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Clemson Takes Down Georgia 38-35
Clemson vs. Georgia Postgame Quotes
Georgia Head Coach Mark Richt
Thoughts on the game:
"Clemson
is a very good football team. They did what they had to do to win the
football game. Tajh (Boyd) had a good game and Sammy did his thing. The
touchdown Watkins (Sammy) had was a great job of breaking the tackle
and taking it to the house. Both teams played a great game and had
bright moments. At least we got it down to where we had a shot at an
onside kick. We weren't able to get it and lost the game."
On Todd Gurley:
"I
thought Gurley played a great game and ran the ball hard. Unfortunately
he strained his quad and wasn't as effective as he was at the beginning
of the game. He came back later in the game and was able to do a little
bit more of what Todd is capable of."
On Clemson's environment:
"The atmosphere is tremendous, but we go to a lot of stadiums that have that type of atmosphere and we are used to it."
On penalties:
"There
were some penalties that hurt us, and some penalties that helped us. I
thought we were able to overcome most of them. I thought the officials
did a pretty good job."
On Aaron Murray:
"Overall, I thought
he played pretty well. The fumble he had really hurt us; we have to
hold on to the ball. The pick, those are going to happen and they were
just in a good scheme and their backside defensive end dropped into
coverage. As he let the ball loose he just did not see that defensive
end drop back into coverage."
On the tough road schedule:
"I am not one to cry about schedules, and I am fine with the way our schedule is."
On potential playmakers:
"I
think those guys have already made plays for us in the past. It's a
shame that we didn't have Malcolm (Mitchell) because he could have made
some big plays. We've got some good players and we will be home and
playing some conference teams and we will be ok."
Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney
"This
was a great win. This was a gutsy win. The character and toughness that
our guys showed tonight was something special. We were ready to go. We
knew this was going to be a slug-fest for four quarters. Georgia is a
GREAT team. We stood them up in the trenches when we needed to, we got
stops when we needed to and we ran the ball when we needed to. We made
too many mistakes, but we overcame them. This really was a gutsy win.
"The
little things won the game for us. Our effort and intensity was
awesome. This was a good start to the season. We accomplished our first
goal - win the opener. We need to get better. I'm proud of this team
and our fans. This was a magical day. The energy all day was incredible
and it was capped off by a special night. We're going to celebrate this
win today and refocus tomorrow. Our goal is to get better by next week"
On 'do your job' mentality:
"This
was a team win. Everybody did their job and did it well. We got big
stops when we needed them and we got the big plays when we needed them.
Roderick McDowell was awesome. He got those big runs when we needed
them. We were not consistent in the first half, but Tajh (Boyd) came
out and looked like a veteran. He made huge plays. Martavis Bryant did
not have a great game, but he had the catch of the night when he caught
the onside kick. We won the turnover margin and that's how you win.
Your offense and defense have to complement each other. This was a huge
opening game that had a lot of pressure to play perfectly. We didn't do
that, but we did find a way to win."
On Spencer Shuey's play:
"Spencer
Shuey leaves everything he has on the field. He played awesome. He's
physical and he came up with some huge hits. He's a workhorse on
defense and that's what you need."
On game atmosphere:
"The
game-winning touchdown was scored by #81 (Stanton Seckinger). This was
just a special night for Clemson. I'm happy for Coach (Danny) Ford to
finally be inducted into the Ring of Honor. It was awesome to see all
of our former players back tonight, too. That is Clemson. This was just
an awesome night."
On play of Georgia:
"I don't want to play
them again. They are a team that really makes you slug it out. Aaron
Murray consistently makes plays. We finally got to him in the second
half and wore them down in the trenches, which worked to our advantage.
I also have a lot of respect for (Todd) Gurley and (Keith) Marshall,
but I'm proud of our guys."
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