Post by KY Kid on Sept 21, 2002 18:35:37 GMT -5
UK Coach Guy Morriss
On what happened at half time...
"I don't know. I just told them I'm not interested in winning the fight, I just want to win the game. I told them to behave yourselves and go play ball. I don't know how it got started and I don't care how it got started."
On how the team played in the second half...
"I thought (defensively) they picked it up in the second half. We shut them out in the fourth quarter so we were very pleased about that."
On facing adversity in three of the last four games...
"I think it is certainly valuable to our team that we've been able to overcome those situations. In every ball game there's going to be adversity, that's just the ebb and flow of the ball game. We may be up or we may be down, but through the whole thing I just told them to throw a blanket over the score board and just keep playing hard and everything is going to take care of itself."
On why the team has played so well in the fourth quarter...
"I think it's a credit to our kids and how they've conditioned themselves from a physical nature. I don't know if they feel like they have something to prove or if they just have a lot of resolve and determination."
On Artose Pinner...
"I'm going to have to get him a cape. He's unbelievable."
On being 4-0...
"Well, I know it hasn't been done for 18 years. That's a long time and there's not anybody on our football team, coaches or players, who's been at Kentucky and been 4-0 before. It's a very special feeling."
MTSU Coach Andy McCollum Quotes
On MTSU's performance...
"We gave a great effort. I have to go back and watch the film I think Andrico (Hines) did a good job. It looked like Dwone (Hicks) got going after our first turnover, but he got hurt later in the game and couldn't play. Overall it wasn't a good day and we've got a lot to go back home and work on."
"I thought their defense played well, but I was proud of our offensive line. I thought we did some nice things rushing the football and they came out as a group and took the challenge. A couple drives we didn't finish or convert, but (Tyrone) Calico did some things and Andrico (Hines) made some plays."
On Kentucky running back Artose Pinner...
"We had chances and opportunities, but we missed too many tackles. That last run by (Artose) Pinner was ridiculous, we had to miss eight tackles on that play. He's an outstanding player - I don't want to take anything away from him, but we should be able to tackle him. He doesn't go down on first contact, he makes a lot of plays and he catches the ball well."
On scuffle at end of first half...
They called two personal fouls - one on (Jerry) Vanderpool and another on (Jared) Lorenzen. It looked like Lorenzen swung at him and Vanderpool pushed him back and they called personal fouls on both of them, but Vanderpool gets thrown out of the game and Lorenzen doesn't. We lose two starters and they lose two backups. We'll learn more from the film - it was ugly and there's no place for it in the game."
On injuries...
"(Brandon) Westbrook has had trouble with his knee but he fought through it and played hard. He probably is going to be out a few days. We'll find out more about Dwone (Hicks) when we get home."
On losing two defensive players to the scuffle...
"The second half we ran out of depth up front. We lost (Jerry) Vanderpool and (Devarick) Scandrett up front - those are two starters on our pass rush. We don't possess the numbers to lose those two. That hurt us on getting pressure on the quarterback."
Player Quotes
On what happened at half time...
"I don't know. I just told them I'm not interested in winning the fight, I just want to win the game. I told them to behave yourselves and go play ball. I don't know how it got started and I don't care how it got started."
On how the team played in the second half...
"I thought (defensively) they picked it up in the second half. We shut them out in the fourth quarter so we were very pleased about that."
On facing adversity in three of the last four games...
"I think it is certainly valuable to our team that we've been able to overcome those situations. In every ball game there's going to be adversity, that's just the ebb and flow of the ball game. We may be up or we may be down, but through the whole thing I just told them to throw a blanket over the score board and just keep playing hard and everything is going to take care of itself."
On why the team has played so well in the fourth quarter...
"I think it's a credit to our kids and how they've conditioned themselves from a physical nature. I don't know if they feel like they have something to prove or if they just have a lot of resolve and determination."
On Artose Pinner...
"I'm going to have to get him a cape. He's unbelievable."
On being 4-0...
"Well, I know it hasn't been done for 18 years. That's a long time and there's not anybody on our football team, coaches or players, who's been at Kentucky and been 4-0 before. It's a very special feeling."
MTSU Coach Andy McCollum Quotes
On MTSU's performance...
"We gave a great effort. I have to go back and watch the film I think Andrico (Hines) did a good job. It looked like Dwone (Hicks) got going after our first turnover, but he got hurt later in the game and couldn't play. Overall it wasn't a good day and we've got a lot to go back home and work on."
"I thought their defense played well, but I was proud of our offensive line. I thought we did some nice things rushing the football and they came out as a group and took the challenge. A couple drives we didn't finish or convert, but (Tyrone) Calico did some things and Andrico (Hines) made some plays."
On Kentucky running back Artose Pinner...
"We had chances and opportunities, but we missed too many tackles. That last run by (Artose) Pinner was ridiculous, we had to miss eight tackles on that play. He's an outstanding player - I don't want to take anything away from him, but we should be able to tackle him. He doesn't go down on first contact, he makes a lot of plays and he catches the ball well."
On scuffle at end of first half...
They called two personal fouls - one on (Jerry) Vanderpool and another on (Jared) Lorenzen. It looked like Lorenzen swung at him and Vanderpool pushed him back and they called personal fouls on both of them, but Vanderpool gets thrown out of the game and Lorenzen doesn't. We lose two starters and they lose two backups. We'll learn more from the film - it was ugly and there's no place for it in the game."
On injuries...
"(Brandon) Westbrook has had trouble with his knee but he fought through it and played hard. He probably is going to be out a few days. We'll find out more about Dwone (Hicks) when we get home."
On losing two defensive players to the scuffle...
"The second half we ran out of depth up front. We lost (Jerry) Vanderpool and (Devarick) Scandrett up front - those are two starters on our pass rush. We don't possess the numbers to lose those two. That hurt us on getting pressure on the quarterback."
Player Quotes