory today. The W is the only thing that matters.”
On Nevada's Offensive Attack:
“We have to come out a little more offensive and attack them because you have to try to get in the end zone. You have to try to catch back up. Offensively we should have been in the end zone more, kind of the same thing as last week. We started to move the ball and then shot ourselves in the foot.and couldn't get in the endzone. Offensively that's frustrating for us.”
