QUOTES FOLLOWING TULANE'S 65-10 LOSS AT GEORGIA TECH
Sep 12, 2015 | Football
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Georgia Tech 65, Tulane 10
Tulane Game 2
Bobby Dodd Stadium
Atlanta, Georgia
Head Coach Curtis Johnson
Opening Statement...
"That's an outstanding Georgia Tech football team. I expect them to win a lot of games. They competed for an ACC Championship last year, and I don't see why they wouldn't do the same thing again.
"Our kids played hard in spots. They got that option going. That quarterback is amazing with some of the stuff that he does. I think Paul Johnson has the answers to this offense. I think he's done an outstanding job here."
On what you can take out of this game to grow upon...
"We played well in spots, but we didn't play as hard as we usually play. But our rinning back, Lazedrick Thompson, really ran the ball well. I've got to get him the ball more. I've got to re-personnel the special teams. This week, it'll be all starters on special teams. It's too much. When we got into a little bit of a rhythm, we did move the ball. That's a great defense. Some of these receiver made some pretty decent plays."
On seeing the option in person vs. on film...
"It's a different ball game. One thing about the option, his adjustments [are very good]. We'll do one thing, and then he'll come back and adjust to something else. He's magnificent at it. He's got a great mind for it. He knows it hand and foot. He has good players to run it. His quarterback, Thomas, he's something else. He's a great player. The backs are good. They understand it. They're always in third and two, third and three."
On having long yardage to make on third down (offense)...
"We've got to mix in run and pass a little bit better on first and second down. We talked about [needing to] get into third and two and three. A couple of penalties really hurt us. A couple guys jumped offside. Their defense was bringing pressure early on. We've got to handle that better. If we get third and two and third and three like they did, we'll pick up some of them."
On offensive inability overextending the defense...
"We gave them outstanding field position. When you get the option going and a short field, it's like running downfield with those guys. They're real good at it."
On being able to see the adjustments Tech was making...
"You can see some of them, but he's so good at it. All of a sudden they run a play-action pass. You see the toss play. They don't do it a lot. You see them put the tackle over (unbalanced line). The adjustments with these kids, it's just a lot. He does a great job knowing what's the next step to it."
On playing two ACC teams to start the season...
"It's tough. Two years ago, when we went to a bowl game, we played teams more like us in caliber. Last year it was Syracuse and Rutgers. This year it's two ACC teams. I'd like to see our kids get into a little bit of a rhythm. We've got some young kids and this team, but we'll come back and play well."
RS Jr. WR Devon Breaux:
"I really don't have much to say about Georgia Tech. They're a really great team who have beaten a lot of good teams and scored a lot of points. I'm more concerned about us and what we do. We have to minimize our mistakes and play better."
"I believe in playing good teams like Georgia Tech and Duke is making ourselves better for conference games."
"We were down 21-0 and we needed that spark. We needed that big play to get our confidence back."
"We try to keep everybody up and not put your head down. We have 10 games to go. These two games will get us ready for conference."
RS So. LB Jarrod Franklin:
"It's actually a fun offense to play against, facing the triple option. We just have to execute on every aspect, on every play, at every position. Getting every player to the ball is definitely hard but we have to execute in the future. We have two more triple option teams to play."
"Our team has to work on adversity and staying in the game. I watched our team go flat after Georgia Tech grabbed the momentum. We had a little momentum in the first quarter but couldn't keep it."
"Our team doesn't have too much leadership right now. A lot of players need to step up and show this defense the right way to go, and we definitely will in the future."
