Post-Game Quotesheet
11/25/2006 12:00:00 AM | Football
Nov. 25, 2006
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POST-GAME QUOTESHEET
Pitt vs.
Quoting Pitt Head Coach Dave Wannstedt
"This senior group that we have, we really have to take our hats off to these guys. There were not many of them, but week in and week out, particularly the captains that we had, these guys are special guys. We didn't win as many games as we wanted to but they did enough to reaffirm and to emphasize what it takes to win."
"Right now, we're not good enough. We've got to take a good look at things and recruit like we've never recruited before and have as tough an off-season as we've ever had. We've got to bring these kids along at a fast pace."
"This game today, we knew coming in that to beat this football team we had to play well in all three phases."
"Defensively, the last five weeks we would get opportunities in every game to make a statement. I think this is the fourth week in a row we had somebody backed up, inside the five or inside the ten, back to the
"There is just a lot of work to be done, a lot of work, in all phases of our program right now to get from just average to be one of the elite teams."
"Brian Brohm, he's as good as there is in the country. He didn't miss many throws. He hit us every time we blitzed him."
"If we would get a bowl bid, we could use the practice and it would be a reward for the seniors. When you are looking at the bowls that are a possibility, that's what you're looking at."
"H.B. Blades, Tyler Palko, and Clint Session - these guys are special guys. Clint was as good as anybody we had from his work ethic and making plays. You miss guys like that. But, you need to have guys like that every year to set an example for the younger kids."
"You have to be a dominant team physically and we are not a dominant team physically by any means."
Quoting Pitt Quarterback Tyler Palko:
"They (
"I'm disappointed to lose."
"We take things one game at a time."
Quoting Pitt Linebacker H.B. Blades:
"When the game ended it was very emotional. These past four years have been great and I'm going to miss my teammates. I grew up with these guys so it's sad that the season had to come to an end like this."
"I want to leave my legacy of hard work. You have to come in every day at every practice. I've never missed a game and I've never missed a practice."
"We have a good, young team. These guys are going to be good players."
Quoting Pitt Cornerback Darrelle Revis:
"At this level you have to mature, it's not high school. You have to come out and play 100%."
"No comment. (When asked if he'll return to play his final season at
Quoting Pitt Wide Receiver Derek Kinder
"They (the seniors) did a great job of instilling a lot of team chemistry." I feel confident in this team and the abilities we have."
"I think we deserve to (play in a bowl game). We started off real well and we showed we can play with some good teams. Even in these past couple losses we've shown that we can play with these teams."
"I was basically waiting to see if the secondary was going to bite on it and when I got the handoff, (Oderick Turner) was so wide open that I just didn't want to under or over throw him." (When asked about the play in which he throw the touchdown.)
Quoting Louisville Head Coach Bobby Petrino
"This was a good win. I am very happy with our football team right now."
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"We definitely were clicking tonight. I thought our offense played as well as they have all year tonight, especially our offensive line. We really found a good rhythm, and that's when we were able to make big plays."
"It takes a lot of time to get things going in the right direction."
"The offensive line controlled the line of scrimmage as well as we have all year."
"We've been searching all year for our identity. I think tonight we really started to find it. We were able to run, able to get successful play action and able to convert on third down."
"Mario (Urrutia) has made a tremendous difference. When he draws in the double coverage we are able to complete to someone else. He also has really developed as a leader. He leads in practice and in the huddle."
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"I think tonight was my sharpest performance of the season. The offensive line did as good a job as they have all season. They kept me clean and gave me time to find the open guy."
"We did think we would be able to throw on them. I had confidence in my receivers."
"Mario (Urrutia) is a great asset to our offense. He does a great job running routes."
"Aside from a few mistakes we executed pretty well."
"I'm getting healthier and healthier. I feel as good as I've ever felt."
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"What I got done tonight is a great feeling."
"We were giving them too much cushion so at halftime we made some adjustments. After that we really found some success."
"When I saw the ball I remembered my position coach telling me to run for the ball, jump and make the big play, so that's exactly what I did."
"[Getting interceptions] has been one of our main focuses. We focus on getting better and making the big plays - on getting the interceptions. We got that done tonight."
"We knew Tyler (Palko) is a good quarterback. He got early success, and we knew we had to pick up the tempo.
"We knew we were going to have to give everything we had. We were coached well, and we've been coached to play hard all four quarters."
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"[Games like this] are really fun. I love playing in games like this, and I love the guys I play with."
"It actually works out well (when Mario Urrutia draws double coverage) because then it opens plays up for me."
"We knew we'd be able to score a lot of points. When big plays open up you need to make them, and tonight we did."
