Oregon State Postgame Quotes
11/27/11 | Football
Oregon Head Coach Chip Kelly Quotes
On David Paulson...
"He helped a lot by not allowing them to put seven or eight men in the box. David (Paulson) did a real good job helping us spread the field."
On team's consistency...
"That is something we strive for in our preparation for the game every week. We try to be consistent every day and that carries over to the game on Saturday. Our team is fairly young, but they bought into that mentality really fast and that has helped in these boys maturing into men."
On playing for the Pac-12 Championship...
"We are very excited being able to go out and represent the North and just having the ability to play another game. Our biggest challenge is preparing on a short week, because we haven't had to do this before."
On David Paulson's and Darron Thomas' chemistry...
"These two have an incredible chemistry and it makes the offense's job a little bit easier knowing that. We were clicking really well tonight and that helped tremendously."
On playing the Pac-12 Championship game in Autzen...
"Home field advantage is huge for us. We have only lost once here since I got here and I know that our fans are going to be in full force and hopefully it helps us one more time."
On respect for the Rodgers brothers...
"James Rodgers in an incredible competitor and I have the utmost respect for him and his brother, Jacquizz. I felt bad that this was James' last game of his collegiate career and he didn't get an opportunity to get out there and play. The way he came back from that injury he suffered last year is incredible, I have so much respect for him as a player. He is one of the greatest all-time at Oregon State and he will always be remembered."
Oregon State Head Coach Mike Riley
On the flow of the opening quarter...
"You know we stopped them on three straight fourth down conversion attempts, we made good plays and that was a critical part for our defense in the beginning. Unfortunately for us we had no offensive response today."
On James Rodgers being a game time decision...
"I told him he didn't look good and it was a coaching decision today for him not to participate. Obviously tough for James, with today being his last college game; however we weren't about to put him at risk today and I didn't think twice about that decision."
On the play of Marcus Wheaton...
"In line with what Oregon did defensively and how they adjust their weak side cornerbacks, he did a good job of recovering after a slow opening half."
On the play of Scott Crichton (career-high 12 tackles)...
"He (Crichton) continues to grow in our defensive fronts and within the formation of our defense and I believe he'll only to continue to get better during his time as a Beaver."
On the future of Oregon State football...
"I like this team moving forward because they never gave up on the season or each other. While it didn't amount to much today on the field of play, they improved greatly over the course of this season. Now the challenge is to get in the weight room and improve on next season by going through our strength and conditioning programs in the off season."
Thoughts on Oregon today...
"Oregon is a very sound and fundamental football team. The new number six (De'Anthony Thomas), the other Thomas is very fast and we had a hard time limiting him today on the field. They will only continue to get better as this season and throughout future seasons. Speed they are a very quick and athletic team and they proved that to us today."
Oregon Player Quotes
On how Oregon stays successful...
"It's about hard work and discipline. We have to stay focused on the task at hand."
On David Paulson...
"D.P. (David Paulson) has been the most consistent all year. He is a tough guy, he can be banged up and you wouldn't even know it. He caught every ball I threw to him."
On the loss last weekend against USC...
"It motivated us. We wanted to show what we could do and show the Pac-12 that we're tough."
On winning the Civil War...
"This was a big game for the team and we wanted to win it for Eugene. The win wasn't just for us, it was for the fans."
On the slow start in the first quarter...
"You don't know what kind of defense they are going to come out with. We had to make adjustments and come out and execute in the second quarter."
On winning tonight...
"It was a great performance all around by both the offense and the defense."
On winning the Civil War...
"It means everything, bragging rights for another year."
On the game tonight...
"Together as a whole we had a great game. David Paulson had a great game."
On having a short week to prepare for UCLA...
"It doesn't matter, they have to do it, too. It's an even playing field. We're going to come out tomorrow and practice and prepare."
On his feelings about winning the Civil War...
"I'm just happy that we won today and get to play in the Pac-12 championship game. I'm excited to have another home game."
OSU Player Quotes
TE Joe Halahuni
On the game...
"There was good playing, but it didn't come out the way we wanted it to. We struggled offensively. Defense played really well in the first half. It just wasn't our day."
On Quarterback Sean Mannion...
"I think he did a good job for his first time playing here. It's a loud stadium and loud environment. It's tough to play here. Every year I've been here, it's been tough. I think he's doing well overall. He's going to be great."
On how their chances were early in the game...
"We definitely had some chances early on. Offensively, we didn't execute them and we needed to and wanted to... We can do better."
On the first two turnovers...
"That was tough. Turnovers are never good, no matter where you are at. By the end of the game, you want to execute as well as you can. We didn't do that. We didn't play to our full potential."
On their season...
"It's not what we planned. We didn't plan for the season to go like this. We didn't plan for it, but that's how it happened. I think everything will work out for the good. We'll move on from here."
QB Sean Mannion
On the game...
"This is just a tough game. We have got to execute better. There are a lot of days until next year's first game. We're going to take advantage of every one."
On playing at Autzen for the first time...
"It's a fun experience to play in the Civil War. Now I have one under my belt. I look forward to next year."
On the first half of the game...
"It was a little bit of a slow start. I think we did a good job of just chipping away and toward the end of the game, we moved the ball pretty well."
On the Civil War...
"I don't know if I was nervous, more like excited. You get to play in a rivalry and after the first play, it's just playing football. That's all there is to it."
