Cal Player Quotes
12/4/2004 12:00:00 AM | Football
Cal Player Quotes
Defensive Lineman Lorenzo Alexander
On The Game:
?We started a little slow, but a win is a win no matter how you get it.?
On Southern Miss? Play:
?Southern Miss wanted to prove something. We blew them out 34-2 last year and this year they wanted to step up and show that they could play with us. They?ve got some great athletes and came out with a great scheme. The defense played very well tonight. The offense, they drove on them, but couldn?t capitalize and put it in the end zone.?
On The Waiting For The BCS Rankings:
?It?s a little nerve racking, because the BCS rankings are so unpredictable.
On Playing In
?They?ve got a good team and good fans behind them. It was difficult to come here and win.?
Defensive Back Ryan Gutierrez
On The BCS Bowl:
?We?re 10-1 and our only loss came to USC. It speaks volumes of our season. We?re 10-1, and we can?t do any more than that, losing to the top-ranked team in the country. I think we deserve the Rose Bowl.
On Why The Team Struggled:
?It wasn?t a lull. We felt the electricity when we came in here. We had a lot to play for. They?re a good team, a bowl eligible team. We?re playing at their house, and we were told that they were tough to play at home. You just saw two good teams going at it.?
Running Back J.J. Arrington:
On Southern Miss? Play:
?They?re a good team. We played the last year and we knew it would be tough playing them here at home.?
On Carrying The Team:
?No, I didn?t have to put them on my back. Everyone was doing their job. We had a few miscommunications, but the offensive line picked it up. They?ve done a great job all year. I was just tying to run, their defense is always good.?
On Not Adding The Late Touchdown:
?No, we didn?t want to. You?ve got to have class.?
On The Heisman Trophy:
?Hopefully I impressed the voters. I?m the only back to rush for 100 yards in every game this season. I don?t know what else I?ve got to do.?
?We took care of our job. Southern Miss is a great team. They have a lot pride, and they play tough at home. We were fortunate enough to get the win tonight. Big play with the blocked extra point kind of turned the momentum, but they just hung around, and stopped us on offense a lot. In the second half, we were pretty stagnant. I think they dominated the game in the second half. We were just fortunate enough to come out on top. J.J. had an awesome game.?
On the Southern Miss defense:
?They put us in some third-and-longs, and brought some pressure and tipped some passes. I think that was a result of them having the ball a lot in the second half. We couldn?t get into a rhythm. We had a good rhythm going until halftime, but couldn?t get a lot going in the second half.?
On waiting for the BCS picks:
?It?s going be a long night tonight, with the flight and everything. We?re going to go up to the stadium at two tomorrow and watch the selection. Hopefully it will be us, but either way, we?ve had a great season at 10-1. It?s the first time in many years since
On taking the knee at the end:
?That?s Coach. He?s classy. We had another score, but there was the penalty. Anybody who watched the game and knows Southern Miss football knows how tough it is to win at their home. They?ve knocked off a lot of top teams, and we?re the top team to ever come in here, ranking wise. They played us tough and hung around. Their fans were incredible. My voice is gone because I had to scream so loud. They?re very well coached and have a great scheme and a lot of great players on that team.?