University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
California Head Coach Jeff Tedford Quotes:
12/4/2004 12:00:00 AM | Football
California Head Coach Jeff Tedford Quotes:
On If The Team Made Its Case For The Rose Bowl:
?Well, I hope 10 wins is enough. Our team has played well all year long.
On His Team?s Injuries:
?McArthur is out. He broke his fibula. Giordano has a nasty, nasty gash through his lip and lost his tooth. He has about a half-inch wide gash that goes from his lip about halfway down his chin. I don?t know if he caught a cleat, but his tooth was out as well. He?s not doing too well.?
On Taking A Knee At The End:
?I have great respect for Coach Bower, and assumed that if they were in the same situation he would do the same thing. At that point the game was really over, and I don?t see anything that comes out of that. We have tremendous respect for one another as coaches, and that?s the way this profession should be. We should respect each other and not try to make each other look bad.?
On His Team?s Performance:
?We didn?t play our best football, by any means. We let some opportunities get away, we jumped offsides down on the one-yard line, we threw an interception. We did not play our best football today, but you have to give credit to a guy like J.J. Arrington, with another 200 yard game. The guy has done it every single week this year, and deserves a lot of credit, and a lot of accolades for that. We hope that he gets the recognition for the Heisman.?
On What Southern Miss Head Coach Jeff Bower Said To Him After The Game:
?He said we had a great year. He said, ?You guys have a great team, and had a great year?.?
