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Cal's coach, Justin Wilcox, quarterback Brandon McIlwain and other players talked about Oregon's 42-24 win over the Golden Bears at Saturday's Memorial Stadium.
Below you will find a transcript of what the Wilcox and Cal players said.
Californian Head Coach Justin Wilcox
General observations:
"I think it's pretty clear Offensively, it starts with turnovers, you can not flip the ball so often against a team like that, 14 points, we've moved the ball from time to time and we had some turnovers and missed opportunities, we had chances to play shots, big games and we did not get close, we stayed in the rhythm and we moved the ball. a game of QB, RPO, drop-backs, we did some things and then we had the turnovers and the misfires, two of the shots were turnovers, we missed a pole and the player intercepted it. , we had a chance to touch the ball in the third quarter and the same thing happened … the margin of error is much smaller.This is a really talented team and you have to do these games. "
On the character of the team:
"They continued to compete, nobody quit smoking, we do not give up, we just have to play more neatly and we have to take advantage of opportunities." The margin of error for a team like that with his skills is reduced. " So, if you throw the ball or defense, we do not match the race or we miss a tackle, there are two races for 120 yards. People do not catch them. We must be cleaner. The band will show it but our guys play hard, they fight each other, they play one for the other and we can do good things. We will use this experience to learn and they will bounce back on Monday. you got a kick in the belly. It is zero. But, there is no other way to do it. Come back Monday and go to work. "
On the response of the team in the future:
"I'm waiting for them to come Monday ready to leave, everyone feels bad, you invest so much time and energy, and when things go wrong, it's so stingy, you have so many opportunities to go out and play, so it hurts and it should hurt, we're going to learn from it, we have a group of resilient guys, and they'll be here Monday ready for practice. We've done good things, I know you do not think so, but offensively, we've done good things, you can not turn the ball around and you have to connect to some of those decisive games against such a team. he's an elite quarterback and we did not play The two long races kill you, you make them win things throughout the game, but there are good points to be gained from this game and lessons I'm waiting for them to win them all. "
On the buzz of a match between ranked opponents:
"We're just trying to do better than we do.We realized that there was more buzz around this game and we want to buzz around the games. we were not good enough tonight I think that's more important Talk about it, do not focus on the buzz, but what to do to play well, do not focus on the bad things that people are going to say tomorrow and focus on what needs to be done to improve, that's the mentality that I'm in. It's there and it comes with the territory. We want to play great games and we can and will play better. "
Brandon McIlwain, QB
On the offensive performance:
"We had a lot of opportunities, and overall we did not work the way we wanted to, we missed some of our shots, giving credit to Oregon, they played extremely hard, we have to be able to capitalize and finish.
Take away after the loss:
"We will continue to have opportunities, we obviously have a series of mistakes we need to work on and improve on, we need to keep working and not let ourselves be done, we have to use the right things like momentum and bad as learning opportunities, so I think we can really support it and learn a lot. "
On Cal's response after the team's first defeat:
"We expect that we are fighting.We are a proud team to be smart and tough, and to be smart to fix our mistakes and keep being hard, play hard and never stop from us. The offensive line was pushing as hard as we could, we had runners running through people, we had receivers making great games. "
Jordan Kunaszyk, ILB
On the general impressions of the defense:
"We have not played with our expectations and standards, we are training to win and be good, to be at our best on every game." We need to limit the explosive games and eliminate the ball. was there, we just did not meet our standards. "
Take away after facing a tough team like Oregon
"We can compete with everyone.When you look at the dashboard, this may seem to be the case for Oregon.In the end, we know that we can compete with anyone.We we know what kind of team we have, completely different from last year, so we would continue to improve every day, but it's going to continue, but we will continue to learn from it and prepare for Arizona . "
Rusty Becker, DE
On the general impressions of the defense:
"On the money side, I think we continued to fight as a defensive, and seeing this progress over last year makes me excited for what lies ahead."
Facing a tough team like Oregon:
"Oregon is ready to play. It's a great team. We know what our standards are and we are already working in the future. So we'll learn tonight and we'll be back tomorrow. "
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