Sept. 18, 2010
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COLUMBIA, Mo. - San Diego State Head Coach Brady Hoke Quotes
Opening Statement:
"It's always tough to lose a game that way, but we didn't deserve to win it, the way we played. We didn't play very well. We didn't tackle well on defense all night long. We played a little bit tentative and we can't do that. Offensively at the end, we've got a young kid who thought he was on a personnel group; he wasn't on a personnel group, and that's our fault. We didn't coach the end of the game right. He's a young kid who is learning a lot about how to be a running back at the Division I level. We got some help in there, we had some decent holes in there, and when he gets an opening he runs pretty well."
On whether or not his team let up on the game-winning touchdown:
"No, not at all. They were trying their (butts) off. I didn't see that at all; in their facial expressions, everything. When you have two guys trying to make a tackle, and they run into each other, it's one of those freakish plays. But we had opportunities before then to get the ball."
On where the team goes from here:
"Well, number one, we as coaches have to do a better job and that starts with me. Secondly, we have to make sure that we know how to play and believe and believe in ourselves. We didn't do that at the end of the game. I don't think they believed they could win."
Jose Perez
On TJ Moe's TD at the end of the game:
"I was locked down on number one. My man turned around and I see TJ running down the sideline. He made a move outside and made a great play."
On the attitude in the locker room:
"We're down, it's a tough loss. We had opportunities to win the game. It was tough for us; it's tough right now. All we have to do is bounce back and get things going again."
On what he thought of the offensive line tonight:
"I thought that we fought hard and for the most part I thought our line played well. They really dug in against a tough Mizzou front four and opened up a lot of holes for our guys."
On what was going through his mind at the end when Mizzou took the lead:
"Complete disbelief. TJ Moe made a great play running down the side line. What we should have done is gone out on the field and moved the ball better at the end."
On Ronnie Hillman's performance today:
"He's got great speed and he's got a second gear. I'm excited about the way he runs and sees the field out of the backfield."
Ronnie Hillman
Thoughts on the game overall:
"We did a great job running the ball and our offensive line did a great job of opening up holes. We've got to do a better job of controlling the clock at the end of the game. It was a tough loss."
On what to take from a loss like Saturday's:
"We've got to be mentally and physically tougher. We've got to settle down and realize that we have to win this game. We fought hard and it's a tough loss, but we can't let this one loss hang over our heads."
Thoughts on what a rollercoaster ride this game was:
"It is part of football and you have to be ready for it. Mizzou got the last punch and as a team, we have to respond to that. We have to get better."