GEORGIA POST-GAME QUOTES
September 17, 2011 | Football
Sept. 17, 2011
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Georgia Head Coach Mark Richt:
"It was good to get a W. A lot of good things happened today because a lot of good things have been happening along, but today we got it in the win column. I think we have a very good team. Today, they did about as well as we can ask them to do."
"I was proud of the way we came out in the second half. We were able to sub freely and give a lot of guys an opportunity to play. Everybody covets scrimmage downs. That was a good opportunity for them. I think the young guys played well."
"We have faith in our guys on offense to run the high tempo. There are a lot of benefits from going high tempo, and we'll continue to do that and master that. We'll keep getting better as the season goes along." "The (backups) were so thankful to get in the game and show what they can do. Games like this are nice for all the men."
"The goal today (for the defense) was to not let them get started. We did not want their quarterback to get it going. We wanted to dominate the line of scrimmage and not give them much space. If we did that, we thought we could frustrate them and have this kind of day."
"What was good (in the season opener) was playing in the Dome in a big-time environment away from home. It was a meaningful game with people in the stands and national television. So because of that, we have a better idea of how to handle things on the road. Historically, we've done well on the road in the SEC, and we hope we can keep doing that."
RSo., QB, #11 Aaron Murray:
Thoughts on the game...
"Today was a great game and really got some guys fired up. I think we're ready to get back into SEC play and get going again. We have a lot of guys playing great football right now, and we think we can play with anyone." "All down the line, people were making plays -- whether it be first team guys, second team guys or third team guys. Guy went out and competed hard."
On the offensive pace...
"We try to have a different pace and mix it up. The goal is to go as fast as possible, but I thought the tempo today was good and we're just going to try to get better."
Jr., FLK, #12 Tavarres King:
Thoughts on heading into next week...
"We're really excited. We're just going to try to keep getting better and keep making big plays. We feel like we're a good team and can play with anyone."
On the receiving core...
"We have a really talented group of receivers -- I've said it since day one. We have five or six guys that can get out there and make plays. "
Sr., CB/KOR, #2 Brandon Boykin
On the defensive performance...
"It's huge, especially coming off a week like we had last week with such a close game. We wanted to compete hard the entire game on offense and defense. We wanted to stop them as many times as we could, and score as many times as we could, and that's what we did."
Jr., FS, #18 Bacarri Rambo
On the defensive performance...
"The defense did a great job. We went out there, got off the field, and gave the offense chance to score." On the shutout...
"I think it's important that we got our confidence back. There were a lot of people doubting us, and we all came together and came out and played a good, physical game. I was proud of the effort."
COASTAL CAROLINA POST-GAME QUOTES
Coastal Carolina Head Coach David Bennett:
Opening Statement...
"Georgia is the team we thought they were. After watching the film and studying, we had the ultimate respect for them. We had a lot of mistakes against a really good team. They are a mighty good team and we think the world of Coach Richt and wish the team the best of luck. We learned a lot about our team this week, but we will turn our focus to our opponent for next week and hopefully correct some of the mistakes that we made.
On the atmosphere...
It is important for each of our players to experience this type of game. It is the type of the game that we can put some players in and see what they can do and how they respond. I think overall our team handled the atmosphere very well. They didn't let it get to them and I think they will really learn for this and be ready for the rest of the season.
On the offense...
Our running game got better this week but we have work to do though. You have to be balanced to be successful and we have some work to do. I'm trying to teach this team to turn a negative into a positive. It could have been 90-0 but it wasn't. Our kids kept playing and didn't let that happen.
On playing FBS teams...
Games like this help the university and we want the football program to help the university as much as possible. It gives us some exposure that we normally don't get. I do wish we could have played better though.
Jr., QB, #3 Aramis Hillary
"Today was not the way we wanted it to go. UGA is a great team. We made a few mistakes, and we have to work hard to keep getting better. The whole team made a lot of mistakes, so just kept each other up and stayed positive.
Jr., RB, #31 Jeremy Height
"The speed wasn't that much of a difference. We just kept making mistakes and couldn't get off the field. Georgia is a great team, and we need to keep working hard and get better."
Jr., LB, #40 Andrae Jacobs
"Against a team like UGA, you can't make mistakes like we made today. We just made too many mistakes."
