TCU-Southern Miss Quotes
10/30/2002 12:00:00 AM | Football
Oct. 30, 2002
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TCU Postgame Quotes
TCU Head Coach Gary Patterson
On the Match-up with Southern Miss
"We knew it would be a hard-hitting game. We had three or four guys hurt, and they had some go down. I said whoever was left standing would win. Our hats go off to Southern Miss, they played hard for 60 minutes."
On Players Making Big Plays
"Jared Smitherman made a big interception that may have broken open the game. We continue to have someone step up and make the plays."
On the TCU Defense
"I'm really proud of how our defense played tonight. They (Southern Miss) had the ball inside our 40 three or four times, and missed their field goal and then we had the interception. We've been able to score when our defense has given us a short field this season."
On Conference USA
"There are lots of people with one loss. We have to go to East Carolina, and Tulane, a team that embarrassed us in New Orleans, and Memphis both come here. We have to just take one game at a time."
TCU Quarterback Sean Stilley
On Tye Gunn's Injury
"It hurt to see him go down. It was a shame to see. Tye always wants to help and he is very unselfish."
On Himself
"I always play 100 percent for myself. And I hope in the coming weeks to get to be 100 percent back."
On Lonta Hobbs
"Lonta Hobbs is incredible. It is amazing to see somebody that young be so amazing."
TCU Safety Jared Smitherman
On Playing Southern Miss
"We knew what we were up against. We had to come through and keep fighting. We knew they would try to come back during the third quarter. They are a tough group of kids. Luckily the ball bounced our way."
TCU Running Back Lonta Hobbs
On the Running Game
"Our game plan was to run the ball. We went out and performed to our standards and had fun."
Southern Miss Postgame Quotes
Southern Miss Head Coach Jeff Bower
On the Game
"We just got our butts whipped. We didn't play well offensively, we didn't play well defensively. We went backwards tonight."
Southern Miss Linebacker Rod Davis
On the Game
"Words can't describe (our feeling after the game).We held our destiny in Conference USA, and we just didn't play well. They just came out and played better than we did. They just executed well. They had a great game plan."
On TCU's Two Touchdowns in Less Than a Minute
"There were two big plays, one on offense and one on defense, that changed the game. You take away those big plays and it's a different game. It cost us the momentum in the game."
On Playing in the Fourth Quarter
"We knew we had to just dig deep and play with Southern Miss pride.
On Playing TCU
"I wanted them bad (after losing last season). It was personal vengeance."
Southern Miss Flanker Marvin Young
On the Future
"I think we have to keep a positive attitude. We still have a chance for a conference championship and still have a chance for a bowl game. We want to compete hard no matter what the outcome is. We knew they had a great defense. We just needed a big play against them. We just didn't get one tonight. "
On TCU's High-Scoring Third Quarter
"It all happened so fast. We still have to go out and play and and with enthusiasm."
