Nevada vs. Hawai`i
Oct. 31, 2009
Nevada Post-Game Quotes
Nevada coach Chris Ault
On the defense…
“I thought our defense stood up and did a nice job today. We made some improvements. We made some critical, consistent plays. We came up with some major turnovers. We were struggling all year but we overcame adversity today.”
On the offense…
“We were off. Although we had 312 rushing yards it seemed like 190.”
“I am disappointed in our execution and the fundamentals; we have done well all year, just not tonight.”
On Hawaii…
“They played well and hard, they are the best passing team we’ve played since Notre Dame.”
On the fumbled punt return
“That was the second time that happened and it will be the last.”
Doyle Miller
On the game…
“I felt the defense and the offense played really well. We ended up doing what we needed to do in the fourth quarter to get the win.”
On first start…
“Nerves come with it. But when you are in the game, we relate back to practice.”
On the interception…
“I was just re-routing my guy. I was surprised the quarter back even threw it.”
Tray Session
On his first career TD…
“I was really excited. I didn’t know if I scored or not, because my face mask was in my face, but once people started congratulating me I knew I scored.”
On the game…
“Coach Ault always talks about finishing and I feel that we started finishing in the third and fourth quarter. When we all play together, we are a very strong team.”
On the defense…
“I’m proud that the defense was able to bounce back.”
On the offense…
“Start fast and finish is our motto. We started out slow but we were still able to finish.”
Mike Bethea
On the game…
“This is the No. 3 offensive pass team in the nation. It was nice to make plays and held them down 21 points.”
On Miller’s interception…
“He picked off that same pass like five times this week in practice. It was nice to see something go from practice to field. It set a different tone on defense for the game.”
Colin Kaepernick
On the win…
“Another win, another win in conference, offense didn’t play as well, but we got that win.”
On the last scoring drive
“We wanted to end it in a touchdown. But all in all, we did what we thought we would.”
On the offense…
“Our offensive line, they have been dominating up front, I think everyone knows that if our offensive plays well up front, we will have a better game.”
Vai Taua
On the game…
“Most of all, it was a win. We have a lot of work to do but we definitely played alright.”
On the last drive…
“There were six minutes and I knew we had to hold the ball for as long as we could.”
Hawaii coach Greg McMackin
On Kaepernick…
“He’s just an outstanding player”
On the defense…
We lost Torres early which was big. We had to go to some different packages.”
On the game…
“We lost the game but got better as a football team.”
On the season…
“You have to fight through the trouble.”
On turnovers…
“Yeah, we made mistakes, threw 2 interceptions and missed a field goal.”
On future…
“I think we are going to continue to get better.”
Jovonte Taylor
On quick start…
“We felt we had the game.”
On game overall…
“We didn’t make enough plays after the first quarter.”
On red zone offense…
“We just couldn’t finish in the red zone.”
“Our defense played a good game; our offense just couldn’t get into the end zone”
