Oregon vs. Arizona Postgame Quotes
11/27/10 | Football
Oregon vs. Arizona
November 26, 2010
Eugene, Ore.
Head Coach Chip Kelly
On Nick Foles:
“I haven't seen quarterback play like that in a long time. Nick Foles is a really, really good quarterback. He did a great job extending the play, he played great tonight.”
On the game:
“We came out at halftime and did what we pride ourselves on doing. It's about battling and playing until the end of the game.”
“We knew it would be a battle; it was an unbelievable football game. You're going to make mistakes, it's a battle, but you just have to play until the end. This team just knows it's not over until the final gun.”
On Darron Thomas:
“Darron's special. He keeps getting better each game. I bet he wants that one pass back, but nothing rattles Darron.”
On the Civil War:
“It's always been about the next game, now you guys will believe me.”
On LaMichael James:
“He looked good to me. Scale of 1 to 10, I'd give him a 9.36. You could just see the look in his eyes like, 'coach I've got to play'. He's a special player.”
“He's a tough kid, he got hit and bounced back, but I had to let him rest a little. He's a special kid.”
On Josh Huff:
“He had one heck of a run today; he's just a special kid. We tried to find different ways to get him the ball, he knows what to do with the ball, he's very dynamic.”
On falling behind at half and coming out strong:
“Trust me, it's not by design that we're down at halftime. These guys take a lot of pride in the tempo and pace that we practice and that we'll eventually wear people down.”
On the team:
“I think this team is winning because of eliminating distractions. These guys love playing football.”
“#4 (on our locker room door) is flip the switch. And we're pretty good at flipping the switch.”
On 3rd quarter tempo:
“You saw us crank it up there a few times when it's hard for them to respond.”
On the last home game this season at Autzen Stadium:
“It was bittersweet, be we have one more football game left. It's special to have a crowd like that behind you. It's awesome to go undefeated at home again.”
#1 Darron Thomas
On the start of the game:
“The first half we came out a little slow. The second half we came out with the thing we just cleaned it up a little.”
On the game:
“This is a big accomplishment being back-to-back Pac-10 champions, but you can't celebrate too hard.”
“We don't really take it for granted. We came out hard in the first half but the defense was giving us some good looks.”
On LaMichael James:
“LaMichael was juiced the whole game. He took a shot but wanted to get back and show everyone that he wasn't hurt.”
On Oregon St. and the Civil War:
“Oregon State is going to be a big test, the civil war. We'll be mentally prepared for a big game. I know Oregon State is going to come out and try to stop us from accomplishing our goal.”
#4 Josh Huff
On his long run for a touchdown:
“I haven't had a bigger play than that, it was good to get the team back on track. Every time I touch the ball I want to make a play.”
On winning the Pac-10
“We didn't worry about the title. We just came in not worrying about winning or losing, we just played our game.”
On the National Championship:
“It's been a goal, but we just go out and play our game. It's been pressure, but we don't know pressure, we just focus on our game and just prepare for the next game.”
#13 Cliff Harris
On this team:
“That was last year's team. This is a new team and we pride ourselves on finishing. We've been down before. It's a position that we've been in.” On getting over this game:
“Short term memory. Every game is a one game season. Everyone wants to talk about the distractions but we don't buy into that.”
On the team:
“We have good work ethic; we all worked hard and came out on top. It's remarkable to see our hard work is paying off and we're only one game away from the National Championship game.”
On what went on at halftime:
“We gathered ourselves together and went out with our original game plan.”
On Josh Huff:
“He has no limitations to his ability. He has lots of skill; there is a lot of potential there. He can get even better though.”
On clinching the Rose Bowl game:
“It didn't soak in that we've clinched the Rose Bowl, we don't get into that stuff, and we just go out and play football.”
His thoughts on the seniors:
“We had to let the seniors go out with a bang; we had to get a victory for them.”
On what's next:
“At the end of the day we have to go back to work and get better.”
#20 John Boyett:
On the game:
“We have a great sense of urgency, it reflects our coaching staff and how great they are.”
On what's at stake now:
“We have a lot on the line, we have to come back Monday and correct a few mistakes.”
On the team:
“We play for a vision, to win every game and then focus on the next one. We have a vision to be great, we haven't crossed the line from good to great yet, but we have to cross that line next week and play great. We strive to get better, we haven't peaked yet.”
#88 Brandon Bair:
On the team and the seniors:
“It was a special night; it's great to be with this group of guys. All the love and camaraderie with this group of guys is great. We just keep pushing forward and playing our game.”
On Nick Foles:
“We had to put pressure on him; he's a great quarterback and an awesome athlete.”
On the crowd:
“It was good to get our crowd in on it, it was good momentum. It was great for us to have a perfect game like that for the fans, we owe it to them.”
On the win:
“We just had to keep enduring and go out how we practiced all week. It was an amazing feeling, hugging all those guys and celebrating with all the seniors. It's great to see how far we've come.”
On what's next:
“We're going to put in the work and get ready for next week. We have to practice and get better than the week before.”
#10 DJ Davis
On the team after the win:
“There were a lot of smiles in the locker room. These guys know what they've accomplished.”
“We learned a lot about ourselves. We just know we have guys that are going to fight for every yard.”
“We talked about this all off-season and all of our hard work has paid off.”
#23 Jeff Maehl
On senior night:
“It was pretty emotional getting announced in front of everyone. I feel like every senior has steadily improved their whole career.”
On the season:
“We understand that we're doing something special but we have one more game. This league is unbelievable how good it's been getting. So to be on top for the second straight season is incredible.”
“You've got to work your butt off every day. It's a tough league. Last game at Autzen; it's something all of us seniors are going to miss.”
On Oregon State and the Civil War:
“We understand they are going to come out and give us their best shot. We've just got to get back to work.”
On Coach Kelly's influence after wins:
“He tells us to never under-appreciate a victory.”
On the start of the game:
“We know sometimes we come out a little slow, but the way we condition and practice, we know we can wear people down in the second half and beat people that way.”
“Our defense and special teams helped us out a lot. When we're starting on the other side of the 50, it's hard to keep us out.”
#21 LaMichael James
On the game:
“I'm going to give a 110% of what I have to give and I just want to win and we did. Our defense made big plays; they make big plays week in and week out especially in the red zone.”
On the play he got hurt:
“He hit me helmet to helmet. He hit me in the eye and it swelled up and it was hard for me to see, but it got better in the second half. I was fine, I wanted to go back in and contribute to the team.”
On Josh Huff:
“Big time players make big time plays, and he's a big time player.”
On the potential to go to the National Title game:
“We set the bar high for ourselves, we don't want to be consistent (by going to the Rose Bowl again), we want to get better.”
On returning after injury:
“I was very anxious. I wanted to come back and contribute to the team.”
On anything that he's done different over the off-season:
“Practice harder. I don't want to let my teammates down.”
On showing emotion:
“I treat every game like it's the Super Bowl, running around and hopefully my teammates feed off me.”
On the Civil War:
We know it's a rival game and everyone is going to hype it but every game is a rival game.”
On the Heisman:
“I don't care about the Heisman, I want to be a team guy and it's not a team award. I really don't know why it's not a team award? There are great players across the country whose teams have lost games.”
On taking pride in running hard:
“I try to run hard every game. If I see a corner or a linebacker, I'm going to try and take them on.”
“Most of the time people think I'm going to juke them, so I try and hit them. It works.”
On the most important thing:
“I want to win. That's the main thing for me, is to win.”
On trucking #12 for the first score:
“I don't care. I'm not scared. He can hit me a million times like that and I'm not going to back down from anybody.”
November 26, 2010
Eugene, Ore.
Head Coach Chip Kelly
On Nick Foles:
“I haven't seen quarterback play like that in a long time. Nick Foles is a really, really good quarterback. He did a great job extending the play, he played great tonight.”
On the game:
“We came out at halftime and did what we pride ourselves on doing. It's about battling and playing until the end of the game.”
“We knew it would be a battle; it was an unbelievable football game. You're going to make mistakes, it's a battle, but you just have to play until the end. This team just knows it's not over until the final gun.”
On Darron Thomas:
“Darron's special. He keeps getting better each game. I bet he wants that one pass back, but nothing rattles Darron.”
On the Civil War:
“It's always been about the next game, now you guys will believe me.”
On LaMichael James:
“He looked good to me. Scale of 1 to 10, I'd give him a 9.36. You could just see the look in his eyes like, 'coach I've got to play'. He's a special player.”
“He's a tough kid, he got hit and bounced back, but I had to let him rest a little. He's a special kid.”
On Josh Huff:
“He had one heck of a run today; he's just a special kid. We tried to find different ways to get him the ball, he knows what to do with the ball, he's very dynamic.”
On falling behind at half and coming out strong:
“Trust me, it's not by design that we're down at halftime. These guys take a lot of pride in the tempo and pace that we practice and that we'll eventually wear people down.”
On the team:
“I think this team is winning because of eliminating distractions. These guys love playing football.”
“#4 (on our locker room door) is flip the switch. And we're pretty good at flipping the switch.”
On 3rd quarter tempo:
“You saw us crank it up there a few times when it's hard for them to respond.”
On the last home game this season at Autzen Stadium:
“It was bittersweet, be we have one more football game left. It's special to have a crowd like that behind you. It's awesome to go undefeated at home again.”
#1 Darron Thomas
On the start of the game:
“The first half we came out a little slow. The second half we came out with the thing we just cleaned it up a little.”
On the game:
“This is a big accomplishment being back-to-back Pac-10 champions, but you can't celebrate too hard.”
“We don't really take it for granted. We came out hard in the first half but the defense was giving us some good looks.”
On LaMichael James:
“LaMichael was juiced the whole game. He took a shot but wanted to get back and show everyone that he wasn't hurt.”
On Oregon St. and the Civil War:
“Oregon State is going to be a big test, the civil war. We'll be mentally prepared for a big game. I know Oregon State is going to come out and try to stop us from accomplishing our goal.”
#4 Josh Huff
On his long run for a touchdown:
“I haven't had a bigger play than that, it was good to get the team back on track. Every time I touch the ball I want to make a play.”
On winning the Pac-10
“We didn't worry about the title. We just came in not worrying about winning or losing, we just played our game.”
On the National Championship:
“It's been a goal, but we just go out and play our game. It's been pressure, but we don't know pressure, we just focus on our game and just prepare for the next game.”
#13 Cliff Harris
On this team:
“That was last year's team. This is a new team and we pride ourselves on finishing. We've been down before. It's a position that we've been in.” On getting over this game:
“Short term memory. Every game is a one game season. Everyone wants to talk about the distractions but we don't buy into that.”
On the team:
“We have good work ethic; we all worked hard and came out on top. It's remarkable to see our hard work is paying off and we're only one game away from the National Championship game.”
On what went on at halftime:
“We gathered ourselves together and went out with our original game plan.”
On Josh Huff:
“He has no limitations to his ability. He has lots of skill; there is a lot of potential there. He can get even better though.”
On clinching the Rose Bowl game:
“It didn't soak in that we've clinched the Rose Bowl, we don't get into that stuff, and we just go out and play football.”
His thoughts on the seniors:
“We had to let the seniors go out with a bang; we had to get a victory for them.”
On what's next:
“At the end of the day we have to go back to work and get better.”
#20 John Boyett:
On the game:
“We have a great sense of urgency, it reflects our coaching staff and how great they are.”
On what's at stake now:
“We have a lot on the line, we have to come back Monday and correct a few mistakes.”
On the team:
“We play for a vision, to win every game and then focus on the next one. We have a vision to be great, we haven't crossed the line from good to great yet, but we have to cross that line next week and play great. We strive to get better, we haven't peaked yet.”
#88 Brandon Bair:
On the team and the seniors:
“It was a special night; it's great to be with this group of guys. All the love and camaraderie with this group of guys is great. We just keep pushing forward and playing our game.”
On Nick Foles:
“We had to put pressure on him; he's a great quarterback and an awesome athlete.”
On the crowd:
“It was good to get our crowd in on it, it was good momentum. It was great for us to have a perfect game like that for the fans, we owe it to them.”
On the win:
“We just had to keep enduring and go out how we practiced all week. It was an amazing feeling, hugging all those guys and celebrating with all the seniors. It's great to see how far we've come.”
On what's next:
“We're going to put in the work and get ready for next week. We have to practice and get better than the week before.”
#10 DJ Davis
On the team after the win:
“There were a lot of smiles in the locker room. These guys know what they've accomplished.”
“We learned a lot about ourselves. We just know we have guys that are going to fight for every yard.”
“We talked about this all off-season and all of our hard work has paid off.”
#23 Jeff Maehl
On senior night:
“It was pretty emotional getting announced in front of everyone. I feel like every senior has steadily improved their whole career.”
On the season:
“We understand that we're doing something special but we have one more game. This league is unbelievable how good it's been getting. So to be on top for the second straight season is incredible.”
“You've got to work your butt off every day. It's a tough league. Last game at Autzen; it's something all of us seniors are going to miss.”
On Oregon State and the Civil War:
“We understand they are going to come out and give us their best shot. We've just got to get back to work.”
On Coach Kelly's influence after wins:
“He tells us to never under-appreciate a victory.”
On the start of the game:
“We know sometimes we come out a little slow, but the way we condition and practice, we know we can wear people down in the second half and beat people that way.”
“Our defense and special teams helped us out a lot. When we're starting on the other side of the 50, it's hard to keep us out.”
#21 LaMichael James
On the game:
“I'm going to give a 110% of what I have to give and I just want to win and we did. Our defense made big plays; they make big plays week in and week out especially in the red zone.”
On the play he got hurt:
“He hit me helmet to helmet. He hit me in the eye and it swelled up and it was hard for me to see, but it got better in the second half. I was fine, I wanted to go back in and contribute to the team.”
On Josh Huff:
“Big time players make big time plays, and he's a big time player.”
On the potential to go to the National Title game:
“We set the bar high for ourselves, we don't want to be consistent (by going to the Rose Bowl again), we want to get better.”
On returning after injury:
“I was very anxious. I wanted to come back and contribute to the team.”
On anything that he's done different over the off-season:
“Practice harder. I don't want to let my teammates down.”
On showing emotion:
“I treat every game like it's the Super Bowl, running around and hopefully my teammates feed off me.”
On the Civil War:
We know it's a rival game and everyone is going to hype it but every game is a rival game.”
On the Heisman:
“I don't care about the Heisman, I want to be a team guy and it's not a team award. I really don't know why it's not a team award? There are great players across the country whose teams have lost games.”
On taking pride in running hard:
“I try to run hard every game. If I see a corner or a linebacker, I'm going to try and take them on.”
“Most of the time people think I'm going to juke them, so I try and hit them. It works.”
On the most important thing:
“I want to win. That's the main thing for me, is to win.”
On trucking #12 for the first score:
“I don't care. I'm not scared. He can hit me a million times like that and I'm not going to back down from anybody.”
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