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Ole Miss Quotes
9/18/2010 | Football
Sept. 18, 2010
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Ole Miss VS. Vanderbilt
September 18, 2010
Ole Miss Postgame Quotes
Head Coach Houston Hutt Opening comments:
"It was a very disappointing loss. I feel like we wasted away so many opportunities in this game and we just can't do that. With the dropped passes we allowed a few scores; at least a field goal. When you hustle to get tied up and then fumble the ball, it really hurts. You can't play like that in the SEC; you can't do it. We got to get better in short yardage. I know we are young inside but we have always been able to get one or two yards. We have got to get better at that. I feel like we left a lot of points on the field today."
On Vanderbilt's 80 yard TD:
"I don't think one of our linemen squeezed down. We didn't squeeze down a gap there. There should have been somebody there."
On improving:
"We just got to keep working, going one step at a time. This is new for them, it is a different speed. They are up against people who have been around and playing for a while. It's just a different game for them. But there again, if you make some of them scores then it makes the running game easier for them. Catch a ball here and there and put points on the board allows you to gain momentum and you can mix things up."
On dropped passes:
"Main thing is it was drop and it really hurts. That equals to six points right there. You have got to have those kind of plays. There's no telling where we would be with our defense playing like they were early on if we had been up seven points. Our defense had a lot of momentum going in the first half. They really came out ready to go. You have got to take advantage of these opportunities."
On Jeremiah Masoli's running game:
"We are going to put the ball in his hands because of our younger offensive line. We are hoping to get up 14 points and let Enrique Davis and Bolden come down hill. That is what they do; run the football. We couldn't get to that point; we were always climbing that uphill battle. We were definitely trying to put it in Jeremiah's hands so he could make some plays on his quarterback run. With most people, it probably would have ended in a sack. But, we just got to make plays. You have got to make plays when you are in the SEC."
On Korvic Neat:
"Usually that is Jeff Scott's spot, but he didn't practice all week because he was hurt. So, we went with Korvic. He has got to protect the ball better. He has done a good job up to this point, but you just can't turn it over."
Senior QB Jeremiah Masoli
About a loss to begin SEC play
"Yes this was definitely tough. Just coming out with a loss, you never want to start like that."
Talk about your touchdown run to tie it at 14
"We really needed a score right there, and I think we had a good play call at the time. You just have to make a play sometimes and that's what happened."
On the two interceptions
"I should never make those passes. We just have to be smarter with the ball. We lost the turnover battle which turned into a loss."
Being a senior what can you tell our young players, the young offensive line in particular and some of the young receivers
"We just have to stay together, keep working, stay focused on our goals and just get ready to work tomorrow and focus on our next game."
Freshman WR Korvic Neat
On the play of the offense
"I think we came out pretty slow, but we picked it up in the third quarter. We just have to finish."
On preparing for Fresno State
"Yes we need to hit the film room hard, practice hard and stay focused, just take it one game at a time."
Senior George Helow
On the loss
"We've seen hard times before. At this point, seniors have to come together, we need to step up on our team, bounce back, and not let go of our goal. We've come too far in the past few years to just start losing ball games like this when we know we're better than the other team."
On younger players on special teams
"We've had a lot of guys do a good job on the kickoff team. Andrew Ritter kicked four touchbacks, guys like Lionel Breaux, he plays a lot of plays on offense and covers punts and does a heck of a job. Jesse Grandy's been doing a good job for us on punt return, and we've got to block a punt. We've been trying to for a long time, and we're trying to get Jesse (Grandy) some returns on the ball. We're just going to keep coming out and playing our guts out and see what happens."