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EUGENE – Oregon (7-4, 4-4 Pac-12) defeated the Arizona State (6-5, 4-4 Pac-12), 31-29, at the Autzen Stadium on Saturday.
Below is a transcript of the post-game press conference of Oregon coach Mario Cristobal.
MARIO CRISTOBAL
Opening statement:
"Really proud of this kind of effort, when you play so hard, it's great to see that kind of thing – the reward is that you win the football game." What is obvious is that we we had brilliant moments and others the ones we shot ourselves in, but all in all, our guys, they made themselves heard and that was the message of the week: we're going to find a way to show to everyone in the stadium and everyone else, and that was not important to us, but because it's a very good football team, they are very well trained, but the passion with which our guys played led Autzen at the end of the match Season 18 is the same as our seniors, very proud of these footballers, who won this victory. "
On the level of frustration with the numbers and let the state of Arizona hang out:
"Without a doubt, it is extremely frustrating.On one of them, we played a room called" a touchdown "and we returned it.These things are repairable, but as you said, they are frustrating, some inexcusable.I think that when we drove very well and did not do it many times, I think we started doing pressure to be able to see it in our players, we lost some balls and we made some critical mistakes, it was at the end of the day to get the first goal and also to keep the snapshot account. We said we had to take a chance on the spot and see if we could get a first goal and finish well, but as you said, there are definitely some frustrating moments with the turnarounds. "
Arizona State changed his defense in the second half?
"Not a lot, not a lot at all, we felt we could run and continue to stay on the dynamic track of the first half, we had some mistakes, I think some of them are obvious, I think as you watch them On tape, we had a potential touchdown going through us, another player that we had called and that I did not want to address because we might want to save him, but we simply did not not executed well enough.When they started to tilt the defensive front towards the border, our outer area was hit, so we started running inside some of our spacing projects and we have Got some great games.I thought Bot Travis and CJ were strong.I think they ran very hard.When Tony came in, he ran too.There were some minor tweaks, but they also played some ro in the cover of men. When we tried to run some of these stop routes, they were doing a We also missed a check on a third drop. three third tries we gave an opportunity to keep the sticks moving. "
After letting the ASU score the goal of the INT:
"Huge, our guys were determined to regain their momentum – the way they approached – when we got there after the return of the shot – their eyes in the eye, what they were telling each other, it was awesome.There was a legitimate look in their eye, they wanted it and they were executed and they got it.Especially this last place because you need an excellent perimeter block for the game to work and these guys, our receivers, have overall made an excellent I became very physical, we knocked down guys and we had a lot of games on the edges because they do so much inside that you have to do. "
At the quick start and at the "brilliant moments", he mentioned:
"We drove and we drove fast, it started with the ground game, I do not know how many times we started it during the first practice, but it seemed like we ran it almost at every game it's the type of football we have This is the trademark and identity that we want for our football team, especially for our offensive team .When we have this kind of momentum, it's hard to stop, if we're stopped, because the defense is playing a good game, not because we're making a mistake or if we're turning the ball over. to be and that we want to continue to beat, continue to improve. "
About Gus Cumberlander:
"We have – we were a little – he doubted a bit before this game.In the beginning of the season, in the camp, I would say that, especially in individual passes, he has such long, long levers. hand on you, it's hard to contain him as a protector of the past, he used those long arms, got a full extension, got rid of blockers and made some huge games tonight.I think Gus does not makes that touch the surface I think his best football is in front of him. "
On the game of Thomas Graham Jr. against Neal Keal Harry:
"I can not talk enough about Thomas, Deommodore, Ugo, I've seen McGraw go in there and also play a few pieces." Nick Pickett, "These guys, you look at last year, they're there." 39, have literally attacked, consecutive stockings as a fact, and so many times they have been challenged tonight and that it 's a break – or – pass separation. a tough shot, Harry is a great guy, he has a total of over 6-4 years old.I thought these guys had played exceptionally well, bigger keys of the game. "
Thomas Graham Jr. and Degréore Lenoir improved their game during the season:
"I think the first thing to keep in mind, these guys are real sophomores, so in most programs, they would be first year redshirts and would simply go their way in They have a lot of experience, the 18, 19 year-old guys are a little seasoned now, and during spring and all season I think you've seen two guys working on their craft. coaches Donte Williams and Heyward, they do an exceptional job with this group of positions, and technique is paramount every time they leave the field of practice and it starts to show. "
On the Jaylon Redd game in the first period:
"Jaylon Redd, he just opened a new school but I'm kidding him, I call it old school because it reminds me of the guys I used to go with in the H is a tough guy, a tough guy, he wants to make games, he's selfless.I do not know what it weighs like a dollar 28 or whatever it weighs – it weighs more than that – but he will throw his body in all directions with an indiscriminate abandonment to make a great block for his teammates Motivated Motive Since last spring, his work ethic, his dedication, his commitment to the world, his team and his well-being are on fire, he was extremely excited about the different ways he can get the ball in. In high school he was a nickel, it was a turn, he was playing with the running back, he was I think today he showed a lot of things he could do. "
Satisfaction when setting up longer passes works as expected:
"One of them was straight – I think they were playing (resumed) zero, (Mitchell) went past them, and the other, are you talking about the screen pass that we've set up?" is a big problem because you have to beat See these guys continue to be on the same page and be able to connect as they do, it's a great feeling These are two other guys who, and I know they have had a lot of production this year, but their best football is in front of them too, these guys are doing a really good job. "
In defense against Eno Benjamin:
"I thought that in the first half, did a great job with him, they forced him to bounce a ball, catch him, chase him away." In the second half, they started implementing some of their foreground raids I do not know If you saw that in relation to a strange front, they started to stoke the guard and the tackle and put that big Heavy back on our testament a few times, they made some good gains in this particular scheme, they were very proud of their way of playing against the race and they ran the ball extremely effectively against all their opponents. with a lot of momentum I thought the defense – I know they did their time, they did their big games in attack, but I thought our defense had for the most part done a very good job against the race. "
On the preparation of the game with a short week before the Civil War:
"This is due to the nature of the amount of players who are injured.It's almost a two-day week for us because we played late and we play early Friday.There is not much Our whole goal was to walk into the locker room tonight at 11:30 and be 1-0.It was ironically it was 11:30 when we finished talking to the team.We also knew we would have our rest right away this In the evening, see our families, go get a big stack of pancakes and an omelette and wake up early and get ready to go to work for the most important game of the year, the American Civil War. It's at home and we understand everyone fully understands the importance of this football match, its intensity and I think our guys, when they leave the locker room, that's all they talked about getting excited. The road is more like the one we play at home. This must be the next step in the program. We found it once there. in Cal. We had a glimpse against Utah. We showed it in the second half a bit against the state of Washington. But we have not put it on the road yet, it is a challenge and that is what we are looking forward to. "
Third defense:
"They went after them, they got opposing points of view, the secondary defense played extremely tight coverage, really effective coverage, but I'm sure I'll answer a few questions about it. a big blow to the defense, they did a great job. "
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