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Central Michigan Postgame Quotes
9/25/2010 12:00:00 AM | Football
Central Michigan Postgame Quotes
Head Coach Dan Enos
On Northwestern quarterback Dan Persa:
That guy is a very good football player. He made plays on third down all afternoon, he's tough, he's very accurate, and just a very good football player. We definitely complement them and what they did. I told the team, we don't have to be embarrassed about coming in here and losing 30-25 to that team. They're undefeated, they're a good football team.
On the defense's play in the second half:
We just didn't execute. They were doing a lot of the same stuff they did in the first half. They're probably going to tell you they did it a little better, and we're going to tell you we didn't execute as well.
On the play of Carl Volny:
Carl Volny is a good football player. We've seen it all spring, we've seen it all camp. We think he's outstanding catching the ball out of the backfield, and he's a very patient runner. I'm really proud of the way he played today.
On his feelings about the team's 2-2 start:
Optimistic. Very optimistic. At the end of the day, you want to win every game you play as a coach and as a player. But when you look out there, and when we see the film, we're going to see a lot of really good things too. We're going to continue to get guys back. Every day Nick Bellore continues to get healthier and healthier and close to back to 100 percent. Ryan Radcliff, every week, is in situations that he has not been in since high school. The guy competes, and we're proud he's on our team, and he's going to continue to get better every week.
Senior Linebacker Nick Bellore
On Northwestern quarterback Dan Persa:
I'd have to say he's the fastest quarterback I've ever played against. When he got out and scrambled, he was really hard to catch. And not only that, but he makes a lot of plays throwing the ball. I thought he did it all.
On the play of the defense:
I don't think we played the game we wanted to play. Obviously we didn't execute, and they executed to a "t."
On whether the defense was tiring in the third quarter:
I think we've always been in really good shape. It was more about us not executing. I don't think anyone was really getting tired out there.
On his interception:
It's always surprising to see the ball thrown to you. I got a little lucky on a play-action there. I didn't want to run too much on this ankle, so I was a little tentative on the return, but it was obviously good to get a turnover in the red zone there.
Sophomore Quarterback Ryan Radcliff
On how he would evaluate his play against Northwestern:
I don't know that I made too much progress today. I might have taken a step or two back at some times. It was a different situation here, a different atmosphere, so it was good to get exposed to it, but once again I'm disappointed with how it turned out. We're a team though. We're going to learn from it, we're going to go watch the film, everyone's going to rally around each other and we're going to be ready next week.
On his interception in the third quarter:
I had my eyes somewhere else and they brought a zone blitz and dropped the defensive end. Like I said I had my eyes somewhere and was making my read off of that, and by the time I was ready to throw it, it was almost released and there he was. I'll learn from it. It was obviously a rough position to put our defense in.
On the performance of Kito Poblah:
I've got all the confidence in the world in Kito. He's a senior receiver, he's a smart player, he knows how to get open. He's not afraid to go up and get the ball either, so there's going to be some times that I just have to put the ball up there and I know he's going to do his job and go get it.
Head Coach Dan Enos
On Northwestern quarterback Dan Persa:
That guy is a very good football player. He made plays on third down all afternoon, he's tough, he's very accurate, and just a very good football player. We definitely complement them and what they did. I told the team, we don't have to be embarrassed about coming in here and losing 30-25 to that team. They're undefeated, they're a good football team.
On the defense's play in the second half:
We just didn't execute. They were doing a lot of the same stuff they did in the first half. They're probably going to tell you they did it a little better, and we're going to tell you we didn't execute as well.
On the play of Carl Volny:
Carl Volny is a good football player. We've seen it all spring, we've seen it all camp. We think he's outstanding catching the ball out of the backfield, and he's a very patient runner. I'm really proud of the way he played today.
On his feelings about the team's 2-2 start:
Optimistic. Very optimistic. At the end of the day, you want to win every game you play as a coach and as a player. But when you look out there, and when we see the film, we're going to see a lot of really good things too. We're going to continue to get guys back. Every day Nick Bellore continues to get healthier and healthier and close to back to 100 percent. Ryan Radcliff, every week, is in situations that he has not been in since high school. The guy competes, and we're proud he's on our team, and he's going to continue to get better every week.
Senior Linebacker Nick Bellore
On Northwestern quarterback Dan Persa:
I'd have to say he's the fastest quarterback I've ever played against. When he got out and scrambled, he was really hard to catch. And not only that, but he makes a lot of plays throwing the ball. I thought he did it all.
On the play of the defense:
I don't think we played the game we wanted to play. Obviously we didn't execute, and they executed to a "t."
On whether the defense was tiring in the third quarter:
I think we've always been in really good shape. It was more about us not executing. I don't think anyone was really getting tired out there.
On his interception:
It's always surprising to see the ball thrown to you. I got a little lucky on a play-action there. I didn't want to run too much on this ankle, so I was a little tentative on the return, but it was obviously good to get a turnover in the red zone there.
Sophomore Quarterback Ryan Radcliff
On how he would evaluate his play against Northwestern:
I don't know that I made too much progress today. I might have taken a step or two back at some times. It was a different situation here, a different atmosphere, so it was good to get exposed to it, but once again I'm disappointed with how it turned out. We're a team though. We're going to learn from it, we're going to go watch the film, everyone's going to rally around each other and we're going to be ready next week.
On his interception in the third quarter:
I had my eyes somewhere else and they brought a zone blitz and dropped the defensive end. Like I said I had my eyes somewhere and was making my read off of that, and by the time I was ready to throw it, it was almost released and there he was. I'll learn from it. It was obviously a rough position to put our defense in.
On the performance of Kito Poblah:
I've got all the confidence in the world in Kito. He's a senior receiver, he's a smart player, he knows how to get open. He's not afraid to go up and get the ball either, so there's going to be some times that I just have to put the ball up there and I know he's going to do his job and go get it.
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