Georgia Post-Game Quotes
Georgia vs. Florida
EverBank Field October 27, 2012
Head Coach Mark Richt
On the win…
"I’d say we were not soft.
The defense rose to the occasion, and everyone fought their tails off. There
was a lot of emotion and two really good football teams getting after it. We
came out on top. I’m really proud of our players and coaches, and our fans were
tremendous. Our seniors played well, and I know it’s a game they’ll remember
for the rest of their lives.”
On the defensive struggle…
“All games with two really good
football teams come down to making big plays. We were struggling on offense,
but we kept battling. They had their struggles with our defense as well. A lot
of times defenses tend to bow their necks in games like this.”
On Malcolm Mitchell’s
touchdown…
“We had a chance to catch the
ball and get in free space, and I’m glad I put Malcolm (Mitchell) back in the
game. I think he learned his lesson. I was very, very impressed with that play
in particular.”
On Georgia’s defense…
“We held them to field goal
attempts early on, and right before the half getting the pick in the red zone
was huge. It killed their momentum they had created.”
On Jarvis Jones…
“I don’t even know for sure
what all he did, but I know he did some big things. It’s unfortunate he hasn’t
been healthy, but he just gets right back up. He led like I’ve never seen him
lead before. I’m just proud of him and the whole defense.”
On Todd Gurley…
“He ran it 27 times and didn’t
fumble it, which is huge. I’m proud of him, no doubt. He’s getting yards after
contact, and he’s a very physical kid.”
On the Ole Miss game next
week…
“I saw that Ole Miss won
earlier, and I’ve been watching them from afar. I’ve been impressed with what
they’ve done. They had a big victory over Arkansas today. I know we have our
work cut out for us. We haven’t won the east yet, but we’re in control of it,
Quarterback Aaron Murray
On the first half….
“I was disappointed but knew
that we were still up 7-6 and had an entire half to play. I knew that we could
come out and make some things happen in the second half. We got a fresh start
and had 30 minutes of game left.”
On the win….
“This is a huge win. Anytime
that Georgia and Florida play it’s big. It was a No. 2 vs. No. 10 match-up and
the east was on the line so it was a big deal.”
On the post game
celebration….
“It was awesome. Everyone was
going crazy. I felt like we were out there for 20 or 30 minutes. There isn’t a
better feeling.”
Running Back Todd Gurley
On Georgia’s blocking…
“I had great blocking all day.
I couldn’t have done it without those guys. I’ve got to give it to (#46 Zander
Ogletree), who came into the game and did great after Merrit (Hall) went down,
the wide receivers and then the offensive line.”
On making improvements…
“We have to stop the turnovers,
but the defense kept giving us great field position. We need to work on
finishing, but I thought that we finished better than we started.”
On the first touchdown of
the game…
“That was a great feeling. To
score against that kind of defense, especially when it’s against Florida is a
great feeling.”
Safety Bacarri Rambo
On the mood this week...
“I’ve never seen us work as
hard as wee did this week. Hats off to all of the guys—they’re all my
brothers.”
On the game and moving
forward…
“We haven’t won the East yet.
We still have two more games left. We have to get back to practice on Monday
and work hard for next week.”
Linebacker Jarvis Jones
On the game this week….
“This was a great game for us.
Shawn (Williams) gave us a challenge this week and everyone stepped up. This
makes me feel better. We played every snap like it was out last and executed
the game plan.”
On his career day…
“I had a great game, but it’s
about what we did as a defense. All of us did what we came here to do. We beat
the No. 2 team in the nation and it’s a great feeling.”
On Shawn Williams’ challenge
this week…
“I think that Shawn (Williams)
issues us a challenge this week and everyone stepped up to it. Today we came
out ready to play. I’m proud—this was a great Georgia win.”
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Georgia Postgame Notes: Oct. 27, 2012 vs. #3 Florida
Georgia
Posts Huge Win: For the first time in the series since 1988, Georgia held
Florida without a touchdown. That year, Georgia won 26-3. Also, Georgia handed
the Gators their first loss of the season, spoiling a perfect start for the
first time since 1966 when they were 7-0 entering this game (27-10 Bulldog
win). Today’s 17-9 win was Georgia’s first over a top five team since beating
fifth-ranked Auburn 37-15 in Auburn on 2006. Also, today marked the highest
ranked team Georgia has beaten since winning the 2005 SEC title with a 34-14
win over third-ranked LSU in Atlanta.
Bulldog
Start Streak: For the first time since a three-year stretch from 1987-89,
Georgia (7-1, 5-1 SEC) has won two straight over Florida, who fell to 7-1
overall, 6-1 in SEC. The Bulldogs improve to 49-40-2 in the series.
Another
Monster Game By Jarvis Jones: All-American linebacker Jarvis Jones registered a
career-high 13 tackles, 4.5 TFL, 2 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries and 3
sacks. Last year in the win against UF, he had 4 sacks. In his two-year career
at Georgia, he has tallied 22 sacks which ranks 7th in school history.
Points
off Turnovers: Georgia came in on the season even in turnover ratio while the
Gators were +11 with only four turnovers on the year. Today, Georgia got 10
points off six Gator turnovers while UF got 6 points off three Bulldog miscues.
Junior OLB Jarvis Jones recovered a fumble caused by sophomore Damian Swann on
a sack on Florida's opening possession. It led to a TD (10-yard rush by
freshman Todd Gurley). With 1:44 left in the first quarter, Florida notched an
INT off of a tipped pass from Aaron Murray. It led to a Gator fumble at the
Florida 48, caused by Jones and recovered by senior Cornelius Washington. It
led to an INT on a tipped pass at the UF 5. UF converted it to a field goal. UF
got another INT at the UGA 11 and turned it into a field goal.
In
the second half, Georgia’s Swann got an interception at the UF 25 as the Gators
matched their turnover total for the year. It was Swann’s second this year. It
led to a 29-yard field goal by freshman Marshall Morgan for a 10-6 edge with
8:34 left in the 3rd quarter. Jarvis Jones recovered a Gator fumble at the UF
26. It led to a missed field goal of 37 yards. Jones got another forced fumble
to stop a UF drive in the Red Zone and recovered by Sanders Commings. The
Gators ranked the second in the league with a 93 percent scoring mark in the
Red Zone coming in.
Gurley
Goes Over A 100: Freshman running back Todd Gurley's 10-yard TD gave the
Bulldogs an early 7-0 advantage. It was Gurley's team-leading 11th TD of the
season including 10 rushing with one on a kickoff return. He finished with 117
yards on a career-high 27 carries. He has 739 yards for the year. Georgia
improved to 51-5 under Mark Richt when they have a 100-yard rusher.
Impressive
Effort By Defense: Georgia’s defense forced a Gator fumble on UF’s first
possession that led to a TD, and then the Bulldogs stopped UF on downs at the
Georgia 35 on their second possession. On UF’s third possession, they forced a
three-and-out. UF got an INT and took over at the Georgia 45 on its fourth
possession. It led to a Gator fumble in heavy pressure, caused by Jarvis Jones and
recovered by Cornelius Washington. Georgia eventually gave it back after they
had reached the Red Zone on another tipped pass for an INT. UF drove it 70
yards and then was limited to a 38-yard field goal as the Bulldogs kept a 7-3
lead with 7:05 left. UF got another turnover at Georgia 11, and the defense
limited them to a field to keep a 7-6 edge with 2:44 left. Then, the half ended
with a Red Zone stop, Baccarri Rambo notched an INT in the endzone. It was more
of the same in the second half, keeping the Gators out of the endzone for the
game.
Rambo
Moves Up to 2nd in INTs: Senior Bacarri Rambo moved in to a tie for second in
Georgia history with 14 career interceptions. He got his first of the year to
end the second half to thwart a Gator scoring attempt as he got it in the
endzone. Rambo is third in school history in Interception Return Yards with
259.
Rare
Picks For Murray: Coming in today, junior QB Aaron Murray had only four
interceptions on the year in 199 attempts and just 26 in 944 career attempts.
In the first half today, Murray had three interceptions and was 4-for-8 for 34
yards. Murray’s career-high for INTs is three as he had three against UF in
2010 and three against Miss. State in 2011. Murray finished the game 12-for-24
for 150 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs. He connected with Malcolm Mitchell for a 45-yard
TD to cap a 75-yard drive and a 17-9 lead with 7:11 left in the contest and
that ended up the final. Mitchell finished with 5 catches for 74 yards.
Captains:
Today's captains were junior Aaron Murray (QB), redshirt sophomore Connor
Norman (FS), junior Chris Burnette (OG) and senior Cornelius Washington (OLB).
Injuries:
FB Merritt Hall injured a right ankle on Georgia's first possession. He did not
return.
Up
Next: Georgia plays host to Ole Miss next Saturday. Game time will likely be
3:30 p.m. or noon.
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2012
Florida Football Postgame Quotes
Florida
Players
Georgia
17, Florida 9
October
27, 2012
Defensive
Back Jaylen Watkins
On normally being a strong second-half team:
“We have total confidence in ourselves that no one can score on us in the
second half, and that’s what our goal was. They got a touchdown on us but I
think we did a good job getting the offense the ball back.”
On turnovers:
“We hadn’t had a lot of turnovers this year so it’s just kind of a shock to
everybody.”
On SEC East Championship chances now:
“I
think we fought hard this year and I don’t really know how it falls as far as
who’s going but I just know that we’re going to come in Monday and keep
fighting like we’re still going.”
Nose
Tackle Omar Hunter
On Jordan Reed:
“Even
if he had held onto the ball, you can’t predict what would have happened. We’re
all behind him.”
On what the message will be to the team:
“Getting
back on Monday and telling everyone that it’s just one game. We have four games
ahead of us and we still have to go out and win those games, nothing else
matters now.”
Quarterback Jeff Driskel
About what Coach Muschamp and the coaching staff told them postgame:
“To
the whole team they said, ‘keep your head up.‘ We played hard; we made too many
mistakes and that’s what it comes down to. Like I said, we are just going to
have to keep playing and finish out the season strong.”
About his own play tonight:
“I
made some critical mistakes, that’s what it comes down to. When you have a
defense like they do, you just can’t turn the ball over. They’re going to make
stops, you can’t force things and you just got to take points. There were a
couple of times there where I just took points off the board and out our
defense in tough spots.”
About this being out of character (six turnovers):
“Like
I said, it comes down to the basics. We have to work on it in practice and
football’s about taking care of the ball. We didn’t do that tonight and when
you have six turnovers, it’s hard to win any game.”
About what was at stake tonight (SEC East), how was locker room?
“Well,
obviously after a loss like that you’re going to be down. And, it’s just like a
win – if you come in after a big win, you’re going to be excited and you can enjoy
it for 24 hours so obviously were not happy right now. We’re going to have to
keep pressing forward and learn from our mistakes and keep practicing like we
have the whole year.”
2012
Florida Football Postgame Quotes
Will
Muschamp, Florida Head Coach
Georgia
17, Florida 9
October
27, 2012
Opening statement:
“I’ve
said all season long - we’re not a team that has a lot of margin of error.
Obviously, six turnovers led to 10 points, critical plays in the game. You’ve
got to rise up to those opportunities you have and you have to make those
plays. You’ve got to give them credit. They did and we didn’t, but six
turnovers, wow. That’s tough to overcome.”
“We
had a hard time establishing some things in the running game, and they have
some good players defensively.”
“That’s
the end of the game in my opinion – six turnovers.”
“It
was great effort on Georgia’s part trying to get the ball into the end zone, we
just got to do a better job of the ball security.”
On if Jeff Driskel had a rough game:
“When
you become one-dimensional, it’s hard. It puts a lot of pressure on him.”
On not letting one loss become two losses:
“That’s
what I told the team in the locker room. You’ve won well together, now we’ll
figure out how we handle adversity as a football team.”
On going forward:
“I
think we’ll be fine in the long run. We just need to push through this. There’s
no question – there’s a lot of football to play. I’m very disappointed with the
outcome of the game, not disappointed with the effort.”
On what went wrong:
“We
can’t go out and lay it on the ground six times. That’s not what we can do. We
have to take advantage of field position, which we didn’t. We have to take
advantage of turnovers, which we didn’t. We’ve just got to go back and
regroup.”
