Post-Game Quotes
9/21/2008 4:00:00 AM | Football
Fresno Head Coach Pat Hill
“In my 143 games, that is the greatest effort I've ever gotten out of a team in a hostile environment, on the road, against a team that played their hearts out too. I'm very, very proud of our football team today. I don't care about the score, I don't care about the stats, I care that we got the win on the road and the heart that they played with.”
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“We knew we would get a very tough game out of
Toledo Coach Tom Amstutz
“I'm really proud of our team. I give
“As a coach, I've had a lot of wins where I've been proud of my team but I'm proud of my team after this game even though it's a loss.”
(Decision to go for two points in second OT)
“It was time for the game to go. That's the one thing about college overtimes, you get to a point where it gets a little bit dangerous for the players. It was time to decide the game. We had a two-point play we've been working on all year. We felt confident in it and we went for it. I would do it again just the same way, other than we would catch it.”
(On trick plays, on-side kick, etc.)
“When you play a really good football team, you play to win. I thought we had to do everything we could to give our players a chance.”
(On Freshman Morgan Williams)
“I'm really pleased with Morgan. That's what we thought he had the potential to do. He had 142 yards and averaged six yards a carry against a
“They're a good football team. They are going to come back and play. They were down at halftime. You are going to get a battle and they fought back and scored. It was just a great battle, a great football game.”
Tyrell Herbert
“We pride ourselves in being a strong defense. Mistakes happen but you have to live for the next play. No matter what, I'm proud of the defense that went out and battled. This was a tough loss but come tomorrow, it's behind us and Florida International is next.”
“There's always room for improvement but we gained ground today and took the step to becoming a better defense. Today, we just came up a point short.”
“I don't think we got tired. We battled until the last second, to the last play. That's what we pride ourselves in. That's what Coach Amstutz gets us ready for. I'm proud of every player out there. They played their hearts out. It's too bad we fell short on the last play.”
“The offensive line dominated the game. You have to give them a lot of credit. Receivers made big plays. That's senior leadership right there and we've got a lot of it.”
(On the decision to go for two)
“I loved it. If he gives us that confidence, it makes us feel good as an offense.”
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“I was very impressed by our defensive play. They never gave up, they fought until the very end. We put them in a terrible situation to start the game. We gave them seven points in the first minute. They battled back the whole game and then come back and pull up some major stops, they shows you a lot about our defense.”
