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University of Minnesota Athletics
Minnesota-Purdue Postgame Quotes
10/16/2010 12:00:00 AM | Football
Minnesota Head Coach Tim Brewster
On Minnesota's overall performance:
"We don't have excuses. This is a very disappointing loss. We were our own worst enemy today. We did not run the ball. We let [Purdue] throw the ball too much. The biggest thing I take from today is we are our own worst enemy."
On Gary Tinsley fumble into the endzone:
"He was trying to reach the ball out over the endzone. He felt the defender of Purdue closing in on him. He tried to cross the plane, reached the ball out, and it slipped out of his hand. It's just an amazing reversal of fortune. Down 14-0, we were given an opportunity to go 14-7, and it didn't happen."
On Minneosta's slow start:
"We didn't run the ball. We have to run it and be efficient running the ball, and we weren't. We didn't block nearly as well as I expected [the offensive line] to, and that was the biggest problem. I thought we protected the quarterback decently, but rushing 25 times for 65 yards is not good enough."
On Purdue's effective running:
"We had [ball carriers] tackled in the back field, and they end up with a 20- to 30-yard run. We had a number of those situations where we didn't make the play. We had opportunities to make a play for minimal gain, and it ended up being bigger plays with bigger runs."
On things to prepare for Minnesota's next game:
"We need to fix the self-inflicted wounds, and not being our own worst enemy. That's what we have to do. Life deals you tough hands at times. You have to be tough and stand up in the face of adversity and keep marching and working. That's exactly what we're going to do as a football team, and hopefully our fans will recognize that."
Senior Fullback Jon Hoese|
On the team finishing with 65 yards rushing:
"We got behind early and had to throw the ball. Obviously, we would have liked to establish the run early but we had to pass to try and get back in the game."
On what Coach Brewster said after the game:
"He just said that we had our opportunities and we need to capitalize and make those plays. Once we do that we will be ok."
On the slow start by the offense:
"I'm not really sure where we went wrong. Once we see the film of the game we will figure it out and get it corrected."
Junior Wide Receiver Da'Jon McKnight
On his thoughts after the game:
"It hurts being 1-6, but we just have to keep fighting and we can't give up now. Our goal for the rest of the season is to win out."
On the struggles of the offense:
"Once again we just started off slow. The encouraging sign is that we finished better. We just need to continue to practice hard and straighten this thing out."
On all of the team's miscues:
"When you are trailing you can't make those kinds of mistakes like we did today. We will correct them, learn from them, and be a better team because of them."
Junior Linebacker Gary Tinsley
On his interception and subsequent fumble:
"I broke on the ball and was trying to make a play and reach for the pylon and the ball got knocked out. It feels like a lot of bad stuff is happening and it's unfortunate for that play not to come through. We can't stop though, we have to keep on pushing."
On whether Coach Brewster's status affected the team:
"We really try not to listen to that type of stuff; we just go out and play hard. That wasn't really something on our minds."
On Purdue's offense and containing quarterback Rob Henry:
"They did a good job of reading us on defense. We were big on trying to make sure we contained the dual-threat."
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