University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Southern Miss Player Quotes
12/4/2004 12:00:00 AM | Football
Southern Miss Player Quotes On The Game: ?We played hard and it hurts to lose my last home game. It was my last game and I tried to keep everyone's spirits up.? Linebacker Michael Boley: On The Game: ?We showed up ready to play. We played as hard as we could, we just came up short. Losing your last game at home is really hard and something like this really hits home.? On Preparing For The Bowl: ?We don't have that much time to prepare for the bowl game, but we'll be ready.? On The Cal Offensive Line: ?This was one of the biggest offensive lines we?ve ever faced, and and most physical.? On The Year: ?We had some up and downs and the team played hard all year.? Quarterback Dustin Almond: On Being The Underdog Entering The Game: ?We?re used to being the underdog at Southern Miss and that?s the way we like it. We went out there today knowing we had nothing to lose.? On The Game: ?We felt confident coming into the game, we just fell short.? On The Blocked Extra Point: ?Unfortunately, the kick was blocked and that was the change in the game right there. After that happened we were determined to get the ball back and take it to them.? On The Play Of The Wide Receivers: ?The wide receivers came to play today. All I did was put the ball out there, and they were pulling it in for catches.? On The Seniors: ?We always want to send our seniors out on top and we played hard and it's frustrating, were just going to have to go to the bowl game and win that one for them. Our main focus is the bowl game and were doing everything to prepare for that.? Wide Receiver Anthony Perine: On The Game: ?We came to this game holding nothing back. We had to give it our all.? On His Improvement: "I go out there and try to get better each week, and do all I can to help this team.? On The Team?s Confidence Entering The Game: ?We had an extremely large amount of confidence coming into this game. We were the underdog and had nothing to lose. We don't lose many here at the Rock.? On The Loss For The Seniors: ?It was a big let down and we did everything we could. It was hard for a lot of the seniors.?
