Temple Post-Game Quotes

Temple Post-Game Quotes

9/30/2006

Temple Head Coach Al Golden:

“Obviously, I though that was probably our best that we’ve played all season tonight. We were able finish tonight which is something that we have really been talking to our guys about. We hung in there until the end and kept working hard, and that was one of our goals — to finish a game hard.”

“That was a good team that we played tonight. That is definitely a team that played Alabama and Arkansas to a couple of points and went up and was competitive against Michigan.”

“That was a good team that we played tonight and I hope that all of the Vandy fans really appreciate and understand how well coached of a team that is. All you have to do is look at the film and you can see what they are able to get out of their kids playing in the kinds of venues that they play in. They have a real good football team and that is a real credit to Coach Johnson.”

“They are just a little bit bigger and a little bit stronger than us. I told the guys just now in the locker room that we are just not tough enough. We are just not tough enough yet to come in here.”

“I was more than a little bit disappointed with the tackling tonight. We have to do a better job of tackling.”

“We are going to run the ball. I am going to have a team that can run the ball. We just are not there yet.”

“We just didn’t come in here and flat out lay an egg. We could have folded when they went up on us but they kept on fighting.”

“We have been talking a lot about finishing the game. We had a chance to get it to 21, but we just didn’t get it done. But at least our kids kept running hard and kept working hard and that is good to see.”

RB Tim Brown:

(On the touchdown at the end of the first half)
“Coach called the play. I got a great block from the fullback and great blocks from the wide receivers. On the cutback I saw Elliot Seifert out in front of me and I just tried to run behind him. He’s a big guy. Luckily I made it to the endzone.”

(On the last time he carried the ball that much)
“It was probably junior college at least. It’s great to be back and to just get out there on the field. Just being on the field with this team means a lot to me.”

(On the game plan to emphasize the running attack)
“Our offensive coordinator is great. He’s been at a few places and I think everywhere he’s been he was known for having good backs and getting them the ball.”

QB Adam DiMchelle:

(On his first touchdown pass)
“It was a great play call. We’ve had it since the first week and I thought we would run it each week. We finally got it in there this time and it worked to perfection. It was exciting to score. We’re very excited about our progress and now we’re just waiting for that rock to crack. Maybe it will be next week against Kent State.”

(On RB Tim Brown)
“Timmy was a big asset. We have some good backs and we can do some explosive things with our running game. That is going to open up the passing game for us.”

(On the touchdown at the end of the first half)
“Coach made the call and I thought okay. I handed off the ball and kind of got out of the way. Then I looked up and just started running down the field. I looked up on the big screen and saw Timmy making some great moves.”

(On his interceptions)
“I’m just trying to cut down on mistakes. I felt I did a little better job today. I thought the offensive line did well with injuries this week. But we made an improvement against a good SEC team. They’re coached well. We’re hoping we can build on this next week. We’re excited about Kent State.”