Kelly PU Post Game PC & Transcript

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Post Game Quotes - University of Notre Dame Official Athletics Site


Text on the left. Video Link on the right under All-Access.

 

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Q. After the interception, the long drive, your team really did close out the game. Talk about that.
COACH KELLY: Yes, we had talked on the sideline that, look, we put you in a bad situation here. We are putting it on your shoulders. We were down to playing Brian Smith had to play a lot of dog. Darius Fleming was out virtually the whole game with cramping. Shembo couldn't go. It was truly a next man in from a defensive standpoint. Slaughter didn't play very much at all in the second half. Zeke was forced in. I just think our depth defensively really slowed itself, and when you're going with your thirds and fourths, I think it shows that, you know, our guys get that we need them all this year to play for us, and they came up big.

Kelly didn't mention why Slaughter was out but David Haugh reported Slaughter was injured and out for much of the second half.

 

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Q. Can you just talk about Armando's play today and maybe the spark you got out of Cierre?
COACH KELLY: Well, we believe both of those are outstanding backs and we had some good looks today to run the football. I thought they manufactured some runs and obviously utilized their athletic ability. They are both very gifted and we just have to give them a lane, gave them an opportunity, and I thought that both of those guys displayed the skills necessary for us to be successful. Again, Cierre came in and we had a role for him. He got tired, first time he's played football since high school in his senior year. So his eyes were really big in the fourth quarter, but we are going to mature him, and he's going to be obviously somebody very important. And we are not going to forget about our other guys, because we are going to need them all, we really are. It's going to be a grueling schedule these first six weeks, it's going to be bang, bang, bang, we need all those guys.

Some posters asked in other threads why Wood seemed to disappear in second half.

 

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Swarbrick awarded The Game Ball to Kelly.

Nice touch Mr AD.

 

[NDinL.A.]

Great reading.

Loved how so many players talked about how Longo was making such a huge difference for certain players and the team as a whole.

And btw, compare the was Kelly speaks to the media and the way Kiffy-boy does and it's night and day.

 

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Another press conference by Kelly is up, but its only audio.

UND All Access

some highlights:

Slaughter had an ankle sprain, not sure of the status yet, will be out until Tuesday. But he should be good for Saturday

Shembo and Fleming had a "bad diet" which resulted in their cramping up, and that will be addressed by the coaching staff.

The team was harder on themselves, more than the coaches. Which is a good thing, knowing they could get better and don't settle for being average.

Allen also had an injury but it wasn't disclosed, and was not effected by it.

 

[IrishJayhawk]

Boy, do I like this guy.